Renewing Your 5 Year Administrative License
Renewing Administrative Licenses
A five-year administrative license will be granted to applicants who verify one year of administrative experience while holding a valid two-year administrative license.
Five-year administrative licenses expire on June 30 of the year of expiration. We accept applications for renewal after January 1 of the year of expiration. You are encouraged to renew early. The processing time for renewals is three weeks.
If you would like to renew your five-year license to serve as a school administrator, you must submit the following:
• A completed Renewal Application and Conduct Review Statement.
• Completion certificates totaling 125 clock hours of administrative and supervisory continuing education that have been preapproved by the Minnesota Board of School Administrators and earned during the five-year period immediately before renewal of the license. You cannot carry clock hours forward into any subsequent five-year licensure period.
Administrative Clock Hours
"Clock hours" means hours of actual instruction or supervised group activities in a pre-approved Minnesota administrative and supervisory continuing education program. With the exception of relevant coursework completed at accredited colleges and universities, the Minnesota Board of School Administrators must preapprove all administrative continuing education activities. One-quarter college credit equals 15 clock hours and 1 semester college credit equals 20 clock hours. Renewal requirements must be met during the five-year period of each continuing license and no clock hours will carry forward into any subsequent five-year licensure period.
The Commissioner and the Department of Education no longer have the authority to approve administrative continuing education activities. As of September 1, 2001, this authority was transferred to the new Board of School Administrators http://www.msbsa.org/.
If you have questions regarding the preapproval of an administrative continuing education activity, you may contact the Board directly by calling 651/999-7387 or by e-mailing Judith Lamp at JLamp@msbsa.org.
Educator Licensing will continue to issue licenses for school administrators. However, responsibility for administrative waivers, complaints, college/university program approval and continuing education has transferred to the Board of School Administrators.
What if my license is lapsed?
If your continuing license has lapsed and you have not been employed as an administrator or supervisor during the year immediately preceding the application for renewal, you have the following options:
• Provide evidence that you have completed 125 clock hours of preapproved administrative and supervisory continuing education earned during the five-year period immediately preceding your application for renewal.
• If you have not been employed by a Minnesota school district in the past year, you can submit an official transcript verifying college/university credits (1 quarter credit equals 15 clock hours and 1 semester credit equals 20 clock hours) in the five-year period immediately preceding the application for renewal.
• An extension for the balance of the school year may be issued if you provide evidence that you have been offered a position in Minnesota contingent upon holding a valid license. At the end of the extended licensure period, you must meet renewal requirements for the continuing license.
Is there a penalty if my license expires?
There is no penalty if your license has expired. However, anyone who serves in an administrative position in a Minnesota elementary, middle or secondary public school must hold a valid Minnesota administrative license.
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