Access Your Educator Licensure Information
Using the Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS)
- How to Create an ELIS Account (Video)
- How to Create an ELIS Account (Presentation)
- Applying for a Substitute License
- Applying for a Short-Term Substitute License
- Applying for a Paraprofessional License
- Changing My Name in ELIS
- Update Email Address in ELIS
Want to Substitute Teach in Clay, Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence and Richland Counties?
WorkKeys Testing for Paraprofessional Licensure
Administrator Academy Guidance
What Qualifications Do I Need to Teach...
Adding Endorsements to Your License
Retired Educators Renewal
Retirees Returning to the Classroom
- TRS Return to Work Guidance
- Return to Teaching in Subject Shortage Area Regional Superintendent Certification
Out-of-State Licensure Applicants
New Substitute Teachers May Qualify for Refund of Fees
The Licensure Renewal Process
- ISBE Licensure Website
- PEL and CTE License Renewal Instructions
- SUB and ELS-PARA License Renewal Instructions
- Licensure Renewal FAQs
ISBE Step-By-Step Video Tutorials
- Adding Professional Development Into Your ELIS Account
- Updating Your Professional Development or Employment Status in ELIS
- Educator License Renewal in ELIS
- ELIS How to Demonstrations
Teacher Preparation Programs in Illinois
Recent changes to the Illinois Code mandate that teacher preparation programs in Illinois begin phasing in a rigorous assessment of teaching skills by July 1, 2013. The edTPA is an assessment designed by Stanford University that will be used as the “evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness.” edTPA has been piloted and/or implemented in almost half the states and is meant to serve as a capstone assessment completed during a college student’s student teaching experience before they can earn Licensure. All candidates for Licensure in an Illinois-approved teacher preparation program must take and pass the edTPA beginning September 1, 2015.
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