Rhode Island Teaching (K-12) CE requirements

Professional Certificate — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.

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100CE hours every 5 yearsVerify with board

Renewal: Five-year Professional Certificate term; renewal totals are prorated by expiration year — check RIDE's chart.

Details

Confirmed against RIDE's renewals page: Professional certificates are valid five years and renewal requires Professional Learning Units phasing to 100 PLUs (20 per year) by 2030 — 100 PLUs for certificates issued Professional status during 2020–2025; holders of older Professional certificates owe 80 PLUs (2026 expirations), 85 (2027), 90 (2028), 95 (2029), 100 (2030). RIDE credits 1 PLU per hour of professional learning. This record models the 100-PLU steady-state total; check RIDE's chart for expiration-year proration.

Official source: Rhode Island Department of Education, renewals and reinstatements

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

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