Student Services
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Safe Schools
- A Comprehensive Approach to Bullying Prevention
- Safe Schools for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students
- Resources to Reduce and Respond to Sexual Violence in Schools
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- Wisconsin Youth Risk Behavior Survey
- School Attendance Improvement (Absenteeism and Truancy Prevention)
- Discipline, Suspensions, and Expulsions
- Crime Statistics Reporting
- Confidentiality, Consent, and Student Records
- Training School Staff in Ethics and Boundaries
- School Resource Officers
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Pupil Services
- Wisconsin Pupil Services Evaluation System
- Comprehensive School Counseling Programs
- School Nursing and Health Services
- School Psychology
- School Social Work
- Medicaid Information for Pupil Services
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School Mental Health
- Mental Health E-Learning
- Wisconsin School Mental Health Framework
- Mental Health Literacy
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Social and Emotional Learning
- Social and Emotional Learning Contact Information
- Social and Emotional Learning Roadmap
- Wisconsin Social and Emotional Learning Competencies
- Social and Emotional Learning Theory of Action
- Social and Emotional Learning Training Opportunities
- Case Studies and Exemplars of Practice
- Introduction to Adult SEL
- Social and Emotional Learning Alignment and Connections
- Social and Emotional Learning for Students
- Social and Emotional Learning Assessment
- Build Your Social and Emotional Learning Expertise
- Mental/Behavioral Health Screening
- Youth Suicide Prevention
- Mental Health - Trauma Sensitive Schools
- Resiliency
- Get Kids Ahead Initiative
- School-Based Mental Health Services State Funding
- Federal School-Based Mental Health Professionals Grant
- Aid for School Mental Health Programs
- Project AWARE
- Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) Program
- Coordinated School Health (CSH)
- Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant Program
- School-Age Parents
- Student Services Resources
- State and Federal Laws Related to Student Services
- Requirements for School Staff
- Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) Stronger Connections Grant Program
- Military Children and Families Resources
School Counselor Licensing
School Counselor License Types
Tier I - One Year License with Stipulations
For candidates who have not yet met all of the requirements of their approved program to obtain a license.
Tier II - Provisional License
Educators who completed an approved educator preparation program for the first time in a license category (Teaching, Administrator or Pupil Services) after September 23, 2017, will be issued a provisional educator license for each license within that category.
Tier III - Lifetime License
A lifetime educator license may be issued to educators who successfully completed at least six semesters of experience in the category of their provisional educator license and have completed all statutory requirements.
Tier IV - Master License
This optional license may be issued to educators who hold, or qualify to hold, a Wisconsin lifetime educator license in school counseling and successfully complete a national board for professional teaching certification (NBPTS) or a Wisconsin Master Educator Assessment process (WMEAP).
Resources for Licensure Requirements
DPI's Educator Preparation and Licensing Homepage
DPI's Apply for an Educator License Page
Overview of PI 34 Rule - Pupil Services Licenses
Wisconsin Licensing System for Teachers, Pupil Services, and Administrators
Tier I - Application Directions for One-Year License with Stipulations
Tier II, Provisional License - Application Directions for Pupil Service Professionals Prepared in Wisconsin
Tier III, Lifetime Educator License (Post 2017) - Apply to Obtain or Maintain Lifetime License
Tier IV - Master Educator License
Out of State Candidates
- Pathway Options
- Application Directions for Pupil Service Professionals Prepared Outside of Wisconsin
- Out-of-State (OOS) Pathway Testing Information (II. Wisconsin Content Tests, pg. 3)
Licensing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
School Counseling Licensing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - coming soon!
For Specific Licensing Questions
See the Licensing, Educator Advancement and Development (LEAD) team's homepage for more information on DPI licensing.
Educator Licensing - Contact Form