This is the application to take the Certified Education Technology Leader (CETL) Part I examination.  Your application will be reviewed for compliance with eligibility criteria.  After you apply, you can expect email communication from the Certification Team at CoSN within five (5) business days.

If your application is approved, you will receive an Authorization to Test (ATT) email with an Eligibility ID# and instructions on how to make your personal testing reservation at one of Prometric's testing centers.  Prometric is CoSN's test delivery partner.

Once you have been sent your Authorization to Test email, you will have six (6) months to complete Part I of the CETL exam.  This expiration date will be listed in your email.

If you have registered to take the exam at a specific event (i.e., a conference), you will receive an Authorization to Test email with reporting instructions which shall serve as your admissions ticket to the exam.

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* 1. First Name

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* 2. Last Name

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* 3. Current Title

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* 4. Organization

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* 5. Address Line 1

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* 6. Address Line 2

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* 7. City

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* 8. State

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* 9. Zip / Postal Code

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* 10. Email Address, to which you consent that we will send all CETL-related communications, including your eligibility determination, exam administration information, exam results, information about continuing professional development opportunities, and recertification notices

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* 11. Phone

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* 12. Do you require Special Accommodations for test taking?  (If you indicate YES, a separate form will be emailed to you.  You must return the completed form before your application can be approved)

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* 13. What is your highest level of education completed?

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* 14. Name of Institution from Which Degree was Received

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* 15. How many years of experience do you have in a K-12 environment as an education technology leader?

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* 16. How many years of IT experience do you have?

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* 17. How many years of experience do you have in a K-12 educational setting?

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* 18. What type of facility most accurately describes your PRIMARY work environment?

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* 19. What is your functional job level?

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* 20. What is the size of your organization, based on student enrollment?

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* 21. What is the location of your organization?

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* 22. Gender

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* 23. What is your ethnicity?

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* 24. How will you be paying for the exam?

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* 25. As a professional seeking the CETL designation, I agree to the following CETL Code of Conduct:
  • Comply with all local, state, and federal laws, regulations, and statutes applicable to the field of education technology
  • Demonstrate the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct
  • Encourage others in the profession to act in an ethical and professional manner
  • Fully and accurately disclose any professional or business-related conflicts or potential conflicts of interest in a timely manner
  • Refrain from offering or accepting payments or other forms of compensation or tangible benefits, which do not conform with applicable laws and which may provide unfair advantage for themselves or others they may represent
  • Conduct professional activities in a manner that is fair, honest, accurate, unbiased, and otherwise appropriate
  • Respect and protect the intellectual property rights of others, and properly disclose and recognize the professional and intellectual contributions of others
  • Strive to enhance professional capabilities, skills and knowledge; and accurately and truthfully represent professional qualifications
  • Not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, disability, family status, or any other local, state, or federally protected class
  • Not obtain or attempt to obtain certification or re-certification by misrepresentation, bribery, fraud, or deception

As a professional seeking certification as a CETL, I agree to the following Terms of Confidentiality:
  • The questions and answers on the CETL exam are the exclusive and confidential property of the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), are copyrighted, and are protected by CoSN’s intellectual property rights
  • I shall not to disclose the exam questions or answers or discuss any of the content of the exam materials with any person without prior written approval of CoSN
  • I shall not to remove from the examination room any exam materials of any kind provided to you or any other material related to the exam, including, without limitation, any notes or calculations
  • I shall not copy or attempt to make copies (written, photocopied, electronically, or otherwise) of any exam materials, including, without limitation, any exam questions or answers
  • I shall not sell, license, publish, reproduce, transmit, distribute, give away, or obtain from any other source other than CoSN the exam materials, including, without limitation, any exam questions or answers without the prior written approval of CoSN
  • That obligations under the Terms of Confidentiality will continue in effect after the examination and, if applicable, after termination of your certification, regardless of the reason or reasons for termination and whether such termination is voluntary or involuntary
I have read the above CoSN Code of Conduct and Terms of Confidentiality, and I agree to uphold and abide by its terms. I understand that a violation of the CoSN Code of Conduct and/or the Terms of Confidentiality may be grounds for disciplinary action, including cancellation of exam scores, denial or revocation of certified stat

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* 26. By submitting this Certification application, I acknowledge and affirm that the information I have provided herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, I understand and agree that the Consortium of School Networking (CoSN) and its Certification Governance Committee may require documentation of any information included in my application—including my academic, continuing education, licensing, criminal, regulatory, and employment records—and may determine that I am ineligible for Certification if I fail to provide that documentation, and I authorize the Certification Governance Committee and CoSN to access, obtain, and review my academic, continuing education, licensing, criminal, regulatory, and employment records without limitation. I hereby authorize all institutions in possession of my academic, continuing education, licensing, criminal, regulatory, and employment records to release those records and report the contents of those records to the Certification Governance Committee and CoSN. This authorization shall automatically expire three years after this application is submitted, or three years after the expiration of my CETL Certification following my final Recertification cycle, whichever is later. Further, I agree to hold harmless, waive any and all legal claims against, and indemnify the Certification Governance Committee, CoSN, and their employees, officers, directors, consultants, agents, volunteer members, and vendors, and the institutions releasing records or reporting their contents to the Certification Governance Committee or CoSN.

I authorize the Certification Governance Committee and CoSN to use information from my application, demographic information, and subsequent Certification examination performance, professional development activities, and Recertification activities for any lawful purpose, provided that my personal identification will not be made public. I have read and understand all of the information provided in the Certification Handbook.

The Certification Governance Committee may suspend or permanently revoke Certification in the event that I do not adhere to or am in violation of the CETL Code of Ethics. I understand and agree that submitting false, misleading, or incomplete information may result in denial, suspension, or permanent revocation of CETL Certification, and/or civil or criminal legal action. I understand that I can be disqualified from taking or completing the examination, or from receiving examination scores, and may be reported to appropriate legal authorities, if CoSN determines through either proctor observation or statistical analysis that I was engaged in collaborative, disruptive, or other inappropriate behavior during administration of the examination. In the event of disqualification, suspension, or permanent revocation of Certification, I release CoSN and the Certification Governance Committee from any liability.

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