Welcome to the 2025

Credential Cohort

Congratulations!

As a member of the Credential Cohort, EL Education invites your school to tell your story of impact by hosting a three-hour renewal presentation speaking to your journey in three dimensions, with a focus on the years since your credential was last earned.

Next Steps

RENEWING APPLICANTS

  • Schedule your renewal presentation & checkpoint meeting

    • First, coordinate with your school team and EL Education Coach to identify preferred dates for your presentation.

    • When you are ready to select a date, use this calendly link to secure your preferred presentation slot ASAP.

    • You will receive an email from EL Education to confirm and finalize the date.

      • Upon confirmation, we will also work with you to schedule a checkpoint meeting two weeks ahead of your presentation.

  • Attend the 12/13 Credential Cohort Kickoff for renewing applicants

    • Join us at 3pm ET (12pm PT) at this Zoom link. Let us know if you cannot make it so we can be sure you get all the information you need to begin planning your renewal presentation.

  • Read the Credential Earning Criteria in full

    • To earn the credential in all three dimensions, your school must meet these criteria as demonstrated by data collected throughout the year-long credential process.

  • Gather your school team to begin planning how you will showcase your story of impact.

    • Engage as many stakeholders as possible to leverage the credential process as an opportunity to proudly celebrate and deepen your school’s impact across the Three Dimensions of Student Achievement.

    • Consider structures — committees, checkpoints, celebrations, reflections — to build momentum and create opportunities for your community to authentically engage with the process.

  • Utilize your application to support your planning.

    • Your application holds much of the story of your impact against the Credential Criteria. Use it to help you and your team plan.

  • Review the resource bank below for specific guidance and examples to help tell your story of impact.

    • Lean on your EL Education Coach!

Six weeks ahead of your presentation:

Two weeks ahead of your presentation:

  • Share a full DRAFT agenda for your renewal presentation with credential@eleducation.org

    • Make a copy of the Renewal Presentation Planning Guidance document (below) for your school to begin outlining your presentation

  • Attend a checkpoint meeting with your coach and the credential team to support you with your final presentation planning.

    • We will be in touch to schedule this meeting after your date is confirmed

Want to know who’s coming to your school’s renewal presentation? Take a look here.

RENEWAL PRESENTATION

Resource Bank

  • Basics of the Credential Renewal Presentation

    Before exploring the specialized resources on this page, review the public-facing "Renewal Presentations" page of this website. We also recommend reviewing the credential overview slide deck:

    Overview Slide Deck

  • Renewal Presentation Guidance Doc for 2024-25

    This document contains guiding principles, requirements, and agenda suggestions to support school partners' planning for the renewal presentation.

    Renewal Guidance Doc

  • Renewal Presentation Video Slices

    In addition to the full renewal presentation recordings (next tile), we want to direct you to a few concrete slices of particular presentations. Our hope is that it supports you in planning how you want to tell your own story. 

    Renewal Video Slices

  • Renewal Presentation Info Deck

    This deck contains information to aid in planning your renewal presentation, including components, guidance, roles, & next steps.

    Renewal Presentation Info Deck

Reach out to the credential team for support

Jen Wood (she/her)

Denver, CO

Senior Director

Max Silverman (he/him)

Portland, OR

Program Manager