Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
Appendix E provides a list of the available endorsements and
shows for each endorsement the related endorsements that were issued before
July 1, 2013. Any semester hours of credit presented toward fulfillment of the
requirements of this Section shall be posted on the candidate's official
transcript and may be taken in on-line or electronically-mediated courses,
provided that college credit is provided for the coursework by a regionally
accredited institution of higher education. All professional education and
content-area coursework that forms part of an application for licensure,
endorsement, or approval must have been passed with a grade no lower than "C-"
or equivalent and be posted on the individual's official transcript in order to
be counted towards fulfillment of the applicable requirements. If the Governor
declares a disaster due to a public health emergency under Section 7 of the
Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, Illinois educator preparation
providers shall be exempt from the "C-" or higher provision when entitling
candidates for licensure if the candidates are already enrolled in an educator
preparation course.
a) Secondary
Education Science and Social Science Endorsements
1) Content-specific endorsements (e.g.,
science - biology, social science - economics) shall be required in conjunction
with some endorsements, as shown in Appendix E. Except in the case of world
language, a licensee shall be authorized to teach all the subjects encompassed
by a particular endorsement, regardless of the content-specific endorsement or
endorsements received in conjunction with that endorsement. However, a licensee
may not teach honors courses, as defined by the employing district, or Advanced
Placement courses in a subject for which the licensee does not hold the
content-specific endorsement. For example, a secondary science teacher with a
content-specific endorsement for science - biology may not teach honors physics
or chemistry unless that teacher holds a content-specific endorsement in
science - physics or science - chemistry.
2) At least 12 semester hours must be in the
specific science or social science area sought (e.g. biology or political
science), and 6 semester hours must be taken in at least one other science or
social science area (as applicable to the endorsement sought.) Applicants for a
science endorsement must complete coursework in both the biological sciences
(biology, ecology/environmental science) and physical sciences (chemistry,
earth & space science, physics.)
b) Science and Social Science Endorsements
Issued Prior to July 1, 2004. The provisions of subsection (a) do not apply to
endorsements in a particular content area available prior to July 1, 2004 that
were not exchanged for the endorsement currently available. Individuals holding
these endorsements shall teach only the specific content encompassed by the
endorsement issued. For instance, an individual who holds an endorsement in
biology (rather than "sciences" with a content-area endorsement in science -
biology) shall teach only biology and no other science content. An individual
who wishes to teach other subjects in the same field or grade levels shall be
required to apply for the relevant new endorsement in keeping with Section
21B-40 of the Code and meet the applicable requirements of this
Section.
c) Endorsements at Time of
Issuance of the Professional Educator License
1) Pursuant to Section 21B-25 of the Code,
each PEL shall be specifically endorsed by the State Board of Education
for each content area andgrade-level range for which the
holder of the license is qualified to teach and for which application
has been made.
2) The PEL issued
shall be endorsed in keeping with the program completed and the related
content-area test passed by the candidate and for any other subject in which
the individual:
A) meets the requirements of
subsection (d), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) or (k); or
B) has accumulated 18 semester hours of
college credit demonstrably related to the subject area, either as a subset of
an approved program at an Illinois institution or from one or more regionally
accredited institutions of higher education and has passed the applicable
content-area test.
d) Endorsements with No Tests
Certain endorsements or content-specific endorsements listed
in Appendix E have no corresponding content-area test (see Section
25.710). The provisions of this
subsection (d) shall apply to the issuance of these endorsements and
content-specific endorsements.
1) For
an applicant who is receiving an Illinois PEL endorsed for a teaching field,
the institution that offered the approved program completed by the applicant
shall indicate that the applicant has met the standards applicable to the
endorsement or the particular content-specific endorsement, except that the
requirements of subsection (h) shall apply to the issuance of endorsements in
safety and driver education.
2) An
applicant prepared out of state, or an applicant who is already licensed in
Illinois and is seeking to add a new endorsement or a content-specific
endorsement in one of these subjects, other than an endorsement in safety and
driver education, shall present evidence of completion of 18 semester hours of
coursework (subject to further limitations as set forth in this Section) in the
area covered by the endorsement or content-specific endorsement
sought.
