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Renew

Secondary Renewal Certificate:

Requirements for Certification Renewal

To renew the Secondary Occupational Specialist Certificate you must complete the equivalent of six (6) credit hours taken during the validity period of the certificate. At least three (3) credits must be educationally- or content-focused credits taken for university or college credit and documented on an official transcript. The remaining three (3) credits may be transcripted credits or may be represented by any of the following:                                                                                         

Forty-five (45) hours of attendance at approved conferences, in-service trainings, or other workshops, or 
One-hundred-twenty (120) educational- or content-related back-to-industry hours, or
- Do not use back-to-industry hours if you also have a Degree Based Career Technical and/or Standard Instructional Certificate)

Any combination of the above, where one (1) transcripted credit = fifteen (15) hours of conference, in-service training, or other workshop participation = forty (40) hours of back-to-industry work.

Secondary Credential Renewal Information

Apply for a renewal if you work in grades 6-12 and hold a five-year renewable certificate that expires Aug. 31 of the current year. You can check your certificate’s validity period using the Certification Lookup Tool. Do not apply for renewal before Jan. 1 of the year your certificate expires as it will be returned to you. If you don’t renew your certificate before it expires, you’ll have to complete an application for “reinstatement.”  

There’s no additional fee to apply for additional endorsements and/or certificates when you renew your certificate. However, appropriate documentation must be included to verify the additional endorsement requirements have been met. 

To renew your certificate, follow the instructions in the application packet. All required documents, including transcripts, must be included for an application to be considered complete. If your application is complete, your certificate will be mailed 2-3 weeks after clearing the background check.  

Application and Renewal Forms

Secondary Degree Based Career Technical Renewal application packet

Secondary Occupational Specialist Renewal application packet

CTE Professional Development Activity Form 

Fillable Professional Development Plan 

Reinstate

Secondary Reinstated Certificate:

Requirements for Certification Reinstatement

Because your educator’s certificate has lapsed, you now need to apply for the “reinstatement” of your certificate. Complete the application associated with your certificate, marking the “reinstatement” checkbox in Section I: Type of the applicaton. You need to complete another background investigation check, which means re-fingerprinting and completing the BIC packet. Visit the Idaho Department of Education’s website for more information. 

To renew your reinstated certificate, you must complete the equivalent of six (6) credit hours taken during the validity period of the certificate. At least three (3) credits must be educationally- or content-focused credits taken for university or college credit and documented on an official transcript. The remaining three (3) credits may be transcripted credits or may be represented by any of the following:                                                                                          

Forty-five (45) hours of attendance at approved conferences, in-service training, or other workshops, or

One-hundred-twenty (120) related back-to-industry hours, or 
- Do not use back-to-industry hours if you also hold a Degree Based Career Technical or Standard Instructional Certificate.

Any combination of the above, where one (1) transcripted credit = fifteen (15) hours of conference, in-service training, or other workshop participation = forty (40) hours of back-to-industry work.

In addition to the requirements above, you must provide our office with two (2) years of successful teaching evaluations from a supervisor.

Secondary Credential Reinstatement Information

Use this application if your five-year Idaho CTE certificate has expired. You’ll be issued a nonrenewable, three-year CTE Interim Certificate. During the validity period of this certificate, you must meet all requirements for your specific certificate and endorsement areas to apply for a five-year renewable certificate later.  

Important: If you’re applying for reinstatement, you must be working in an instructional position before being issued a three-year CTE Interim Certificate to ensure you can complete two years of performance evaluations. 

Under Section I: Type, mark your application as “Reinstatement.” All required documents must be included in one packet. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

Applications

Secondary Degree Based Application

Secondary Occupational Specialist Application

Revise

Secondary Revised Certificate:

Requirements for Certification Revision

All required documents must be included in one packet for an application to be considered complete. Supporting documents justifying the request for new endorsements must be included as attachments to the application. Under Section I: Type, mark your application as a “revision.” 

Secondary Credential Revision Information

Use this application if you hold a five-year renewable Idaho certificate and want to add a new certificate(s) and/or endorsement(s). 

If revisions or additions to an Idaho credential are requested when the credential is being renewed, the revisions or additions can be made at no additional cost provided the applicant meets current standards. 

Applications

Secondary Degree Based Application

Secondary Occupational Specialist Application

Alternative Authorization

Secondary Alternative Authorization Completer Certificate:

Secondary Alternative Authorization Completer Information

Use this application if you’ve completed all the requirements of your Alternative Authorization Certificate and are now seeking your five-year renewable Idaho certificate.  

See your Alternative Authorization Certificate for conditions and provide documentation you completed the interim requirements (e.g., transcripts, test scores, documentation of industry externship, industry certifications, institutional recommendation, etc.) All documentation must be included in one packet for your application to be considered complete. 

If you’re applying with a Degree Based Career Technical application, mark your application as Alternative Authorization Certificate Completer. If you’re applying with an Occupational Specialist application, mark your application as Alternative Authorization Completer. 