Beginning in January 1, 2014, the method to obtain a license application will be done electronically through the Ohio Department of Education website.
No more paper applications will be used.
The following will need to be done:
1. Teacher must register for a Safe Account. When setting up an account, the system will ask for date of birth and the last four numbers of the person’s Social Security number. It also will ask for an Ohio driver’s license or state of Ohio identification number (available from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles). Those who do not have one of these forms of identification should allow a bit more time. They will find instructions within the SAFE account creation menu about how to submit another form of identification.
2. Once logged in to Safe Account you will go to ODE.CORE.
3. Click on My Educator Profile.
4. Click on My Credentials.
5. Select Action – Renew for the appropriate license being renewed.
Any contact hour/credit hour per your IPDP will still need to be submitted for approval before an electronic sign-off will be done for your application.
