Delaware § 1211 Tier Two — Continuing licensure

Delaware Statutes

§ 1211 — Tier Two — Continuing licensure

Delaware § 1211

JurisdictionDelaware

Title14

PartFree Public Schools

Ch. 12EDUCATOR LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, EVALUATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND PREPARATION PROGRAMS

Subch.Three-Tiered Licensure System

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 14, § 1211 (2026).

Text

(a)A continuing license is valid for 5 years unless extended under § 1216 of this title or revoked.

(b)Upon application, the Department shall issue a continuing license to an educator holding an initial license if the educator has successfully completed the requirements of § 1210 of this title and has not received more than 1 unsatisfactory annual evaluation, as defined by a State of Delaware approved educator evaluation system, during the period of initial licensure.

(c)Under the rules and regulations promulgated and adopted under this chapter, the Department may issue a continuing license to an applicant licensed as an educator in another jurisdiction or to an applicant who previously held a valid Delaware continuing license that has since expired. An applicant under this subsection

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(a) A continuing license is valid for 5 years unless extended under § 1216 of this title or revoked.

(b) Upon application, the Department shall issue a continuing license to an educator holding an initial license if the educator has successfully completed the requirements of § 1210 of this title and has not received more than 1 unsatisfactory annual evaluation, as defined by a State of Delaware approved educator evaluation system, during the period of initial licensure.

(c) Under the rules and regulations promulgated and adopted under this chapter, the Department may issue a continuing license to an applicant licensed as an educator in another jurisdiction or to an applicant who previously held a valid Delaware continuing license that has since expired. An applicant under this subsection must have completed 4 or more years of successful experience as an educator to be issued a continuing license. For purposes of this subsection, “educator” means a person licensed in another jurisdiction to engage in the practice of instruction, administration, or other related professional support services in public schools or a person who was an educator as defined in § 1202 of this title and previously held a valid Delaware continuing license that has since expired.

(d) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, the Department may issue a continuing license to an applicant who is certified by the United States Department of Defense as a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps instructor, completes at least 4 years working as a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps instructor in a school, and applies for a continuing license before July 1, 2024.

Legislative History

72 Del. Laws, c. 294, § 2 ; 74 Del. Laws, c. 14, § 4 ; 75 Del. Laws, c. 77, § 6 ; 80 Del. Laws, c. 297, § 1 ; 81 Del. Laws, c. 43, § 1 ; 83 Del. Laws, c. 79, § 2 ; 84 Del. Laws, c. 151, § 2