20-Hour FL Educational Leadership Standards for Recertification
Educational Leadership or School Principal Requirement for Renewals
Effective July 1, 2024, 6A-4.0051 requires anyone holding Educational Leadership and/or School Principal subject areas to include 20 hours of Florida’s educational leadership standards in-service points as a part of the required 120 points. This impacts those with professional certificates expiring June 30, 2025, and after.
As new offerings become available, information will be posted here and in the OTL Now Newsletter. If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Slover at (772) 429-3943 or Lisa.Slover@stlucieschools.org.
SLPS TD
The district has created three 10-hour self-paced Canvas courses available beginning July 1, 2024 (links to enroll below). Each course is 10 hours of in-service points, therefore, TWO courses must be completed to satisfy this 20-hour recertification requirement.
Florida Educational Leadership Standards (FELS)
- FELS 1 – Professional and Ethical Norms
- FELS 2 – Vision and Mission
- FELS 4 – Student Learning and Continuous Student Improvement
- FELS 5 – Learning Environment
- FELS 6 – Recruitment and Professional Learning
- FELS 7 – Building Leadership Expertise
After each course is completed, be sure to download the badge as you will need to submit this to Frontline to add your in-service points.
FDLRS Independent Courses
Each course is 10 in-service points, therefore BOTH courses must be completed to satisfy the 20-hour recertification requirement. Courses below can be found on the BEESS portal at https://fl-pla.org.
- Building Inclusive Schools – 10 Hours
- Child Outcomes Summary Process – 10 Hours
Beacon Educator
Beacon Educator – Cost: $45 – Introduction to Florida’s Educational Leadership Standards (FELS)
NEFEC
NEFEC Online Course – $50 – Orientation to the FELS (Florida Educational Leadership Standards) 20-Hour Online Course – #4250
Once courses have been completed, follow the process to request in-service points in frontline: Adding In-Service Points to Frontline