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​​Educator License with Stipulations Endorsement Requirements


Through ISBE Evaluation:

 Chief School Business Official

Requirements

  • Master's degree or higher
  • 2 years of school business management or 2 years of university experience
  • 24 semester hours of Chief School Business Official coursework as part of a state's approved preparation program
  • Passed the CSBO (185) content test

OR

  • Master's in Business Administration, Public Administration, Finance, or Accounting.
  • 6 semester hours of CSBO Internship
  • Passed the CSBO (185) content test

Years Valid

5

Limitations 

Cannot add teaching endorsements to this credential

Renewable?

May be renewed if PD and Illinois Administrators Academy (IAA) requirements are fulfilled​

 Paraprofessional

Requirements

  • At least 19 years of age
  • 1 of the Following:
    • Associate's degree or higher
    • 60 semester hours of coursework

Years Valid

5

Limitations

Must work under the direct supervision of a licensed teacher

Renewable?

May be renewed with payment of registration fees

Note: If you hold a Paraprofessional License and have a Bachelor’s Degree on file, you are qualified to be a substitute teacher.​​

 Transitional Bilingual Educator

​Requirements

1 of the following options:

  1. Option 1
    • Bachelor's Degree from an institution of higher education in the U.S.
    • Target Language Proficiency Test in desired Language
  2. Option 2
    • Bachelor's Degree from a foreign country in the requested medium
    • Target Language Proficiency Test in English
  3. Option 3
    • A degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States
    • Degree from a foreign country in the requested medium
    • No testing required

Years Valid

5

Limitations

Valid only for teaching transitional bilingual courses in a Pre K - Grade 12 setting and English as a Second Language (ESL) in Kindergarten - Grade 6.

Can add a foreign language endorsement by meeting the following requirements:

  • Passed the applicable foreign language test

The foreign language endorsement would allow the licensee to teach that particular language in a Prekindergarten - Grade 12 setting.

Can add an LBSI endorsement by passing the LBSI (155) test and completing coursework in the following areas:

  • Survey of the exceptional child
  • General characteristics of children with disabilities within the LBSI scope
  • General methods for teaching children with disabilities within the LBSI scope
  • Psychological assessment of children with the disabilities within the LBSI scope

Renewable?

NO

 Visiting International Teacher
​Requirements:
  • Hold the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree
  • Prepared as a teacher at the grade level they will be employed
  • Possess adequate content knowledge in the subject matter to be taught
  • Have adequate command of the English language

Years Valid:
3

Limitations:
This license is only available for educators educated abroad who have gone through a formal recruitment process with an Illinois school district.  The Illinois school district must have a memorandum of understanding with the country where the recruitment takes place.

Renewable?
No
​​Through Entitlement:

 Alternative Provisional Educator

​​Requirements

  • Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree*
  • Successfully completed the first phase of the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers
  • Passed the applicable content-area test

Years Valid

2

​​Limitations 

N/A

​​Renewable?

May be renewed for a third year is the holder of the license meets requirements set by the university.

 Provisional In-State Educator (PIDU)
​If a candidate has completed all of the requirements for an Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois institution of higher education, but has not successfully passed the teacher performance assessment (edTPA), the candidate may be entitled for an educator license with stipulations endorsed for a provisional in-state educator by the institution where the program was completed. 
​Requirements

  1. Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree 
  2. Successfully completed all components of an approved educator preparation program, excluding the passing of the teacher performance assessment (edTPA)
  3. Passed the applicable content test
  4. Attempted the edTPA, and received a minimum score of 3 below the current passing score on the assessment 
Years valid
1 full fiscal year from date of issuance 

Limitations
Can add additional endorsements on the ELS-PIDU, via entitlement, for any content in which the educator also met endorsement requirements (i.e. coursework, test) 

Renewable
No 

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*Hours may be obtained from a regionally accredited institution or an accredited trade and technical institution. For endorsements requiring a specific number of semester hours, coursework must be at the 100-level of higher. Remedial coursework will not be accepted.

The information is accurate at this time (note date below).  Applicants will be held to the most current statutory and administrative rule requirements.​

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