3) An applicant prepared
out of state or an applicant who is already licensed in Illinois and is seeking
to add a new endorsement in safety and driver education shall be subject to the
requirements set forth in subsection (h).
e) Addition of Endorsements to Currently Held
PELs
An individual who holds a valid PEL shall apply for
additional endorsements using the ELIS and pay the fee required under Section
21B-40 of the Code.
1) When an
applicant qualifies for an endorsement, its issuance shall be reflected on
ELIS.
2) Subject of Endorsement
A) An endorsement will be issued for any
subject in which the individual:
i) holds a
valid PEL with an early childhood, elementary, middle grades, secondary, or
special teaching endorsement and meets the requirements of subsection (d), (f),
(g), (h), (i), (k), or (l); or
ii)
for other content areas not referenced in subsection (e)(2)(A)(i), holds a
valid PEL with an early childhood, elementary, middle grades, secondary, or
special teaching endorsement and:
* has accumulated 18 semester hours of college credit
demonstrably related to the subject area, from one or more regionally
accredited institutions of higher education; and
* has passed the applicable content-area test.
B) Individuals who hold
one senior high science or social science endorsement may add additional senior
high endorsements in the same subject (i.e., science or social science) by
completing 12 semester hours of content specific coursework or by passing the
applicable content-area test.
C) An
individual who holds a PEL endorsed for an area outside of teaching shall
receive any of the teaching endorsements identified in this Part by:
i) passing the tests required by Section
25.720;
ii) completing a State-approved program in
the subject area sought or a comparable program, as defined in Section
25.425(a),
offered out of state;
iii)
completing a student teaching experience that meets the requirements of Section
25.620; and
iv) completing applicable subject area
requirements outlined in this Section.
f) Requirements for Reading Teacher and
Reading Specialist Endorsements
Special provisions shall apply to the issuance of
endorsements for reading teachers and reading specialists. A reading teacher is
a teacher whose assignment involves teaching reading to students. A reading
specialist is a teacher whose assignment involves the provision of technical
assistance or professional development to other teachers and may also include
teaching reading to students.
1)
Reading Teacher
This endorsement shall not be issued alone as an individual's
first teaching credential. An individual who holds an Illinois PEL and who
receives an endorsement for some teaching field other than reading shall be
eligible to receive this additional endorsement on that license when the
individual presents evidence of:
A)
having passed the applicable content-area test (i.e., reading teacher or
reading specialist) required by Section 25.720; and
B) having completed 18 semester hours of
graduate or undergraduate coursework in reading (as posted on the individual's
official transcript), including a practicum, at one or more regionally
accredited institutions of higher education, provided that all the following
areas were addressed:
i) foundations of
reading;
ii) content-area
reading;
iii) assessment and
diagnosis of reading problems;
iv)
developmental and remedial reading instruction, support, materials, and
resources; and
v) literature
appropriate to students across all grade ranges.
2) Reading Specialist
A) Each candidate for the reading specialist
endorsement shall present evidence of two years of teaching experience either
on an educator license in an Illinois school or on a comparable out-of-state
certificate or license valid for teaching at any of the grade levels of early
childhood, elementary, middle, secondary, or special K-12. Each candidate shall
be eligible to receive the reading specialist endorsement on the PEL when that
candidate presents evidence of having completed the teaching experience
required under this subsection (f)(2)(A).
B) Each candidate shall hold a master's
degree or higher awarded by a regionally accredited institution of higher
education.
C) Each candidate shall
have completed a K-12 reading specialist preparation program approved pursuant
to Subpart C, or a comparable program, as defined in Section
25.425(a),
offered out of state, that includes clinical experiences with five or more
students at both the elementary (i.e., kindergarten through grade 8) and
secondary levels and leads to the issuance of a master's or higher degree,
provided that a person who holds one master's degree shall not be required to
obtain a second one. For purposes of the clinical experiences, a candidate
shall work with at least one student enrolled in elementary grades and at least
one student enrolled in secondary grades and may work with students one on one
or in a group. Each candidate shall have been recommended for the endorsement
by the institution offering the program.
