Access Your Educator Licensure Information
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?
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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