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• ONE of the following:
• Have completed 60 semester hours of college credit from one or more regionally accredited institutions of higher education
• Hold an associate degree issued by a regionally accredited institution of higher education
• Have achieved a passing score on the ParaPro test (offered by Educational Testing Service [ETS]) and hold a high school diploma or its equivalent
• Have achieved a passing score on the written examination administered by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) and hold a high school diploma or its equivalent

• Hold an Illinois license endorsed in early childhood self-contained general education or LBS I (PK-21).
• Complete coursework in the following four areas:
• Early childhood special education assessment
• Methods of instruction in early childhood special education
• Development of language in the young child
• Child, family, and community relationships

To qualify for this approval, you must meet the requirements in ONE of the following three options:

• Option 1:
• Hold a license endorsed in a special education teaching field or a license with a special education approval
• Complete a theoretical foundations of bilingual/ESL education course
• Complete an ESL methods course
• Complete a bilingual assessment course
• Option 2:
• Hold a license endorsed in early childhood, elementary, secondary, or special education and ESL
• Complete a course addressing characteristics of exceptional children
• Complete a course addressing cross-categorical special education methods
• Complete a course addressing psychological diagnosis for exceptional students
• Option 3:
• Hold a license endorsed in school support personnel (except school nurse)
• Complete a bilingual assessment course

• ISBE Form 73-44
• ONE of the two requirements below must be met:
• Have completed, as part of an approved program, coursework addressing:
• The structure, organization, and operation of the educational system, with emphasis on P-12 schools
• The growth and development of children and youth, and their implications for counseling in schools
• The diversity of Illinois students and the laws and programs that have been designed to meet their unique needs
• Effective management of the classroom and the learning process
• Hold a master’s or higher degree in the field of community counseling and be working toward completion of all requirements necessary for a school counselor endorsement

• ONE of the following:
• Complete 60 semester hours of college credit from one or more regionally accredited institutions of higher education
• Hold an associate degree issued by a regionally accredited institution of higher education
• Achieve a passing score on the ParaPro test (offered by Educational Testing Service [ETS]) and hold a high school diploma or its equivalent
• Achieve a passing score on the written examination administered by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) and hold a high school diploma or its equivalent
• Attain a rating of level 3.0 on the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA)

• ISBE Form 73-44
• Complete a master’s degree or higher with a major emphasis in speech-language pathology from an institution accredited (or holding an “accreditation candidate” status) by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Pass a test of basic skills
• Pass the Speech Language Pathologist: Nonteaching (154) test
• Complete ONE of the following:
• Hold an IDFPR license
• Hold a Certificate of Clinical Competence from ASHA, hold an out of state SLP license, AND have applied for IDFPR license
• Hold or have applied for a temporary IDFPR license

• ONE of the following:
• Have completed 60 semester hours of college credit from one or more regionally accredited institution(s) of higher education
• Hold and associate degree issued by a regionally accredited institution of higher education AND
  Have achieved a passing score on the ParaPro test (offered by educational Testing Services [ETS])
• Hold a National Intervener Credential/Certificate AND a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent

• ISBE Form 73-44
• The form must be signed by officials from your school district and your higher education institution before it is sent to ISBE

• ISBE Form 73-44
• The form must be signed by officials from your school district and your higher education institution before it is sent to ISBE

• ISBE Form 73-44
• The form must be signed by officials from your school district and your higher education institution before it is sent to ISBE

• Hold a valid Professional Educator License (PEL) or Educator License with Stipulations (ELS) endorsed in a teaching field.”
• ONE of the following:
• Official transcripts showing completion of 9 hours of coursework in the subject area to be taught
• A passing score on the corresponding Illinois Content Area Test

3 Fiscal Years

Educator must be working towards the requirements for the corresponding endorsement during validity period. Can be granted outside of the current grade range.

Not available for special education positions or Safety and Driver’s Education.

No​​​

• Hold an Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL) or an Educator License with Stipulations (ELS) endorsed in a teaching field.
• ISBE Form 73-86
• Your school district and regional superintendent must sign the form before it is sent to ISBE.
• Documentation to be provided by the applicant:
• Official transcripts showing completion of coursework in survey of exceptional children and at least one of the other three areas of coursework required for the LBS I approval
• Educator’s plan of study identifying enrollment in an educator preparation institution and coursework to be completed to qualify for the LBSI approval or endorsement within the three-year validity period of the short-term emergency approval
• Documentation to be provided by the employing district (public or non-public)
• Description of the disabilities, type of classes, and age ranges of the population to be served by the candidate
• Description of supervision, including the name, IEIN (Illinois Educator Identification Number), and the position title of the supervisor— The supervisor must hold a or b:
  1. general administrative, superintendent, or principal and LBS I (PK-21) endorsement
  2. an LBS I (PK-21) supervisory endorsement or the Director of Special Education endorsement
• Description of the district’s efforts to locate a fully qualified individual for the position

3 Fiscal Years/3 years beginning with the next academic term

Before this approval expires, the educator should obtain the LBSI PK-21 endorsement.
If you already hold an LBSI endorsement or approval, you may apply for this approval to expand your grade range. Will not be issued after July 1, 2020.

No​​​​​

• ONE of the following:
• Have completed 60 semester hours of college credit from one or more regionally accredited institutions of higher education
• Hold an associate degree issued by a regionally accredited institution of higher education
• Have achieved a passing score on the ParaPro test (offered by Educational Testing Service [ETS]) and hold a high school diploma or its equivalent
• Have achieved a passing score on the written examination administered by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) and hold a high school diploma or its equivalent
• ONE of the following:
• Attained a rating of Level 3.5 or above on the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA)
• Maintained a valid certification from the RID
• Maintained a valid Illinois Board for Evaluation of Interpreters (IL BEI) Basic Certification or higher issued by the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission

• Hold a license endorsed in PK-21 special education or LBSI grades 6-12 (secondary education LBSI)
• Complete coursework addressing career and technical programming for students with disabilities
• Complete ONE of the following:
• A course in guidance and counseling
• A course in career and technical education
• One year of cumulative work experience outside the field of education

• Have two years of teaching experience
• Hold a license endorsed for LBSI PK-21 or secondary education
• Have completed at least 16 semester hours of college coursework, which shall at least include each of the areas identified in subsections (A) through (D) and may include one or more of the areas identified in subsections (E) through (H) of this section:
  1. Survey of the exceptional child.
  2. Diagnosis of, and characteristics of the student with, all the disabilities encompassed by the Learning Behavior Specialist I (LBSI) credential
  3. Adaptations or modifications of the general curriculum to meet the needs of students with disabilities encompassed by the LBSI credential
  4. Career and technical programming for students with disabilities
  5. Methods appropriate for teaching children with all disabilities encompassed by the LBSI credential
  6. Guidance and counseling
  7. Educational and psychological diagnosis
  8. Career and technical education