Licensure Q&A
I have a provisional teacher license that will expire before I can get a lifetime teacher license, can I apply for an extension?
Teachers who hold a provisional license, and who cannot meet the requirements for a lifetime license when their provisional license expires, can apply for a reissue of their provisional license.
There is no limit on how many times a provisional license can be reissued.
See the DPI Q&A for more information.
There is no limit on how many times a provisional license can be reissued.
See the DPI Q&A for more information.
I have a teacher who will have completed six semesters with us this spring. Which form does she use to apply for licensure? She is not finding it on the DPI website.
The form is buried on the DPI website, which is notoriously difficult to navigate. It's five clicks deep, if you know where to look!
The form you need to document teaching experience so teachers can move from provisional to life-time licenses is form 1613, dated August 2018.
The form is hosted on this DPI page listing many different forms for licensure.
Here is the background information about the licensing process which necessitates the form you are seeking.
The form you need to document teaching experience so teachers can move from provisional to life-time licenses is form 1613, dated August 2018.
The form is hosted on this DPI page listing many different forms for licensure.
Here is the background information about the licensing process which necessitates the form you are seeking.
I hold a life license, and it shows that it is now “invalid” on the ELO Public Search. What should I do to make it valid again?
If your life license is invalid and you have been working or teaching in a public or private school in the past five years, you can contact the TEPDL team, and they will work with you to get your license revalidated. If you have not been working in a school in the past five years, you will need to demonstrate that you were still actively involved in the field by providing evidence of six semester credits of coursework/professional development in the past five years.
Along the line of a teacher's life license that has not been active. If a person has not taught for the past number of years, and they want to be a substitute teacher, what must they do?
If a person wishes to be a substitute teacher, but does not hold a current, valid teacher license, they can apply for a three-year Substitute License, as long as they hold their bachelor's degree. If the individual holds a current, valid teacher's license they are eligible to apply for a 5-year Substitute Teacher's license.
