How to Renew Your Iowa Substitute Teaching License

After five years, you will have to renew the substitute license. Download an application for Renewal of the Substitute Teaching License from the Iowa Department of Education Board of Education Examiner's website, print it, and fill it out. This application is different than the application for an Iowa substitute teaching license.

Along with the renewal form, applicants also need to include a transcript showing renewal credit either from an accredited college or from an AEA staff development course. These credits should be current within 5 years.  (Continuing education units are not accepted as credit.) In lieu of such credit, you may provide proof--verified by the districts you have served--that you substituted 30 days under you previous licenses .  (Ask the district  in which you substituted to verify on the renewal form the approximate time range of  service and days of service. If you taught in multiple districts, ask for brief letters from each stating the name of the district, the time range of service and days of service.)  You must verify 30 days, no more is necessary.  You must also supply a copy of the certificate that verifies your completion of mandatory reporter training on child abuse.  In addition to the paperwork, an $85 check or money order (not cash) for processing completes the materials you submit..

Send the renewal packet to:

Board of Educational Examiners, Licensure
Grimes State Office Building
400 East 14th St., Des Moines, IA  50319-0146
 

You may not renew your license sooner than one year from its expiration date.

All fees are non-refundable.

Source:  Iowa Department of Education