D) Each candidate for a PEL endorsed for
reading specialist shall meet the requirements set forth in Section
25.25.
g) Requirements for Early Childhood,
Elementary, Middle Grades, and Bilingual Education Endorsements
1) The requirements of Section
25.97, rather than the
requirements of this Section, shall apply to credentials and assignments in the
elementary grades.
2) The
requirements of Section
25.99, rather than the
requirements of this Section, shall apply to credentials and assignments in the
middle grades, except that Section
25.99 shall be read in
conjunction with this Section with respect to reading teacher, reading
specialist, gifted education teacher, gifted education specialist, and library
information specialist assignments in the middle grades.
3) The requirements of 23 Ill. Adm. Code
1.780,
1.781, and
1.782, rather than the
requirements of this Section, shall apply to credentials and assignments in the
areas of bilingual education and English as a Second Language.
4) The requirements of Section
25.96, rather than the
requirements of this Section, shall apply to credentials and assignments in
ECE.
h) Requirements for
Safety and Driver Educator Endorsements
An endorsement in safety and driver education shall be issued
when the applicant provides evidence of having completed 18 semester hours of
college credit in the field, distributed as follows:
1) 3 semester hours in injury prevention or
general safety;
2) 9 semester hours
in driver education that include:
A) driving
task analysis (introduction to driver education);
B) teaching driver education in the
classroom;
C) teaching the
laboratory portion of the driver education course, including on-street teaching
under the supervision of a qualified driver education teacher, advanced driver
education, and emergency evasive driving maneuvers; and
3) 6 semester hours chosen from at least two
of the following areas:
A) first
aid;
B) psychology of adolescents
or young adults;
C) any
safety-related issue relevant to driver education;
D) advanced driver education in the use of
simulation and multiple car programs;
E) health and wellness;
F) care and prevention of injuries;
G) issues related to alcohol or drug abuse;
or
H) driver education for students
with disabilities.
i) Requirements for Gifted Education and
Gifted Education Specialist Endorsements
Special provisions shall apply to the issuance of
endorsements for gifted education teachers and gifted education specialists. A
gifted education teacher is a teacher whose assignment involves teaching gifted
students. A gifted education specialist is a teacher whose assignment involves
the provision of technical assistance or professional development to other
teachers and may also include teaching gifted students.
1) Gifted Education Teacher
This endorsement shall not be issued alone as an individual's
first teaching credential. An individual who holds an Illinois PEL endorsed at
any of the grade levels of early childhood, elementary, middle, or secondary,
or for special teaching, shall be eligible to receive this additional
endorsement on that license when that individual presents evidence of:
A) having passed the applicable content-area
test required by Section 25.720; and
B) having completed 18 semester hours of
undergraduate or graduate coursework in gifted education (as posted on the
individual's official transcript), including a practicum, at one or more
regionally accredited institutions of higher education, provided that all the
following areas were addressed:
i)
characteristics of the field of gifted education as it pertains to gifted
children, including their cognitive, creative, and affective
development;
ii) the wide range of
ways in which a child is gifted; issues and practices in identifying and
serving gifted children; and the manner in which assessment data shape
decisions about identification, learning progress, and outcomes; and
iii) theoretical and research-based data
necessary for the development of programs, curriculum, and instructional
sequences for gifted children, especially those serving gifted students from
diverse populations.
2) Gifted Education Specialist
Each candidate for the gifted education specialist
endorsement shall hold a PEL endorsed at any of the grade levels of early
childhood, elementary, middle, or secondary, or for special, and have at least
two years of teaching experience on that license, or on a comparable
out-of-state certificate or license, involving the education of gifted
students.
A) Each candidate shall hold
a master's degree or higher degree awarded by a regionally accredited
institution of higher education.
B)
Each candidate shall have completed a gifted education specialist preparation
program for PK-12 approved pursuant to Subpart C, or a comparable program, as
defined in Section 25.425(a),
offered out of state, that aligns to the standards set forth at 23 Ill. Adm.
