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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart D - THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM › Section 1.430 - Additional Criteria for Elementary Schools

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a) A district shall provide the following
				coordinated and supervised instructional offerings. The time allotment, unless
				specified by the School Code or applicable rules, is the option of the local
				board of education.
1) Language Arts,
				Reading, and other Communication Skills
2) Science
3) Mathematics
4) Social Studies
5) Music
6) Art
7) Health Education (see the Critical Health
				Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act)
8) Physical Education (see Section 27-6 of
				the School Code)
9) Career
				Education - Awareness and Exploration
10) Safety Education (see Section 27-24.2 of
				the School Code)
11) Conservation
				of Natural Resources (see Section 27-13.1 of the School Code)
12)
Instruction, study, and
				discussion in grades kindergarten through 8 of effective methods for the
				prevention and avoidance of drugs and the dangers of opioid and substance
				abuse
(Section 27-13.2 of the School Code)
13) Civics Education (see Section 27-3.10 of
				the School Code)
14) Play Time (see
				Section 27-6.3 of the School Code)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart D - THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM › Section 1.440 - Additional Criteria for High Schools

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The School Code [105 ILCS 5 ]
				  establishes differing requirements for the coursework that high schools must
				  offer, the courses students must take, and the courses students must pass in
				  order to graduate.
a) Instructional
				Offerings. Each district shall provide a comprehensive curriculum that includes
				at least the following offerings. The time allotment, unless specified by the
				School Code or applicable rules, is the option of the local school district.
1) Language Arts
2) Science
3) Mathematics
4) History of the United States
5) Foreign Language
6) Music
7) Art
8) Career and Technical Education -
				Orientation and Preparation
9)
				Health Education (see the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health
				Education Act)
10) Physical
				Education (see Section 27-6 of the School Code)
11) Consumer Education (see Section 27-12.1
				of the School Code)
12)
				Conservation of Natural Resources (see Section 27-13.1 of the School
				Code)
13) Driver and Safety
				Education (see the Driver Education Act [105 ILCS
				5/27-24 through
				27 -24.10] and 23 Ill. Adm. Code
				252)
14) Media Literacy (see
				Section 27-20.08 of the School Code)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart D - THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM › Section 1.445 - Required Course Substitute

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a) Pursuant
				to Section 27-22.05 of the School Code [105 ILCS 5 ],
				school boards in districts with any of the grades 9 through 12 may adopt a
				policy providing for a course substitution of a vocational and technical course
				or of a successful completion of a registered apprenticeship program under 23
				Ill. Adm. Code 255 for a high school or graduation requirement. Such policies
				must provide a complete description of both the vocational and technical course
				and its relationship to the required course that will be replaced by the
				substituted course. Courses that may be substituted must meet the requirements
				set forth in Section 27-22.05 of the School Code and Section
				1.440(d).
b) No student under the age of 18 shall be
				enrolled in a course substitution unless that student's
parent or
				guardian first requests the substitution and approves it in writing on forms
				that the school district makes available
for such requests. Such
				requests shall be maintained in the student's temporary record in accordance
				with Section 4 of the Illinois School Student Records Act [105 ILCS
				10 ].
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart D - THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM › Section 1.460 - Credit Earned Through Proficiency Examinations

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Each local board of education with a high school shall adopt
				  a policy which defines the board's position with reference to the awarding of
				  high school credit on the basis of local examinations to pupils who have
				  achieved the necessary proficiencies through independent study, either with or
				  without private tutoring, or for work taken in or from another institution.
				  Plans for earning credit outside of regular classes should be approved in
				  advance by the local high school principal according to established policy. The
				  pupil's permanent record should show how the credit was earned. The examination
				  papers upon which such credit is validated should be kept in the school file
				  for three years as evidence for recognition and accreditation
				  agencies.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart D - THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM › Section 1.465 - Ethnic School World Language Credit and Program Approval

