5-Year Renewal (ineligible for ProCert)
You may renew your residency teacher certificate once for five years if you are not eligible for enrollment in a Professional Certificate Program. You must complete 15-quarter hours (10 semester hours) of study since the issuance of the Residency Certificate. To apply for this renewal, submit the following:

• Application (Residency Teacher Renewal 4035) with fee to an Educational Service District (Addresses and fees are listed in the application packet)
• Transcripts

• Application (Residency Teacher Renewal 4035) with fee to an Educational Service District (Addresses and fees are listed in the application packet)
• Proof of submitting a completed portfolio and completion of the assessment center

Completed Professional Certification
After you have completed the Professional Certification Process, be sure the follow these simple steps to ensure your certificate is issued correctly:

• Be sure the college and university has your signed and completed Professional Growth Record
• Be sure you have the issues of abuse requirement completed. If you completed a teacher preparation program in the state of Washington after August 31, 1991 this requirement was met in either your initial or residency certificate program. If you are new to the state, or completed teacher preparation prior to August 31, 1991 check with your college/university or district. If you have not already met this requirement, many higher education institutions, ESDs, and school districts offer the workshop on a regular basis. You can also take issues of abuse from organizations that are not approved to offer clock hours such as fire station or church since it does not have to be taken for clock hours. Be sure to retain documentation verifying your participation.
• Complete the Institutional Application for a Teaching Certificate 4401, sign and date the affidavit, and return with application fee to your college/university certification office. No transcripts are required.
• Read the following pages regarding maintenance of your Professional Certificate. You must maintain the Professional Certificate by earning 150 clock hours every five year period. This requirement is the same as for the Continuing Certificate. The following pages contain specific information regarding those clock hours.