Early Childhood Education Licensure talk Nov 2, 6:30 p.m. 33 Education

CoTE introduction Oversee all things related to licensure Past – Things like CBC and Blood borne Pathogen training Here tonight to talk about process of actually getting licensed. Obtain license as soon as you can!!!!-Regardless of other plans (grad school, Peace Corp, etc). Not protected against ISBE changes (Ex: C or better rule) Other state licensure will likely hinge on Illinois licensure first

Applying for license: Log onto your student portal Can apply even IF you haven’t yet passed all tests Log onto your student portal Click on “Licensure Application” in left column App will ask if your are registered for or previously done student teaching. If you have to answer no, You should not proceed. Click on “Click here to fill out your application request.” Email address-Use your most used, most reliable email account. Do not use your UIUC account.

Phone number Degree period Major License Endorsements Will be confined to those endorsements available to Early Childhood grade range (ESL, Bilingual, Foreign Language) May choose as many of those as you wish to be considered for (but please use some common sense)

All qualify for Early Childhood Special Education Approval (Pre K) You will all be endorsed in Early Childhood Education (Pre K – grade 3 self contained) All qualify for Early Childhood Special Education Approval (Pre K) If you want to teach Special Education Kindergarten-grade 3, will need to meet requirements for Learning Behavior Specialist I endorsement Comments Allows you to convey information that application does not otherwise allow. Example: “I am taking a course at Parkland (SPAN 207) to complete the requirements for the Spanish endorsement ” or “I’m completing the clinical hours for the ESL endorsement during my student teaching.”

Signature (must “sign” stating you understand) Must submit Once you sign, you can’t go back. Don’t try to submit a second application. Contact us for changes/corrections

The next day, you should receive an email which says the COTE has received your application. I will complete an audit based on either your DARS report or graduate audit completed earlier. You should also run a DARS report for yourself (to avoid very unpleasant surprises) Problems? Will either contact you or records officer. If contacted, it’s important you respond.

End of final semester processing. Nothing missing? Will put application in pending file until end of spring or summer term Endorsements? Will send Endorsement email It should have the ECSE approval and any other endorsements you qualify for. Contact us if something is inaccurate or missing. End of final semester processing. EFE hours (at least 80). (Should check Student portal for accuracy) Student Teaching Time Report Be accurate and fairly descriptive. This is only record we will have of your Student teaching

Departmental Recommendation Safety Training Departmental Recommendation Should come automatically from Jay Mann if you meet all responsibilities. Tests Content test (required BEFORE student teaching) EdTPA (Assessment of Professional Teaching is no longer required/accepted) Degree (must appear on transcripts!!!) Spring graduates – late May or middle June 2017 Summer grads – Late summer 2017 If you need to be licensed immediately, talk to your records officer (Lori Fuller) to ensure your degree is posted on the first “cycle.”

Claiming” your license We will contact you at email address you provided. Will provide a link to the ELIS/Educator credentials website with basic instructions Click on this link. Follow steps. Be prepared to pay by credit card Here is an ISBE tutorial: https://vimeo.com/180605529

After you claim your license, you will need to register your license with a district District where you plan to work or where your permanent address is located Or ANYWHERE!!!!! You can move it later as necessary. ISBE should send you an email with instructions for registration! Go into the action center on your ELIS main page Be sure to register your license somewhere. If you do not, after 6 months it will become lapsed and you’ll have to take classes or pay $$$ to get it back.

You will register it for 5 fiscal years at a shot (10 dollars per year). Be prepared to pay by credit card. Be sure to renew your license within 5 years or it will become “lapsed.” Can renew license on the same website (ELIS/Educator credentials) where you claimed it. They should contact you at the email you provide them so keep checking that email (or change email addresses on ELIS/Educator Credentials

ISBE is no longer mailing paper copies of license Copy and past credentials onto a word document and print that (or) Any school district or agency with your first and last name can do a “public search” in the ELIS/Educator Credentials site

More information on tests: Be sure you request test scores be sent to Illinois Be sure your SSN is accurate (errors may delay licensure). Can check your tests on Student portal. Keep test scores forever (or longer)- May need them for out for grad school or Out-of-State certification. You can later obtain your test scores (through ILTS) BUT they will charge you for this.

You are going to receive a “Professional Educator License” (PEL) Endorsed in Early Childhood self-contained general education (Pre K-3) “Types” (example: type 03, 04, 10) have gone away. “Initial” “Standard” and “National Board Certified” have also gone away (HOWEVER) If the school application insists on using antiquated nomenclature, say you are receiving an initial type 04 certificate. Endorsements will still appear on the license

Certification in other states Likely will require Licensure in Illinois first Other states may have program verification form. Send form to CoTE to fill out. If it’s before you graduate, we’ll hold it with your application until such time as we can fill it out. “U.S. Teacher Certification Offices” under “Links” in www.cote.illinois.edu If you ask us how to get certified in another state, we’ll likely only refer you to this link for information on contacting the respective states.

Website: www.cote.illinois.edu Email (for me and Brenda Clevenger) Summary Location: 505 E. Green Street, Suite 202 Upstairs from PNC Bank and Coldstone Creamery Website: www.cote.illinois.edu Email (for me and Brenda Clevenger) (jbuck@illinois.edu or bmclvngr@illinois.edu Pick one of us. Stay with one of us. Include UIN Urgent timely matters? Don’t use email. No appointments scheduled by email. Call office: (217) 333-7195