To Renew a Credential

2025-26

Congratulations!

Your school is invited to tell your story of impact by hosting a three-hour renewal presentation speaking to your journey in three dimensions, as a candidate for the EL Education School Credential in 2025-26.

Next Steps

RENEWING APPLICANTS

  • Schedule your renewal presentation & checkpoint meeting

    • Keep an eye out for a followup email from the credential team as we work to map out the totality of renewal presentations and credential site visits for this coming spring.

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

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

    • Join us at 11am EST (8am PST) 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 Jen Wood (jwood@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

RENEWAL PRESENTATION

Resource Bank

  • Renewal Presentation Guidance Doc for 2025-26

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

    Renewal Guidance Doc

  • 2024-25 Cohort: Renewal Presentation Video Slices and Examples

    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

  • 2024-25 Cohort: Stories of Impact

    Review the FY25 Stories of Impact Deck for powerful highlights from last year’s renewal presentations and site visits. Use this deck to access complete renewal presentation recordings and other key links from the process.

    FY25 Stories of Impact

Reach out to the credential team for support

Jen Wood (she/her)

jwood@eleducation.org

Minneapolis, MN

Senior Director

Max Silverman (he/him)

msilverman@eleducation.org

Portland, OR

Manager, Partner Operations