Kansas Teacher Certification Renewal

Steps to renewing your certification:

• Conditional Teacher Licensure Renewal
The Kansas Conditional Teacher Licensure is valid for 2 years and may be renewed if you have not yet completed the requirements for a Professional Kansas Licensure.

If applying within five years of receiving your first conditional license, you may submit a new application with no additional requirements.


• Download the renewal application Form 20 conditional renewal, Here.
• Include a non-refundable application fee of $36 in the form of check or money order made payable to the Kansas State Department of Education.
  
  
If you are wishing to renew your conditional licensure and more than five years have passed since the issuance of your first licence, than you will need to complete the following on top of the above fee requirements:
• Comnplete 8 hours of graduate level credit, OR
• Complete 1 year of accredited experience, OR
• Retake content and pedagogy assessments required for initial conditional license.


Send to this address:
Teacher Ed and Licensure
KS State Department of Education
120 SE 10^th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1182

If you have more Questions, Call (785)291-3678


• Professional Kansas Licensure Renewal
The Kansas Professional Licensure is valid for 5 years.

If holding a graduate degree:
• Download the renewal application 3a, Here.
• Include a non-refundable application fee of $36 in the form of check or money order made payable to the Kansas State Department of Education.
  
  
• During the term of professional licensure, you will need to earn 120 professional development points awarded by a Kansas local professional development council under an approved individual development plan. OR
• Earn 160 professional development points awarded by a professional development council. 80 points must be toward college credit if candidate does not hold a graduate degree. OR
• Complete all components of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and receive a National Board Certification. OR
• Or apply for an Accomplished teaching license after achieving a National Board Certification.


Send to this address:
Teacher Ed and Licensure
KS State Department of Education
120 SE 10^th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1182

If you have more Questions, Call (785)291-3678

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