Licensure Fee Schedule- Effective January 1, 2019. Pay online (Recommended) or by check, payable to County of Loudoun.

Individuals are required to earn 180 professional development points to renew their license.  Renewal points can be accrued by completion of activities through one or more of the following eight options: 

1. College credit- Acceptable coursework offers content that provides new information and is offered by a regionally accreditied two-year or four- year college or university. College CreditCourses must be taken for credit, and the license holder must earn a passing grade or a "pass" in courses taken  on a "pass" or "fail" basis.)  Official transcripts must be submitted if using Option 1 – College Credit.
2. Professional conference
3. Curriculum development
4. Publication of article
5. Publication of book
6. Mentorship/supervision
7. Educational project
8. Professional development activity

• Record your points on page 3 of your Renewal Application.
  
  
• Access MyLearningPlan via LCPSGO (use Lead ID and password) to review your professional development activities.  You should print out and submit a copy of your professional development activities as part of the renewal packet if you use Option 8.  
  
  
• For activities not in My Learning Plan, you can submit certificates with your renewal packet for Options 2-8 from above.
  
  
• Teacher's Request for Relicensure Points - Use this form to submit a request for relicensure points.  Submit prior to your activity to your principal/supervisor for signature and submit to your assigned licensure specialist.

Training required to complete your licensure renewal (each/every renewal).

Child Abuse Recognition and Intervention Training

Requirement: License renewal requires completion of the Child Abuse Recognition and Intervention Training Verification certificate.

Training Module: Child Abuse and Neglect: Recognition, Reporting, and Responding for Educators.  This online course is provided by the Virginia Department of Social Services training division.

Individuals must select the "Required Training/Courses" tab under the heading "Child Protective Services".  Then select the "Child Abuse and Neglect: Recognizing, Reporting, and Responding (for educators).

Awareness Training on the Indicators of Dyslexia

Requirement: Board of Education regulations governing teacher licesure to require every person seeking initial licensure or renewal of license to complete awareness training, provided by the Department of Education, on the indicators of dyslexia and the evidence-based interventions and accommodations for dyslexia.

Training Module: A Dyslexia Awareness Training Module is available to meet the requirement of awareness training on the indicators of dyslexia and the evidence-based interventions.  This module is accessible from PCs and Mac computers.  Viewing on an iPad or smartphone requires the download of the free "mobile player".  Users should complete the module in one session and have access to a printer.

Emergency First Aid, CPR & AED Certification or Training

Requirement: Effective September 1, 2017 HB 1829 specified that the certification or training in emergency first aid (EFA), cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and the use of automated external defibrillators (AED) that is required of every person seeking renewal of a license as a teacher shall include hands-on practice of the skills necessary to perform CPR.

Every person seeking initial licensure or renewal of a license shall provide evidence of completion of certification or training in emergency first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the use of automated external defilbrillators.  The certification or training program shall (i) be based on the current national evidence-based emergency cardiovascular care guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator, such as a program developed by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross, and (ii) include hands-on practice of the skills necessary to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

The following 2 components, completed together and in order, will satisfy the requirements.  There is no guarantee of hands-on training sessions being held by LCPS.

• Emergency First Aid, CPR, and AED module in Vision(Complete 1st)
  • Search CPR in Vision to find the LCPS CPR, AED, and First Aid Certification. 
  • No enrollment key should be required to enroll in the class. 
  • Successful completion of this module will satisfy part of this renewal requirement. 
  • You must also complete the hands-on training practice.
  • Print out the module certificate and take it to your hands-on-training session.
    
    
• Hands-on training sessions (Complete 2nd)
  • Check My Learning Plan for available hands-ontraining sessions.  Search CPR.
  • Take the Vision module certificate to the training session.
  • Your instructor will sign it once you complete the training session. 
  • Once signed, submit the certificate with your renewal documents.
    

Required if you have an endoresement in School Counseling - Training in the Recognition of Mental Health Disorder and Behavioral Distress

Requirement: Every person seeking inital licensure or renewal of a license with an endorsement as a school counselor shall complete training in the recognition of mental disorder and behaviral distress including depression, trauma, violence, youth suicide, and substance abuse.

Training: Refer to the following for training options

• Training Options for Individuals Seeking Initial Licensure or Renewal of a License with an Endorsement as a School Counselor(PDF)

Required if you have the following endorsements:

• Early-Middle Education K-8
• Elementary Grades NK-8
• Elementary Grades K-7
• Elementary Grades K-8
• Elementary Grades 1-7
• Elementary Grades 4-7
• Kindergarten Elementary Grades 1-7
• Economics
• Government
• History
• History and Social Sciences
• Middle Education Grades 4-8
• Middle Education Grades 5-8
• Middle Education Grades 6-8
• Middle Education Grades 6-7
• Middle Education 6-8: History and Social Science

If you are licensed and endorsed to teach (i) middle school civics or economics or (ii) high school government or history, license renewal cannot be processed without completing the module or professional development course specifically related to Virginia history or state and local government that has a value of five professional developments.