Staffing and Licensure Information

Program Models Tutorial

Division of English Language Learning and Licensure Division

By Sonia Serrano and Jolene Reddy

ESLBilingual Staffing Requirements

bull Preschool

bull Kindergarten to 12th Grade

bull TBETPI Program Director

An individual is ahellip

Teacher with a PEL for the appropriate grade

level

And has an ESL endorsement or an ENL

endorsement (High School) for the

appropriate grade level span

Can teach ESL within the grade span of the

endorsement

And has a bilingual endorsement for the

appropriate grade level span on the PEL

Can teach ESL in any of grades K-6 within the

span of their endorsement

Teacher with an ELS in Bilingual education Can teach ESL in any of

grades K-6

Can an individual teach ESL K-12

ESLBilingual Staffing Requirements

bull Preschool

bull Kindergarten to 12th Grade

bull TBETPI Program Director

An individual is ahellip

Teacher with a PEL for the appropriate grade

level

And has an ESL endorsement or an ENL

endorsement (High School) for the

appropriate grade level span

Can teach ESL within the grade span of the

endorsement

And has a bilingual endorsement for the

appropriate grade level span on the PEL

Can teach ESL in any of grades K-6 within the

span of their endorsement

Teacher with an ELS in Bilingual education Can teach ESL in any of

grades K-6

Can an individual teach ESL K-12

An individual is ahellip

Teacher with a PEL for the appropriate grade

level

And has an ESL endorsement or an ENL

endorsement (High School) for the

appropriate grade level span

Can teach ESL within the grade span of the

endorsement

And has a bilingual endorsement for the

appropriate grade level span on the PEL

Can teach ESL in any of grades K-6 within the

span of their endorsement

Teacher with an ELS in Bilingual education Can teach ESL in any of

grades K-6

Can an individual teach ESL K-12

Can an individual provide native language instruction K-12

An individual is ahellip

Teacher with a PEL for the appropriate grade

level and any necessary content area

endorsements

Teacher has an ENL endorsement (High

school) with an appropriate language

designation

YES

Teacher has a bilingual endorsement for the

target language for the appropriate grade level

span on their PEL or teacher has an ELS in

Bilingual education for the target language

YES

Teacher has an ELS in Bilingual education

YES

Can only be HQ if they are in an approved teacher education program have passed the state content exam and must be receiving high

quality professional development and mentoring They will be HQ for a three year period but must meet all certification requirements then

TBETPI Program Director

bull An Administrative endorsement or New Teacher Leader endorsement

bull Additional requirements

ndash Fewer than 200 ELs at least 8 hours of PD related to ELs

ndash More than 200 ELs ESLbilingual endorsement or ENL endorsement (as appropriate) or 18 semester hours of coursework as described in 23 IL Adm Code 1783

Federal and State Rules

Staffing Scenarios HS Scenarios 1 There is a HS position opening to teach a Bilingual Polish Math class at 9-12 What License and

endorsements are needed 2 There is an opening to teach 6th grade departmentalized ESL English class What License and

endorsements are needed 3 There is a position opening to teach an ESL class 9-12 What License and endorsements are needed Elementary 1 There is an opening to teach 6th grade self-contained class with ESL being one of the courses taught

What License and endorsements are needed 2 There is a position to teach bilingual 5rd grade What licensures and endorsements are needed 3 There is a position for a K-9 ESL teacher model pull out What licensure and endorsement are needed Middle Grade 1 There is a position opening for an ESL teacher grade 5-8 grade pull out What licensure and

endorsement are needed 2 There is a position opening for a Bilingual Spanish teacher for Kindergarten What licensure and

endorsement are needed

Early Childhood 1 There is a position opening for a Pre K- Bilingual Polish teacher serving the students full-time What

licensure and endorsement are needed to hire this teacher 2 The district needs a BilingualESL teacher to pull out students from Pre K What licensure and

endorsement are needed to hire this teacher

Overview

7

bull New Licensure System effective July 1 2013 bull Endorsement Requirements

ndash ESL ndash Bilingual ndash ENL

bull Application Procedures and Fees bull Colleges and Universities Offering ESL and Bilingual Coursework

