Renewal for Current Teachers

If you're a current teacher and need to review your teaching certification, use the Professional Teaching Certificate Form (Form 4T) to: 

• Request renewal of your three (3) year professional teaching certificate
• Convert a three (3) year professional teaching certificate to a five (5) year professional teaching certificate
• Convert to a permanent teaching certificate

Review WVBE Policy 5202 for information on the criteria for converting your certificate to a five year or permanent certificate. If you are employed in a county school system, please contact your county certification officer for assistance with the renewal process.

Renewal applications cannot be submitted until after January 1 of the year the certificate expires, unless a candidate is applying for a permanent certificate while holding a five-year certificate, a Master’s Degree, Five Years of Full-Time experience, and has completed the Beginning Educator Internship/Induction or is exempt.