License holders to renew/relicense please make sure to identify which Tiered License you hold. If you are not aware of which tiered license you hold, please go to the Professional Educator Licensing Standards Board (PELSB) to obtain this information.  The link for the license lookup from the PELSB website is here.

Tier 3 and Tier 4 license holders proceed with relicensing by reviewing the details below to guide you on how to make your submission.

*License documents when submitted will be reviewed by the Relicensing Committee on the dates listed on the web page.  If they are submitted prior or after the scheduled dates listed, then they will be reviewed on the following committee date.

If you are a Tier 1 or Tier 2 license holder, you may look at the required areas below as well as some that may pertain to you with your renewal.  Tier 1 and Tier 2 license holders instead must go through their Human Resource Coordinator to process their renewal. To identify your Human Resource Coordinator, you may go here or contact hr.info@spps.org.

    Completed 75 clock hours                            Completed 125 clock hours

    Completed 8 required PD areas*                 Completed 8 required PD areas*

    Renew license every 3 years                       Renew license every 5 years

*Some license areas do not require all 8 required areas, see  Renewal Requirement Chart for details

Clock hours may be obtained in various ways, see the Relicensure Renewal Clock Hour Cover Sheet for details by looking at A-H on the document.

You may only account for the time period from when you last relicensed to the current year license expiring.

• EXAMPLE: You are a Tier 4 License holder which allows you to obtain clock hours within the last 5 years of your license.  Your last relicensure date issued was June 30, 2019.  Therefore, you may go back as far as the day after the issued date, July 1, 2019 to now-June 30, 2024.  This date range of 5 years is what you can use to help track the clock-hours you have and what clock hours are still required.

SPPS Employees

• PowerSchool Transcript and other district transcripts you may have worked at prior to SPPS
• Other specific areas of ways to show clock hours, see Relicensing Renewal Clock Hour Cover Sheet for details listed from A-H

Non-SPPS Employees

• Transcript from the District(s) you are/were employed
• Professional Development certificates from the District
• Other specific areas of ways to show clock hours, see Relicensing Renewal Clock Hour Cover Sheet for details listed from A-H

To renew your license, these 8 areas are required by all Tier 3 and Tier 4 license holders.  Please note, there is a NEW area, American Indian History & Culture that has been added recently and the district has coordinated with OTL to provide a course that would suffice this current new area.  This professional development that will be available is ONLY for those that have expiring license for June 2024.  If you are looking ahead as your license expires in 2025 or later please revisit this website for more details as this course under (P6)-Cultural Competency will not suffice for your time of relicensing.

Further information from the state about this NEW area, American Indian History & Culture can be found at this link: https://mn.gov/pelsb/board/news/#/detail/appId/1/id/591227

N    American Indian History and Culture (1hr.)

• Access PowerSchool for possible offerings: courses will be labeled with MLR (N) in the title (any of these labeled with the (N) will be accepted for license expiring 2024 and all expiring years moving forwards
  • As of November 2023, those expiring in June 30, 2024 you may take the course under Cultural Competency (P6) or this specific course: #21404 OTL/MLR (P6): Indigenous Issues to full fill this new requirement. 
    • You will notice in your SPPS PowersSchool transcriipt when viewing that there will be an empty box for (N)-American Indian History and Culture and that is understandable as long as you have a P6 in your transcript that will cover the empty (N) area.
• Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing Standards Board, providing FREE online course via their Canvas Catalogue platform to full fill this NEW AREA, American Indian History and Culture, see details here if interested: https://mn.gov/pelsb/current-educators/trainings/aihc/
• Another optional online platform that provides course on American Indian History and Culture that would suffice for those expiring June 30, 2024 can take this free course:  (4 weeks, 1-2 hours per week, need 70% to pass)
  • https://www.edx.org/learn/teaching-strategies/the-smithsonian-institution-foundations-for-transforming-teaching-and-learning-about-native-americans 

O     English Language Learners (1hr.)   

