{"data":{"id":"us-de/14-del.-c.-1211","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"14 Del. C. § 1211","heading":"Tier Two — Continuing licensure.","body":"(a) A continuing license is valid for 5 years unless extended under § 1216 of this title or revoked.\n(b) Upon application, the Department shall issue a continuing license to an educator holding an initial license if the educator has successfully completed the requirements of § 1210 of this title and has not received more than 1 unsatisfactory annual evaluation, as defined by a State of Delaware approved educator evaluation system, during the period of initial licensure.\n(c) Under the rules and regulations promulgated and adopted under this chapter, the Department may issue a continuing license to an applicant licensed as an educator in another jurisdiction or to an applicant who previously held a valid Delaware continuing license that has since expired. An applicant under this subsection must have completed 4 or more years of successful experience as an educator to be issued a continuing license. For purposes of this subsection, “educator” means a person licensed in another jurisdiction to engage in the practice of instruction, administration, or other related professional support services in public schools or a person who was an educator as defined in § 1202 of this title and previously held a valid Delaware continuing license that has since expired.\n(d) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, the Department may issue a continuing license to an applicant who is certified by the United States Department of Defense as a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps instructor, completes at least 4 years working as a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps instructor in a school, and applies for a continuing license before July 1, 2024.","path":["Title 14. Education","Free Public Schools","CHAPTER 12. Educator Licensure, Certification, Evaluation, Professional Development, and Preparation Programs","Subchapter II. Three-Tiered Licensure System"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title14/c012/sc02/index.html#1211","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:17Z","sha256":"52a0854517a3c7d385a6676126ed23b3ffac121cb641af33cf0c81309ef93c50","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/14-del.-c.-1210a","next":"us-de/14-del.-c.-1212"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}