Staffing Scenarios HS Scenarios 1 There is a HS position opening to teach a Bilingual Polish Math class at 9-12 What License and

endorsements are needed 2 There is an opening to teach 6th grade departmentalized ESL English class What License and

endorsements are needed 3 There is a position opening to teach an ESL class 9-12 What License and endorsements are needed Elementary 1 There is an opening to teach 6th grade self-contained class with ESL being one of the courses taught

What License and endorsements are needed 2 There is a position to teach bilingual 5rd grade What licensures and endorsements are needed 3 There is a position for a K-9 ESL teacher model pull out What licensure and endorsement are needed Middle Grade 1 There is a position opening for an ESL teacher grade 5-8 grade pull out What licensure and

endorsement are needed 2 There is a position opening for a Bilingual Spanish teacher for Kindergarten What licensure and

endorsement are needed

Early Childhood 1 There is a position opening for a Pre K- Bilingual Polish teacher serving the students full-time What

licensure and endorsement are needed to hire this teacher 2 The district needs a BilingualESL teacher to pull out students from Pre K What licensure and

endorsement are needed to hire this teacher

Overview

7

bull New Licensure System effective July 1 2013 bull Endorsement Requirements

ndash ESL ndash Bilingual ndash ENL

bull Application Procedures and Fees bull Colleges and Universities Offering ESL and Bilingual Coursework

Overview

7

bull New Licensure System effective July 1 2013 bull Endorsement Requirements

ndash ESL ndash Bilingual ndash ENL

bull Application Procedures and Fees bull Colleges and Universities Offering ESL and Bilingual Coursework

New Licensure Requirements Effective 71 2013

bull Three Licenses ndash Professional Educator License (PEL) ndash Educator License with Stipulations (ELS) ndash Substitute License The ESL and bilingual approvals became endorsements valid

for the grade range of the full certificate that the applicant previously held

Applicants must now apply for the ESL or bilingual

endorsement (not approval) The fee is $50 for each specific grade rangesubject area

Requirements for the ELS ndash Transitional Bilingual Educator

bull Hold a minimum of a bachelorrsquos degree from a regionally accredited college or university in the US or abroad and

bull Prove language proficiency in both the target language and English

ELS ndash Transitional Bilingual Educator

bull The transitional bilingual educator endorsement is a temporary endorsement

bull The endorsement is valid for five fiscal years and may not be renewed

bull During this time the teacher must complete the requirements for a professional educator license or educator license with stipulations ndash provisional educator

Requirements for the ELS ndash Transitional Bilingual Educator

bull Hold a minimum of a bachelorrsquos degree from a regionally accredited college or university in the US or abroad and

bull Prove language proficiency in both the target language and English

ELS ndash Transitional Bilingual Educator

bull The transitional bilingual educator endorsement is a temporary endorsement

bull The endorsement is valid for five fiscal years and may not be renewed

bull During this time the teacher must complete the requirements for a professional educator license or educator license with stipulations ndash provisional educator

ELS ndash Transitional Bilingual Educator

bull The transitional bilingual educator endorsement is a temporary endorsement

bull The endorsement is valid for five fiscal years and may not be renewed

bull During this time the teacher must complete the requirements for a professional educator license or educator license with stipulations ndash provisional educator

ELS ndash Transitional Bilingual Educator

bull If the teacher wants to continue teaching in a bilingual or ESL setting the teacher must also complete the appropriate endorsement requirements within five fiscal years

bull Teachers holding a transitional bilingual educator endorsement may teach in a K-12 bilingual setting andor a K-6 ESL setting

ELS ndash Transitional Bilingual Educator

bull Teachers holding a transitional bilingual educator endorsement may apply for the LBSI endorsement if they meet the requirements

bull Teachers holding the transitional bilingual educator endorsement may add a language endorsement by passing the Test of Academic Proficiency (TAP) and applicable foreign language content-area test ndash The foreign language endorsement will be valid as long

as the license is valid ( a maximum of five years)

