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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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is appropriate to the grade level endorsement(s) or specialty area I hold.
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DISTRICT PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FORM
To be completed by the Educator:
Advisory: MCL 380.1809 (4) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who uses or attempts to use a
college or university transcript or a certificate or other credential that he or she knows is fraudulently obtained,
altered, or forged, or who uses or attempts to use as his or her own a college or university transcript or a certificate or
other credential that he or she knows is that of another person, to obtain a teaching certificate, school administrator's
certificate, or state board approval in this state is guilty of a misdemeanor.
DPPD:
Teacher PIC or SSN: School Years (1 or more): 20 - 20
Name of Teacher:
(PRINTED)
Email Address:
Telephone Number:
School/District Where Employed:
Signature of Teacher:
___________________________________
Date:_________________
To be completed by the Principal or School District Designee:
By my signature, I verify:
1. These DPPD hours were provided by this school/district, as required by MCL 380.1527.
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3. The school/district maintains sufficient documentation of each DPPD activity for auditing.
4. Each DPPD activity is appropriate to the grade level and content endorsement(s) of this
educator’s certificate and was completed with this school/district’s approval.
5. I have initialed each page of the attached list of DPPD hours.
Principal/School Designee Name:
(PRINTED)
Title:
____________________________________________
Signature:
___________________________________________
Date:
Email Address:
____________________________________
Telephone Number:
_____________________________________
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