20-Hour Students with Disabilities Course for Recertification

There are two ways to earn your SWD Recertification points (20 hours):

  • Take any 20-hour course through BEESS Portal that has “Students with Disabilities” in the title (BEESS Portal).
  • Take the Students with Disabilities: Growth Mindset Course in Canvas (Enroll in Frontline)

For additional information or questions please get in touch with Julie.Moore@stlucieschools.org.

BEESS Courses

Register on BEESS Portal

Enroll in ONE of the following 20-hour courses:

  • Effective Teaching Practices for Students with Disabilities
  • Leadership for Inclusion of Students with Disabilities
  • Teaching Students with Disabilities
  • Teaching Students with Disabilities in Physical Education
  • Teaching Students with Disabilities in the Fine Arts
How to add your BEESS Course certificate to Frontline
  • access the Request to Add In-service Hours form
  • complete the form ensuring you choose the *ESE Recert. Class: Instructional Strategies. Beh. Mmt. and the Framework Component Number in the Course Information section
  • upload your certificate from the BEESS course

Students With Disabilities: Growth Mindset

Enroll in Frontline

Meets the ESE Recertification Requirement for Professional Certificate Renewals (Senate Bill 1108).

This is an online course designed to help educators understand the needs of various populations of students on our campuses in order to enhance practices that increase student achievement. Educators will obtain knowledge of ESE legislation, requirements, and key terminology. Additionally, they will be able to understand the concept of growth mindset, its importance, and how to foster a growth mindset in themselves and their students.

  • Registration on Frontline will be open during the registration timeline.
  • The course begins on the date listed and ends on the date listed. These dates are not negotiable.
  • Seats are limited and priority will be given to those who need to meet their ESE re-certification requirement this year.
  • Participants will be enrolled at the start of the course in order to access the class.
  • A suggested pacing schedule is included in the syllabus of the course – a minimum of one to two assignments should be submitted per week but participants may submit more.

If you take the SLPS Growth Mindset ESE course, it will show up on your transcript once your facilitator marks the course complete.