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Applicants Living in State:

If the applicant holds a graduate degree:

  • Earn 120 professional development points awarded by a Kansas local professional development council under an approved individual
    development plan.
  • If retired and participating in an educational retirement system, earn 60 professional development points.

OR

If the applicant does not hold a graduate degree:

  • Earn 160 professional development points awarded by a Kansas local professional development council under an approved individual development plan, including at least 80 points for college credit.
  • If retired and participating in an educational retirement system, earn 80 professional development points, including at least 40 points for college credit.

OR

  • If completing a program to add a new teaching, school specialist or school leadership endorsement, apply eight semester credit hours of the approved program towards renewal.

OR

  • Verify three years of accredited experience during the current professional license IF the applicant holds a graduate degree. This type of experience renewal may be used only twice in the applicant’s career. Choose “License Lookup” at www.ksde.org (Educator Licensure) to check how many times this option has been accessed if eligible.

OR

  • Complete all components of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards assessment for National Board Certification.

OR

  • To move to an accomplished teaching license, achieve National Board Certification

Applicants Living and Working Out of State:

 

Please email TLALicense@ksde.org for more information

 

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