Ed Leadership, ESE and Reading 40 Requirements for Renewal
Ed Leadership, ESE and Reading 40 Requirements for Renewal
Please see the information below regarding Educational Leadership, ESE/SWD and Reading40 inservice requirements for renewals. For courses taken outside the district, please use the Out of District form to submit your points.
Educational Leadership Requirement
For individuals who hold a certificate in educational leadership or school principal, the individual must earn a minimum of one college credit or 20 inservice points in Florida’s educational leadership standards (FELS) to renew their professional certificate with a beginning validity date of July 1, 2020 or later.
You will need 20 inservice points in FELS each time you renew.
Suggested Courses:
Beacon Educator: Introduction to Florida’s Educational Leadership Standards (FELS) 20 points
NEFEC – Orientation to the FELS 20 points
ESE / SWD Requirement
Beginning July 1, 2014, any applicant for renewal or reinstatement of a Florida professional certificate must earn at least (1) semester hour of college credit or the equivalent 20 inservice points of training in the instruction of students with disabilities (SWD) (1012.585, F.S.). If you have a total of 20 points listed on your inservice record, during your current certification period, you have met the requirement for renewal. If not, there are many OPTIONS in Hernando for completing these 20 points.
Important information for participants enrolling in a course with a follow-up activity, who are not currently working or retired from Hernando: If you have enrolled in an independent study course with a follow-up activity, it must be reviewed and verified for satisfactory completion by a Florida school district administrator or supervisor in the field of education. FDLRS staff do not review and verify follow-up activities. It is your responsibility, prior to starting a course, to ensure that you have a Florida school district administrator or supervisor who is willing to verify the completion of your follow-up activity. If you do not have one, you may want to register for a different BEESS Portal facilitated course that does not require an administrator’s verification signature.
Option : Independent Online Study Modules through the BEESS Portal
These independent study courses are available in a variety of topics, ranging from non-credit to 20 inservice credits. To access these independent study courses: go to www.fl-pda.org - on the right side under Independent study, select Register/Sign-in to create an account and then enroll. Once complete, use the Out of District process to submit your certificate of completion to have the course added to your inservice record in Hernando County. Many of these courses support the recertification requirement of 20 inservice credits in teaching students with disabilities (1012.585, F.S.).
**Please use your Hernando County email address when creating an account and enrolling in these courses
Reading40 Requirement
An educator whose certificate has a beginning validity date of July 1, 2020, or thereafter, must have earned at least two (2) college credits, forty (40) inservice points, or a combination thereof, in evidence-based instruction and interventions grounded in the science of reading per Rule 6A-6.053, F.A.C., specifically designed for students with characteristics of dyslexia, including the use of explicit, systematic, and sequential approaches to reading instruction, developing phonological and phonemic awareness, decoding, and implementing multisensory intervention strategies if the educator is renewing any of the following coverages: Elementary Education (K-6), Prekindergarten/Primary Education (age 3 through grade 3), Elementary Education (grades 1-6), Primary Education (grades K-3), English (grades 1-6), Middle Grades English (grades 5-9), Middle Grades Integrated Curriculum (grades 5-9), English (6-12), Exceptional Student Education (grades K-12) (renewal beginning with a validity date of July 1, 2025), Reading (K-12), Reading (Endorsement), and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) (grades K-12).
You will need 40 Reading40 points each time you renew. Please see the flyer below for suggested courses.
