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1 MEMORANDUM T: Teacher Frm: Dr. Jn Paul Campbell, Directr f Operatins & Persnnel Mnica Snead, Persnnel Clerk Date: 12/1/2016 Re: Certificate Renewal The time has cme fr yu t cmplete the prcess f Certificate Renewal. The fllwing infrmatin will serve as a guide t help yu thrugh the prcess. T renew thrugh the Online Renewal Prcess the required dcumentatin must be received at the Central Office by Friday, January 31, All infrmatin will then be submitted by the Central Office t the ALSDE by June 30, The fllwing infrmatin must be submitted t the Central Office t renew yur certificate(s). Supplement IMG Frm -- Verify yur citizenship by checking yes r n that yu are a citizen f the United States r yes r n that yu are an alien lawfully present in the United States. Cntinuing Educatin Units -- Print yur Training Histry Reprt frm CHALKABLE PD. (A sample f the printut and instructins fr printing CHALKABLE PD Training Histry is attached.) Yu must fllw the instructins exactly r yu will nt have a crrect printut f yur Prfessinal Develpment. Yur name and last fur digits f yur scial security number must be n the printut. If yu have any questins regarding the printut, cntact Kim Reed at , r kim_reed@ecbe.rg. Filter the dates t include the mst recent clck hurs. The prfessinal develpment must have been cmpleted during the valid perid f yur certificate July 1, 2012 thrugh June 30, D nt send all f yur prfessinal develpment the ALSDE requires nly 50 clck hurs. Yu may want t include a few additinal activities in case smething is nt acceptable, yu will have enugh clck hurs fr yur renewal. Prfessinal develpment entered by the teacher in their CHALKABLE PD histry must be verified with a certificate. Prfessinal develpment activities yu register fr in CHALKABLE PD will autmatically be added t yur prfessinal develpment histry. The cmpletin date f the activity will be checked in CHALKABLE PD nce credit is awarded fr the activity. A certificate is nt required fr activities yu register fr in CHALKABLE PD. Yur CHALKABLE PD training histry will serve as dcumentatin. Be sure t highlight the PD that yu plan t use fr renewal. When yur CHALKABLE PD is cmpleted, submit it t the principal fr signature and date. **THE PRINCIPAL MUST SIGN AND DATE THE PRINTOUT AND SUBMIT YOUR PACKET TO THE CENTRAL OFFICE. Cllege Credit --if yu are using cllege credit, yu must request the university mail an fficial transcript t: Persnnel Department Etwah Cunty Bard f Educatin 3200 W. Meighan Blvd. Gadsden, AL Educatinal Experience -- an experience frm (Supplement EXP), which is required fr renewal, will be cmpleted by the Central Office verifying three (3) full years f full-time teaching experience during the valid perid f yur certificate.

2 Prfessinal Educatr Certificates (Nn-Administrative) may be renewed thrugh cntinuatin as fllws: a. Requirements t cntinue a certificate must be cmpleted during the certificate s valid perid and by the date f expiratin reflected n the certificate. b. The applicatin and fee t cntinue a certificate must be received in the Teacher Certificatin Sectin f the Office f Teaching and Leading between January 1 and June 30 f the year f the certificate s expiratin. c. Prfessinal Educatr Certificates may be cntinued with verificatin f ne f the fllwing: (1) 3 full years f full-time educatinal experience and 50 clck hurs f allwable prfessinal develpment; OR (2) 3 full years f full-time educatinal experience and 3 semester hurs f allwable cllege credit; OR (3) 3 semester hurs f allwable credit and 50 clck hurs f allwable prfessinal develpment; OR (4) 6 semester hur f allwable credit OR (5) Initial issuance f Natinal Bard fr Prfessinal Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certificatin. (6) 100 clck hurs f allwable prfessinal develpment Must be verified n fficial transcripts. Must meet ne f the fllwing: Allwable credit must be earned in ne f the fllwing: Allwable Credit: Fr the renewal f Class B Prfessinal Educatr Certificate the curses must be junir, senir r graduate level and a grade f C r abve must be earned in each curse. Fr the renewal f class A r Class AA Prfessinal Educatr Certificate the curses must be graduate level curses (fr which graduate credit must be earned) and a grade f B r abve must be earned in each curse. A State/state apprved P-12 educatr preparatin in the teaching field r area f instructinal supprt f the certificate(s) held; OR A State/state apprved P-12 educatr preparatin prgram in a different teaching field r area f instructinal supprt f the certificate(s) held; OR An academic cntent curse in the teaching field r area f instructinal supprt f the certificate(s) held; OR At the dctral level in the teaching field r area f instructinal supprt f the certificate(s) held.

