Alternate Routes to Teacher Certification in the State

• Massachusetts Institute for New Teachers (MINT) (A)
• The Licensure Waiver
• The Performance Review Program for Initial Licensure
• The Preliminary License (A)

State Contact for Alternative Routes

Where can I get certified to teach through an alternate route in the state?

• Amherst - HQT Two courses for elementary certifications
• Boston - Boston Teacher Residency
• Boston - Teacher's Institute at City on a Hill
• Cambridge - Cambridge Licensure In-District Program (CLIP)
• Cambridge - Shady Hill School
• Chelmsford - Merrimack Leadership Academy
• Devens - New Teachers Collaborative
• Hingham - Shore Educational Collaborative
• Lowell - The Lowell District-Based Licensure Program
• Newtonville - Newton Teacher Residency
• Northampton - Licensure@HEC
• Springfield - Springfield District-Based Licensure Program
• Stoneham - Performance Review Program for Initial Licensure
• Waltham - MAT-JDS/DeLeT
• Swansea - South Coast Professional Licensure Programs, prek_2,1-6

Statistics

• Status of States Concerning Alternatives to Approved College Teacher Preparation Programs for Certifying Teachers
• Numbers of Teaching Certificates Issued to Persons Who Completed an Alternative Route, by State
• Race/Ethnicity and Gender of Alternative Teacher Certification Candidates
• Age of Alternative Teacher Certification Candidates
• Primary Activity Prior To Entering Alternative Teacher Certification Routes
• Types of Communities Alternative Teacher Certification Participants Teach In
• Employment and Cost of Alternative Teacher Certification Programs
• Numbers of Newly Hired Teachers, by State
• Numbers of Total Teachers Employed by State
• Numbers of Persons Who Completed an Approved College Teacher Preparation Program, by State
• Numbers of Emergency Teaching Licenses Issued, by State
• Numbers of Temporary/Other Teaching Licenses Issued, by State

Information

• Contact information for persons interested in finding a teaching position in the state
• Institutions of higher education that have developed post-baccalaureate teacher preparation programs leading to a teaching license
• States with which the state has reciprocity of teacher licenses
• Institutions of higher education that have any teacher preparation programs leading to a license to teach