Determining Language Testing Required for an ELS ndash Transitional Bilingual Educator

bull Applicants must prove proficiency in English and the target language sought

bull The medium of in

bull struction of the university where the applicantrsquos degree is from determines what testing is required

bull Testing is not required if the applicant graduated from institutions where English and the target language were the medium of instruction

Bilingual Assessments

bull Assess speaking reading comprehension writing and grammar

bull Assess knowledge of the types of language needed by a bilingual teacher for communicative functioning in everyday situations including those that are likely to arise while working with professional colleagues students and parents

Bilingual Assessments Offered

bull English Language Proficiency (ELP) test

bull There are also currently 26 Target Language Proficiency (TLP) tests Several tests have been recently created due to increased demand for bilingual teachers in new target languages The current Target Language Proficiency tests include the following

Bilingual Assessments Offered

16

Arabic Cantonese

Japanese

Mandarin

Serbian

Assyrian Filipino

Korean

Nepali

Spanish

Bosnian Greek

Lao

Polish

Telugu

Bulgarian Gujarati

Lithuanian

Portuguese

Ukrainian

Burmese Hindi

Malayalam

Russian

Urdu

Vietnamese

Testing in Other Low-Incidence Languages

bull If a target language proficiency (TLP) test is not offered by our testing company and bilingual instruction is mandated by state law then contact Linda Jamali in the Educator Licensure Division at ljamaliisbenet

bull Arrangements will be attempted to provide testing in the low-incident target language

Testing in Other Low-Incidence Languages

bull If a target language proficiency (TLP) test is not offered by our testing company and bilingual instruction is mandated by state law then contact Linda Jamali in the Educator Licensure Division at ljamaliisbenet

bull Arrangements will be attempted to provide testing in the low-incident target language

Administration Dates for the Bilingual Assessments

bull The TLP ndash Spanish and ELP tests are currently offered six times during the year

bull TLP tests in the low-incidence languages are currently offered three times during the year

bull Applicants must register for these assessments on-line at httpwwwilnesinccom

ELP and TLP ndash Spanish Assessments

bull Approximately 55 multiple-choice test questions to assess reading comprehension

bull Written constructed-response assignment to assess written expression and

bull Speaking constructed-response assignment to assess oral expression

TLP (Low Incidence Language) Assessments

bull Two reading passages with some constructed-response items

bull Written constructed-response assignment to assess written expression and

bull Speaking constructed-response assignment to assess oral expression

ESLBilingual Endorsement Requirements

bull Complete 18 semester hours of either ESL or

bilingual coursework (in the required areas) bull Complete 100 clock hours or 3 months of

teaching experience in an ESL or bilingual program and

bull Hold a professional educator license or educator license with stipulations endorsed in a teaching field

bull Pass the appropriate target language proficiency test if applying for a bilingual endorsement

TLP (Low Incidence Language) Assessments

bull Two reading passages with some constructed-response items

bull Written constructed-response assignment to assess written expression and

bull Speaking constructed-response assignment to assess oral expression

ESLBilingual Endorsement Requirements

bull Complete 18 semester hours of either ESL or

bilingual coursework (in the required areas) bull Complete 100 clock hours or 3 months of

teaching experience in an ESL or bilingual program and

bull Hold a professional educator license or educator license with stipulations endorsed in a teaching field

bull Pass the appropriate target language proficiency test if applying for a bilingual endorsement

ESLBilingual Endorsement Requirements

bull Complete 18 semester hours of either ESL or

bilingual coursework (in the required areas) bull Complete 100 clock hours or 3 months of

teaching experience in an ESL or bilingual program and

bull Hold a professional educator license or educator license with stipulations endorsed in a teaching field

bull Pass the appropriate target language proficiency test if applying for a bilingual endorsement

