TITLE 23: EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
SUBTITLE A: EDUCATION
CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
SUBCHAPTER b: PERSONNEL
PART 25 EDUCATOR LICENSURE
SECTION 25.APPENDIX C EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES FOR LICENSES (JULY 1, 2013)



Section 25.APPENDIX C   Exchange of Certificates for Licenses (July 1, 2013)

 

Existing Certificate

Description

Exchanged for:

 

Early Childhood Certificates:

 

 

 

 

02

Standard Early Childhood (0 to 6, excluding kindergarten)

To Age 6

excluding K

Professional Educator License endorsed for prekindergarten (0 to 6, excluding kindergarten)

 

 

 

 

04

Initial or Standard Early Childhood (0 to grade 3)

Age 0-Grade 3

Professional Educator License endorsed for early childhood and self-contained general education endorsements (age 0 to grade 3)

 

 

 

 

04

Master Early Childhood Certificate

Age 0-Grade 3

Professional Educator License with an NBPTS master teacher designation, endorsed for prekindergarten, if applicable, and/or the NBPTS area of endorsement

 

 

 

 

05

Provisional Early Childhood

Age 0-Grade 3

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator with early childhood and self‑contained general education endorsements (age 0 to grade 3)

 

Elementary Certificates:

 

03

Initial or Standard Elementary

K-9

Professional Educator License endorsed for self‑contained general education (kindergarten to grade 9)

 

 

 

 

03

Master Elementary Certificate

K-9

Professional Educator License with an NBPTS master teacher designation endorsed for self-contained general education, if applicable, and/or the NBPTS area of endorsement

 

 

 

 

High School Certificates:

 

09

Initial or Standard Secondary

6-12

Professional Educator License with any applicable grade-level and content‑area endorsements

 

 

 

 

09

Master Secondary Certificate

6-12

Professional Educator License with an NBPTS master teacher designation and any grade-level and content-area endorsements, if applicable, and/or the NBPTS area of endorsement

 

 

 

 

12

Short-Term Emergency

Preschool-Age 22

Professional Educator License endorsed in a teaching field with short‑term emergency approval in special education

 

Special Certificates:

 

10

Initial or Standard Special

K-12 Field Endorsed or Preschool-Age 22

Professional Educator License with any applicable grade-level and content‑area endorsements

 

Provisional and Alternative:

 

22

Initial Alternative Elementary

K-9

Professional Educator License endorsed for self‑contained general education (kindergarten to grade 9)

 

 

 

 

26

Provisional Alternative Administrative

K-12

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for alternative provisional superintendent

 

 

 

 

27

Provisional Alternative Special

K-12 Field Endorsed or Preschool-Age 22

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for alternative provisional educator with any applicable grade-level and content-area endorsements or applicable administrative area (e.g., general administrative)

 

 

 

 

28

Initial Alternative Special

K-12 Field Endorsed or Preschool-Age 22

Professional Educator License with any applicable grade-level and content‑area endorsements

 

 

 

 

Other Teaching:

 

29

Transitional Bilingual

K-12 Language Endorsed

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for transitional bilingual educator with bilingual language and applicable grade-level endorsements

 

 

 

 

30

Provisional Elementary

K-9

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator with self-contained general education endorsement (kindergarten to grade 9)

 

 

 

 

31

Provisional Secondary

6-12

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator with any applicable grade-level and content-area endorsements

 

 

 

 

33

Provisional Special

K-12 Field Endorsed or Preschool-Age 22

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator with any applicable grade-level and content-area endorsements

 

 

 

 

35

Provisional Vocational

7-12 Field Endorsed

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for career and technical educator with any applicable grade-level and field endorsements

 

 

 

 

36

Temporary Provisional Vocational

11-12 Field Endorsed

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for provisional career and technical educator with grade 11-12 and any applicable field endorsements

 

 

 

 

40

Part-Time Provisional

6-12

Beginning July 1, 2013, Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for part-time career and technical educator with any applicable grade-level and field endorsements

 

 

 

 

 

43

Provisional Alternative Early Childhood

Age 0-Grade 3

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for alternative provisional educator with early childhood and self‑contained general education (age 0 to grade 3)

 

 

 

 

44

Initial Alternative Early Childhood

Age 0-Grade 3

Professional Educator License endorsed for early childhood and self‑contained general education (age 0 to grade 3)

 

 

 

 

50

Visiting International Teacher – Special

K-12

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for visiting international educator with any applicable foreign language, transitional bilingual language and content-area endorsements (kindergarten to grade 12)

 

 

 

 

53

Visiting International Teacher − Elementary

K-9

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for visiting international educator with self‑contained general education and any applicable foreign language and transitional bilingual language endorsements (kindergarten to grade 9)

 

 

 

 

54

Visiting International Teacher – Early Childhood

Age 0-Grade 3

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for visiting international educator with self‑contained general education and any applicable foreign language and transitional bilingual language endorsements (age 0 to grade 3)

 

 

 

 

59

Visiting International Teacher – Secondary

6-12

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for visiting international educator with any applicable foreign language, transitional bilingual language and content-area endorsements (grades 6 to 12)

 

 

 

 

80

Resident Teacher – Special

K-12

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for resident teacher with any content-area endorsements (kindergarten to grade 12)

 

 

 

 

83

Resident Teacher – Elementary

K-9

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for resident teacher with self‑contained general education endorsement (kindergarten to grade 9)

 

 

 

 

84

Resident Teacher – Early Childhood

Age 0-Grade 3

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for resident teacher with early childhood and self‑contained general education (age 0 to grade 3) endorsements

 

 

 

 

89

Resident Teacher – Secondary

6-12

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for resident teacher with any applicable grade-level and content-area endorsements

 

 

 

 

School Support Personnel:

 

73

School Service Personnel

K-12

Professional Educator License endorsed for school support personnel with any applicable service area endorsement

 

 

 

 

74

Provisional School Service Personnel

K-12

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator and school support personnel with any applicable service area endorsement

 

 

 

 

Administrative:

 

75

Administrative

K-12

Professional Educator License endorsed for general administrative, chief school business official, superintendent or special educator director, as applicable

 

 

 

 

76

Provisional Administrative

K-12

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator and any of general administrative, chief school business official, superintendent or special education director, as applicable

 

 

 

 

77

Administrative K-12

K-12

Professional Educator License endorsed for Superintendent

 

 

 

 

78

Interim School Counselor Intern

K-12

Approval issued by the State Superintendent

 

 

 

 

79

Interim Speech-Language Pathologist Intern

K-12

Approval issued by the State Superintendent

 

Individuals who receive a professional educator license will receive on that license the endorsements that are comparable to what they currently hold, as well as any applicable endorsements comparable to any other certificates they currently hold.

 

(Source:  Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 6326, effective April 11, 2022)