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Teaching License from Florida to Delaware: Does It Transfer? (2026)

Last verified: 2026-07-21 · source: Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) - Licensure and Certification ↗

A teaching certificate transfers from Florida to Delaware by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) - Licensure and Certification, verify your Florida license, and meet Delaware's endorsement requirements. Test scores are not required for a reciprocity credential - Delaware states test scores are only needed for applications that do not meet Delaware reciprocity requirements or for new (non-reciprocal) certificate applications; a holder of a current, valid out-of-state license therefore transfers without retaking Delaware's Praxis tests.

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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

The honest version of Florida to Delaware: your Florida teaching license gets you in the door, not into the classroom on its own terms. Delaware will review your credential, issue a provisional certificate so you can begin teaching, and then require its own tests and coursework within its completion window before the full license. Nothing about holding an Florida license waives Delaware's requirements — plan them into your first year.

What changes, Florida → Delaware

Side-by-side: Florida vs Delaware (Teaching (K-12)), verified 2026-07-21
Florida (current)Delaware (destination)
Application fee$75 ($75 processing fee per subject for an initial Florida certification application (non-refundable), per the FLDOE Certification Application Fee Schedule; district fingerprint/background screening costs are separate)$100 (One-time, non-refundable $100 application fee for a first Delaware license; reimbursable upon employment in a Delaware public or charter school once the educator is fully licensed and certified)
Processing timeA specific board processing time is not published on the reviewed FLDOE pagesNot stated on the reviewed DDOE out-of-state applicant page
Licensing authorityFlorida Department of Education (FLDOE) - Bureau of Educator CertificationDelaware Department of Education (DDOE) - Licensure and Certification

The destination column is what you must satisfy — Delaware sets the rules for this move.

Step by step

  1. Confirm Delaware's current requirements on the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) - Licensure and Certification website (linked below) — rules change.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) - Licensure and Certification (application linked below).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state.
  4. Hold a current and valid out-of-state license/certificate (expired licenses are not reciprocal) and apply online in the Delaware Educator Data System (DEEDS) via the EdAccess login.
  5. Document at least one year of successful teaching experience under the out-of-state license for an Initial License by reciprocity (four years for a Continuing License).
  6. Have official (unopened) transcripts for all degrees/coursework sent directly to the Delaware Department of Education from regionally accredited institutions.
  7. Submit Form E (Verification of Teaching Experience) completed by the prior school/personnel office when the experience was outside a Delaware public/charter school.
  8. Pay the fees ($100 (One-time, non-refundable $100 application fee for a first Delaware license; reimbursable upon employment in a Delaware public or charter school once the educator is fully licensed and certified)) and allow Not stated on the reviewed DDOE out-of-state applicant page.

Official links

Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) - Licensure and Certification ↗Delaware application ↗

Related guides

Reverse: Delaware → FloridaTeaching in FloridaTeaching in DelawareAll teaching states

Frequently asked questions

Does Delaware accept a Florida teaching license?

A teaching certificate transfers from Florida to Delaware by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) - Licensure and Certification, verify your Florida license, and meet Delaware's endorsement requirements. Test scores are not required for a reciprocity credential - Delaware states test scores are only needed for applications that do not meet Delaware reciprocity requirements or for new (non-reciprocal) certificate applications; a holder of a current, valid out-of-state license therefore transfers without retaking Delaware's Praxis tests.

Will I have to retake tests moving from Florida to Delaware?

Test scores are not required for a reciprocity credential - Delaware states test scores are only needed for applications that do not meet Delaware reciprocity requirements or for new (non-reciprocal) certificate applications; a holder of a current, valid out-of-state license therefore transfers without retaking Delaware's Praxis tests. Holding a Florida license does not by itself waive Delaware's tests — experience or National Board certification is what typically does.

Can I teach in Delaware right away?

Generally yes on a provisional or one-year Delaware certificate issued while you complete its requirements; districts hire on that credential.

What does the Florida-to-Delaware transfer cost and how long does it take?

$100 (One-time, non-refundable $100 application fee for a first Delaware license; reimbursable upon employment in a Delaware public or charter school once the educator is fully licensed and certified); processing Not stated on the reviewed DDOE out-of-state applicant page.

Sources

Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-07-21.

Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-07-21

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