Teachers
Renewal model
No fixed PD hour requirement
Connecticut has NO statewide professional-development hour requirement tied to Professional Educator certificate renewal. CEUs were repealed effective July 1, 2012; renewal of a Professional certificate requires only an application with no documentation of CEUs or hours. Separately (CGS Sec. 10-148a, effective July 1, 2013): each Connecticut school district must OFFER at least 18 hours of professional development per year to the educators it employs — that's a district obligation, not an individual cert-renewal hurdle. Educators are not required to demonstrate hour completion at renewal time.
Counselors
Renewal model
No fixed PD hour requirement
School counselors hold a Connecticut Professional Educator certificate and follow the same no-CEU renewal rule as teachers. No statewide hour mandate; districts are responsible for the 18-hours-per-year offering to employed educators.
Administrators
Renewal model
No fixed PD hour requirement
Administrators (Intermediate Administrator or Supervisor certificate, Superintendent certificate) follow the same no-CEU renewal rule. No statewide hour mandate at the certificate level. Specific leadership-PD requirements may apply at the district level.
