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Initial and Renewal Licensure Guidelines

To Receive Credit: To receive credit, please save your certificate in your file library for your records and submit a copy of the certificate through Frontline for approval. Go to Forms and under Fill-in Forms you will see Licensure Renewal or Initial Licensure Form: for required VDOE courses. Submit via that form and we will receive a notification with your certificate to award you your credit.

Renewal Licensure:

Initial Licensure:

Cultural Competency (15 hours):  Also required every 2 years (only counts once toward 270-hour requirement for 10-year license). Upload your certificate to Frontline after completion. PD credit is automatically awarded once you complete the video module.
 

Cultural Competency (15 hours): Also required every 2 years. Upload your certificate to Frontline after completion. PD credit is automatically awarded once you complete the video module.

Child Abuse and Neglect Recognition and Intervention (5 hours) Upload your certificate to Frontline after completion, and then Mark Complete in the Frontline course.
 

Child Abuse and Neglect Recognition and Intervention (5 hours) Upload your certificate to Frontline after completion, and then Mark Complete in the Frontline course.

CPR/AED and First Aid (5 hours) Upload your certificate(s) to Frontline after completion, then UPDATE
 

CPR/AED and First Aid (5 hours) Upload your certificate(s) to Frontline after completion,  then UPDATE

Dyslexia Training Module (5 hours)
 

Dyslexia Training Module (5 hours)

Only School Counselors: Training in the Recognition of Mental Health Disorder and Behavioral Distress: FCPS1 requirement: Youth Mental Health First Aid  
 

Only School Counselors : Training in the Recognition of Mental Health Disorder and Behavioral Distress: FCPS1 requirement: Youth Mental Health First Aid

Only History & Social Science Endorsements: African American History
 

Only History & Social Science Endorsements: African American History

Special Education Training: VDOE Evidence-Based Instruction: Strategies and Inclusive Practice (5 hours) Upload your certificate to Frontline after completion. PD credit is automatically awarded once you complete the video module. Meaningful Participation in IEP Meetings VDOE FCPS1 requirement: Youth Mental Health First Aid  Training (5 hours) Also required annually. Upload your certificate to Frontline after completion. PD credit is automatically awarded once you complete the video module.
 

Behavior Intervention and Support Training:

Restraint and Seclusion in Elementary and Secondary Schools in Virginia (5 hours) Upload your certificate to Frontline after completion, and then Mark Complete in the Frontline course.

Only History & Civics Endorsements :Virginia History or State and Local Government Module – (These Endorsements Only)

Only Career and Technical Educators (CTE): Industry Certification Credential