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a) School boards of unit and secondary school
				districts may award high school credit for the study of a world language in an
				ethnic school, provided that the amount of credit to be awarded is determined
				in accordance with Section 10-22.43a of the Code and that the credit is awarded
				for the study of a world language in an ethnic school program that has been
				approved by the State Board in accordance with this Section.
b) "Ethnic school" means
a part time
				private school which teaches the foreign language of a particular ethnic group
				as well as the culture, geography, history and other aspects of a particular
				ethnic group
[105 ILCS
				5/2-3.44].
c) The State Superintendent shall approve
				ethnic schools' world language programs if they meet the following standards:
1) Each teacher shall possess at least a
				baccalaureate degree and have completed at least 20 semester hours of credit in
				the world language taught, both of which shall have been awarded by a
				regionally accredited college or university.
2) Each program shall contain at least 120
				clock hours of instruction plus outside preparation for each unit of credit
				issued upon successful completion of the instruction, although less than a full
				unit of credit may also be awarded in proportion to the amount of instruction
				received.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart D - THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM › Section 1.470 - Adult and Continuing Education

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a)
				Local school districts, in accordance with Section 10-20.12 of the School Code
				[105 ILCS
				5/10-20.12 ], shall provide for the educational needs
				of adults younger than 21 years of age who wish to re-enter high school to
				acquire a high school diploma (subject to the limitations of
				105 ILCS
				5/26-2 ) or an equivalency certificate. Local boards
				of education may permit other adults to re-enter high school under this
				provision.
b) Local school
				districts may establish special classes for the instruction:
1) of persons of age 21 years or older,
				and
2) of persons younger than age
				21 and not otherwise in attendance in public school, for the purpose of
				providing adults in the community and youth whose schooling has been
				interrupted with educational programs appropriate to the needs of these
				individuals. (See Section 10-22.20 of the School Code [105
				ILCS 5/10-22.20 ].) If a program is approved by the
				State Board of Education, a school may issue credit for a course on the basis
				of qualitative attainment rather than on the time element.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart D - THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM › Section 1.480 - Correctional Institution Educational Programs

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Pursuant to Section 13-40 of the School Code [105 ILCS
				  5/13-40 ], educational programs conducted for
				  individuals incarcerated in facilities operated by the Department of Juvenile
				  Justice are educational programs of a school district. Consequently, units of
				  credit earned by students while they are incarcerated in the Department's
				  facilities are transferable to other public schools.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart E - SUPPORT SERVICES › Section 1.515 - Training of School Bus Driver Instructors

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Initial and refresher training is required of all school bus
				  drivers by Section 6-106.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code [625 ILCS
				  5/6-106.1]. Pursuant to Section 3-14.23 of the School
				  Code [105 ILCS
				  5/3-14.23 ], regional superintendents of schools are
				  responsible for conducting training programs for school bus drivers. These
				  programs shall be established by the State Board of Education and approved by
				  the Secretary of State pursuant to the Secretary's rules titled School Bus
				  Driver Permit (92 Ill. Adm. Code 1035).
a) 92 Ill. Adm. Code
				1035.30
				of the Secretary's rules requires the certification of bus driver instructors
				by the State Board of Education. The following standards shall apply to this
				certification.
1) The person must be at least
				21 years of age.
2) The person must
				hold or have held an Illinois School Bus Driver's Permit, hold a current
				professional educator license endorsed for driver education, or have the
				approval of the regional superintendent as having had other direct involvement
				in school bus transportation.
3)
				The person must provide a current, valid card as evidence of having completed a
				course in first aid from the American Red Cross, the American Heart
				Association, or another national organization that is recognized by the
				Illinois Department of Public Health.
4) The person must have assisted a certified
				instructor in conducting an initial school bus driver training course and a
				refresher course; the person must also have taught each of these types of
				courses under the observation of a certified instructor and have received a
				satisfactory evaluation of overall teaching performance.
5) Certification of bus driver instructors
				shall be renewed annually. Renewal shall be sought by the regional
				superintendent of the region where services will be provided, with the
				permission of the individuals in question and using a form supplied by the
				State Superintendent of Education. Renewal of certification shall be based on
				the criteria set forth in subsections (a)(1) through (a)(4) of this
				Section.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart E - SUPPORT SERVICES › Section 1.520 - Home and Hospital Instruction

