Renewing Your Credentials
- You can renew your credentials if your certificate has not been expired more than six months. If your certificate did expire more than 6 months prior, please submit an application for new credentials.
- There are technically no "renewals" of a CHRC (background check), so please submit a new credential application.
- Please note that if you work in a Maine Public School, you will have a Support Chair that will recommend you for renewal. Please work with that individual as Maine School Districts may have additional expectations.
- If you need to submit transcripts or contact hours, please be sure you have them prepared for upload as PDF documents.
- You can find free renewal webinars here.
- 093 Renewal Requirement Guidelines
Educator Renewal Requirements
| Semester Credits | Contact Hours | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teachers/Specialists/Administrator | 6 | or | 90 |
| Education Technicians | 3 | or | 45 |
Non-Refundable Fees
|
|
Renewal Application |
Lapsed Certificate Reinstatement |
Lapsed Additional Endorsements |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Administrator |
$200 |
$200 |
$200 |
|
Specialist |
$100 |
$100 |
$100 |
|
Teacher |
$100 for all endorsements being renewed at one time |
$100 |
$35 each additional endorsement |
|
Education Technician |
$25 |
$25 |
N/A |
|
Positions only needing fingerprint clearance (CHRC) |
$15 |
N/A |
N/A |