Subsequent Certificate or Endorsement
One option for professional development for moving from
Initial to Standard certification or renewing Standard/Master
teaching certificates is to receive a subsequent certificate
or endorsement.
Under the new rules for certification and
assignment of educational staff, subsequent certificates
are to be earned through passage
of all relevant tests and completion of either a full or “focused” certification
program offered by an institution of higher education that
has been approved to offer that program. Each institution
is expected to provide candidates with information about
how to apply for such a certification program and how the
institution will determine what prior coursework and experience
can be counted toward the requirements for the subsequent
certificate (i.e., how it will conduct a “gap analysis”).
Candidates who complete a full or focused subsequent certification
program will be recommended for the certificate by entitlement.
Issuance
of subsequent certificates on the basis of transcript review
will not be available for applications received after
December 31, 2004.
Endorsements can be earned through transcript
evaluation. To read requirements for endorsements, from www.isbe.net,
click on “Certification” and then “Becoming
an Illinois-certified Teacher.” Links to the “Guide
to Certification, Endorsement and Assignment” and “Directory
of Approved Institutions and Programs” are on the following
page. Evidence of Completion
Evidence that the certificate or endorsement
was issued during the time the educator held the Initial
teaching certificate.
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