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5 or 10 Year Professional Licensure Renewal
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The commitment to continuous learning is important, and the renewal process ensures that school personnel continually update their professional knowledge and skills. The division superintendent license, postgraduate professional license, collegiate professional license, pupil personnel services license, vocational evaluator license (no longer issued), school manager license, or technical professional license may be renewed.
Individuals who hold a five-year renewable license must complete 180 points for renewal, as well as the statutory requirements for renewal. [For example, individuals whose five-year renewable licenses expire in 2019 must present 180 points for renewal, as well as documentation of meeting the statutory requirements. Such individuals will then receive a ten-year renewable license.] In response to 2018 General Assembly legislation (House Bill 1125 and Senate Bill 349), effective July 1, 2018, the Board of Education issues ten-year renewable licenses. No longer are five-year renewable licenses issued. On January 24, 2019, the Board of Education approved that individuals renewing ten-year licenses will be required to complete 270 professional development points for renewal. All statutory renewal requirements are also required.
License holders are responsible for satisfying license renewal requirements as set forth in the Licensure Regulations for School Personnel and the Code of Virginia. The Virginia Licensure Renewal Manual provides guidance for all license holders as they plan their personal growth within the profession. The manual describes the process for renewing Virginia’s educators’ licenses through an individualized plan. All statutory renewal requirements must be completed during each renewal period. All activities must have prior approval from the chief executive officer or designee if the license holder is employed in a Virginia educational agency. There shall be complete reciprocity among employing educational agencies of the Commonwealth with respect to professional development points earned by the license holder. Professional development activities completed by provisional license holders may not be credited towards license renewal.
Current WPS Employees
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Winchester Public School Employees should provide information and guidance on completing the 5 or 10-year professional license renewal process. Employees must complete the renewal application that will be located in TalentEd on January 1st of the renewal year. Once additional re-certification activities have been submitted, a WPS Renewal Application Form will need to be completed and submitted to your Principal with all required supporting documents. All renewal statutory requirements will need to be completed.