| (a) The appropriate number of clock-hours of continuing
professional education (CPE) must be completed during each five-year
renewal period.
(b) One semester credit hour earned at an accredited
institution of higher education is equivalent to 15 CPE clock-hours.
(c) Required Content.
(1) All educators must receive CPE training regarding
educating students with disabilities. This training must include information
particular to educating students with dyslexia.
(2) Other than hours earned to comply with subsections
(d), (e), (f), (g), and (k) of this section, professional development
activities shall be related to the certificate(s) being renewed and
focus on the standards required for issuance of the certificate(s),
including:
(A) content area knowledge and skills; and
(B) professional ethics and standards of conduct.
(d) Classroom Teacher.
(1) Classroom teacher certificate holders shall complete
150 clock-hours.
(2) A classroom teacher who renews a certificate prior
to September 1, 2023, must attain some hours of CPE that includes
training directly related to each of the following topics and may
include two or more listed topics combined:
(A) collecting and analyzing information that will
improve effectiveness in the classroom;
(B) recognizing early warning indicators that a student
may be at risk of dropping out of school;
(C) digital learning, digital teaching, and integrating
technology into classroom instruction;
(D) educating diverse student populations, including:
(i) students who are educationally disadvantaged; and
(ii) students at risk of dropping out of school; and
(E) understanding appropriate relationships, boundaries,
and communications between educators and students.
(3) For a classroom teacher who renews a certificate
on or after September 1, 2023, not more than 37.5 hours of CPE training
shall include instruction in, and must be directly related to, each
of the following topics and may include two or more listed topics
combined:
(A) collecting and analyzing information that will
improve effectiveness in the classroom;
(B) recognizing early warning indicators that a student
may be at risk of dropping out of school;
(C) digital learning, digital teaching, and integrating
technology into classroom instruction;
(D) educating diverse student populations, including:
(i) students who are educationally disadvantaged; and
(ii) students at risk of dropping out of school; and
(E) understanding appropriate relationships, boundaries,
and communications between educators and students.
(e) Principal and Principal as Instructional Leader.
(1) Principal and Principal as Instructional Leader
certificate holders shall complete 200 clock-hours.
(2) A principal and principal as instructional leader
who renews a certificate prior to September 1, 2023, must attain some
hours of CPE that include training directly related to each of the
following topics:
(A) effective and efficient management, including:
(i) collecting and analyzing information;
(ii) making decisions and managing time; and
(iii) supervising student discipline and managing behavior;
(B) recognizing early warning indicators that a student
may be at risk of dropping out of school;
(C) digital learning, digital teaching, and integrating
technology into campus curriculum and instruction;
(D) effective implementation of the Texas Model for
Comprehensive School Counseling Programs under TEC, §33.005;
(E) mental health programs addressing a mental health
condition;
(F) educating diverse student populations, including:
(i) students who are educationally disadvantaged;
(ii) emergent bilingual students; and
(iii) students at risk of dropping out of school; and
(G) preventing, recognizing, and reporting any sexual
conduct between an educator and student that is prohibited under Texas
Penal Code, §21.12, or for which reporting is required under
TEC, §21.006; and
(3) For a principal and principal as instructional
leader who renews a certificate on or after September 1, 2023, not
more than 50 hours of CPE training shall include instruction in, and
must be directly related to, each of the following topics and may
include two or more listed topics combined:
(A) effective and efficient management, including:
(i) collecting and analyzing information;
(ii) making decisions and managing time; and
(iii) supervising student discipline and managing behavior;
(B) recognizing early warning indicators that a student
may be at risk of dropping out of school;
(C) digital learning, digital teaching, and integrating
technology into campus curriculum and instruction;
(D) effective implementation of the Texas Model for
Comprehensive School Counseling Programs under TEC, §33.005;
(E) mental health programs addressing a mental health
condition;
(F) educating diverse student populations, including:
(i) students who are educationally disadvantaged;
(ii) emergent bilingual students; and
(iii) students at risk of dropping out of school; and
(G) preventing, recognizing, and reporting any sexual
conduct between an educator and student that is prohibited under Texas
Penal Code, §21.12, or for which reporting is required under
TEC, §21.006.
