Certification & CPE

The Texas Education Code requires the certification of teachers. Texas educators with standard certificates, which replaced lifetime certificates in 1999, must renew them every five years by earning a minimum number of continuing professional education hours. CPE providers must be approved by the State Board for Educator Certification, which oversees state teacher certification standards and educator preparation, as well as disciplinary procedures and an educator code of ethics.

TCTA, an SBEC-approved CPE provider, offers our members free online CPE.

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• Educator certification and CPE requirements
• Acceptable CPE activities for certification renewal
• Parent notice of non-certified/inappropriately certified teachers
• TCTA secures extra time for new CPE requirements