Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 25 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subpart B - LICENSES › Section 25.37 - Acquisition of Subsequent Endorsements on a Professional Educator License

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The provisions of this Section shall apply when an individual
				  who already holds a professional educator license (PEL) with one or more
				  teaching endorsements wishes to receive an additional endorsement in a teaching
				  field or a grade level.
a) An
				individual who wishes to add subsequent content area endorsements or grade
				levels to a PEL shall meet the applicable requirements of this Part specific to
				the content area of the endorsement sought and provide evidence of having
				passed the applicable content-area test required under Section
				25.720.
b) A candidate not meeting the criteria of
				subsection (a) who wishes to receive subsequent content area endorsement in an
				area of special education (i.e., Learning Behavior Specialist II, Deaf or Hard
				of Hearing, Blind or Visually Impaired, or Early Childhood Special Education),
				reading specialist, elementary mathematics specialist, or gifted education
				specialist shall submit official transcripts and evidence of teaching
				experience to an Illinois institution of higher education operating a program
				approved pursuant to Subpart C that prepares candidates for the endorsement
				sought.
1) The institution may, at its
				discretion, compare the coursework and clinical experiences already completed
				by the applicant to the standards for the endorsement sought and, based on this
				comparison, may identify for the candidate a "focused program" consisting of
				coursework and experiences that the candidate must complete in order to meet
				those standards.
A) In formulating this type
				of program, the institution shall ensure that the candidate has broad and deep
				knowledge of the subject matter, develops the knowledge and skills that are
				needed to work with students in the age and grade ranges encompassed by the
				endorsement sought, and is knowledgeable about pedagogical approaches that are
				suitable for that age group.
B) The
				institution may revise an individual's focused program to include additional or
				fewer components as it may deem appropriate based upon the results of internal
				performance assessments that form part of the institution's assessment system
				(see Section 25.120) or other assessments
				that are directly related to the standards for the endorsement
				sought.
C) Each institution shall
				make available a description of the method to be used by the educational unit
				in assessing the degree to which the work previously completed by candidates
				for focused programs has addressed relevant standards and in identifying the
				coursework and experiences these candidates will be required to complete in
				order to qualify for subsequent endorsements. An institution that uniformly
				requires all candidates seeking subsequent teaching endorsements to complete
				certain coursework or field experiences, or to complete a full program without
				acknowledgment of prior courses or experiences, shall publish and make
				available a written statement to this effect, describing those
				requirements.