Make certain to check committee meeting dates and have your materials submitted via PD Express in time for the committee to approve them.

Please refer to the document “Staff Re-licensure Checklist” for all of the necessary requirements and steps you need to take to renew your license.

PLEASE NOTE: The last meeting is in MAY. Failure to submit relicense materials on or before the last meeting date will NOT guarantee a renewal by June 30tht.

CEC Meeting Dates:

  1. January 12, 2022
  2. February 9, 2022
  3. March 9, 2022
  4. April 6, 2022
  5. May 4, 2022

Meetings are exclusively for the CEC Committee and are not open to the public.

Below is a worksheet to help you prepare

License Renewal Worksheet for Teachers, Counselors and Nurses

This is for your own personal use…
Name: ________________________________________________
License Expires in (look this up online at PEELSB under License Lookup/Details (NOT License)): ____________

To ensure you are ready to renew your license by May of your expiration year, follow the steps below:

1) During the 5 years,keep track of these hour each requirements:

RequirementDate CompletedEvidence on PDExpress
Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies and Accommodations
Reading Preparation
Accommodations, Modification and Adaptation of Curriculum
Mental Illness Awareness
Suicide Prevention Training
English Language Learners Best Practices
Cultural Competency Training

If you need to finish any of the above requirements, use Infobase Learning Cloud (formerly called Hoonuit , a free, professional development site) and submit the completion certificate to PDExpress , or see classes offered by Ed MN’s new Learn Upon link (free to union members).

If this was RAS sponsored staff development, the evidence will be entered automatically on PDExpress. If you need to submit evidence for any non-district professional development, log in to PDExpress and on the upper left of your home screen, click “Request Non-District PD”. You will need to upload a document as evidence. Non-District PD will be checked by the committee at the time of renewal so they will not appear on your transcript.

2) When the above requirements are all compete AND it is my expiration year:
a) Check your transcript on PD Express (there is a “Transcript” box to click, located on the upper left of

your PDExpress home screen) and ask these 3 questions:
Question #1: Have I met all the requirements listed in Step 1?
Question #2: Do I have at least 125 hours (see “Grand Total” on transcript)?
Question #3: Do I have evidence of professional development in at least 2 categories?

  1. 3)  If you can answer YES to all 3 questions in Step 2 ,send an email to cec@isd623.org with the message: “I am ready for the CEC Committee to check my progress toward re-licensure. Please put me on the list for your next CEC meeting. Thank you!”
  2. 4)  ThecommitteewillemailyouaftertheirmeetingwithnextstepsforrenewalORifanyfurther requirements need to be met.
  3. 5)  PleasebeonthelookoutforanemailinthefalltellingyouthedatesoftheCECmeetings.Pleasedonot wait until the last meeting to submit. Thanks!