Alternative Licensure Pathway: Standards of the Comm. & Lit. Skills MTEL
On April 28, 2026, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (Board) approved a series of changes to the regulations for Educator Licensure and Preparation Program Approval (603 CMR 7.00). The regulatory changes focus on creating an alternative licensure pathway that allows an aspiring educator and/or existing educator, the ability to waive the Communication and Literacy Skills Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) test should they satisfy the eligibility criteria.
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