If you must apply for your license renewal or advancement after it expires on June 30th because you either had not completed your professional development requirement or did not yet have documentation, your options depend on your situation. Please click on the scenario that is closest to yours:
- My five-year Professional Educator license expired June 30, and I completed my 6 credits prior to June 30th, but my transcript is not yet ready.
- My one-year Initial Educator License extension expired June 30th, and I am still finishing my PDP. It will be verified this summer (between July 1 and August 31).
- My one-year Professional Educator License extension expired June 30th, and I am still finishing my six credits or PDP. I will be done this summer (between July 1 and August 31).
- My five-year Initial Educator License expired June 30th, and I am still finishing my PDP. It should be verified this summer (between July 1 and August 31).
- My five-year Professional Educator License expired June 30th, and I am in a class finishing my six credits. The class will finish this summer (between July 1 and August 31).
- My five-year Professional Educator License expires June 30th. I have not completed the professional development requirements. I am not planning on teaching full time next year but would like to hold a five-year substitute license.
Q1: My five-year Professional Educator license expired June 30, and I completed my 6 credits prior to June 30th, but my transcript will not be ready until after June 30th. Do I apply in ELO now?
Wait until your transcripts/grade reports arrive. Then apply in ELO to renew your license. Your new license will have a start date of July 1. Note, all six credits must be completed within the five-year period immediately preceding the effective date of your new license. To apply, log into ELO and go to the “Manage Your Existing License(s)” section. In the drop down box next to the license you wish to renew, select “Renew Prof. Ed-5 year license – w/ credits (2103).”
For information about transcript requirements, please click here.
Q2: My one-year Initial Educator License extension expires June 30th, and I am still finishing my PDP. It will be verified this summer (between July 1 and August 31). Do I apply in ELO now?
No, it is not possible to complete the application to Advance your license to the Professional Educator level without the electronic verification of your PDP completion. Your license will expire on June 30th.
If your PDP is verified after June 30th, your license will have a start date corresponding to the date of the last signature on your verification. Educators are to be fully licensed on August 31, prior to the start of the school year. You will not hold a valid license until your PDP has been verified and you submit your paid application. Until then, you would only be eligible for a 5-year substitute license.
Q3: My one-year Professional Educator License extension expires June 30th, and I am still finishing my six credits or PDP. I will be done this summer (between July 1 and August 31). Do I apply in ELO now?
No, it is not possible to complete the application to renew your Professional Educator License for five years without the completion of six credits/electronic verification of your PDP. Your license will expire on June 30th.
Educators are to be fully licensed by August 31, prior to the start of the school year.
For Those Who Are Eligible to Apply Using Credits:
If your complete application including transcripts with six credits is submitted and paid for by August 31st, your new five-year Professional Educator License will have a start date of August 31st.
If your six credits are completed after August 31st, your license will have a start date corresponding to the date when the last class was completed. You will not hold a valid license until your six credits are completed. Until then, you would only be eligible for a 5-year substitute license.
For Those Who Apply Using a PDP:
When your complete application, including PDP verification, is submitted and paid for, your new five-year Professional Educator License will have a start date corresponding to the date of the last signature on your PDP verification.
You will not hold a valid license until your PDP has been verified and you submit your paid application. Until then, you would only be eligible for a 5-year substitute license.
Q4: My five-year Initial Educator License expires June 30th, and I am still finishing my PDP. It should be verified this summer (between July 1 and August 31). Do I apply in ELO now?
Your license will expire on June 30th. You have two choices:
- If you are employed or become employed in the upcoming school year, you must apply for a one-year extension in ELO. Log into ELO and go to the “Manage your Existing license(s)” section. Choose “Request 1-year Initial Educator License Extension” [4020]. A one-year extension is nonrenewable and only available once.
- If you are not teaching in the upcoming school year, wait until your PDP has been verified. If your PDP is verified by August 31, apply in ELO to advance your license and your new license will have a start date corresponding to the date of the last signature on the PDP verification. If your PDP is verified after August 31, apply in ELO after January 1 and your new license will have a start date of July 1 of the following year. To apply, log into ELO and go to the “Manage your Existing License(s)” section. Choose “Advance Initial Educator License to Professional License” [5020].
Q5: My five-year Professional Educator License expires June 30th, and I am in a class finishing my six credits. The class will finish this summer (between July 1 and August 31). Do I apply in ELO now?
Your license will expire on June 30th. You have two choices:
- If you are employed or become employed in the upcoming school year, you must apply for a one-year extension in ELO. Log into ELO and go to the “Manage your license information” section. Choose “Request 1-year Professional Educator License Extension” [4030].A one-year extension is nonrenewable and only available once.
- If you are not employed in the upcoming school year, wait until your class is finished and you have your transcripts. Then, after January 1, apply in ELO to renew your license. Note, all six credits must be completed within the five-year period immediately preceding the effective date of your new license.
Q6: My five-year Professional Educator License expires June 30th. I have not completed the professional development requirements. I am not planning on teaching full time next year but would like to hold a five-year substitute license.
In order to locate the 5-year substitute license application (T001-6094 application), you first need to know the license number of your most recent teaching license. To do this, find your license record on our online license lookup, found here, https://elo.wieducatorlicensing.org/datamart/publicSearchMenu.do.
If you know your DPI entity (file) number, you can search by entity number, or if you do not know your entity number you can search by name:
Locate your most recent teaching license (please note this means a regular teaching license, not a previous substitute license). Note the last 4 digits of the License number:
On your Quick Start Menu in ELO, look for the header that says “Manage Your Existing License(s).” Under this section, you will see the licenses that you have held. Look for the license number that matches the license number you found in License Lookup
There will be a drop down menu next to this license. One of the options will be “Uncommon Request 6094.” Select this, and then click “GO!”