What CE categories are required for professional teacher certificates in Maine?

Suicide awareness & prevention (1–2 hrs, every 5 years; employment; may count toward renewal) (conditional): 1 hours. Board rules change — verify against the official source.

Maine Teaching (K-12) CE category requirements

How the 90 CE hours every 5 years breaks down by category for professional teacher certificates in Maine, sourced from the official board.

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Required categories

Suicide awareness & prevention (1–2 hrs, every 5 years; employment; may count toward renewal) (conditional)

Maine requires 6 semester hours of approved study or 90 inservice hours during the five-year term; this record models the 90-hour pathway. Native unit is inservice hours; totalHours is not converted to credits. Added 2026-09-30: LD 609 / DOE Rule Ch. 38 requires 1–2 hours of suicide awareness & prevention every 5 years for all school personnel; employment mandate countable within renewal CE (MDOE notice).

Official source: Maine Department of Education, Chapter 115 Part 1 (amended 2/10/2025)

Full requirements: Maine Teaching (K-12) CE requirements
When it's due: Maine Teaching (K-12) license renewal deadline
What it costs: Maine Teaching (K-12) license renewal fees
Audits & penalties: Maine Teaching (K-12) CE audits & penalties

⚠️Board rules change. Verify every figure against the official source before relying on it.

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