Section 1.737  Minimum Requirements for the Assignment of Teachers in Grades 9 through 12 Beginning July 1, 2004

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.

b)         Beginning July 1, 2025, any teacher who is teaching by virtue of meeting the qualifications set forth in subsection (a)(2) shall have a designation for the specific content area and grade range added to their ELIS accounts, prior to being assigned to the position, by their regional office of education.

c)         Previous qualifications can continue to be added after July 1, 2025 if educators are assigned to new positions by virtue of being previously qualified.

d)         Additional Requirements for Career and Technical Education

1)         Endorsements and assignments to courses in career and technical education vary by program area and are located at https://www.isbe.net/Documents/CTE-Lic-Endorsements-Guidance.pdf.

2)         A teacher who is eligible under this Section to provide career and technical education instruction in a program area shall also be eligible to serve as a coordinator or instructor of a work-based experience, as defined in 23 Ill. Adm. Code 256.111, within that specific program area.

3)         A teacher who is eligible under this Section to provide career and technical education instruction will be eligible to coordinate or provide instruction in work-based learning experiences in program areas outside of the teacher's program area if that the teacher holds the work-based learning designation in ELIS (see Section 1.738).

4)         A teacher serving as a coordinator or instructor of work-based education for special education students shall be required to meet the requirements for assignment as a special education teacher rather than those for assignment as a teacher of career and technical education, provided that the teacher holds the work-based learning designation in ELIS (see Section 1.738).

(Source:  Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 8535, effective May 29, 2024)