ESL Endorsement Coursework Requirements

bull Linguistics

bull Theoretical Foundations of Teaching ESL

bull Assessment of the Bilingual Student

bull Methods and Materials for Teaching ESL

bull Cross-cultural Studies for Teaching Limited-English Proficient Students and

bull An elective (to total 18 semester hours)

Bilingual Endorsement Coursework Requirements

bull Foundations of Bilingual Education

bull Assessment of the Bilingual Student

bull Methods and Materials for Teaching Limited-English-Proficient Students in Bilingual Programs

bull Cross-cultural Studies for Teaching Limited-English-Proficient Students

bull Methods and Materials for Teaching ESL and

bull An elective (to total 18 semester hours)

Grade levels of ESL and Bilingual Endorsements

bull Early childhood PEL (K-3)

bull Elementary PEL (K-4) andor (5-8)

bull Secondary PEL (6-8) andor (9-12) and

bull Special K-12 PEL (K-4) (5-8) andor (9-12)

Endorsements (ESL and Bilingual)

bull The requirements for the ESL and bilingual endorsement for any of the grade levels is the same except at the middle school level

bull All middle school endorsements require six semester hours of coursework in middle school education

ENL Endorsement

bull An endorsement in English as a New Language (ENL) may only be added at the high school level

bull The requirements for the ENL endorsement include 24 semester hours of coursework in ENL (ESL and bilingual coursework) including 12 semester hours of upper division ENL coursework and passage of the ENL test

ENL Endorsement

bull Applicants may receive an ENL endorsement with no specific designation This allows them to teach in an ESL setting

bull In order to receive an ENL endorsement with a language designation the applicant must complete the coursework listed previously pass the ENL test and pass the appropriate target language proficiency test This allows these educators to teach in a bilingual setting

Application Procedures

bull Apply online

ndash wwwisbenetlicensure

ndash Use the ELIS link

Bilingual Endorsement Coursework Requirements

bull Foundations of Bilingual Education

bull Assessment of the Bilingual Student

bull Methods and Materials for Teaching Limited-English-Proficient Students in Bilingual Programs

bull Cross-cultural Studies for Teaching Limited-English-Proficient Students

bull Methods and Materials for Teaching ESL and

bull An elective (to total 18 semester hours)

Grade levels of ESL and Bilingual Endorsements

bull Early childhood PEL (K-3)

bull Elementary PEL (K-4) andor (5-8)

bull Secondary PEL (6-8) andor (9-12) and

bull Special K-12 PEL (K-4) (5-8) andor (9-12)

Endorsements (ESL and Bilingual)

bull The requirements for the ESL and bilingual endorsement for any of the grade levels is the same except at the middle school level

bull All middle school endorsements require six semester hours of coursework in middle school education

ENL Endorsement

bull An endorsement in English as a New Language (ENL) may only be added at the high school level

bull The requirements for the ENL endorsement include 24 semester hours of coursework in ENL (ESL and bilingual coursework) including 12 semester hours of upper division ENL coursework and passage of the ENL test

ENL Endorsement

bull Applicants may receive an ENL endorsement with no specific designation This allows them to teach in an ESL setting

bull In order to receive an ENL endorsement with a language designation the applicant must complete the coursework listed previously pass the ENL test and pass the appropriate target language proficiency test This allows these educators to teach in a bilingual setting

Application Procedures

bull Apply online

ndash wwwisbenetlicensure

ndash Use the ELIS link

Grade levels of ESL and Bilingual Endorsements

bull Early childhood PEL (K-3)

bull Elementary PEL (K-4) andor (5-8)

bull Secondary PEL (6-8) andor (9-12) and

bull Special K-12 PEL (K-4) (5-8) andor (9-12)

Endorsements (ESL and Bilingual)

bull The requirements for the ESL and bilingual endorsement for any of the grade levels is the same except at the middle school level

bull All middle school endorsements require six semester hours of coursework in middle school education

ENL Endorsement

bull An endorsement in English as a New Language (ENL) may only be added at the high school level

bull The requirements for the ENL endorsement include 24 semester hours of coursework in ENL (ESL and bilingual coursework) including 12 semester hours of upper division ENL coursework and passage of the ENL test

