License Renewal / Registration
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Licensure Hours
Monday:
1:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Tuesday – Friday:
8:30AM – 3:30PM
Requirements
License Type
Endorsement Type
Required PD Hours
Registration Fees
Professional Educator License (PEL)
Teaching
120 hours
$10.00/year = $50.00/5-year cycle
Professional Educator License (PEL)
School Support Personnel
120 hours
$10.00/year = $50.00/5-year cycle
Professional Educator License (PEL)
Administrative
100 hours AND 1 Administrator Academy (AA) per fiscal year that you are employed in a position that requires an administrative endorsement for 50% or more full time employment (FTE).
$10.00/year = $50.00/5-year cycle
ELS-Chief School Business Official
N/A
100 hours AND 1 Administrator Academy (AA) per fiscal year that you are employed in a position that requires an administrative endorsement for 50% or more FTE.
$10.00/year = $50.00/5-year cycle
ELS-Career & Technical Education
Teaching
120 hours
$10.00/year = $50.00/5-year cycle
ELS-Provisional Career & Technical Education
Teaching
None
$10.00/year = $50.00/5-year cycle
Substitute
N/A
None
$10.00/year = $50.00/5-year cycle
Paraprofessional
N/A
None
$5.00/ year=$30.00/ 5-year cycle
Additional information
- If you are required to complete professional development hours, the hours MUST be earned through an Illinois Approved Professional Development Provider.
- Hours awarded are subjected to the guidelines of the state and all activities require a 77-21B Evidence of Completion Form issued through an Illinois Approved Professional Development Provider. Individual educators are unable to use professional development hours that are completed by an entity that is not listed as an Illinois Approved Provider to renew their license.
- You must keep your 77-21B Evidence of Completion documentation and provide it if you are audited by the Illinois State Board of Education.
