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District Provided Professional Development Instructions
District Provided Professional Development (DPPD) obtained through a Michigan public
school/school district or public-school academy may be used for the following:
• Standard Teaching Certificate Renewal and Standard CTE Certificate Renewal
• Progressing to the Professional Teaching Certificate and Professional CTE Certificate
• Professional Teaching Certificate and Professional CTE Certificate Renewal
• School Administrator Certificate Renewal
• School Counselor License
• School Psychologist Certificate
Educators employed in non-public schools wishing to use DPPD must contact their
employer directly to discuss their options. Non-public school employees may use DPPD if
the non-public school agrees to meet the criteria outlined in the February 24, 2015
memorandum and also agrees to auditing and documentation requirements using the
Non-public District Provided Professional Development OPT-In/Out form.
Education-related professional learning hours earned through DPPD must be appropriate to
the grade level and endorsement areas for which the educator is certified.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Step 1: Log into your Michigan Online Educator Certification (MOECS) account. If you
have forgotten your login name and password use the Login Assistance button.
Step 2: Click the “View Professional Learning” tab in the left navigation menu.
Click District Provided PD tab in the top menu and enter each daily activity.
• Entries must not exceed 8 hours per day and must include:
o descriptive titles
o categories
o hours of training
• Generic activity titles and building procedural training will be disqualified.
• Activities spanning multiple days must be recorded individually.
Step 3: Print the list of DPPD hours added to your MOECS account using your computer’s
print screen function.
You may not submit an application in MOECS until Steps 4 & 5 are completed.
Step 4: Complete the educator section of the District Provided Professional Development
Form and attach the printed screen shot from Step #3.
Step 5: Submit the completed form and printed screen shot from Step #3 to your
Principal/School Designee for the required verification and signature.
Step 6: Maintain the signed form and printout for your records and/or submission to
MDE for application verification when appropriate. Note: This applies only to
Professional Teaching and Professional CTE Certificate renewals, School
Administrator renewals, School Counselor renewals and School Psychologist
renewals.
Note: If, for any reason, the Principal/School Designee will not sign the form to
verify your hours, please delete the entries from your MOECS account.
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