Renewals
The time frame for renewals is 6 months from your certificate’s expiration date AND up to one year after it expires.
Requirements:
Valid IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card: submit a copy of your valid IVP fingerprint clearance card with your application.
Renewable certificates may be renewed with proof of 15 clock hours of professional development activities for each year of the certificate term. *One semester hour of college coursework is equivalent to 15 clock hours of professional development activities. The clock hours or semester hours may be completed in various increments per year.
Accepted documentation that you meet the requirements for renewal:
LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY (LEA) VERIFICATION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
In-service training hours may be verified by a superintendent or personnel director on this application.
COLLEGE COURSEWORK OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION
Submit official transcripts if you are using college coursework toward renewal. Please see the Professional Development Information on the next page for details on other documentation that may be used to verify professional development hours.
EXPERIENCED EDUCATORS OPTION
If your certificate has expired for at least two years, but not more than ten years, and you are in good standing, submit verification from a superintendent or personnel director that you have ten years of experience in Arizona and in the same area that you are seeking renewed certification. A Verification of PreK-12 Teaching Experience form, completed and signed by a superintendent or personnel director, may be used if you are seeking to renew a teaching certificate.
APPROVED LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE OPTION
Applicants may meet requirements for renewal with proof of one of the following:
1. A valid professional license as a counselor, social worker, psychologist, or speech pathologist issued by the appropriate state agency in this state or in another state; or
2. A valid National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certificate; or
3. A valid Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. A valid CCC-SLP from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
4. A Nationally Certified School Psychologist credential issued by the National Association of School Psychologists.
Keep in mind it takes generally 2 weeks from your certificate to be processed and issued. However, during busy months it can take up to 30 days.