Educator Information
Prospective Educator Information
Top 10 Reasons To Teach Here!
Click on the following link to the North Carolina Department of Public instruction's "Licensure" webpage.
Every student deserves to be taught by an accomplished teacher. National Board Certification was designed to develop, retain, and recognize accomplished teachers and to generate ongoing improvement in schools nationwide. It is the most respected professional certification available in K-12 education.
Reasons to Certify?
There are many reasons to become board-certified. Board-certified teachers prove their effectiveness in the classroom every day:
NEW! Residency License Pathway
THE LATERAL ENTRY PATHWAY HAS PHASED OUT.
SEE THE NEW ALTERNATIVE LICENSURE PROGRAM - RESIDENCY MODEL PATHWAY.
The residency license is a new licensure pathway that is replacing what the field currently knows as lateral entry. Many of the components associated with this new route are similar to how lateral entry functions.
Educator Preparation Programs
What is an EPP?
An Education Preparation Program, or EPP, is an institution or organization that prepares, trains and recommends students for teacher licensure. Four-year universities or colleges are the most common EPPs, but some approved programs are not institutionally affiliated. With some EPPs, courses may not carry college redit but will still lead to a recommendation for teacher licensure. Please be sure to use a North Carolina approved Educator Preparation Program.
Licensure 101
In-State & Out-of-State License Information
Lifetime License Request
A lifetime license is a license issued to a teacher after 30 or more years of teaching that requires no renewal.
Per Senate Bill 219 - A teacher shall be determined to have completed 30 or more years of teaching as a licensed teacher when the teacher holds a current North Carolina teaching license and has completed 30 or more years of creditable service with the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System.
Every educator is still required to answer the "Statement of Applicant" questions, upload documentation from the Teachers and State Employees Retirement System (TSERS) showing 30 years of service and pay a $35 processing fee for the lifetime license renewal application with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
Certified Substitute Teacher License Renewal Information
Are you a WCPS Certified Substitute Teacher in need of license renewal? If so, please read the information below to help with your license renewal needs.