1. Complete Application Part 1 of 2 (Supplement RL1), and Application Part 2 of 2 (Form RLC). Links to the download the forms are provided under 'Documents to Use' section.
2. Mail the completed forms along with the personal data barcode page, and all supporting documents to the Alabama Department of Education (address provided under 'Office Locations & Contacts' section). Note: Application forms are not accepted by fax or e-mail.

• Application Part 1 of 2 (Supplement RL1).
• Application Part 2 of 2 (Form RLC) and personal data barcode page.
• A nonrefundable fee of $30.00. Your payment can be in the form of a money order or cashiers check made payable to the Alabama State Department of Education. You can also pay the fee through the Alabama State Department of Education Educator Certification Online Payment System, with a major credit card - LINK (a $4.00 transaction fee will be applied). Note: No personal checks will be accepted. The cashiers check, money order, or copy of the receipt verifying the confirmation number for the online payment must accompany your application packet. Each additional certificate for which an applicant is determined to be eligible will require a $30.00 nonrefundable fee for issuance.
• Verification of the applicants background clearance based on a fingerprint review. Applicants for initial certification, additional certification, upgrades, and certificate renewal who have not been cleared by both the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation (ASBI) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) through the Educator Certification Section are required to be fingerprinted for a criminal history background check through the ASBI and FBI. Instructions regarding the fingerprinting process through Cogent Systems may be obtained online or by calling (866) 989-9316 (toll free).
• STI PD training history report verifying 5 PLUs completed during the certificates valid period and by the date of expiration reflected on the certificate. Of the required 5 PLUs, at least 2 PLUs MUST have been earned through ACLD-approved Professional Studies.
• If applicable, official transcript(s) verifying earned graduate credit to be substituted for locally-approved PLUs.

Alabama State Department of Education
Educator Certification Section
Teaching and Leading
5215 Gordon Persons Building
Post Office Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
Telephone: (334) 353-8567

Website

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Nonrefundable application fee of $30.00.

Your payment can be in the form of a money order or cashiers check made payable to the Alabama State Department of Education. You can also pay the fee through the Alabama State Department of Education Educator Certification Online Payment System, with a major credit card - LINK (a $4.00 transaction fee will be applied).

No personal checks will be accepted. The cashiers check, money order, or a copy of the receipt verifying the confirmation number for the online payment must accompany the application form.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

• (A) Application Part 1 of 2 (Supplement RL1)
• (B) Application Part 2 of 2 (Form RLC)

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Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
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Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	

As a professional educator certified by the Alabama State Department of Education, it is the educators responsibility to prevent renewable certificate from expiring by meeting all continuation requirements during the valid period of the certificate.

Requirements to continue a certificate must be completed during the certificates valid period and by the date of expiration reflected on the certificate. Certificates are not continued prior to the calendar year of their expiration.

The application and fee to continue a certificate must be received by the Educator Certification Section between January 1 and June 30 of the calendar year of the certificates expiration.

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

To continue a certificate is to update it without allowing it to lapse, following is a procedure on how to renew (continue) a Professional Leadership Certificate.

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Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

• Alabama State Department of Education:

https://www.alsde.edu/sec/ec/Pages/professionalleadership-all.aspx?navtext=Certificate%20Renewal%3a%20Professional%20Leadership

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