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The provisions of this Section apply to any student who has
				  not been identified as eligible for special education services, in accordance
				  with 23 Ill. Adm. Code 226 (Special Education), and who receives services at
				  home or in a hospital or other setting because he or she is unable to attend
				  school elsewhere due to a medical condition, and for which the resident school
				  district is seeking reimbursement under Section 14-13.01(a) of the School Code
				  [105
				  ILCS 5/14-13.01(a) ]. Requirements
				  pertaining to home and hospital instruction for students with disabilities
				  shall be as set forth in 23 Ill. Adm. Code
				  226.300
				  (Continuum of Placement Options).
a)
				When a student has a medical condition that will cause an absence for two or
				more consecutive weeks (i.e., 10 school days) of school or ongoing intermittent
				absences, as defined in Section 14-13.01(a) of the School Code, the school
				district for that child shall consider the need for home or hospital services.
				The provision of home or hospital services shall be based upon a written
				statement from a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches
				that specifies:
1) the child's medical
				condition;
2) the impact on the
				child's ability to participate in education (the child's physical and mental
				level of tolerance for receiving educational services); and
3) the anticipated duration or nature of the
				child's absence from school.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart E - SUPPORT SERVICES › Section 1.530 - Health Services

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a) Each
				school shall maintain records for each student that reflect compliance with the
				examinations and immunizations prescribed by Section 27-8.1 of the School Code
				[ 105 ILCS 5 ] and the applicable rules and regulations of the Illinois
				Department of Public Health at 77 Ill. Adm. Code 665 (Child and Student Health
				Examination and Immunization Code). The information relative to examinations
				and immunizations shall be placed in the student permanent record in accordance
				with 23 Ill. Adm. Code 375 (Student Records). School districts shall, by
				November 15 of each school year, report to the State Superintendent of
				Education the number of students who have received the necessary health
				examinations and immunizations, the number of students who are not exempt and
				have not received the necessary health examinations and immunizations, and the
				number of students exempt from the health examination and immunization
				requirements for religious or medical reasons, in the manner prescribed by the
				State Superintendent.
b) Students
				participating in interscholastic athletics shall have an annual physical
				examination.
1) A district shall include as
part of any agreement, contract, code, or other written instrument that
				the district requires a student athlete and his or her parents or guardian to
				sign before participating in practice or interscholastic competition
information relative to the school board's adopted concussion and head injury
				policy. (See
				105 ILCS 5/10-20.54
				and 34 -18.46.)
2) A district shall
				ensure that each student athlete and his or her parent or guardian receive and
				read information relative to concussions that meets the requirements of Section
				22-80 of the School Code [
				105
				ILCS 5/22-80 ]. A student shall
not
				participate in an interscholastic athletic activity for a school year until he
				or she and his or her parent or guardian, or another person with legal
				authority to make medical decisions for the student,
acknowledge by
				written signature the receipt and review of this information. (Section 22-80(e)
				of the School Code)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart E - SUPPORT SERVICES › Section 1.540 - Undesignated Emergency Medications in Schools: Epinephrine; Opioid Antagonists; Asthma Medication

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This Section establishes requirements in addition to those
				  set forth at Section 22-30 of the School Code [105 ILCS 5] for a school nurse
				  or other trained school personnel
to administer an undesignated
				  epinephrine auto-injector, an
opioid antagonist, or asthma medication
to any person whom the school nurse or trained personnel in good faith
				  believes to be having an anaphylactic reaction,
opioid overdose, or
				  acute asthma episode, respectively,
while in school, while at a
				  school-sponsored activity, while under the supervision of school personnel, or
				  before or after normal school activities, such as while in before-school or
				  after-school care on school-operated property.
a) Definitions
For the purposes of this Section:
1) "Asthma medication" means quick-relief
				asthma medication, including albuterol or other short-acting bronchodilators,
				that is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the
				treatment of respiratory distress. "Asthma medication" includes medication
				delivered through a device, including a metered dose inhaler with a reusable or
				disposable spacer or a nebulizer with a mouthpiece or mask.
2) "Code" means the School Code [105 ILCS
				5].
3) "School" means a school
				district, public school or nonpublic school, as may be applicable.
4) "School nurse" has the meaning ascribed in
				Section 22-30(a) of the Code.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart F - STAFF LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS › Section 1.610 - Personnel Required to be Qualified

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All professional employees of public schools and school
				  districts shall be properly licensed as required by Section 21B-15 of the
				  School Code [105 ILCS 5 ].
a) No one shall teach or supervise in a
				public school unless that individual holds an educator license appropriate for
				the position to which that individual has been assigned. (See Appendix A.)
				Schools' and districts' compliance with these requirements shall be a factor in
				their recognition status, as discussed in Section
				1.20.
b) No one shall be licensed to teach or
				supervise in the public schools of the State of Illinois who is not of good
				character, as defined in Section 21B-15 of the School Code, and at least 19
				years of age, except as otherwise provided in Section 21B-20(2)(J) of the
				School Code.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart F - STAFF LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS › Section 1.650 - Transcripts of Credits

