Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart G - STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Appendix A - Professional Staff Educator Licensure

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
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.