Classical Education Teaching Certificate

A classical school is constituted, practices, and provides professional learning to its educational staff in a classical school model that emphasizes the development of students in the principles of moral character and civic virtue through a well-rounded education in the liberal arts and sciences that is based on the classical trivium stages of grammar, logic, and rhetoric.

The online application will be available in November.

Effective July 1, 2024, Florida began issuing a Classical Education Teaching Certificate. A restricted classical education teaching certificate is a renewable type of certificate valid for five school years issued by the Department of Education to an applicant who meets the following eligibility requirements:

• Must satisfy all eligibility criteria specified in Section 1012.56(2)(a)-(f) and (11), F.S.;
• Must complete the application requirements as specified in Rule 6A-4.0012, F.A.C.; and
  • A restricted classical education teaching certificate does not cover the following certification subjects or endorsements: Exceptional Student Education (ESE), English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), or Athletic Coaching.
• A restricted classical education teaching certificate is only valid at a classical school as defined in Section 1012.55(5), F.S.

Classical School Requirements

An issue request for a restricted classical education teaching certificate may only be submitted by a school:

• The school intends to hire or has hired the applicant for a position at the classical school.
• The school submits to the Department’s Bureau of Educator Certification a CT-110C form, requesting issuance of a classical certificate.
• The form must be submitted to ClassicalCertification@fldoe.org.

Guidance

For assistance regarding the classical education teaching certificate, please contact the Bureau of Educator Certification at ClassicalCertification@fldoe.org.