Washington Teaching (K-12) CE requirements

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

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100CE hours every 5 yearsVerify with board

Renewal: Certificates expire June 30; renewal applications should be submitted by January 1 of the expiration year.

Required categories

Equity-based school practices
15h
STEM (educators holding a STEM endorsement) (conditional)
15h

Details

Washington requires 100 clock hours per five years, including 15 hours of equity-based school practices and, for educators holding a STEM endorsement, 15 hours of STEM. First renewals also require attesting to a course on issues of abuse and emotional/behavioral distress in students. A valid National Board certificate may be presented in lieu of clock hours.

Official source: Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, educator clock hour information

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

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