NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION CERTIFICATES
Based on the Transition Rules resulting from the Corey H.
lawsuit, effective July 1, 2001, individuals who had special
education certificates endorsed in the following categorical
areas, LD, S/ED, EMH, TMH or PH, will receive the Learning
Behavior Specialist I (LBS I) endorsement, either upon exchange
of their current certificates for Standard certificates or
through reissuance. Designations on the Initial certificates
will also change accordingly.
The LBS I endorsement will be either "limited"
or "unlimited" depending on pre-existing endorsements
and approvals. The LBS I will be issued to those who hold
credentials in LD or S/ED and EMH, TMH or PH. (The equation
is stated as follows: LBS I = LD or S/ED + EMH or TMH (MR)
or PH.) The LBS I/Limited endorsement will be issued to individuals
who do not meet that criterion. At least one of the two credentials
must be an endorsement. Separate certificates will still be
issued for teachers of students who are blind or visually
impaired, deaf or hard of hearing, or speech or language impaired.
The enclosed certificate indicates your current endorsement.
There is no additional registration fee due at this time.
Persons with special education credentials who have Standard
or Master certificates are advised that the requirements
for
continuing professional development have changed.
Assignability
Holders of the LBS I credential may be assigned to serve
students with the following disabilities: learning disabilities,
social/emotional disorders, mental retardation (EMH or TMH),
physical handicaps, autism, or traumatic brain injury.
Holders of the LBS I/Limited credential may be assigned to
teach only students for whom he or she holds a pre-existing
credential (endorsement or approval), except that students
with one additional disability may be taught at the same time.
The limitations on the Standard LBS I/Limited credential remain
in place for three years for persons who are teaching on that
credential and then automatically expire. For individuals
who are not teaching on their special education credentials,
the limitations will automatically expire after seven years.
The limitation on the Initial certificate will remain through
the four year validity period. However, teachers may choose
to remove the limitations earlier.
Removal of Limitations on LBS I/Limited
Teachers may remove the limitations on their LBS I/Limited
certificates before they automatically expire through any
one of the following methods:
1. Completing the training sequence developed by ISBE;
2. Completing college coursework necessary to qualify for
an endorsement or approval in one of the areas from the other
side of the LBS I equation (covering the "missing"
characteristics and methods);
3. Passing the test of subject matter knowledge for one of
the areas from the other side of the LBS I equation (relevant
to a "missing" disability);
4. Presenting qualifications for additional endorsements or
approvals that satisfy the LBS I equation;
5. Passing the LBS I examination available beginning January
1, 2003;
6. Submitting verification of three years' full-time teaching
experience in an area for which the teacher does not hold
an endorsement or approval (ISBE
Form 73-83); or
7. Submitting verification of three years' full-time experience
teaching students with autism or traumatic brain injury (ISBE
Form 73-83).
Teachers who wish to remove the limitations before they expire
must submit the required evidence of meeting the above qualifications
along with ISBE
Form 73-85. This form is available through the regional
offices of education or on-line.
Speech-Language Impaired (SLI) and Speech Correction (SC)
Certificates
Effective July 1, 2001, all teachers who have exchanged their
SLI or SC certificates will receive reissued Type 10 (or 03
and 09) certificates with the speech-language pathology designation.
Beginning July 1, 2001, holders of SLI or SC certificates
may exchange or re-exchange their teaching certificate for
a school service personnel certificate (Type 73) endorsed
for non-teaching speech-language pathology. Persons may request
the Type 73 certificate by submitting ISBE Form 73-84. This
request must be made by June 30, 2002, and the certificates
will be issued effective July 1, 2002.
There is no registration fee due at this time and no charge
for this exchange. Persons who receive the Type 73 certificate
are not currently subject to continuing professional development
requirements.
Early Exchange Option
Teachers who hold special education credentials that expire
on June 30, 2002 may exchange their certificates for new Standard
certificates as of July 1, 2001. This early exchange allows
special education teachers to begin receiving credit for professional
development activities they choose to engage in before July
1, 2002. In order to claim credit for activities, teachers
must exchange their certificates and submit a certificate
renewal plan to their local professional development committee
before completing the activity.
As part of the early exchange, special education teachers
may choose to split their Type 10 special certificates and
receive an elementary (Type 03) and a secondary (Type 09)
certificate, or they may retain their special preschool-age
21 (Type 10) certificates.
A registration fee of $25 will be charged at the time of
the certificate exchange. This fee covers all certificates
held for a five-year period. In order to renew Standard or
Master teaching certificates received in the exchange, persons
must complete the required continuing professional development.
Please consult the ISBE Certificate Renewal web site listed
above for specific requirements applicable to special education
teachers.
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