1. Secondary Education Certification talk
100 Materials Science and Engineering Bldg
8 a.m. Sept 24, 2013

2. Council On Teacher Education (COTE) Jeff Buck Brenda Clevenger Evans
Oversee all things related to licensure
Past – Things like Criminal Background Check and Blood borne Pathogen training
Here today to talk about actually getting licensed.
Obtain license/endorsements as soon as you can!!!!-Regardless of other plans (grad school, peace corp, raise a family, etc).
Only protected against program changes for 1 year
Not protected at all against ISBE changes
Other state certification will likely hinge on Illinois certification first

3. Applying for license
Should not apply until you have taken or are registered for student teaching.
Log into student portal at: (or from our home page (
Follow the directions/fill in all sections
Certain endorsements may not be “available” to request if you haven’t filled in all required fields prior to that area.
Be sure to press “submit”

4. After you submit your application:
COTE will send an early the next morning to let you know your application has been received.
If you feel you’ve done something in error or want to add something, contact us. You cannot go back online to revise.

5. I will complete an audit based on DARS report or grad audit completed earlier.
Problems? I’ll either contact you or records officer. If contacted, it’s important so respond.
You should also run a DARS audit to ensure it is “complete”
No problems? Will put application in pending file waiting for things to be completed.

6. Contact us if something is inaccurate or missing.
All of you should receive an Endorsement -Sent to address you indicate.
Contact us if something is inaccurate or missing.
End of final semester processing. Things we’ll be looking for:
Early Field Experience hours. (Should check Student Portal for accuracy)
Approved Portfolio (Jay Mann)
Approved Student Teaching Time Report
Be accurate and fairly thorough. Only record we will have of your Student teaching.

7. All required tests At least two Teacher Education Safety Training
Content test which correlates to your program
BEFORE student teaching (state law)
Assessment of Professional Teaching: Grades 6-12 (More about other tests later)
Teacher Education Safety Training
Departmental Recommendation
Should come from Jay Mann
Mandated Reporter training acknowledgment
Grades
Degree
Be sure you apply for graduation
Your degree must appear on transcripts (ISBE requirement)

8. Recommending you to ISBE
Assuming everything is complete, should occur late may to middle June.
We will contact you at the at address you gave and provide a link where you need to go to claim and register your license.
The should provide a link and instructions
(Have a VISA or MASTERCARD ready for payment)
After you claim your license ISBE will send you a separate with a link for registering your license. BE SURE TO DO THIS!
If you do not register it, after 6 months it will become “lapsed.”

9. ISBE is no longer mailing out paper “certificates”
You can either do a print screen or the administrator can do a public search of your qualifications (in the ELIS/Educator Credentials screen)- They will need your name and your IEIN.

10. Professional Educator License
What you will have:
Professional Educator License
Endorsements will be added to that license
Endorsement structures remain the same ((6-8) and (9-12))
Type-09 “certificates” will no longer exist
“Initial” and “standard” nomenclature no longer exists.

11. More Information on tests:
May Grads. Recommend you take APT on Feb 8, 2013 date.
(allows fall back date of April 12th)
APT: 6-12 (103). (The regular registration deadline for tests is about a month and a half before test date)
Be sure you use correct SSN
Have results sent to us.
All additional high school endorsements and/or designations require tests
For Science and History majors, adding designations (To teach AP and Honors) in Science or Social Science require passing test and 12 hours in designation.

12. Other states Likely will require licensure in Illinois first
Other states may have program verification form.
Send to us (COTE) to fill out. May include when you turn in application.
We have little (if any) information about certification in other state so just contact the respective state.
Contact information for other states is on our website under “Links” and then “Unites States Teacher Certification Offices”
Information on other state certification (such as Reciprocity) under “Certification Map”

13. Student Portal
Must sign Student Teaching Agreement before registering for student teaching!
Can see information about yourself
Early Field Experience (must have at least 80 hrs)
Detailed student profile:
Tests (contact us if you passed them but they aren’t showing on your Student Portal)
Verify that we’ve received your application
Under “certifications”

14. Highly Qualified (No Child left behind definition)
By virtue of passing test in your Content area you will be Highly Qualified for that area.
Sciences- HQ in all the sciences
History-HQ in all the social science.
Also highly qualified by your major.
Should distinguish between “HQ” and endorsements- Can potentially be Highly qualified but not necessarily endorsed and vice versa. Goal would be BOTH
More information on Highly Qualified on our website (FAQ)

15. jbuck@illinois.edu (or) bmclvngr@illinois.edu
Summary
Location: 505 E. Green Street, Suite 202
Upstairs from PNC bank and Coldstone creamery
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