School District employees should renew their Professional Certificate through the District Certification Office. Retirees or individuals not currently employed by the School District of Palm Beach County must apply and pay directly to the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) to renew a certificate. Charter School instructional employees should renew their Professional Certificate through the District Certification Office.

Valid Florida Certification is required under Florida law for several different employee groups within the School District. This includes teachers, athletic coaches, school or department-based administrators, and others.  Securing and renewing a certificate with the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) is the responsibility of the employee. This includes monitoring your personal FLDOE account for the following:

• Issuance of your Certificate
• Emailed Communication from the Bureau of Educator Certification
• Submission of Requested Additional Documentation

For information on the requirements of your position, please visit our job descriptions webpage: https://www2.palmbeachschools.org/districtjobdescriptions/

The Palm Beach County School District Certification Office may provide guidance and support to certified personnel; however, the employee is responsible for fulfilling the requirements and completing all outlined procedures. Please note that all renewal or upgrade requirements must be completed prior to the expiration date of your certificate.

Professional Certificate Renewal Requirements

• You must be in the last year of your Certificate's validity period. (Example: If your Certificate is from 7/1/2020 to 6/30/2025, you can renew any time after August 1,2024.)
• Inservice Points: You must earn a total of 120 in-service points, 20 of those in-service points need to be in Students with Disabilities (SWD/ESE). You can verify your total recertification points and ESE through your PeopleSoft, please find instructions here.

NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATES EXPIRING 06/30/2025 AND AFTER!

40 Points Reading Renewal Requirement click here for more information

20 Points in Educational Leadership click here for more information

ATTENTION: If you do not complete the Reading renewal requirement to maintain the appropriate subject/endorsement, you must submit a "Removal of a Subject" online application to the FLDOE. The fee associated with the "Removal of Subject" application will be waived for all educators who apply BEFORE 01/01/2025. After the subject has been removed, we will process your renewal application.

You will need to notify our office once the "Removal of Subject" application has been submitted to the FLDOE via email at certinfo@palmbeachschools.org

Steps for Renewal (Current District and Charter Instructional Employees)

You will be auto-enrolled in a Certification Renewal class in eLearning based on your Professional Certificate expiration date. The course code for this class is: CERTRENEWAL- Certification Renewal Application: Professional Teacher Certificate. 

• Step 1: Go to “My eLearning” in Peoplesoft
• Step 2: On the left side of your screen, click “My Learning”
• Step 3: Click on Certification Renewal Application: Professional Teacher Certificate tile to access this course.
• Step 4: Follow the instructions in this course to renew your Professional Certificate.
• Step 5: You will receive  email confirmation that your renewal application has been processed or an email requesting if more information is needed.

If your certificate expires on June 30, 2025 AND you do not see this course in your “My eLearning”, please contact the Certification Office  immediately at certinfo@palmbeachschools.org, 

Retirees or previous employees (with at least 5 years of service with Palm Beach County) 

NEW RENEWAL PROCESS! 

ATTENTION: Effective July 1, 2024, the Certification Office of the School District of Palm Beach County will only be supporting the certification renewal process for current employees, SDPBC retirees, and former employees who worked with us for at least five years. If you are not a current or retired SDPBC employee,  the Certification Office will NO longer submit your external inservice points (Form CT116)  to the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE).   This applies to inservice points earned through Beacon Educator or any outside vendor.  Please contact the FLDOE at 1-800-445-6739 for further assistance on your options to complete your renewal requirements. 

If you meet the above NEW requirements, please complete the following CT 116 Submission Request Form

Types of Inservice Points

• Beacon Educator -Curent employees, SDPBC retirees, and former employees who worked with us for at least five years can complete inservice points, if needed, through Beacon Educator, an online school for renewal and add-on courses. Transcripts must be emailed to PBCSD Certinfo@palmbeachschools.org. Include your Employee ID number along with your License information.
• College Credits - Complete six (6) credit hours of coursework at an accredited college or university. Coursework must reflect a grade of “C” or better. (Submit an official college transcript to the FLDOE, when using this method for renewal.) Dissertation courses do not satisfy renewal requirements.
• SAE - Pass a Florida Subject Area Exam specific to the coverage on the Certificate to be renewed (the equivalent of sixty inservice points).
• Teach - Teaching a college-level course at an acceptable institution may be accepted the same as credit earned for the course. (See College Level Course Teaching Verification sample.)
• National Board - Have a valid National Board Certificate and complete the ESE twenty (20) inservice points to meet the renewal requirements. (A combination of inservice points, college credits, SAE, etc., may be used.)
• Acceptable College Credit Equivalencies for Renewal - For information on Acceptable College Credit Equivalencies for Renewal, Appropriate Topics for Renewal Credit, and retaining all subjects on your certificate visit the FLDOE Florida Educator Certification Renewal Requirements page.

What should I do if I do not remember my Login Credentials from the FLDOE Portal?

Try retrieving your information from the Forgot password? or Forgot user ID? functionalities from the FLDOE portal. If you still have no access to your account, DO NOT create a second account. Remember, your license information is associated with your social security number and creating a new account will not recognize your credentials. Unfortunately, the District offices do not have access to the system to assist educators with this type of issue.

The FLDOE requests the educator to send an email to FLCertify@fldoe.org and request to have your password reset. The email should include the following information:

• First and Last name
• Date of Birth (month/day/year)
• Department of Education File Number (Teaching License Number)
• State the reason for the email (password reset, forgot User ID, etc.)
• Email you would like to be contacted at if it is different from the one used

Please do not submit multiple emails for the same request as this delays the Bureau of Certification (BEC) response time. BEC staff will respond to your request as quickly as current resources allow, in the order in which the email was received in the inbox. Staff from the BEC Call Center cannot assist you in resolving this type of issue. The estimated response time from the FLDOE 4-6 weeks and can vary depending on the workload. You may contact the BEC through the Technical Assistance Tab on their website.