Returning Educator Re-licensure
Step 1:
Inactive educator with expired license desires to return to employment in public district/charter school.
Step 2:
Returning educator completes background check (unless current cleared background check is noted in CACTUS) through USOE.
Step 3:
Returning educator obtains contract from district/charter for employment.
Step 4:
Returning educator and supervisor jointly complete Return to Licensure Application after an assessment of the following:
- Length of previous successful teaching experience
- Time span between previous and current employment
- Formal education preparation
- Professional knowledge, skills and dispositions as observed through formal evaluations in the first 30 days of employment
- Current district and school student achievement goals
- Current assignment
Step 5:
Returning Educator submits plan along with $60 application fee to USOE
Step 6:
Returning educator takes and passes appropriate exam needed for HQ and licensure status
Step 7:
District/Charter recommends the educator returns to previous license level (can occur at the end of the first year of employment if progress towards PD goals are observed, exams are passed and evaluations are satisfactory)
Note:
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Level 1 is intended to be a temporary or provisional license.
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If returning educator was a Level 1 license holder when license lapsed they are now subject to all EYE requirements. EYE must be complete before moving to Level II.
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License level for returning educators will be noted in CACTUS as Level 1R.
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Supervising principal monitors the PD plan and HR recommends for upgrade.
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Box will be placed on CACTUS screen for district HR/charter to recommend for upgrade.
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Returning educator must be HQ (working toward) in appropriate subjects.
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USOE will scan then shred forms upon receiving from district/charter.
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Returning educator will be charged a $25 fee when applying for upgrade.
- If returning educator fails to meet requirements they will not be licensed.
Board Rule - R277-502-6. Returning Educator Relicensure
