Delaware Administrative Code
Title 14 - Education
200 - Administration and Operations
284 - Licensure and Certification of Public Education Employees in the Department of Education, in Adult Education and in Prison Education Programs Whose Work Responsibilities are Directly Related to Curriculum and Instruction
Section 284-4.0 - Issuance and Renewal of a Continuing License

4.1 In accordance with 14 Del.C. § 121 (c), the Department shall issue, upon application, a Continuing License to a qualified Public Education Employee who has successfully completed the requirements under the initial licensure as set forth in 3.0. The Department shall issue a Continuing License to a qualified Public Education Employee currently licensed in another jurisdiction who provides evidence of having completed three (3) or more years of successful teaching experience as set forth in 14 Del.C. § 1511. A Continuing License is valid for five (5) years unless extended or revoked for cause.

4.2 Except as otherwise provided, the requirements and provisions of 14 DE Admin. Code 1511 Issuance and Renewal of Continuing License, including any subsequent amendment or revision thereto, are incorporated herein by reference.

4.3 A Public Education Employee applying for a Continuing License shall submit to the Department a complete application. Verification by the Department or other employing authority of satisfactory annual evaluations for the period of the initial licensure shall be submitted with an initial application for a Continuing License.

4.5 Incomplete applications will not be processed. The applicant shall provide evidence that all requirements have been successfully met.

4.6 The Department shall renew a Continuing License, valid for an additional five (5) years, to a qualified Public Education Employee who has fulfilled the clock hour requirement for professional development and other requirements of 14 DE Admin. Code 1511. At least one half of the required hours for Public Education Employees shall be in activities that relate to the Public Education Employee's work with students or staff. Satisfactory evidence of such completion, as set forth in 14 DE Admin. Code shall be submitted to the Department with the application for renewal. The clock hours of professional development shall have taken place during the term of the Continuing License.