• Access PowerSchool for possible offerings; courses will be labeled with MLR (O) in the title 
• Per Minn. Stat. § 122A.187, Tier 3 and Tier 4 license holders have the option of submitting the educator's most recent Summative Evaluation to meet the English Language Learners Requirement; individuals should submit their Summative Evaluation to the Relicensure Committee if they choose this option
• SPPS educators may submit their TD&E reflection package (IGDP, Student Achievement, Student Engagement) for this requirement if they choose an IGDP goal and/or Student Achievement work that has an EL focus; a completed TD&E reflection package from one school year would be printed from PowerSchool and submitted to the Relicensure Committee

P     Cultural Competency (3hrs)

       The requirement for Cultural Competency is for license renewal effective 2020 from (PELSB)

• Access PowerSchool for possible offerings; courses will be labeled with MLR (P) in the title 
• Per Minn. Stat. § 122A.187, Tier 3 and Tier 4 license holders have the option of submitting the educator's most recent Summative Evaluation to meet the Cultural Competency; individuals should submit their Summative Evaluation to the Relicensure Committee if they choose this option
•  Teachers who must renew licenses in 2021 shall complete cultural competency education, training, or professional development that includes the following components (and required hours) as shown below: 
• Minimum 3 hours required P1-2hours and 1 hour choice from P2-P7
• Cultural Competency Re-licensure Courses - Here is a list of past courses broken down into what areas they cover.

P1 - Race, Culture, and Systemic Racism- 2 hours

P2- Gender Indentity, Sexual Orientation, and Transgender Students- 1 hour

P3- Implicit Bias- 1 hour

P4- Individuals with Disabilities- 1 hour

P5- Language Diversity- 1 hour

P6- American Indian Students- 1 hour

(*Those with a license expiring June 30, 2024 may use this P6 towards the NEW required area, American Indian History & Culture)

P7- Socioeconomic Status- 1 hour

SPPS (and other agencies) will be developing specific professional development to provide the required training in time for license renewal in 2021.  NOTE:  Teachers who still need to renew in 2020 (under the extension granted by PELSB) must satisfy the current requirements and this does not apply to those renewing under the current extension.

Q   Suicide Prevention (1hr.)

• Access PowerSchool for possible offerings; courses will be labeled with MLR (Q) in the title 
• Additional training options are available at 
  • YIPA.org
  • jasonfoundation.com
  • youthsuicidewarningsigns.org

R    Positive Behavioral Intervention Strategies (1hr.)

• Access PowerSchool for possible offerings; courses will be labeled with MLR (R) in the title 
• Can also find courses online at professionallearningboard.com

S     Accommodation, modification and adaptation of curriculum, materials, and instruction to

       appropriately meet the needs of varied students in achieving graduation standards (1hr.)

• Access PowerSchool for possible offerings; courses will be labeled with MLR (S) in the title
• Can also find courses online at professionallearningboard.com

T    Reading Preparation (1hr.)

• Access PowerSchool for possible offerings; courses will be labeled with MLR (T) in the title 
• SPPS employees can access a free online option here

U   Key Warning Signs for Early-Onset Mental Illness in Children and Adolescents (1hr.)

• Access PowerSchool for possible offerings; courses will be labeled with MLR (U) in the title 
• Can also find courses online at professionallearningboard.com

CHECK YOUR LICENSE EXPIRATION DATE

• • PELSB website, License Lookup, Click Here
  • ENTER your file folder number or first and last name
  • CLICK DETAILS TAB
  • Verify that your license expiration date correlates to the current school year

CHECK YOUR CLOCK HOURS / CEUs

            (Details on how to find CEU's see 'Helpful Relicensure FAQ')

• • Current SPPS employees log onto your POWERSCHOOL account to retrieve transcripts for all clock hours
    • Previous-SPPS employees see below for details: Professional Development Resources-Powerschool
  • Retrieve ONLY the range of dates that correspond with your license, ie: Tier 4-including ONLY 2019-2024. This would include 5 years to accumulate clock hours
  • Retrieve any other CEU's outside of SPPS if required
  • Verify all CEU's/Clock Hours are present in transcripts and/or documents submitted

