District Renewal Plan Summary
Renewal Credit Plan for Educators in a South Carolina Public School District
The Renewal Credit Plan was implemented statewide in 2004-05. This system allows renewal of certificates by South Carolina educators who currently hold a valid professional educator's certificate and are employed by an S.C. Public School District.
- All renewal credits must support the educator's Professional Growth and Development Plan. This plan will be reviewed and approved by the educator's designated administrator in the school or district in which they are currently employed. Educators who do not maintain a Professional Growth and Development Plan will work through the Division of Educator Quality & Leadership for their recertification.
- To renew an S.C. professional educator's certificate, the educator must earn 120 credits during the five year validity of their certificate. Those credits must align with the Renewal Credit Matrix, and the educator must follow the district's Renewal Credit Plan.
- When an educator leaves a district, all earned credit must be entered by that district so it is reflected in the SDE-DEQL Certification Portal System.
- Once an educator enters a 'new' district, that educator must have any credits, not previously entered in the CPS, reviewed, verified, approved and entered by the district currently employing that educator.