Maintaining Your License

If your DPI license expires in 2025, please be sure to complete the necessary steps (link below left) in order to revalidate your license before it expires. A link to the directions to determine if you need to complete a background check and the directions for completing a background check can be found below (right).

Please also check to be sure your personal information, including your email address, is up-to-date with DPI.

ELO Application Directions to Obtain/Revalidate a Lifetime LicenseHow to Apply for a Lifetime License 1. Determine Background Check Status If you have lived outside of Wisconsin in the last 20 years, you may have to schedule an appointment to submit fingerprints. Use this decision tree to determine if this step is needed. 2. Gather Documents Preview the ELO Conduct & Competency Questions to see if you will need to provide documentation of any alleged misconduct. Download the Employment Verification form (PI-1613) and have your Wisconsin employer complete and sign it. This requires a signature from your district administrator or personnel director.

Application Directions for Background Check to Maintain Lifetime LicenseHow often do I need to get a background check? If you have a Lifetime License, you will need to submit a request for a background check at least once every 5 years via our online educator licensing portal (ELO). The deadline to submit a request is June 30 of your fifth year. Maintaining a lifetime license also requires the license holder to have been regularly employed in education during the last five years.

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