Reading Requirement for Renewal

Effective with Florida Professional Certificates Expiring June 30, 2025, or Later​
(Does not apply to Educators with a Local, District-Issued Broward Certificate)

​If your Florida five-year professional certificate has an expiration date of June 30,2025, or later AND you have one of the certification areas identified below on your teaching certificate, you will need to meet a new 40-point reading renewal requirement per State Board Rule 6-4.0051.  This is in addition to the current 20 points in Teaching Students with Disabilities (SWD) that is required by all who renew the State Florida professional certificate. The new requirement applies to all holders of a Florida professional teaching certificate in one of the specified areas, regardless of job assignment or position.

See below for PD courses that will satisfy both the 20-hour SWD and the new 40-point Reading requirement simultaneously. 

• Elementary K-6 ​
• Elementary 1-6​
• English 1-6 ​
• English 6-12​
• English Middle Grades 5-9​
• ESOL K-12
• Exceptional Student Education
• Middle Grades Integrated Curriculum 5-9​
  Prekindergarten/Primary PK-3​
• Primary K-3 ​
• Reading K-12​
• Reading Endorsement

Resources

• Link to the State Board Rule 6-4.0051 - https://www.flrules.org/gateway/RuleNo.asp?ID=6A-4.0051
• Link to BVU Schedule - BVU Calendar

Professional Development (PD) Courses Appropriate to Meet New Requirement

Important Note:

The K-12 Reading Certification Exam DOES NOT satisfy the 40-point renewal requirement for reading endorsement or certification. 

• Courses Approved to Satisfy the Reading Renewal Requirements
• Courses Approved to Satisfy BOTH the SWD and the Reading Renewal Requirements