Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) It is the individual's responsibility to
take the appropriate tests. Upon request, the State Board of Education shall
assist individuals in identifying appropriate tests.
b) Content-Area Tests
1) Each candidate seeking an Illinois
professional educator license or endorsement on that license, whether a first
license or endorsement or a subsequent license or endorsement, shall be
required to pass a content-area test for each endorsement area for which there
is an applicable test (see Section 21B-30(d) of the Code; also see Section
25.710) . Further,
Section 21B-30(d) of the Code requires passage of this test before a candidate
begins student teaching or begins serving as a teacher of record. A person who
has passed another state's or country's content test as a condition of educator
certification or licensure in that state or country or admission to a teacher
preparation program approved by that state or country shall not be required to
take the Illinois content test before receiving the license or endorsement.
(See Section 21B-35 of the Code.)
2) A person who has passed a test of language
proficiency, authorized under Section 21B-30 of the Code, in order to qualify
for an educator license with stipulations endorsed for transitional bilingual
educator, and received that license shall not be required to retake that test
in order to qualify for a bilingual education credential on another PEL
received later. A person who has passed a test of language proficiency as a
condition of admission to an Illinois preparation program also shall not be
required to retake that test.
3) If
the Governor declares a disaster due to a public health emergency under Section
7 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, individuals may begin
student teaching or enter alternative educator preparation programs prior to
passing the required content test. If the Governor rescinds a disaster
declaration, or allows it to expire without replacement, this subsection (c)(3)
shall remain in effect through the end of the calendar year (December 31) or
the end of the fiscal year (June 30), whichever is later.
4) An individual who holds an Illinois State
Seal of Biliteracy or who has obtained working fluency or higher on the Global
Seal of Biliteracy shall be exempt from the language proficiency test required
for a bilingual education or world language endorsement in the same
language.
c) Teacher
Performance Assessment (edTPA)
Each candidate or out-of-state applicant completing an
educator preparation program in a teaching field shall be required to pass the
edTPA. The edTPA is a performance-based assessment designed to measure an
educator's knowledge, skills, and preparedness.
1) Each recognized institution offering
approved teacher preparation programs shall administer the edTPA during a
candidate's student teaching experience.
2) A person who has successfully
completed an evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness, as
required under this subsection (c), at the time of initial
certification or licensure in another state or country shall not be
required to complete the edTPA. (See Section 21B-35 of the
Code.)
3) In accordance with
Section 21B-110 of the Code, the edTPA is waived during any time in
which the Governor has declared a public health emergency under Section 7 of
the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act [20 ILCS 3305
].
4) Candidates may not be
required to submit edTPA test materials by video
submission. (See Section 21B-30(f) of the Code.)
d) Subject to registration in accordance with
the provisions of this Subpart I and the provisions of Section
25.755(g)(1),
an individual who has taken a computer-based test may retake that test or
specific subtest by computer after no fewer than 30 days.