Renewing Your Permit or Credential Online
As of January 1, 2007, the Commission requires clear, professional, and professional clear credential holders to renew their credentials online. This includes most Clear, Professional or Professional Clear Credentials, Emergency 30-Day Substitute Teaching Permits, and Child Development Permits. However, there are some exceptions. You can renew a credential/permit up to six months prior to its expiration. Credentials renewed online are processed faster than applications submitted by mail. Most often they are posted on CCTC's website within 48 hours, unless there are professional fitness problems. Follow these easy steps to take advantage of this new Teacher Credential (CCTC) service.
(Click here to go to the Commission's Online Renewal Website)
Enter your social security number, date of birth, select the credential/permit you wish to renew, edit personal information, and answer personal and professional fitness questions.
Follow the instructions provided on this secure site.
Please note that online renewal is not available for all credentials.
Payment fee for online renewals is $57 with a credit card. Acceptable credit cards are (Visa or MasterCard, or a debit card (with Visa or MasterCard logo).
You will receive an email confirmation from CCTC after your online application is completed. The commission no longer prints or sends you a copy of your credential/permit. You can print a copy from CCTC's website, once the online application has been processed. It is your responsibility to make sure the county and your district know that you have renewed it, and it is available on the CCTC's website, which is now the official site for all credentials. If your credential has already expired or expires in less than one month a Temporary County Certificate is needed for you to remain in the classroom. Therefore, you should bring your renewal application to the county for them to renew it online. If this procedure is not followed, you will not be issued a Temporary County Certificate. For more information or to request required forms, please contact Ellen Sitter, the Credentials Analyst at the Napa County Office of Education, (707) 253-6825.
You can renew your Professional Clear/Clear Child Development Permit Online by verifying the following requirements that must be fulfilled at five-year intervals:
Complete an individual program of professional growth that includes a minimum of 105 hours of activities that contribute to your growth as an early childhood educator. Information about child development professional growth requirements may be found here. Child Development Permit
In order to complete these requirements, your should contact your professional growth advisor. A professional growth advisor helps you set goals and verifies that you have completed your professional growth acitvities. Some employing district provide advisors.
Plan your activities. Formulate a set of goals with your adivsor and choose activities that meet your goals. Your advisor must certify that your plan meets state regulations.
Document the "105" hours of professional growth activites and have your advisor "sign off" to indicate completion of your plan.
Review the instructions for renewing online in the above section that states (Click here to go to the Commission's Online Renewal). When you renew online, there is a section to self verify the 105 hours of professional growth activities.
Keep the signed professional growth paperwork that has been completed and signed by your professional growth advisor for one year. The commission reserves the right to request these forms for auditing purposes any time within one year following submission of the application, when self-verification is done by the applicant.
If your permit has already expired or expires in less than one month, a Temporary County Certificate is needed for you to remain in the classroom. Therefore, you should bring your renewal application to the county for them to renew it online. If this procedure is not followed, you will not be issued a Temporary County Certificate. You can renew a permit six months prior to it's expiration.