Code 27.480 (Gifted Education
Specialist). The program shall include clinical experiences with five or more
students in both prekindergarten through grade 8 and grades 9 through 12 and
lead to the issuance of a master's or higher degree, provided that a person who
holds one master's degree shall not be required to obtain a second one. For
purposes of the clinical experiences, a candidate shall work with at least one
student enrolled in prekindergarten through grade 8 and at least one student
enrolled in grades 9 through 12 and may work with a student one on one or in a
group. The clinical experience shall also include coaching or mentoring one or
more teachers on the topic of gifted education. Each candidate shall have been
entitled for the endorsement by the institution offering the program.
C) Each candidate shall be required to pass
the content-area test for gifted education specialist.
D) An individual who qualifies for the gifted
education specialist endorsement may receive the endorsement on a PEL for
assignment in any of grades PK-12.
j) Requirements for Dual Credit Endorsements
A dual credit endorsement, as described in Section 20 of the
Dual Credit Quality Act [110 ILCS 27], shall be added to the PEL of qualified
instructors who request the endorsement in ELIS and submit evidence of
qualification in a format specified by the State Board.
1) Qualified instructors must hold a
qualifying master's degree and have completed 18 semester hours of graduate
coursework appropriate to the subject being taught, as defined in 23 Ill. Adm.
Code 1009.30(a)(2)(A)(i)
and 1501.313(a)(2)(A).
2) Endorsements are valid for teaching dual
credit courses in grades 11 and 12.
3) Dual credit endorsements are available in
the following content areas:
A)
Biology.
B) Calculus.
C) English Compositions.
D) English Literature.
E) General Math.
F) History.
G) Psychology.
H) Speech.
I) Statistics.
4) Dual credit endorsements are not required
to provide instruction for dual-credit courses.
k) Requirements for Elementary Mathematics
Specialist Endorsements
Special provisions shall apply to the issuance of
endorsements for elementary mathematics specialists. An elementary mathematics
specialist is a teacher whose assignment involves the provision of technical
assistance or professional development to other teachers, supporting the
improvement of mathematics teaching and learning, and may also include teaching
mathematics to students in grades 1 through 6.
1) Each candidate for the elementary
mathematics specialist endorsement shall present evidence of two years of
teaching experience, either on an educator license issued by the State Board of
Education or on a comparable out-of-state certificate or license valid for
teaching at any of the grade levels of early childhood, elementary, middle,
secondary, or special K-12.
2) Each
candidate shall hold a master's degree or higher awarded by a regionally
accredited institution of higher education.
3) Each candidate shall have completed a
grade 1-6 elementary mathematics specialist preparation program approved
pursuant to Subpart C, or a comparable program, as defined in Section
25.425(a),
offered out of state.
4) Each
candidate for a PEL endorsed for elementary mathematics specialist shall meet
the requirements set forth in Section 25.25.
5) As part of an elementary mathematics
specialist program, each candidate must complete 18 semester hours of
coursework in mathematics (as posted on the individual's official transcript),
including fieldwork and a practicum, at one or more regionally accredited
institutions of higher education, provided that all the following areas were
addressed in the coursework:
A) mathematical
content knowledge;
B) mathematical
practices;
C) development of
mathematical understanding in elementary education;
D) elementary mathematics pedagogy and
assessment; and
E) leadership and
adult learning.
6) Each
candidate shall be required to pass the content-area test for elementary
mathematics specialist.
l) World Language Endorsements
1) Individuals who hold one world language
endorsement may add additional world language endorsements by passing the
applicable content-area test, holding the Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy
that coincides with the endorsement sought, or by achieving working fluency or
higher on the Global Seal of Biliteracy that coincides with the endorsement
sought.
2) Individuals who hold a
bilingual education endorsement may add a world language endorsement in the
same language by passing the applicable content-area test, by holding the
Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy in the target language, or by achieving
working fluency or higher on the Global Seal of Biliteracy in the target
language.
