Eligibility Criteria
 

Renewal credits for educational projects, collaborations, grants, or research are awarded only for those activities that

• exceed job requirements for the educator’s position, as defined by the employing educational entity,

• are coordinated or approved by an educational entity,

• are related to student achievement and/or to the goals of an educational entity,

• result in an educationally relevant product, and

• are a minimum of 5 hours in length.

Renewal Credits
 

Maximum: up to 60 renewal credits may be earned via this option during the five-year

validity period of the certificate. 

• District-level activity = 30 credits

• School-level activity = 20 credits

• Individual activity = 10 credits

Required Verification
 

In order to receive renewal credits via this option, the educator must provide

• a synopsis (one page or less) of the project, collaboration, grant, or research and

• official documentation from the educational entity verifying the date(s) and hours of direct participation.