Revised 6/13/17
2019-2020 State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECH)
Online Teaching Preparation Description
S
tate Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs) are State Board approved in-service workshop, training, or conference
credits that are used for the renewal of selected certificates issued by the Michigan Department of Education (MDE).
I
ndividuals who hold the certificates listed below are eligible to use SCECHs for certificate renewal
in lieu of, or in
conjunction with college course credits. These certificates require renewal every five years. The renewal requirement
includes completion of six semester hours of appropriate coursework through an approved institution, 150 SCECHs*, or a
combination of both.
• Professional Education Certificate
• Occupational Education Certificate
• School Psychologist Certificate
• School Guidance Counselor Certificate
PROCEDURES FOR SEEKING SCECHs for Online Teaching Preparation During the Covid 19 Crisis
1. Educators document all hours spent in preparation for online learning using the provided forms.
2.
Up to 25 hours spent preparing for
a shift to distance learning such as lesson plans, adapting curriculum for
online teaching, preparing homework and reading materials, preparing and mastering technology,
uploading teaching documents, making sure students have and know how to use equipment, making sure
students know how to access help, making sure students know how to submit assignments, creating online
tests and grading, creating a student to student communication platform, can be counted.
3. T
he total number of SCECHs for online teaching preparation is determined by the administrator and
educator. The candidate seeking credit
must get confirmation from their administrator and must submit
proof of work. Proof may include, but is not limited to, sample lesson plans, online system used, etc.
4. Time spent on this activity must be verified by the school administrator on the document provided by
M
ANS. The educator must
submit to the MANS SCECH coordinator, no later than 30 calendar days from the
end of the school year.
THE REVISED SCHOOL CODE (EXCERPT) Act 451 of 1976
380.1809 Improper use of certain certificates or credentials as misdemeanor; penalties.
(3) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who uses or attempts to use a state board approval that he or she knows is
surrendered, suspended, revoked, nullified, fraudulently obtained, altered, or forged, or who uses or attempts to use as his or her own a valid
state board approval that he or she knows is issued to another person, to obtain employment in a position requiring a valid state board
approval or who remains employed in a position requiring a valid state board approval knowing that he or she does not hold a valid state board
approval is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable as follows: (a) For the first offense, by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not
more than $500.00, or both. (b) For a second or subsequent offense, by imprisonment for not less than 93 days or more than 6 months, or a
fine of not less than $500.00 or more than $1,000.00, or both.
*The current renewal requirement includes completion of six semester hours of appropriate coursework through an approved
institution, 150 SCECHs*, or a combination of both.
