The following documents are required for the Advanced License Application.  Your effective license date will be the date that all requirements are met and required documentation is received.  Applicants should periodically check the website for revisions to the documents and implementation of the online system.

1.  Submit an application.

Download the application for Advanced Hawaii Teaching License.  Submit your signed, dated application to HTSB.  It is helpful to read the Instruction Sheet for the Advanced License Application first.

2.  If you answer "yes" to a question in the Professional Fitness section of the application, Section 2, you must submit the following:

• Your signed statement with full explanation for each circumstance or incident, including the state in which the complaint, lawsuit, investigation or adverse action occurred and the disposition of the matter, as well as relevant explanation of the circumstances; and
• Certified copies of official court records for criminal convictions and official or notarized copies of documentation of other matters; and
• Two letters of recommendation addressed to the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board from people who have known you in a professional capacity within the last five years. References should include their telephone and email contact information as the letters and their content will be verified.
• Additional documentation may be requested after the evaluation of your documents.

You are required to disclose all criminal convictions of misdemeanors and felonies, including convictions based on a plea of "nolo contendere" or "no contest". For the purpose of this application, DUI/DWIs must be reported. You do not need to report arrests not followed by convictions.

      NOTE: Failure to disclose information or providing false or deceitful answers can lead to denial of your application, adverse action on the license, and/or criminal prosecution.

3.  Submit proof of one of the following:

      A.    An official transcript verifying you received a master's, specialist or doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution.

            OR

      B.   A notarized copy of your current, valid National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certificate.

4.  Submit HTSB Verification of Qualifying Experience for Advanced License to document five (5) out of the last eight (8) years of satisfactory full-time teaching experience in the state which issued your Standard License.

5.  Pay the licensing fee.

The license fee of $240 (two hundred forty dollars) is the last requirement for your Advanced Hawai'i teaching license. When you are notified you may send a personal check, cashier's check or money order made payable to the Hawai'i Teacher Standards Board (HTSB).  Do not send payment until notified.  Currently, teachers employed by the Hawaii Department of Education will have the license fee deducted by mandatory payroll deduction.  However, applicants should check the website for revisions to the fee payment procedure and additional bank charges once HTSB's online licensing system is launched.