For Retired/Previous PCS Employees (not affiliated with another district) and Charter Schools 

Credits: Chater School teachers can review their credit bank in PLN using their c. account. If you have questions about how to earn credits or review current credits, contact Kim Crowder (crowderki@pcsb.org) in Professional Learning. 

Non-PCSB employees with credits earned in Pinellas County can contact Kim Crowder (crowderki@pcsb.org) in Professional Learning to request access to PLN through an external login.

In order to process your application, the District needs verification of your points earned. 

Complete this CT116 and return it to certification@pcsb.org.

Application and Payment: Prior to submitting your application, confirm District Affiliation 52-Pinellas when prompted within the application.

Submit payment of $75.00 (check or money order payable to Pinellas County School District) to

301 4TH St. SW Largo, FL 33770 c/o Human Resources, Certification

Or use our online payment system.

 

After submitting the application, contact Kimberly Crowder at crowderki@pcsb.org to verify and send your renewal credits to the FLDOE.

Within the validity period of each certificate, teachers must earn a total of 120 Component Points of Professional Development.

Teachers with more than four subjects on their license will need an additional 60 Component Points.

Routes to Earn 120 Component Points

• Six semester hours of college credit* (two, three credit, college courses)
• Inservice Points
  • 60 in-service points are equivalent to three college credits.
• Florida Subject Area Test
  • A passing score is equivalent to 60 Component Points, or three semester hours.
  • Must align with subjects on an existing license.
• National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) Certificate
  • Must be a valid certificate.
  • Will renew a Florida certificate for subject(s) shown on the NBPTS certificate.
• Teaching College Level Courses
  • Teachers who teach college-level courses can earn credit hours covered in the course.

*Note: If educators would like to use college credit AND in-service points to renew their certificates, they will need to affiliate with renewal application and processing fee with District - 100, the Department of Education, so they can review the official transcripts on file from the college/university. 

ESE

A portion of the 120 Component Points needs to include course work in Exceptional Student Education/Students with Disabilities (ESE/SWD). Teachers need to earn 20 ESE Component Points within the validity period of each temporary/professional certificate.  Visit this page to learn more about sending transcripts to the FL DOE.

Reading Mandate

Teachers who hold an active, valid, certificate that includes any of the subject areas listed by the FLDOE will need to earn 40 component points (2 college credits) in evidence-based reading instruction and intervention (per Rule 6A-6.053, F.A.C). For credits to be applied toward the reading mandate, they need to have been earned within the last 5–10 years.

Professional Development grounded in the science of reading will prepare teachers to provide instruction to students with characteristics of dyslexia and students with significant reading deficiencies.

Training should include the use of explicit, systematic, and sequential approach to reading instruction to develop phonemic awareness, decoding skills, and multisensory intervention strategies.

Teachers who are required to earn 40 Component Points in Reading include:

• Elementary Education (K-6)
• Prekindergarten/Primary Education (Age 3-Grade 3)
• Elementary Education (1-6)
• Primary Education (K-3)
• English (1-6)
• Middle Grades English (5-9)
• Middle Grades Integrated Curriculum (5-9)
• English (6-12)
• Reading (K-12)
• Reading Endorsement
• ESOL (K-12)
• ESE K-12

 

Ed Leadership

Starting July 1, 2025, professionals with Ed Leadership on their certificate will need to complete 20 in-service points as part of their 120 in-service points for renewal.

Renewal Credit Bank

Teachers who are currently employed can access a transcript of earned component points, and the category, in their Professional Learning Network (PLN) account.  If you have questions about how to read your credit bank, watch this brief video.

Teachers who are retired or recently employed (and not currently affiliated with another district) may request access to their PLN credit bank by emailing Kimberly Crowder, crowderki@pcsb.org.

On the PLN Home page, you'll find a link to a list of courses accepted by the district for ESE, Reading Mandate, and General certification hours, or visit the BEESS website. (Be sure to verify courses are accepted by the district before enrolling.) 

Questions about renewal credits, approved training, and current points can be directed to the 

• Pro Ed facilitator at your school site

Review this information below as well as the information on the FL DOE website to avoid unnecessary delays and fees.

Renewal Application 

This application is for teachers who hold a Professional Certificate, which expires every five years.  Educators will complete a renewal application at the State and the district will verify the professional learning credits.  Visit this page for more information regarding requirements.

As you prepare to complete your renewal application, keep this information in mind:

 

Late Renewal

Teachers can apply for a late renewal if their Professional Certificate has not expired for more than one year.

All professional learning component points must have been earned during the certificate's validity period to be eligible for late renewal. Late applications are submitted, with a late fee, to the FLDOE.

Contact the district where in-service points were earned to be submitted to the state.

 

Reinstatement Requirements

Reinstatement is for Professional Certificates that have expired more than 12 months.

To reinstate a professional certificate, a teacher needs:

• An application for reinstatement and payment submitted to the FLDOE
• A passing score on the Florida Subject Area Examination for each subject area to be reinstated from the expired certificate
  • Score(s) must be earned within the five-year validity period immediately preceding the date your reinstatement application is submitted, AND
  • earned prior to the expiration of the reinstatement application.
• Completion of 120 Component Points or six college/university credit hours in the five years preceding the date of the reinstatement application
  • 20 Components Points or three credit hours of the total hours must be earned in the category of Students with Disabilities/ESE.
  • Non-college/university points may be earned through the BEESS courses at no cost to the learner.

New subjects or endorsements not included on the expired license will require an additional application fee of $75.

• This includes subjects earned after reapplication for Temporary Certificate/while working on reinstatement requirements.

 

Additional questions may be directed to the FLDOE at 1-800-445-6739. If you require technical online support, email Technical Assistance.

Other questions can be directed to the HR Certification Department, 588-6000, extension 6576/6275 or email at certification@pcsb.org.