Certification, Tenure, Induction, and Act 48 

Instructor: Mike Bogdan, M.A.

About this session: 7-8 p.m.
This session provides an overview of PDE’s various certifications for educators, including Emergency Permits, Intern Certificates, Educational Specialist Certificates, Level I Instructional Certificates, and converting Level I Instructional Certifications to Level II. Information about acquiring and maintaining both an “Active” and a “Valid” Pennsylvania certificate will be reviewed, with specific information and resources provided regarding “service time” and educational requirements for maintaining a “Valid” certificate and “Act 48” requirements and resources for keeping certificates “Active.”  Also covered will be the provisions for tenure for educators in the Commonwealth.