{"id":6362,"date":"2025-03-18T15:53:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T19:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/td\/?post_type=dt_portfolio&#038;p=6362"},"modified":"2026-08-04T12:06:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:06:45","slug":"20-hour-fl-educational-leadership-standards-for-recertification","status":"publish","type":"dt_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/td\/courses\/20-hour-fl-educational-leadership-standards-for-recertification\/","title":{"rendered":"20-Hour FL Educational Leadership Standards for Recertification"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row el_id=&#8221;LeadershipStandards&#8221;][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;20-Hour FL Educational Leadership Standards for Recertification&#8221; color=&#8221;sky&#8221; style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<b>New Requirements<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Beginning with professional certificates expiring June 30, 2025, educators holding certification in Educational Leadership (Level I) or School Principal (Level II) will be required to earn 1 college credit or twenty (20) Florida Educational Leadership Standards points toward certificate renewal in accordance with Rule 6A-5.080. This credit will not be in addition to the 120-point requirement however, it will be included within the 120 points. Educators can check their transcripts in Frontline to see the number of points available for renewal by component. The component number is: 507-7507015: Educational Leadership for School Improvement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please note that these points are not banked. They will need to be earned within your validity period. For example, if you renew in 2026, these points need to be earned within 7\/1\/2021-6\/30\/2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<div>As new offerings become available, information will be posted here and in the OTL Now Newsletter.\u00a0 If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Slover at (772) 429-3943 or <a href=\"mailto:Lisa.Slover@stlucieschools.org\">Lisa.Slover@stlucieschools.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_tta_tour style=&#8221;modern&#8221; color=&#8221;sky&#8221; active_section=&#8221;1&#8243; no_fill_content_area=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Option 1: SLPS TD&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;slps&#8221;]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-52756a9d45384f6e5\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-52756a9d45384f6e5 uvc-1397  uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"line_only\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-52756a9d45384f6e5 h4'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h4 style=\"--font-weight:theme;\">SLPS TD<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer line_only\" style=\"margin-bottom:8px;height:5px;\"><span class=\"uvc-headings-line\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-bottom-width:5px;border-color:#1e73be;width:50px;\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<div>These asynchronous courses are available in CANVAS. Each course is worth 10 hours of in-service points, therefore, TWO courses must be completed to satisfy the twenty (20) hour recertification requirement.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p class=\"ic-Login-confirmation__headline\"><strong>Florida Educational Leadership Standards (FELS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stlucie.instructure.com\/enroll\/FMW3L8\">FELS 1 &#8211; Professional and Ethical Norms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stlucie.instructure.com\/enroll\/X4G9M4\">FELS 2 &#8211; Vision and Mission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stlucie.instructure.com\/enroll\/H3L93A\">FELS 4 &#8211; Student Learning and Continuous Student Improvement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stlucie.instructure.com\/enroll\/DR3JC3\">FELS 5\u00a0&#8211; Learning Environment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stlucie.instructure.com\/enroll\/4K6LB6\">FELS 6 &#8211; Recruitment and Professional Learning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stlucie.instructure.com\/enroll\/9D4ENM\">FELS 7 &#8211; Building Leadership Expertise<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Option 2: FDLRS Independent Courses&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;fdlrs&#8221;]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-32726a9d45384f74a\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-32726a9d45384f74a uvc-5533  uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"line_only\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-32726a9d45384f74a h4'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h4 style=\"--font-weight:theme;\">FDLRS Independent Courses<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer line_only\" style=\"margin-bottom:8px;height:5px;\"><span class=\"uvc-headings-line\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-bottom-width:5px;border-color:#1e73be;width:50px;\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span dir=\"ltr\">Each course is 10 in-service points, therefore\u00a0<b dir=\"ltr\">BOTH<\/b> courses must be completed to satisfy the 20-hour recertification requirement. \u00a0Courses below can be found on the BEESS portal at <a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"https:\/\/fl-pla.org\/\" href=\"https:\/\/fl-pla.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/fl-pla.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span dir=\"ltr\">Building Inclusive Schools<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0&#8211;\u00a010 Hours<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><strong><span dir=\"ltr\">Child Outcomes Summary Process &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">10 Hours<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Option 3: Beacon Educator&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;beacon&#8221;]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-36636a9d45384f77e\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-36636a9d45384f77e uvc-9330  uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"line_only\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-36636a9d45384f77e h4'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h4 style=\"--font-weight:theme;\">Beacon Educator<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer line_only\" style=\"margin-bottom:8px;height:5px;\"><span class=\"uvc-headings-line\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-bottom-width:5px;border-color:#1e73be;width:50px;\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<div>Beacon Educator<i> &#8211; Cost: $45 &#8211; <\/i><b><a id=\"OWAd0bc8e96-5d3a-b260-c3ae-2c54e9f52606\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beaconeducator.com\/masterCatalog.aspx?cID=661\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-linkindex=\"3\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Introduction to Florida&#8217;s Educational Leadership Standards (FELS)<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Option 4: NEFEC&#8221; 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