SUBMIT COMPLETED RELICENSURE DOCUMENTS 

• • Submit via Google Form, automated email receipt confirms submission (FYI: GOOGLE FORM WILL CLOSE 5PM THE DAY BEFORE EACH MONTHLY MEET)- CLICK HERE
    • You may make multiple submissions if attachments cannot be uploaded all at once.
    • Submit all transcripts, certificates, and documents in one submission so committee members can properly review you have met all hours and required areas 

   IF YOU CANNOT ACCESS THE GOOGLE FORM FOR         

                  SUBMISSION

• • Upload and fill out the license renewal cover sheet and submit it electronically to the Relicensure Committee
  • Complete and scan Relicensure Renewal Clock Hour Cover Sheet, Click Here 
  • Verify that you have met all required clock hours:
    • Tier 3: 75 clock hours
    • Tier 4: 125 clock hours
    • Administration: 125 BOSA hours (Only Administration* for more information please click Click Here) 
  • Submit all documents to: relicensurecommittee@spps.org

FOLLOW STEPS FROM HUMAN RESOURCE EMAIL

• • Email will provide next steps if APPROVED or DENIED
    • Approved then there will be a link directing you to PELSB to pay for your license that is the final step
    • Denied then there will be details on what is missing and it will need to be resubmitted to be reviewed

WAIT FOR NOTIFICATION FROM RELICENSURE COMMITEE

• • After the Relicensure Committee reviews packet information, individuals will receive a follow-up email within 4 days of the Relicensure Committee meeting. If the committee approves the renewal, a link to pay PELSB will be sent via email. Renewal is done online. If the Relicensure Committee denies the renewal, an email will be sent with the reason(s) why the renewal was denied.  (Exception from the months of June to November, as the turn around time for a response will be two weeks)
  • If you require further action for your relicensure submission, your materials will NOT be viewed until the following relicensure committee meeting.

District Professional Development

• Check out PowerSchool for current courses
• Connect with your PD contact at your school for open PD courses

Union Professional Development

•   Education MN: MEA online for FREE PD courses for Tenured Teachers https://educationminnesota.org/resources/professional-development/mea-online/

Affordable Professional Development

• Professional Learning Board for affordable, al carte and SPPS Relicensure Committee recognized PD courses! https://renewateachinglicense.com/member/cart-cat/renew-a-teaching-license-in-mn-minnesota
• YIPA:  https://yipa.org/

Pre-approved Administrator Courses

• BOSA Administrative CEUs: Click Here

PowerSchool

PowerSchool is a database for SPPS employees to view and register for professional development courses that suffice the area of requirement. To access PowerSchool, please log on to spps.pl.powerschool.com. 

       SPPS Employees

• SPPS employees log in to PowerSchool with their Active Directory username (eXXXXXX) and password.
• Transcripts can be accessed by selecting Transcripts in the black menu bar. The SPPS relicensure committee requests that users filter their transcript using Section Completed Date From and Section Completed Date To so that it falls within their 5-year license period. PowerSchool provides the option to email the transcript or download it as a PDF.
• Note about courses transferred from PDExpress to PowerSchool: PDExpress did not categorize specific hours for the relicensure areas. This is a new transcript feature for courses that are created in PowerSchool. PDExpress courses are transferred to the general clock hours, in-service, and/or TA-LC as they were recorded in PDExpress.  For past courses, the SPPS Relicensure Committee will review clock hour categories for course titles that contain relicensure letter areas.

       Retired or Previously Employed in SPPS 

• Individuals previously employed in SPPS can request their PowerSchool transcript by emailing relicensurecommittee@spps.org and include their full name and SPPS employee ID number.

       PowerSchool Guest Access for Non-SPPS Employees

• Guest professional development is often limited and registration is at the discretion of the department/presenter(s) for a course. Only the courses in which departments and/or facilitators have selected to be open to guests will be viewable when a guest logs in to PowerSchool. 

       Non-SPPS Staff Login

• Guests can request a guest ID by selecting Sign Up on the PowerSchool site linked above. Guests will be emailed confirmation of their login credentials.

      Check out these resources on how to navigate PowerSchool.

• Searching for courses
• Registering for courses