Teachers
- Annual hours
- —
- Cycle hours
- 60
- Cycle years
- 6
Professional Teacher License (the long-term license most TN teachers hold) is on a 6-year cycle and requires 60 Professional Development Points (PDPs) for renewal — OR 2 years of qualifying educator experience as an alternative path. 1 PDP = 1 clock hour of professional development. The Practitioner License (initial-level, 3-year, renewable once) requires only 30 PDPs to renew or advance. Subject-area sub-requirements: TN Literacy Success Act early-reading and secondary-literacy trainings (Department-approved) are required for educators not serving in TASL-mandated positions whose license is expiring.
Counselors
- Annual hours
- —
- Cycle hours
- 60
- Cycle years
- 6
School counselors hold a School Service Personnel License and follow the same Educator Licensure Policy 5.502 structure: Professional license = 6-year cycle, 60 PDPs OR 2 years of qualifying experience. No counselor-specific add-on PDP requirement identified.
Administrators
- Annual hours
- —
- Cycle hours
- 60
- Cycle years
- 6
Administrators hold the Instructional Leader License — Professional (ILL-P), a 6-year renewable license. Renewal requires 60 PDPs (same as teacher Professional License). The initial Instructional Leader License (ILL) is 3-year and renewable. Administrators serving in TASL-mandated positions (school-based admins per state list) participate in the Tennessee Academy for School Leaders (TASL); those NOT in TASL-mandated positions must complete Department-approved literacy training to qualify for renewal.