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Official transcripts of credits earned are issued by
				  institutions of higher education. In determining whether an individual meets
				  the requirements for a particular assignment, a school district shall not rely
				  upon any transcript that does not bear the seal and the signature of the
				  responsible officer of the institution issuing the
				  transcript.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart F - STAFF LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS › Section 1.660 - Records of Professional Personnel

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The school district shall maintain records for all
				  professional personnel currently employed by the district. In addition to the
				  individual's name, the record for each professional employee shall contain at
				  least the copies of official transcripts required by Section 24-23 of the
				  School Code [105 ILCS
				  5/24-23 ] and relevant health records, including the
				  verification of freedom from tuberculosis as may be required under rules of the
				  Illinois Department of Public Health at 77 Ill. Adm. Code 696 (Control of
				  Tuberculosis Code). Each employee's record may also contain other relevant
				  items, such as verification of past teaching experience, salary schedule
				  placement and accumulated sick leave.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart G - STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 1.700 - Requirements for Staff Providing Professional Development

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a) Each individual who is employed by a
				school district, regional office of education or intermediate service center,
				either on a full-time or part-time basis, for the purposes of providing
				professional development to educator licensed employees shall hold either:
1) a professional educator license issued
				pursuant to Section 21B-20(1) of the School Code [105
				ILCS 5/21B-20(1) ] and 23 Ill. Adm.
				Code
				25.25
				(Requirements for the Professional Educator License); or
2) an educator license with stipulations
				endorsed for career and technical educator issued pursuant to Section
				21B-20(2)(E) of the School Code [105
				ILCS 5/21B-20(2)(E) ] and 23 Ill.
				Adm. Code
				25.70
				(Endorsement for Career and Technical Educator).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart G - STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 1.705 - Requirements for Supervisory and Administrative Staff

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Requirements for the receipt of the endorsements specified in
				  this Section shall be as set forth in 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25 (Educator
				  Licensure).
a) Each district
				superintendent shall hold a professional educator license with a superintendent
				endorsement.
b) Each principal or
				assistant principal shall hold a professional educator license with a general
				administrative, principal or superintendent endorsement, except that a head
				teacher serving for more than 50% full-time employment in place of a principal
				as permitted by Section 10-21.4a of the School Code shall hold a professional
				educator license endorsed for supervision.
c) Each assistant superintendent shall hold a
				professional educator license with a general administrative, principal,
				director of special education or superintendent endorsement.
d) Each general administrator (e.g.,
				director, assistant director, coordinator or general supervisor) in general
				education shall hold a professional educator license with a general
				supervisory, general administrative, principal or superintendent
				endorsement.
e) Each head of a
				general education department or supervisor for a specific subject shall hold
				either:
1) a professional educator license
				with a general supervisory, general administrative, principal or superintendent
				endorsement or teacher leader endorsement issued pursuant to 23 Ill. Adm. Code
				25.32
				(Teacher Leader Endorsement); or
2)
				a professional educator license endorsed for supervision in the area supervised
				(see 23 Ill. Adm. Code
				25.497
				(Supervisory Endorsements)).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart G - STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 1.710 - Requirements for Elementary Teachers

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a)
				Except as otherwise allowed in this Section, each elementary teacher shall hold
				a valid professional educator license endorsed in a teaching field for the
				grade level or levels to be taught.
b) Each elementary teacher first assigned to
				an elementary position on or after September 1, 1978 shall have formal training
				in each basic instructional area to be taught.
c) No teacher may be assigned to teach
				self-contained general education at the elementary level unless that teacher
				holds a professional educator license and:
1)
				holds the applicable endorsement;
2) if first licensed prior to July 1, 2004,
				possesses 16 semester hours of coursework in a combination of any of the
				following areas:
A) Language Arts;
B) Mathematics;
C) Science;
D) Social Science;
E) Physical Education;
F) Health;
G) Fine Arts;
H) General Elementary Teaching Methods;
				and
I) Elementary Reading Teaching
				Methods; or
3) is
				assigned pursuant to 23 Ill. Adm. Code
				25.430
				(Short-Term Approval for Teachers at All Grade Levels); or
4) meets the requirements of Section
				1.745
				or
				1.755
				as applicable to assignment.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart G - STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 1.720 - Requirements for Teachers of Middle Grades

