Educator Certification
Other Special Education Approval Requests for Non-Public Schools
- Complete NonPublic School Request for Approval of Other
Special Education Personnel (ISBE
Form 73-72)
- Form must be signed both by the NonPublic School Director/Principal
and the Regional Superintendent
- When completing the Facility Code section of the application,
please enter your 11 digit Region-County-District Code
number
- Submit documentation as listed:
- Verification that the candidate holds a certificate
appropriate for the grade level to be served (provide
a copy of the Illinois certificate(s) held)
- Statement of the services to be provided (detailed
description of the duties/responsibilities to be performed
by the candidate—not a generic job description)
- Description of the population to be served (include the
disabilities and age ranges served by the facility IN
ADDITION the same for the individual teacher's classroom)
- Description of supervision (include the name, social
security number, and the position title, of the supervisor
and the frequency of supervision)
- Description of the candidate's training, education
and/or prior work experiences relevant to the special
population (include transcripts of all college level
special education coursework and letters of prior teaching
experience involving students with disabilities)
- Description of facility's efforts to locate a
fully qualified individual (include a copy of all postings
for the position)
- Submit ISBE
Form 73-72 and the appropriate documentation as outlined
above through the Regional Office of Education (See listing
of Regional
Offices of Education.)
- The Illinois State Board of Education will review the
materials submitted and issue a letter of approval or disapproval
as is appropriate. Should the request be disapproved, a detailed listing
of all deficiencies will be generated. Notices of special education approval/disapproval
results are printed in duplicate (1 copy for the employing
entity and 1 copy for the Regional Superintendent).
