The Massachusetts Educator License Mapping Tool links educator licenses to courses. The current version of the mapping tool reflects several important changes from the 2018-19 pilot version, including:
- Educators with a moderate disabilities and/or severe disabilities license are considered "in-field" for all courses within the grade span and content areas for the license. (e.g. a teacher with a PreK-8 Moderate Disabilities license will be "in-field" when teaching a grade 5 math course but is considered "out-of-field" if teaching grade 4 music).
- Legacy licenses are appropriately reflected in the crosswalk.
- Some specific courses were updated with additional licensure fields deemed appropriate. (e.g. a teacher with a Business license will be "in-field" when teaching a marketing course).
- Updates to the courses that an Early Childhood or Elementary teacher is "in-field" for teaching (e.g. an Elementary teacher is not "in-field" when teaching Music).
Please note that while the mapping tool can serve as guidance to districts in considering hiring and assignment of individual educators, it does not prohibit a district from assigning an out-of-field educator to a course.