Key Changes for Teacher Candidates and Preparation Programs in Illinois:
Public Act 103-0846 is law as of Aug. 9, 2024
Content Test Timing: Candidates in traditional or apprenticeship programs must pass the content test before receiving a Professional Educator License, not before student teaching. This allows student teaching to begin this fall even if the test is not yet passed.
Alternative Program: Candidates in alternative programs must pass the content test before receiving a Professional Educator License, not before getting the Education License with Stipulations - Alternative Provisional Educator (ELS-APE)
Test Subareas: ISBE may allow content test subareas to be scored and retaken separately. ISBE plans to write this allowance into Rules Part 25. Rule updates are expected to be finalized in Fall 2025. Implementation of the updated Rules will be tied to the cyclical redesign of each test throughout the term of ISBE's contact with its testing vendor, Pearson.
Frequently Asked Questions - Public Act 103-0846
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edTPA Score Update
On November 22, 2019, the Illinois State Board of Education approved maintaining the September 1, 2018, through August 31, 2019, edTPA cut scores, retroactive to September 1, 2019.
Please see the revised scores here.
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Experience Required to Waive edTPA
(Effective 8/9/16 - Posted 8/30/16)
Effective August 9, 2016, the 3 year teaching experience requirement used to waive the edTPA has been reduced to 1 year.
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APT/edTPA
(Effective 3/10/16 - Updated 8/26/16)
Effective March 10, 2016, all educators who have completed student teaching prior to August 31, 2015 are eligible to complete either the Assessment of Professional Teaching (APT 188) or the edTPA.
- The APT Test is no longer available as of 10/12/2020.