3 Please Nte: Credit that was applied tward the issuance f a certificate cannt be applied tward its renewal. Clck hurs f allwable prfessinal develpment are nt equivalent t curse credit. Fr ptins C 2, 3 r 4 abve, if the credit is earned at a reginally accredited senir institutin utside Alabama, Supplement RCR must be submitted t verify that the cursewrk is part f a state-apprved P-12 educatr preparatin prgram. Supplement RCR may be fund at (click Certificate Renewal: Nn-Administrative). If the emplyee des nt have 3 years f full-time educatinal experience in the valid 5 year perid f the certificate, ptin 3 r 6 must be verified. Educatinal experience as a graduate assistant, intern, student teacher, r in psitins such as aide, clerical wrker, r substitute teacher will nt be cnsidered. CEUs must be: Cntinuing Educatin Units (CEUs) Based n the individual s prfessinal grwth needs as identified thrugh perfrmance evaluatins, r related t prfessinal educatin with cnsideratin given t the spnsring rganizatin, the prfessinal qualificatins f the presenter, and the purpses, gals and evaluatin f the activity. Prfessinal develpment SHOULD relate t and evaluate the teacher in their subject area. The SDE recmmends prfessinal develpment that wuld help the emplyee be a better teacher. Cnsistent with the Alabama Standards fr Prfessinal Develpment Cmpleted by ECBOE s designated due date in the renewal packet Acceptable PD: Unacceptable PD & Cursewrk: Prfessinal Develpment Student teacher supervisin/cperating teachers may cunt 10 clck hurs within certificate renewal valid dates if verified with a certificate frm the university. Initial Issuance f Natinal Bard fr Prfessinal Teaching Standards (NBPTS) Certificatin during the valid perid f the certificate. New teacher inductin seminars are acceptable based n clck hurs attended. Acceptable hurs fr the fllwing are allwable if dcumented with a certificate verifying dates, clck hurs, title f activity, and signature f the presenter: Textbk cmmittee 5 clck hurs per five year perid Caching clinics 5 clck hurs per five year perid fr PE certificatin hlders nly AEA/NEA meetings 5 clck hurs per five year perid Advanced accreditatin cmmittee 5 clck hurs per five year perid CPR training 5 clck hurs per five year perid Mandatry Reprting 1 hur Alabama Ethics Law Training 1 hur Educate Alabama 2 hurs In-service, Faculty Meetings, Data Meetings, Retreats, PTSO meetings, RTI Prblem Slving Team meetings, etc., are nt acceptable unless there were specific training r wrkshps that were dcumented with a certificate verifying clck hurs and signed by the instructr. Self-taught prfessinal develpment will nt be accepted unless it is verified with a certificate listing the curse title, date(s), number f clck hurs, and signature f the instructr. The system will determine if the self-taught prfessinal develpment is acceptable accrding t state guidelines. Prfessinal develpment credit may nt be awarded fr teachers wh supervise practicum students. Observatin f anther teacher.