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a) The requirements of this Section apply to
				teachers employed in departmentalized grades 6-8 ("middle-grade teachers").
				Teachers employed in non-departmentalized grades 6-8 and who hold a K-9
				elementary education endorsement issued by September 1, 2019, are subject to
				the requirements of Section
				1.710.
b) Requirements for Assignability
1) The requirements of this subsection (b)(1)
				apply to teachers licensed prior to July 1, 1997.
A) Teachers must hold a junior high
				endorsement in the content area of major teaching assignment (e.g., language
				arts, mathematics, general science, social science, or music);
B) Teachers must have completed 16 semester
				hours of coursework in the content area taught; or
C) Career and Technical Education educators
				must have met the requirements of Section
				1.730(b).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart G - STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 1.730 - Minimum Requirements for Secondary Teachers and Specified Subject Area Teachers in Grades 9-12 through June 30, 2004

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This Section is applicable to educators licensed to teach in
				  any of grades 9-12 prior to July 1, 2004. All coursework requirements must be
				  completed through a regionally accredited institution. Each subsection of this
				  Section applies only to secondary teachers in the respective content
				  area.
a) 16 semester hours of
				coursework in the applicable of the following content areas is required:
1) Agriculture, Food, and Natural
				Resources;
2) Art;
3) Business, Marketing, and Computer
				Education;
4) Business, Marketing,
				and Computer Education - Business Computer Programming;
5) Computer Applications;
6) Computer Science;
7) Dance;
8) Drama/Theatre Arts;
9) English Language Arts;
10) Family and Consumer Science;
11) Health Education;
12) Health Science;
13) Library Information Specialist;
14) Mathematics;
15) Music;
16) Physical Education;
17) Reading Teacher (also see Section
				1.745);
18) Safety and Driver's Education;
19) Science
A) Biology;
B) Chemistry;
C) Earth and Space;
D) Environmental;
E) Physics;
20) Social Science
A) Economics;
B) Geography;
C) History;
D) Political Science;
E) Psychology;
F) Sociology and Anthropology;
21) Technology
				Education;
22) Technology
				Specialist; or
23) World Language
				(language specific)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart G - STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 1.737 - Minimum Requirements for the Assignment of Teachers in Grades 9 through 12 Beginning July 1, 2004

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a) No
				teacher may be assigned to teach a particular content area in any of grades
				9-12 unless that teacher holds a professional educator license in a teaching
				field and:
1) holds the applicable
				endorsement for the assignment (and, in the case of the educator license with
				stipulations endorsed for career and technical educator, an endorsement
				specific to the program area to be taught);
2) met the requirements of Section
				1.730 at a time when that
				Section was applicable to that assignment, as confirmed by the employing
				district's verification of the individual's qualifications in ELIS;
3) meets the requirements of Section
				1.745 or
				1.755, if applicable;
				or
4) is assigned pursuant to 23
				Ill. Adm. Code 25.430.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart G - STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 1.738 - Requirements for Work-Based Learning Beginning July 1, 2024

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No individual shall coordinate or provide instruction
				  work-based learning experiences in career and technical education programs
				  outside of the program area for which the individual is qualified unless that
				  individual holds the work-based learning designation in ELIS. The requirements
				  for the designation are as follows:
a)
				the individual completes two courses from a regionally-accredited institution
				of higher education, as approved by the State Board, in work-based learning;
				or
b) the individual completes a
				sequence of work-based learning modules approved and offered by the State Board
				or a designee.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart G - STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 1.745 - Assignment of Reading Teachers and Reading Specialists

