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 Illinois Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27, 2024)
 TITLE23. EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
 PART1. PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION
 SUBPARTG. STAFF QUALIFICATIONS

  §1.APPENDIX A. Professional Staff Educator Licensure  

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  • Types of Licenses and Endorsements

     

    The following list identifies the educator licenses that, if properly registered and renewed, are valid for teaching, administering or performing the specified service in Illinois public schools and the endorsements that are available on each of those licenses. 

     

    Type of Endorsement*

     

    Grade Level Valid For

    Certificate Previously Issued

    Years Valid

    School Code

    or Ill. Adm. Code

    Professional Educator License

    Career and Technical Education Endorsement on a PEL (agricultural education; business, marketing, and computer education; business, marketing, and computer education (computer programming); computer applications; computer science; family and consumer sciences; health science technology; and technology education)

    5-12

    None

    5

    21B-20; 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.100

    Elementary (No longer issued after August 31, 2018)

    K-9

    03

    5

    21B-20; 21B-25

    Elementary (Beginning September 1, 2018)

    1-6

    03

    5

    21B-20; 21B-25; 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.97 (Endorsement for Elementary Education (Grades 1 through 6))

    Early Childhood (No longer issued after August 31, 2020)

    Birth-Grade 3 (as endorsed)

    04

    5

    21B-20; 21B-25

    Early Childhood (Beginning September 1, 2017)

    Birth-Grade 2 (as endorsed)

    04

    5

    21B-20; 21B-25; 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.96 (Endorsement for Early Childhood Education (Birth through Grade 2))

    Junior High (No longer issued after June 30, 1997)

    5-8 or 6-8

    None

     

    21B-20; 21B-25; 23 Ill. Adm. Code 1.720 (Requirements for Teachers of Middle Grades)

    Middle School (No longer issued after January 31, 2018)

    5-8 or 6-8

    None

    5

    21B-20; 21B-25; 23 Ill. Adm. Code 1.720 (Requirements for Teachers of Middle Grades)

    Middle Grades (Beginning February 1, 2018)

    5-8

    None

    5

    21B-20; 21B-25; 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.99 (Endorsement for the Middle Grades (Grades 5 through 8))

    Secondary

    6-12

    09

    5

    21B-20; 21B-25

    Special K-12

    K-12 or PK-12

    10

    5

    21B-20; 21B-25

    Special Education (LBSI) (Beginning January 7, 2020)

    K-Age 22

    None

    5

    21B-20; 21B-25

    Special Education

    PK-Age 22

    10

    5

    21B-20; 21B-25

    Principal

    PreK-Age 22

    75

    5

    21B-20; 21B-25(2)(B); 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.337

    Superintendent

    PreK-Age 22

    75

    5

    21B-20; 21B-25(2)(D); 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.360

    Chief School Business Official on a Professional Educator License

    PreK-Age 22

    75

    5

    21B-20; 21B-25(2)(C); 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.345 (Endorsement

    for Chief School Business Official)

    Director of Special Education

    PreK- Age 22

    75

    5

    23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.365 (Endorsement

    for Director of Special Education)

    Supervisory

    PreK- Age 22

    None

    5

    23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.497 (Supervisory Endorsements)

    Teacher Leader

    PreK- Age 22

    None

    5

    21B-20; 21B-25(2)(E); 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.32 (Teacher Leader Endorsement (Beginning September 1, 2012))

    School Counselor

    PK-Age 22

    73

    5

    21B-20; 21B-25(2)(G); 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.Subpart D (School Support Personnel)

    School Nurse

    PK-Age 22

    73

    5

    21B-20; 21B-25(2)(G); 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.Subpart D (School Support Personnel)

    School Psychologist

    PK-Age 22

    73

    5

    21B-20; 21B-25(2)(G); 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.Subpart D (School Support Personnel)

    School Social Worker

    PK-Age 22

    73

    5

    21B-20; 21B-25(2)(G); 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.Subpart D (School Support Personnel)

    Speech Language Pathologist

    PK-Age 22

    73

    5

    21B-20; 21B-25(2)(G); 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.Subpart D (School Support Personnel)

     

    Educator License with Stipulations

    Alternative Provisional Educator – Early Childhood

    Birth-Grade 2

    43 or 44

    2 (Pursuant to 105 ILCS 5/21B-50, a one-year renewal is available in special circumstances.)

    21B-20(2)(B); 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.60 (Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers)

    Alternative Provisional Educator − Elementary

    1-6

    22 or 23

    2 (Pursuant to 105 ILCS 5/21B-50, a one-year renewal is available in special circumstances.)

    21B-20(2)(B); 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.60

    Alternative Provisional Educator − Secondary

    9-12

    24 or 25

    2 (Pursuant to 105 ILCS 5/21B-50, a one-year renewal is available in special circumstances.)

    21B-20(2)(B); 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.60

    Alternative Provisional Superintendent (Beginning January 1, 2013)

    PK-Age 22

    26

    2 (No renewals)

    21B-20(2)(C); 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.311 (Alternative Route to Superintendent Endorsement)

    Alternative Provisional Educator − Special

    K-12 or PK-12

    27

    2 (Pursuant to 105 ILCS 5/21B-50, a one-year renewal is available in special circumstances.)

    21B-20(2)(B); 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.60

    Transitional Bilingual Educator

    PK-12 Language Endorsed

    29

    5 (No renewals)

    21B-20(2)(G); 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.90 (Endorsement for Transitional Bilingual Educator)

    Career and Technical Educator

    5-12

    35

    5

    21B-20(2)(E); 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.70 (Endorsement for Career and Technical Educator)

    Provisional Career and Technical Educator

    5-12

    36

    5

    21B-20(2)(F); 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.72 (Endorsement for Provisional Career and Technical Educator)

    Visiting International Educator − Special

    K-12 or PK-12 Field Endorsed

    50

    3 (No renewals)

    21B-20(2)(I); 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.92 (Endorsement for Visiting International Educator)

    Visiting International Educator − Elementary

    1-6

    53

    5 (No renewals)

    21B-20(2)(I); 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.92

    Visiting International Educator − Early Childhood

    Birth-Grade 2

    54

    3 (No renewals)

    21B-20(2)(I); 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.92

    Visiting International Educator − Secondary

    9-12 Field Endorsed

    59

    3 (No renewals)

    21B-20(2)(I); 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.92

    Chief School Business Official

    PK-Age 22

    None

    5

    21-B20(2)(K); 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.345

     

    Substitute License

    None

    All

    39

    5

    21B-20(3)

     

    *          If endorsed for teaching, valid for subjects for which the individual is assignable under Section 1.710, 1.720, or 1.737.

     

    (Source:  Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 6272, effective April 11, 2022)