Class Measures
Performance Review Program Initial License (PRPIL)
Class Measures participates in the upcoming National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification conference (NASDTEC conference) in Providence, Rhode Island from June 1 to June 4th. Class Measures will be presenting the Performance Review Program for Initial Licensure on Wednesday, June 4th at 9am.
An Alternative Portfolio Route to an Initial License:
In August 2003, Class Measures contracted with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's (DESE) Office of Educator Quality to provide a Performance Review Program for Initial Licensure (PRPIL). This program is in response to the Board of Education's new Regulations for Educator Licensure and Preparation Program Approval that was adopted in October 2001. PRPIL is Route 4 in the DESE regulations.
Class Measures is the sole provider of this route.
Who is Eligible?
Only those teachers who have fulfilled the following requirements are eligible to be enrolled in the program. The candidate must:
- Hold a Massachusetts Middle or Secondary Preliminary license-eligible subject licenses.
- Have at least three years of full time employment teaching in the area and level of preliminary licensure. (Enrollment during the third full year of teaching is encouraged)
- Have completed educational coursework/training, 3 courses or at least 120 hours/PDPs, related to the pedagogy of teaching. Professional development related to pedagogy would include but is not limited to: Differentiated Instruction, Classroom Management, Skillful Teaching, Incorporating Technology in the Classroom.
- Come from a district where there is no approved district-based program for obtaining initial licensure or in which the approved program is not readily available to the candidate. (Please go to www.doe.mass.edu/edprep/district.html for a list of approved district-based programs).
You need to be teaching while enrolled in the program at the same subject and grade level in which initial licensure is being sought.
Teachers from public, private, parochial, and out-of-state schools and school collaboratives are welcome to apply to the program.
The program will be delivered through two key players who will work closely with the teacher throughout the program. They are the Instructional Consultant recruited and trained by Class Measures, and a mentor from the teacher's district who holds at least an initial license preferably in the same field as the teacher. It is the teacher's responsibility to find a mentor who is approved by the Principal.
Mentor Responsibilities .pdf>
Stage One: The teacher submits a draft portfolio to the Instructional Consultant. The portfolio will be assembled according to the Preservice Performance Assessment (PPA) form which follows the standards of teaching in Massachusetts.
Portfolio Guidelines .pdf>
The PPA form is available on the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's website
http://www.doe.mass.edu/edprep/ppa_form.doc
Guidelines for the PPA forms are available at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/edprep/ppa_guidelines.pdf
Stage Two: The teacher will be observed in his/her classroom three times by the Instructional Consultant and Mentor (observations can happen at different times for a total of six observations).
In Stage Two a pre-observation meeting and post-observation meeting will take place between the Instructional Consultant and teacher. Mentor must be present at the post-observation meeting. Written feedback will be given by the Instructional Consultant after each observation.
Stage Three: The teacher resubmits portfolio with revisions or additions that reflect what was learned in Stage Two.
Stage Four: The candidate meets with consultant and mentor for an overall assessment.
In Stage Four of the review process, the Instructional Consultant and Mentor will review the candidate's overall performance using the Department of Education's Preservice Performance Assessment and make a decision on the status of their initial licensure.
The tuition is $2000 which is due upon acceptance to the program.
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2008-2009
Deadline for acceptance to the program for this school year is February 28, 2009. Acceptance after this date will be considered for the following school year.
Download »
- Teacher Licensure Application .pdf>
- PRPIL Application Checklist .pdf>
- Portfolio Guidelines .pdf>
- Accepted Licenses .pdf>
- Mentor Responsibilities .pdf >
For more information, please contact
Program Director: Andrea DeMeo andreaclassmeasures@verizon.net