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.
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 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 – Free – Orientation to the FELS (Florida Educational Leadership Standards) 20-Hour Online Course – #4250
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.