Office of Teaching Initiatives

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Registration and Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) Requirements

Educators who hold one or more of the following certificates must register with the Department every five years:

• Permanent or Professional certificate in the classroom teaching service
• Permanent or Professional certificate in the educational leadership service (i.e., School Building Leader, School Administrator/Supervisor, School District Leader, School District Administrator, School District Business Leader, or School Business Administrator)
• Level III Teaching Assistant (TA) certificate
• Professional Teaching Assistant (TA) certificate

Information about registration and continuing teacher and leader education (CTLE) requirements is available through the following links.

Registration
Registration Overview Registration and CTLE Requirements Chart Length of the Registration Period View or Change Your Registration Status Re-registration and Conditional Registration First-Time Registration

CTLE Requirement for Professional Classroom Teacher and Educational Leadership Certificates and the Teaching Assistant Level III Certificate
CTLE Requirement Overview Approved CTLE Sponsors Registration and CTLE Requirements Chart Number of CTLE Clock Hours Acceptable CTLE Activities CTLE Language Acquisition Requirement CTLE Recordkeeping and Documentation

Information for CTLE Sponsors
General Information about CTLE Sponsorship Application information to become an Approved Sponsor of CTLE CTLE Sponsor Method of Application Submission Table

Additional Information

Registration and CTLE Contact Information Commissioner's Regulations Subpart 80-6: Registration and CTLE Requirements June 2021 Memo June 2016 Memo

Last Updated: April 23, 2026