Did you know you can view your transcript any time, day or night? To track your points, use the provided clicks sheet to see what you have available for renewal. Missing training? Did you submit your certificate to the PL Department? If it was a course you registered for in MyPGS, you will need to contact the facilitator of that course to award the points.

Is your teaching certificate expiring June 30, 2027? If so, it’s time to look at your credit bank in MyPGS. Not sure how to view your in-service/ESE credits to renew? You may find this click sheet useful. A total of 120 credits is needed for renewal. Based on what certifications are on your certificate will determine how many credits in each bank will be required.  An example below shows someone that is required to have the 40-hr reading credits:

80 in-service would be needed
40 credits for the 40-hr reading requirement would be needed

= 120 needed for renewal

 Training hours cannot be used to renewal certification.

Feel free to access professional learning opportunities through our weekly PL Announcement email. Additionally, you can search for professional learning opportunities in MyPGS (click sheet). Our Professional Learning website is also updated regularly with opportunities.

How to Pay to Renew Your Teaching Certificate

All renewal applications are now completed and processed through the FLDOE website: https://flcertify.fldoe.org/datamart/mainMenu.do

Once you submit your completed application, you can pay by credit card using the Community Store on FOCUS. Click the link below and select "V - Community Shopping Cart - HR - 9001A" from the drop-down list of schools.

     https://volusia.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/community/

The fees are as follows:

Renewal - $75.00 per application

Additions - $75.00 per subject area

Late Renewals submitted after the expiration date - $105.00 ($75.00 + $30.00 late fee)

Took or Taught College Courses and You Want to Convert to

In-Service Credits for Renewal?

• Click on the hyperlink to get information on how to convert college courses earned during your current renewal period into inservice points.

• Click on the hyperling to get information on how to convert college courses you have taught during your current renewal period into inservice points.

40 Hour Reading Requirements

(This requirement is separate from Reading Endorsement) for Certification effective for 2020 and after (House Bill 7069)

HB7069 includes specific in-service requirements for renewal of a professional certificate. Beginning with a validity date of July 1, 2020, or thereafter, Educators who hold certification in an area that includes reading instruction or intervention for any students in Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12th, will be required to earn a minimum of two college credits or the equivalent of 40 in-service points in the use of explicit, systematic and sequential approaches to reading instruction, developing phonemic awareness, and implementing multisensory intervention strategies.