Professional Certification Fee Schedule
Effective January 1, 2022, the OSPI processing fee will increase to $51, and the PESB certification fee will increase by $1 per year of certificate validity. Total new fees are listed below.
Administrative
| Certificate Type | Total Fee
(as of January 1, 2022) |
|---|---|
| Conditional Administrator (principals only) | $63 |
| Continuing Administrator (superintendents only) | $121 |
| Continuing Administrator Renewal (per role) | $52 |
| Initial Administrator (superintendents only) | $93 |
| Professional Administrator (certificate or renewal) | $81 |
| Reinstatement of Lapsed Continuing Certificate (per role) | $81 |
| Residency Administrator Reissue | $51 |
| Residency Administrator Renewal (5-year) | $81 |
| Residency Principal or Program Administrator Certificate | $93 |
| Substitute Administrator Certificate | $81 |
Educational Staff Associates (ESA)
| Certificate Type | Total Fee (as of January 1, 2022) |
|---|---|
| Conditional ESA | $63 |
| Continuing ESA (per role) | $121 |
| Continuing ESA Renewal | $52 |
| Initial ESA (per role) | $81 |
| Initial ESA Renewal (per role) | $81 |
| Professional (Continuing) ESA Certificate (per role) | $81 |
| Professional ESA Renewal (per role) | $81 |
| Reinstatement of Lapsed Continuing Certificate (per role) | $81 |
| Residency ESA (per role) | $93 |
| Residency ESA Reissuance | $51 |
| Renewal of ESA Residency Certificate (5-year) | $81 |
| Substitute ESA | $81 |
| Transitional ESA | $63 |
Paraeducators
| Certificate Type | Total Fee
(as of January 1, 2022) |
|---|---|
| Advanced Paraeducator | $54 |
| English Language Learner Subject Matter | $54 |
| General Paraeducator | $74 |
| Special Education Subject Matter | $54 |
Teachers
| Certificate Type | Total Fee (as of January 1, 2022) |
|---|---|
| Adding an Endorsement (per endorsement) | $81 |
| Career and Technical Education (CTE) Teacher Certificate (requires a separate application) | $52 |
| Conditional Teacher Certificate | $63 |
| Continuing Teacher Certificate | $121 |
| Continuing Teacher Renewal | $52 |
| Emergency Certificate | $57 |
| Emergency Substitute Certificate | $63 |
| First Peoples Language, Culture, and Oral Traditions Certificates | $81 |
| Intern Substitute Certificate | $57 |
| Initial Teacher Certificate Renewal | $69 |
| Late Fee (expired initial or initial renewal certificate) | $100 |
| Professional Teacher | $81 |
| Professional Teacher Renewal | $81 |
| Reinstatement of Lapsed Continuing Certificate (per role) | $81 |
| Residency Teacher (1st issue) | $93 |
| Residency Reissue | $51 |
| Residency Renewal (5-year) | $81 |
| Substitute Teacher | $81 |
| Transitional Teacher | $63 |