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The "reading teacher" endorsement is valid only for teaching
				  reading to students, while the "reading specialist" endorsement is valid not
				  only for teaching reading to students but also for providing technical
				  assistance or professional development to other teachers. Separate sets of
				  standards and requirements govern the issuance of these two endorsements (see
				  23 Ill. Adm. Code 27.110 and
				  27.120, as well as 23 Ill. Adm.
				  Code 25.100(f)). No
				  individual may be assigned to teach reading, other than reading as part of
				  general classroom instruction provided by that individual, or to serve as a
				  reading specialist unless the individual holds a professional educator license
				  valid for the grade level or levels of the assignment and:
a) holds the endorsement appropriate to the
				assignment;
b) is assigned pursuant
				to 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.430; or
c) has completed 16 semester hours of reading
				coursework if licensed prior to July 1, 2004.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart G - STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 1.755 - Requirements for Library Information Specialists Beginning July 1, 2004

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No individual shall be assigned to provide library and
				  audio-visual services to students, teachers and other school personnel unless
				  that individual holds a professional educator license that is valid for the
				  grade level or levels of the students to be served and:
a) holds an endorsement for Library
				Information Specialist or a comparable, previously issued endorsement such as
				Media or Library Science;
b) is
				assigned pursuant to 23 Ill. Adm. Code
				25.430
				(Short-Term Approvals for Teachers at All Grade Levels); or
c) has completed 16 semester hours of library
				science coursework if licensed prior to July 1, 2004.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart G - STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 1.760 - Standards for School Support Personnel Services

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a) School psychologists, school social
				workers, school counselors, speech-language pathologists (nonteaching) and
				school nurses, except as provided in subsection (c) of this Section, shall hold
				a professional educator license endorsed for school support personnel in their
				respective area.
b) Registered
				Professional Nurse means any nurse who is licensed to practice professional
				nursing in Illinois in accord with the Nurse Practice Act [225 ILCS 65 ] and
				whose license is active and in good standing as determined by the Illinois
				Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
c) School Nurse means any registered
				professional nurse who holds a professional educator license endorsed for
				school support services in school nursing, or any registered professional nurse
				who does not hold the professional educator license but was employed in the
				school district of current employment before July 1, 1976. School districts may
				employ noncertificated registered professional nurses to perform professional
				nursing services
[105 ILCS
				5/10-22.23 ].
d) School boards that employ school nurses
				shall be responsible for verifying that each person holds a valid nursing
				license and professional educator license except as provided in subsection (c)
				of this Section.
e) School boards
				that employ one or more school nurses for the purpose of providing professional
				nursing services shall develop and keep on file a written job description
				defining the duties of their school nurses.
f) Any job description prepared pursuant to
				subsection (e) of this Section will be accepted by the State Board of Education
				as complying with Section 10-22.23 of the School Code if it contains at least:
1) the duty to provide registered
				professional nursing practice as defined in Section 50-10 of the Nurse Practice
				Act; and
2) at least one or more
				additional duties as the school board shall select from subsection (g) of this
				Section.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart G - STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 1.762 - Supervision of Speech-Language Pathology Assistants

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a) Pursuant to Section 14-6.03 of the School
				Code [105 ILCS
				5/14-6.03 ], school districts and cooperative entities
				may employ licensed speech-language pathology assistants ("SLPAs"). These
				individuals are required by that Section to serve under the supervision of
				experienced speech-language pathologists, who are further required by Section
				3.5(b) of the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act
				[225
				ILCS 110/3.5(b) ] to be licensed
				under that Act. Therefore, a school district or cooperative entity shall not
				assign a speech-language pathologist with a professional educator license
				issued under Article 21B of the School Code [105 ILCS 5 /Art. 21B] but not
				licensed under the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice
				Act to supervise any SLPA.
b)
				Except as provided in subsection (d) of this Section, a speech-language
				pathologist who supervises one or more SLPAs shall provide evidence of having
				completed training of at least ten hours' duration that was provided by an
				organization approved by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional
				Regulation pursuant to the Department's rules titled "The Illinois
				Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act" (68 Ill. Adm. Code 1465)
				and that addressed all the following topics:
1) Establishing and maintaining effective
				working relationships;
2) Ethical,
				legal, regulatory, and reimbursement aspects of the profession;
3) Strategies for direct and indirect
				supervision (supervisory process and practices, effective use of
				assistants);
4) Evaluating the
				performance of assistants;
5) The
				scope of assistants' responsibility; and
6) Instructing and assisting SLPAs with:
A) the execution of goals and objectives,
				data collection, and student outcomes,
B) standards and strategies for oral and
				written communication,
C)
				techniques, materials, and equipment utilized in the profession, and
D) the maintenance of records.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart G - STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 1.770 - Standards for Special Education Personnel

