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). Print and provide the certificates when you submit your packet.

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.  Print and provide the certificates when you submit your packet.

Emergency First Aid, CPR & AED Certification or Training- Emergency First Aid, CPR & AED Certification or Training- For this year the Virginia Department of Education has waived the hands-on training requirement.  You only need to complete the online course which can be found on Schoology.

Requirement:

• EFA/CPR/AED- Online course is required, but no hands-on training this year. Access it through Schoology using Access Code-W27B-9NJG-Q79FB . Print and submit the module certificate with your renewal documentation.

Required if you have an endorsement 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.  Print and provide the certificates when you submit your packet.

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)

Virginia History or State and Local Civic Education Module Training- Print the certificate after completing the module

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.