Services and Information for Higher Education
The information provided on the following links is designed for use by Illinois Colleges and Universities. If you are an educator and are seeking certification information, please contact your Regional Office of Education.
What's New?
- Illinois School Legislation PowerPoint Presentation
(4/13) 
- Steps to Obtaining an Educator License in Illinois (12/12)
- Alignment Document - Teacher Effectiveness Impacts Student Learning
- Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA) Materials
- Rules and Statute Changes Timeline - Updates coming soon!
- Annual Program Report Webinar (10/3/12)
- State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board Meeting Summaries
- Licensure Officer Fall 2012 Training Webinars
- Notice to Principal Preparation Programs in Illinois (9/20/12)
- Common Core Professional Development Modules
- Guidance: Criminal History Records Information (CHRI) Checks for Certified and Non-Certified School Personnel
- Tomorrow’s Teachers, Today’s Standards: Summit on Integrating Common core into Educator Prep Programs
Alternative Certification Information
Standards
- Common Core Learning Standards (Math/ELA)
- Content-Area Standards for Educators
- Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards (IELDS) (1/13)
- Illinois Learning Standards
- Illinois Professional Teaching Standards (IPTS) (23 Ill Admin code 24.130)
- Middle
Level Certification Standards (proposed)
- Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
- Social/Emotional Learning Standards (SEL)
Illinois Institution and Unit Recognition
- The following are all found in 23 Ill Admin Code Part 25
- Process for Institutions Seeking Initial Recognition for a Teacher Education Unit and Approval of Program(s)
- Accreditation
Decisions
- NCATE Unit Standards
Illinois Program Approval
- The following are all found in 23 Ill Admin Code Part 25
- New Program Proposal Format
PDF Version
- Annual Program Report Information
- Updating Institution Information: Directory-Middle Grades-Approvals
Induction and Mentoring
Licensure
- Certification Requirements Handbook
Licensure Officer Training - Fall 2012
-
Licensure Training - Summer 2012
Teacher Leader Strand Approval
- Teacher Leader Strand Approval 23 Ill Admin Code Part 25
- Application for Alternative Route to Administrative Certification for National Board Certified Teachers (ISBE Form 77-22)
Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA)
- Beyond the Field Test: The TPA Usage Plan for 2012–2013
- Illinois Professional Teaching Standards (IPTS) and edTPA Alignment Crosswalk (12/12)
- Summary of Teacher Performance Assessment—edTPA (12/12)
- Teacher Performance Assessment: Introducing an Emerging Practice Webinar - May 30, 2012
- Teacher Performance Assessment Usage Plan
Tools and Resources
- Common Core Professional Development Modules
- Tomorrow’s Teachers, Today’s Standards: Summit on Integrating Common core into Educator Prep Programs
Illinois has adopted Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in Math and English Language Arts. These standards will be fully implemented in 2013-14 with the goals to raise expectations for all K-12 children, and to “better prepare Illinois students for success in college and the workforce in a competitive global economy”. The adoption of the CCSS will change how we develop instruction and will require educators to teach and assess students in different ways. It also raises questions:To assist in the integration of the Common Core State Standards into Educator Preparation programs, the Illinois Board of Higher Education, State Board of Education and Community College Board presented Tomorrow’s Teachers, Today’s Standards: Summit on Integrating Common Core into Educator Prep Programs on June 6, 2012. National experts provided information on what the Common Core means for educators entering the field, and participants examined how preparation programs will need to respond to these new requirements.
Institutional teams from the twelve public universities, thirty-two independent institutions and thirty-one community colleges attended. These teams were comprised of Deans of Colleges of Education and Arts and Sciences, lead faculty, department chairs, and/or program coordinators. Follow this link to access materials and presentations from the Summit: http://www.ibhe.org/TTTS/default.htm. -
General
- Accreditation Review Schedule
- Alternative Certification Information
- Alternative Route to Administrative Certification for NBCTs
- Directory of Approved Illinois Institutions and Programs
- Preparation and Evaluation Home Page
- Framework for Restructuring the Recruitment, Preparation, Licensure and Continuing Professional Development of Teachers in Illinois
- Guidance: Criminal History Records Information (CHRI) Checks for Certified and Non-Certified School Personnel
- Institutional Accreditation
- Illinois Accreditation Team Member Information
- Illinois Administrative Rules
- School Code Provisions for Certification
- Standards for Illinois Certification
- TCIS Security and CITRIX Installation Instructions
- TCIS System Institution Documentation
- Testing for Certification
- Title II State Report