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Individuals who provide special education services shall meet
				  the requirements set forth in Subpart I of 23 Ill. Adm. Code 226 (Special
				  Education) and Subpart B of 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25 (Educator
				  Licensure).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart G - STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 1.780 - Standards for Teachers in Bilingual Education Programs

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a) No individual shall be assigned as a
				bilingual education teacher in prekindergarten, kindergarten or any of grades
				1-12 unless that individual:
1) holds a valid
				professional educator license endorsed in a content area for the grade levels
				of the students to be served and an endorsement for bilingual education that is
				specific to the language of instruction, issued pursuant to Section
				1.781;
2) holds a valid educator license with
				stipulations endorsed for transitional bilingual educator specific to the
				language of instruction, issued pursuant to 23 Ill. Adm. Code
				25.90
				(Endorsement for Transitional Bilingual Educator);
3) holds a valid educator license with
				stipulations endorsed for visiting international educator and the grade levels
				of the students to be served and meets the requirements set forth at 23 Ill.
				Adm. Code
				25.92(i)
				(Endorsement for Visiting International Educator; or
4) was employed in a State-approved bilingual
				education program prior to September 1, 1985 and continues to hold a valid
				professional educator license endorsed for the grade level or levels of the
				students to be served.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart G - STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 1.781 - Requirements for Bilingual Education Teachers in Prekindergarten, Kindergarten, and any of Grades 1-12

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a)
				Bilingual education teachers employed in an approved bilingual education
				program prior to September 1, 1985 are not subject to the requirements set
				forth in subsection (b), provided they continue to hold a license issued prior
				to that date and valid for their current teaching role.
b) Beginning on September 1, 1985, bilingual
				education teachers in State-approved bilingual education programs must meet one
				of the following requirements:
1) Possess a
				valid educator license with stipulations endorsed for transitional bilingual
				educator issued in accordance with 23 Ill. Adm. Code
				25.90
				(Endorsement for Transitional Bilingual Educator).
2) Possess a valid professional educator
				license endorsed for bilingual educator when evidence is presented
				demonstrating that the following requirements have been met:
A) Verification of reading, writing, grammar
				skills, and speaking proficiency in the non-English language for which the
				endorsement or approval is sought by graduating from an institution where the
				non-English language was the medium of instruction, through passage of the test
				of language proficiency in that language, or by holding an Illinois State Seal
				of Biliteracy; and
B) 18 semester
				hours distributed among the following areas and including 100 clock hours of
				clinical experience or 3 months teaching experience in a bilingual education
				program:
i) Foundations of bilingual
				education;
ii) Assessment of the
				bilingual student;
iii) Methods and
				materials for teaching English learners (ELs) in bilingual programs;
iv) Methods and materials for teaching
				English as a Second Language; and
v) Cross-cultural studies for teaching
				ELs.
3) Hold a
				valid educator license with stipulations endorsed for visiting international
				educator and for the grade levels of the students to be served and meets the
				requirements set forth at 23 Ill. Adm. Code
				25.92(i)
				(Endorsement for Visiting International Educator).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart G - STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 1.782 - Requirements for Teachers of English as a Second Language in Prekindergarten, Kindergarten and any of Grades 1-12

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a)
				Bilingual teachers currently teaching English as a Second Language and employed
				in an approved bilingual education program prior to September 1, 1985 are not
				subject to the requirements set forth below, provided they continue to hold a
				certificate issued prior to that date and valid for their current teaching role
				and have exchanged that certificate for the appropriate educator license (see
				23 Ill. Adm. Code
				25.15
				(Types of Licenses; Exchange)).
b)
				On September 1, 1985 and thereafter, teachers of English as a Second Language
				in State-approved bilingual education programs must:
1) Possess a valid professional educator
				license endorsed for special K-12 and for teaching English as a Second
				Language, issued by the State Board of Education in accordance with 23 Ill.
				Adm. Code 25 (Certification); or
2)
				Possess a valid professional educator license endorsed for English as a Second
				Language when evidence is presented of having completed 18 semester hours
				distributed among the following areas and including 100 clock hours of clinical
				experience or 3 months experience teaching English as a Second Language:
A) Linguistics (including English and
				non-English phonology and syntax);
B) Theoretical foundations of teaching
				English as a Second Language;
C)
				Assessment of the bilingual student;
D) Methods and materials for teaching English
				as a Second Language; and
E)
				Cross-cultural studies for teaching LEP students; or
3) Hold an educator license with stipulations
				endorsed for visiting international educator that is valid for the grade levels
				of the students to be served and meets the requirements set forth at 23 Ill.
				Adm. Code
				25.92(i).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart G - STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 1.783 - Requirements for Administrators of Bilingual Education Programs

