Licensure

Access Your Educator Licensure Information

• Educator License Information System (ELIS)

Using the Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS)

• How to Create an ELIS Account (PDF)
• How to Create an ELIS Account (Video)
• How to Create an ELIS Account (Presentation)
• Changing My Name in ELIS
• Update IWAS and Contact Email Addresses in ELIS

Educator License Requirements

• ISBE License requirements to work as a Paraprofessional or Substitute Teacher
• Checklist to Apply and Register an ISBE License

Want to Substitute Teach in Clay, Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence and Richland Counties?

• ROE #12 Sub Authorization Packet
• How Do I Become a Substitute Teacher in Illinois?

WorkKeys Testing for Paraprofessional Licensure

• Using WorkKeys Assessments for Paraprofessional Licensure

Administrator Academy Guidance

• Do I Need To Take an Administrators' Academy?

What Qualifications Do I Need to Teach...

• ISBE Licensure Qualifications for Teaching Positions

Adding Endorsements to Your License

• Subsequent Teaching Endorsements
• Dual Credit Endorsement

Retired Educators Renewal

• ISBE Guidance for Retired Educators

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

• Guidance for Out-of-State Applicants

New Substitute Teachers May Qualify for Refund of Fees

• Refund of Substitute Application Fees
• Form 73-02

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.

• edTPA
• edTPA Website
• edTPA Guide