4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Educatinal Administratr, Instructinal Leader, Superintendent, Principal (any grade level), Superintendent-Principal, Supervisr (general r specific subject area and/r grade level), and Career Technical Administratr Certificate Cntinuatin requirements fr Prfessinal Educatr Certificates in Administratin and/r Supervisin which expire June 30, 2017: 1. Requirements t cntinue a certificate must be cmpleted during the certificate s valid perid and by the date f expiratin reflected n the certificate. Certificates are nt cntinued prir t the calendar year f their expiratin. 2. The applicatin and fee t cntinue a certificate must be received at the State Department f Educatin between January 1 and June 30 f the calendar year f the certificate s expiratin. 3. Prfessinal Leadership Certificates and/r Prfessinal Educatr Certificates in areas f administratin and/r supervisin may be cntinued with 5 Prfessinal Learning Units (PLUs). There are tw categries f apprved PLUs: (1) ACLDapprved and (2) Lcally-apprved thrugh either an Alabama city/cunty superintendent r an administratr f an Alabama nnpublic schl. Of the required 5 PLUs, at least 2 PLUs MUST be earned thrugh ACLD-apprved Prfessinal Studies Graduate credit substituted fr a lcally-apprved PLU shall be: a. Cursewrk that has been apprved by the ALSDE as shwn in the listing f curses fund at ; AND b. Limited t curse credit in which a grade f B r abve has been earned, AND c. Verified by an fficial transcript sent t the Etwah Cunty Bard f Educatin and cursewrk entered in yur Chalkable PD training histry as a PLU d. Each 3 semester hur graduate credit curse referenced in a., may be substituted fr 1 lcally-apprved PLU e. Individuals emplyed with an Alabama public schl must receive apprval by the Superintendent t use graduate credit as a substitute fr a lcally-apprved PLU Additinal infrmatin regarding PLUs may be btained by fllwing the directins belw n the Alabama State Department f Educatin website Click n Applicatin Frms. Click n Certificate Renewal/Administrative Flder. Select the flder fr infrmatin yu are seeking. If yu pt nt t renew yur administratin and/r supervisin certificate the SDE requires signed dcumentatin frm yu. Cntact Mnica Snead and request the Nn-Renewal f Administrative and/r Supervisin Certificate Affidavit. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

5 DO NOT MAKE PAYMENT UNTIL YOU RECEIVE THE FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION STATING YOUR RENEWAL HAS BEEN APPROVED. Once yur renewal applicatin has been submitted t the ALSDE by the Central Office, yu will receive an frm the Alabama State Department f Educatin, Teacher Educatin and Certificatin HUB (TEACH), verifying Certificate Renewal Apprved with a link fr Alabama Interactive Online Payment. DO NOT DELETE THIS BEFORE MAKING PAYMENT. Befre submitting payment, verify yur name and certificate(s) listed fr renewal are crrect. If the infrmatin is crrect, (if nt, see belw) make payment by clicking n the link in the . YOU can nly use YOUR address. The certificate hlder MUST pay the renewal fee nline with a credit card t use the nline renewal prcess. When payment is submitted, anther will be sent verifying Renewal Certificate Available with a link t dwnlad yur certificate. Print yur certificate and submit a cpy t the principal fr yur schl file. The ALSDE will send a cpy t the Central Office. The name n yur renewed certificate will be name under which yu were fingerprinted with the ALSDE. If yu have had a name change, yu shuld cntact Mnica Snead at (256) t request a Name Change Request Frm. The frm shuld be cmpleted and returned t her as sn as pssible. The frm must be submitted t the ALSDE and the change made befre the nline renewal is prcessed. Once the change has been made at the ALSDE, yu will receive ntificatin frm the Central Office and the nline renewal will be prcessed. DO NOT MAKE PAYMENT UNTIL NOTIFICATION IS RECEIVED FROM THE CENTRAL OFFICE VERIFYING THE NAME CHANGE AND COMPLETION OF THE ONLINE RENEWAL. Infrmatin regarding applicatin fr alternative certificates has nt been prvided at this time. Hwever, the state hpes t eventually have all certificates renewable nline. Teachers n alternative certificates will be cntacted by the Central Office when infrmatin is made available n the prcess fr submitting a paper applicatin. Dcumentatin f yur prfessinal develpment and prfessinal learning units shuld be kept n file in yur prfessinal develpment flder at the schl. If yu have any questins call Dr. Jn Paul Campbell (256) , Kim Reed (256) , r Mnica Snead (256) The renewal infrmatin must be returned t the Central Office n later than Friday, January 31, Revised- Nvember 2016 M.Snead

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