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Professional Development and Renewal of Standard Teaching License

All certified educators, including educational aides, seeking to renew a certificate(s) must:
  • hold a valid Standard Certificate that has not been, nor is in the process of being, sanctioned by SBEC;
    • successfully complete a criminal history review;
    • not be in default on a student loan or in arrears of child support;
    • complete the required number of clock hours of continuing professional education (CPE); and
      • (Please note that educational aides are not required to complete any CPE hours for certificate renewal.)
    • pay the appropriate renewal fee.
The CPE requirements for each class of certificate are as follows:
  • classroom teachers must complete 150 clock hours every five years;
  • counselors must complete 200 clock hours every five years;
  • learning resource specialists and school librarians must complete 200 clock hours every five years;
  • reading specialists must complete 200 clock hours every five years;
  • educational diagnosticians must complete 200 clock hours every five years;
  • master teachers must complete 200 clock hours every five years; and
  • superintendents, principals, and must complete 200 clock hours every five years. Candidates currently assigned as a principal or assistant principal are required by law (Texas Education Code, section 21.054) to complete an assessment process designed to assist in the development of a professional growth plan (see 19 TAC Chapter 241.30 for more information). Professional development credit earned as a part of the professional growth plan can also be used to fulfill requirements for renewal of the principal certificate
Documentation required: At the conclusion of each activity, the provider must give to each educator a written document that lists, at a minimum, the provider's name and ID number, the educator's name, the date and content of the activity, and the number of clock hours that count toward satisfying CPE requirements.
Referenced from Texas State Board for Educator Certification:  http://www.sbec.state.tx.us/SBECOnline/certinfo/faq_certrenew.asp#19