January 31, 2:00 p.m. 112 Speech & Hearing Science Bldg

Brenda Clevenger Evans Jeff Buck Council on Teacher Education 505 East Green Street, Suite 203 Above Cold Stone and PNC Bank

 Get Illinois certification immediately when you graduate!  Saves you from potentially having to take additional course should the program, ISBE or state law requirements change  Provides permanent record of certification  Other states may not certify you without Illinois certification first  Applying with the COTE (in and of itself) is no protection against changes!!! Claim certificate!

◦ Fill out the form completely (if there’s an entry, there’s a reason for it). ◦ Turn in to Patty  She will turn it in to us when she has all the documentation she requires of you.

Entitlement Request Form Name  Must use name that appears on Banner  We have to recommend you based on name that appears there.  Name changes?  Change Name in Banner  Contact us Mailing address  Most permanent address

 Date of Birth  Must have in order to process (mostly just to make sure it’s you). Month/Year Program Completion  This should be the month/year you will be completing ALL necessary requirements for certification. Degree  Put type of degree you are earning (must have master’s)

address. Important!!!!  This is where we will notify you to go online to complete certification process  May use any account  (the UIUC account eventually “goes away” so may not be the best choice.  Check regularly  Should keep this account from filling up and having bounce back to sender (us)  Check your spam and junk folder too Phone number  # where we can reach you w/questions

 Type of Certificate  School Service Personnel Program  Speech Language Pathologist

 Read small print  Print, sign, and date form Verification of Experience Form  IGNORE IGNORE IGNORE (This is for administrative folks only)  Turn application in to Patty ◦ Unsigned applications will be returned ◦ Retain a copy for yourself

 Final audit is based on SPSHS evaluation provided by Patty.  If we try to contact you, please respond  Make sure courses listed match transcripts  Non-UI courses must have transcripts attached  Must come from school or be sealed by school  Nothing can be done until we have this/these documents

Requirements Needed Prior to Recommendation for Certification Appropriate test scores Letter of Recommendation from Patty Satisfactory completion of internship Portfolio Review Passing grades for required courses (C or better) Degree (has to appear on transcripts) May GradsJune 18 th August GradsSeptember 10 th Obviously this may pose problems for employment. Speak to Patty or my office to see if we can help.

 We will notify you by that your entitlement has been processed (roughly 5 weeks after graduation)  Go to Educator Certification System (we will provide link in the body of the we send)  Create an ECS account  Apply for certificate  Log on to Educator Certification System (ECS)  Be prepared to pay with credit card  Register certificate online: PRINT COPY OF REGISTRATION  School districts can verify your certification as soon as we clear you  Certificate will arrive from ISBE ~week later  May want to wait until July 1 st to claim

Testing  Required tests: limit of 5x per test ◦ 1) Basic Skills (reading, writing, grammar, mathematics)  (096, or (300)), or Test of Academic Proficiency (400) ◦ 2) Speech Language Pathologist: Nonteaching (154)  Can take both tests on same day  Make sure SSN is correct  Make sure scores are sent to UIUC (052)  Keep your scores forever!

Certification Miscellaneous ◦ Standard certificate  Valid 5 fiscal years Fiscal year s begin July 1 –June 30. May wish to claim cert in July ◦ Certification in other States  Likely based on completion of approved program and certification in Illinois  May have form for COTE to fill out – Send to us!  We have out of state contact information on our website under “Resources” and the “U.S. Teacher Certification Offices”

Contact Information ◦ Jeff Buck  ◦ Brenda Clevenger Evans  ◦ Council on Teacher Education  E. Green Street, Suite 202 Champaign, IL  Above Cold Stone and Nat’l City Bank ◦ When ing  Include UIN  Pick either me or Brenda(not both)  No appointments by . Call to schedule.  Urgent matters? Don’t use unless we contacted you via that route.