Certification Renewal

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Certification Renewal

• Monroe-Randolph
• Regional Office of Education

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Renewal Topics

• Overview Timeline
• Professional Development (Standard Cert)
• Reductions in Requirements (Standard Cert)
• Educator Certification System
• Initial to Standards Certification

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Overview Timeline

• Professional Development
• Statement of Assurance
• Renew Certificate
• Register Certificate

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Professional Development (Standard Certificates)

• 120 hours of Professional Development
• Maintain Evidence of Completion
• Least Restrictive Environment
• 50 Special Education
• 20 Regular Education

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Reductions in Requirements (Standard Certificates)

• Masters Degree 2/3 (67)
• Multiple Graduate Degrees 1/3 (33)
• Master Teacher Certificate 1/3 (33)

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Educator Certification System

• Renewal
• Registration
• No Child Left Behind Highly Qualified
• Credentials
• Certificate Status

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Initial to Standards Certification

• Requires 4 years of teaching
• Official letter of experience
• Complete Professional Development Option
• ECS
• Enter Professional Development
• Submit Statement of Assurance
• Apply for Standard Certificate
• Register Certificate with Regional Superintendent

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Professional Development (Initial Certificates)

• Advanced Degree
• Induction and Mentoring
• 12 hr graduate credit to degree
• Subsequent Illinois Certificate or Endorsement
• Highly Qualified in addition area
• Exam
• NBPTS Certification Process
• 4 hrs graduate in Assessment of Teaching or NBPTS
• 60 CPDUs

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Questions

• Regional Office of Education
• 107 East Mill
• Waterloo IL 62298
• Ph 618.939.5650
• Illinois State Board of Education
• www.isbe.net