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Beginning July 1, 2014, no individual shall be assigned to
				  administer a bilingual education program with 200 or more students unless that
				  individual is licensed in accordance with Section
				  1.705(n)
				  of this Part and meets the requirements of either subsection (a) or (b) of this
				  Section, as applicable. Individuals assigned to administer a bilingual
				  education program with fewer than 200 students shall meet the requirements of
				  23 Ill. Adm. Code
				  228.35(d)(2)
				  or (3), as applicable.
a) Transitional Bilingual Education
1) A person designated to administer a
				transitional bilingual education program shall:
A) hold the bilingual education endorsement
				issued pursuant to Section
				1.781
				of this Part; or
B) hold the
				English as a new language endorsement issued pursuant to Section
				1.782
				of this Part, with a language designation; or
C) present evidence of having completed 18
				semester hours distributed among the following:
i) Foundations of bilingual
				education,
ii) Assessment of the
				bilingual student,
iii) Methods and
				materials for teaching ELs in bilingual programs,
iv) Methods and materials for teaching
				English as a Second Language, and
v) Cross-cultural studies for teaching
				ELs.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart G - STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 1.790 - Substitute Teacher

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a) To serve as a
				substitute teacher, a person shall hold a valid substitute teaching license
				issued pursuant to Section 21B-20(3) of the School Code [105 ILCS 5].
1) Any individual who holds a valid and
				active Illinois educator license and at least a bachelor's degree may serve as
				a substitute teacher without having to also hold the substitute teaching
				license.
2) Any individual who may
				serve as a substitute teacher for driver's education must be endorsed for
				driver's education pursuant to 23 Ill. Adm. Code
				25.100(h).
3) Any individual who holds a valid career
				and technical educator or provisional career and technical educator endorsement
				on an educator license with stipulations but does not have a bachelor's degree
				may substitute teach in any career and technical education classroom. (See
				Section 21B-20(2)(E) and (F)) of the School Code.)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart G - STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 1.792 - Short-Term Substitute Teacher

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a)
				To serve as a short-term substitute teacher, an individual shall hold a valid
				short-term substitute teaching license issued pursuant to Section 21B-20(4) of
				the School Code [105 ILCS 5].
b)
				Any individual who holds a valid and active educator license and at least an
				associate degree may serve as a short-term substitute teacher without having to
				also hold the short-term substitute teaching license.
c) A short-term substitute teacher shall be
				employed no more than 15 consecutive days per licensed teacher under contract,
				except as provided under Section 21B-20(4) of the School Code.
d) All individuals must complete the training
				required pursuant to Section 10-20.67 of the School Code prior to serving as a
				short-term substitute teacher.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart G - STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 1.794 - Substitute Teachers; Recruiting Firms

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a) School districts
may supplement
				their substitute teacher recruitment for elementary and secondary schools with
				the use of recruiting firms
.
b) To qualify for this program, a district
				not organized under Article 34 of the School Code shall demonstrate to the
				State Board, using a form designed by the State Board for this purpose,
				verifying that it has been unable to find an adequate number of substitute
				teachers and has exhausted all other efforts.
c) A district organized under Article 34 of
				the School Code must provide assurance to the State Board, using a form
				designated by the State Board for this purpose, verifying:
1) The district is
unable to find an
				adequate number
of
substitute teachers and has exhausted all
				other efforts;
2) The
				district has prioritized existing substitute teachers over substitute teachers
				from recruiting firms;
3) Copies of
				all substitute teacher contracts will be filed with the district's regional
				office of education, acting as an extension of the State Board of Education, in
				an electronic or paper format;
4)
				Each recruiting firm contracted by the district shall file an annual report
				with the district that includes the number of substitute teachers placed in the
				district, the total cost of the contract to the district, and the percentage of
				substitute teacher openings that were filled; and
5) The district
has adequate funds to
				fill and pay for all substitute teacher positions.