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Returning secondary educators 

Renew

Use this application if you work in grades 6-12 and hold a five-year renewable certificate that is expiring Aug. 31 of the current year. You can check your certificate’s validity period using the Certification Lookup Tool. Don’t 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.  

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:                                                                                         

  1. 45 hours of attendance at approved technical conferences, institutes, or workshops, or 
  1. 120 related back-to-industry hours (Do not use back-to-industry hours if you also have a standard instructional certificate), or 
  1. Any combination of the above, where one (1) transcripted credit = fifteen (15) hours of in-service = forty (40) hours of back-to-industry work (back-to-industry work only applies to occupational specialist certificates–Do not use back-to-industry hours if you also have a standard instructional certificate).

Secondary Degree Based Career Technical Renewal application packet 

Secondary Occupational Specialist Renewal application packet 

CTE Professional Development Activity Form 

Fillable Professional Development Plan 

Reinstate

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, we recommended you’ve secured a 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 a reinstatement. All required documents must be included in one packet to consider your application complete. Because your educator’s certificate has lapsed, you need to complete another background investigation check, including fingerprints. Visit the State 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:                                                                                          

  1. 45 hours of attendance at approved technical conferences, institutes, or workshops, or  
  1. 120 related back-to-industry hours (Do not use back-to-industry hours if you also have a standard instructional certificate), or 
  1. Any combination of the above, where one (1) transcripted credit = fifteen (15) hours of in-service = forty (40) hours of back-to-industry work (back-to-industry work only applies to occupational specialist certificates–Do not use back-to-industry hours if you also have a standard instructional certificate). 

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

Secondary Degree Based Career Technical application packet 

Secondary Occupational Specialist application packet 

Revise

Use this application if you hold a five-year renewable Idaho certificate and want to add 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. 

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

Secondary Degree Based Career Technical application packet 

Secondary Occupational Specialist application packet 

Alternative Authorization

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 LOS or Alternative Authorization Certificate Completer. 

Secondary Degree Based Career Technical application packet 

Secondary Occupational Specialist application packet 

Hold or previously held an Idaho educator credential for grades 6-12? Find renewal, reinstatement, and revision resources. 

Need More Information?

Kristi-Enger

Kristi Enger
Director
208.429.5528

Raley Ollerenshaw

Raley Ollerenshaw
Technical Records Specialist II
208.429.5513

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