ProcedureEdit
- Complete Application Part 1 of 2 (Supplement RN1) and Application Part 2 of 2 (Form RNC). Links to the download the forms are provided under 'Documents to Use' section.
- 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.
Required DocumentsEdit
- Application Part 1 of 2 (Supplement RN1).
- Application Part 2 of 2 (Form RNC) 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).
- For continuation of a certificate endorsed in health science, a photocopy of an active Alabama license in a registered nursing, paramedical, or allied health specialty if the certificate is endorsed in health science.
- For continuation of a certificate endorsed in technical education: cosmetology or in technical education and the program area is cosmetology, a photocopy of a valid Alabama Cosmetology Instructor license.
Office Locations & ContactsEdit
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
EligibilityEdit
Certificates which may be continued or reinstated are the Level 2, 3, 4, and 5 certificates endorsed in technical education and/or a technical education program area, the Level 4 and 5 certificates endorsed in health science, and the Specialty Area 2, 3, 4 and 5 certificates endorsed in health science or technical education and/or a technical education program area.
FeesEdit
A nonrefundable fee of $30.00 is required.
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.
ValidityEdit
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Documents to UseEdit
Sample DocumentsEdit
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Processing TimeEdit
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Related VideosEdit
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InstructionsEdit
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.
Required InformationEdit
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Need for the DocumentEdit
To continue a certificate is to update it without allowing it to lapse, following is a procedure on how to renew (continue) a Career and Technical Certificate.
Information which might helpEdit
Renewing your Career and Technical Certificate, will not continue your Alabama Professional Leadership Certificate.
Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit
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External LinksEdit
- Alabama State Department of Education:
OthersEdit
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