1. ELIS, PD, & Licensure Patrick Durley, Regional Superintendent
Jeff Ekena, Asst. Regional Superintendent
ROE #53

2. ELIS = All Things Licensure
Check when you are due to renew
Renew your license
Apply for new endorsements
Enter professional development
Register in another region
Check your credentials (degrees, tests passed, employment records, etc.)

3. ELIS - Educator Licensure System
Create an account
- click ELIS/Educator Licensure at the top
tied to your SS#
will probably only see your testing results at first
remember your username and password
DO NOT create multiple accounts

5. If you never logged in...
If you remember your login...

6. Change Status if not full-time Look for blue if something new
EIN - Your Identifier
Look for blue if something new

7. ELIS Basic “To Do” List Check your credentials Edit your profile
Address
Phone
address (needed for ISBE to contact you)
Look at and enter your PD
Change your PD exemption status (retired, part-time, etc.)

8. Requirements - July 1, 2014 PEL’s lapse Sept 1st if not renewed
$500 or 9 credit hours (must still do PD from last cycle)
All licenses lapse if not registered within 6 months (pay for 5 years)
Admin Academy per year required for active Administrators
120 hours of PD now required for all educators employed on teaching license
Except...
NBPTS - 60 hours in 5 years
Non-teaching Speech Path - maintain IDFPR licensure
Psych/Soc Work/Counselors - IDFPR License or 120 hours
1 Admin Academy required every 5 years for teachers w/ Admin Endorsement
Retirees - no registration fees (FREE) - so keep it!

9. Can I count it as PD??? 1)...Does it fit here? https://goo.gl/iQbzQH
AND
2) Do you have either…
An ISBE Evidence of Completion form from an ISBE Approved Provider OR
A transcript from an IL college or university with an ISBE approved teacher prep program

10. Common Mistake… Never say never… Retirees feel wiped!
I’m never going to teach or sub again!
They don’t do their PD and renew.
Never say never…

11. Goofy New PD things… Renewal window doesn’t open until April 1
PD before July 1, 2014 falls under the old rules...
Two forms of evidence
ISBE list of specific things to do for CPDUs
Some uniquely qualifying activities (advanced degree, add endorsement, etc.)
PD after July 1, 2014…
New (vague) rules about if they count - provider determines
Need either...
Evidence of Completion form from an ISBE approved provider OR
A transcript from an IL college/university with an ISBE approved teacher preparation program

13. ROE #53 Patrick Durley, Regional Superintendent pdurley@roe53.net
Jeff Ekena, Asst. Regional Superintendent
414 Court St., Suite 100
Pekin, IL 61554
(309)

14. QUESTIONS???