Educator Certification, Recertification and Preparation

Services and Information for Colleges and Universities

The information provided on the following links is designed for use by Illinois Colleges and Universities. If you are an educator and are seeking certification information, please contact your Regional Office of Education.

Alternative Certification Information

• Overview of Alternative Certification (updated 6/22/06)
• Alternative Route to Administrative Certification for NBCTs
  (105 ILCS 5/2-53a: Section 21-5e)

Standards

• Content-Area Standards for Educators
• Middle Level Certification Standards (proposed)
• National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Illinois Institutional Accreditation

• Accreditation Decisions (updated 06/07)
• Overview of Process (25.115)
• NCATE Unit Standards
• Initial Institutional Accreditation Procedures (25.155)
• Accreditation Review of Institutions (25.125)
• Requirements for Educational Unit Assessment Systems (25.140)
• Notification of Recommendations (25.160)

Illinois Program Approval

• Program Report and Addenda Report Format (Updated 5/07)
• Overview (25.115)
• Review of Individual Programs (25.127)
• Assessment Requirements for Individual Programs (25.142)
• Approval of New Programs (25.145)
  • New Program Proposal Format
• Foreign Language Programs (25.147)
• Discontinuation of Programs (25.165)
• Updating Institution Information: Directory-Middle Grades-Approvals
  • Memorandum
    • Middle Grade Coursework
    • Early Childhood Special Education Letter of Approval
    • Bilingual/English as a Second Language Letter of Approval/Endorsement

Illinois Accreditation Team Member Information

• NCATE Review
  • NCATE Institutional Review Procedures
  • Sample Institutional Report Materials
  • NCATE Team Resources
  • NCATE On-Line Team Member Training
• Illinois State Review
  • Team Report Format
  • Review Schedule Shell

Title II State Report

Illinois Framework for Restructuring the Recruitment, Preparation, Licensure, and Continuing Professional Development of Teachers

(updated August 29, 2006)

Quick Links