Illinois Administrative Code
Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
Part 70 - EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER PREPARATION ASSISTANCE GRANT
Section 70.20 - Eligible Applicants

1) One or more educational entities serving elementary and secondary schools (e.g., school districts, private schools, Regional Offices of Education) and/or one or more community-based organizations that provide early childhood education programs or related services, such as technical assistance or professional development, to early childhood programs and practitioners; and

2) One or more four-year institutions of higher education with an accredited teacher preparation program for early childhood education.

1) from a bilingual or minority background and already possess bachelor's degrees and need only to complete coursework necessary for receipt of the professional educator license endorsed for early childhood education; or

2) willing to work in State-funded preschool programs in geographic areas experiencing a shortage of teachers who hold professional educator licenses endorsed for early childhood education. A shortage area is defined as one in which State-funded preschool education programs operating in that area are unable to enroll additional students in their programs due to a lack of properly licensed teachers or the State Board of Education is unable to fund additional programs to meet the need of a particular area for preschool education due to a lack of properly licensed teachers.