(f) School Counselor.
(1) School Counselor certificate holders shall complete
200 clock-hours.
(2) A school counselor who renews a certificate prior
to September 1, 2024, must attain some hours of CPE that include training
directly related to each of the following topics:
(A) assisting students in developing high school graduation
plans;
(B) implementing dropout prevention strategies;
(C) informing students concerning:
(i) college admissions, including college financial
aid resources and application procedures; and
(ii) career opportunities;
(D) counseling students concerning mental health conditions
and substance abuse, including through the use of grief-informed and
trauma-informed interventions and crisis management and suicide prevention
strategies; and
(E) effective implementation of the Texas Model for
Comprehensive School Counseling Programs under TEC, §33.005.
(3) For a school counselor who renews a certificate
on or after September 1, 2024, not more than 50 hours of CPE training
shall include instruction in, and must be directly related to, each
of the following topics and may include two or more listed topics
combined:
(A) assisting students in developing high school graduation
plans;
(B) implementing dropout prevention strategies;
(C) informing students concerning:
(i) college admissions, including college financial
aid resources and application procedures; and
(ii) career opportunities;
(D) counseling students concerning mental health conditions
and substance abuse, including through the use of grief-informed and
trauma-informed interventions and crisis management and suicide prevention
strategies; and
(E) effective implementation of the Texas Model for
Comprehensive School Counseling Programs under TEC, §33.005.
(g) Superintendent.
(1) Superintendent certificate holders shall complete
200 clock-hours.
(2) An individual who holds a superintendent certificate
that is renewed on or after January 1, 2021, must complete at least
2.5 hours of training every five years on identifying and reporting
potential victims of sexual abuse, human trafficking, and other maltreatment
of children, in accordance with TEC, §21.054(h). For purposes
of this subsection, "other maltreatment" has the meaning assigned
by Human Resources Code, §42.002.
(h) School Librarian and Learning Resources Specialist
certificate holders shall complete 200 clock-hours.
(i) Educational Diagnostician certificate holders shall
complete 200 clock-hours.
(j) Reading Specialist certificate holders shall complete
200 clock-hours.
(k) The required CPE for educators who teach students
with dyslexia must include training regarding new research and practices
in educating students with dyslexia. The required training may be
satisfied through an online course approved by Texas Education Agency
staff.
(l) Professional development activities may include:
(1) an evidence-based mental health first aid training
program or an evidence-based grief-informed and trauma-informed care
program that is offered through a classroom instruction format that
requires in-person attendance. A person receiving this training will
receive twice the number of hours of instruction provided under that
program, not to exceed 16 hours;
(2) suicide prevention training that meets the guidelines
for suicide prevention training approved under the TEC, §21.451;
(3) an instructional course on the use of an automated
external defibrillator in accordance with the guidelines established
by the device's manufacturer and approved by the American Heart Association,
the American Red Cross, other nationally recognized associations,
or the medical director of a local emergency medical services provider,
in accordance with the TEC, §21.0541;
(4) education courses that:
(A) use technology to increase the educator's digital
literacy; and
(B) assist the educator in the use of digital technology
in learning activities that improve teaching, assessment, and instructional
practices;
(5) educating students with mental health conditions,
including how grief and trauma affect student learning and behavior
and how evidence-based, grief-informed, and trauma-informed strategies
support the academic success of students affected by grief and trauma;
(6) for classroom teachers, educating emergent bilingual
students; and
(7) educating students who engage in substance abuse.
(m) An educator holding multiple classes of certificates
shall complete the higher number of required CPE clock-hours in the
classes held during each five-year renewal period unless otherwise
specified in applicable State Board for Educator Certification rules
codified in the Texas Administrative Code, Title 19, Part 7.
(n) An educator eligible to renew multiple classes
of certificates issued during the same renewal period may satisfy
the requirements for any class of certificate issued for less than
the full five-year period by completing a prorated number of the required
CPE clock-hours. Educators must complete a minimum of one-fifth of
the additional CPE clock-hours for each full calendar year that the
additional class of certificate is valid.
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