ENL Endorsement

bull Applicants may receive an ENL endorsement with no specific designation This allows them to teach in an ESL setting

bull In order to receive an ENL endorsement with a language designation the applicant must complete the coursework listed previously pass the ENL test and pass the appropriate target language proficiency test This allows these educators to teach in a bilingual setting

Application Procedures

bull Apply online

ndash wwwisbenetlicensure

ndash Use the ELIS link

Endorsements (ESL and Bilingual)

bull The requirements for the ESL and bilingual endorsement for any of the grade levels is the same except at the middle school level

bull All middle school endorsements require six semester hours of coursework in middle school education

ENL Endorsement

bull An endorsement in English as a New Language (ENL) may only be added at the high school level

bull The requirements for the ENL endorsement include 24 semester hours of coursework in ENL (ESL and bilingual coursework) including 12 semester hours of upper division ENL coursework and passage of the ENL test

ENL Endorsement

bull Applicants may receive an ENL endorsement with no specific designation This allows them to teach in an ESL setting

bull In order to receive an ENL endorsement with a language designation the applicant must complete the coursework listed previously pass the ENL test and pass the appropriate target language proficiency test This allows these educators to teach in a bilingual setting

Application Procedures

bull Apply online

ndash wwwisbenetlicensure

ndash Use the ELIS link

ENL Endorsement

bull An endorsement in English as a New Language (ENL) may only be added at the high school level

bull The requirements for the ENL endorsement include 24 semester hours of coursework in ENL (ESL and bilingual coursework) including 12 semester hours of upper division ENL coursework and passage of the ENL test

ENL Endorsement

bull Applicants may receive an ENL endorsement with no specific designation This allows them to teach in an ESL setting

bull In order to receive an ENL endorsement with a language designation the applicant must complete the coursework listed previously pass the ENL test and pass the appropriate target language proficiency test This allows these educators to teach in a bilingual setting

Application Procedures

bull Apply online

ndash wwwisbenetlicensure

ndash Use the ELIS link

ENL Endorsement

bull Applicants may receive an ENL endorsement with no specific designation This allows them to teach in an ESL setting

bull In order to receive an ENL endorsement with a language designation the applicant must complete the coursework listed previously pass the ENL test and pass the appropriate target language proficiency test This allows these educators to teach in a bilingual setting

Application Procedures

bull Apply online

ndash wwwisbenetlicensure

ndash Use the ELIS link

Application Procedures

bull Apply online

ndash wwwisbenetlicensure

ndash Use the ELIS link

Application Fees

bull $75 for applicants applying for a transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an ELS

bull $50 for endorsement applications

Application Procedures Foreign Credentials

30

bull Obtain foreign credential evaluation from one of the ISBE approved foreign credential evaluation agencies located at wwwisbenetcertificationhtmlforeign_credentialhtm

bull Request course-by-course evaluation

bull Request several evaluation copies

Colleges amp Universities offering ESLBilingual Coursework

31

bull Associated Colleges of the Midwest bull Aurora University bull Benedictine University bull Chicago State University bull College of Lake County bull Columbia College (Chicago) bull Concordia University bull DePaul University bull Dominican University bull Erickson Institute bull Governors State University bull Greenville College bull Illinois State University

Colleges amp Universities offering ESLBilingual Coursework

32

bull Judson University bull Kendall College bull Knox College bull Lewis University bull Loyola University (Chicago) bull North Central College bull National-Louis University bull Northeastern Illinois University bull Northern Illinois University bull North Park University bull Northwestern University bull Oakton Community College bull Olivet Nazarene University

CollegesUniversities offering ESLBilingual Coursework

33

bull Quincy University bull Rockford College bull Roosevelt University bull St Xavier University (Chicago) bull Southern Illinois University at Carbondale bull Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville bull Trinity Christian College bull University of Illinois at Chicago bull University of Illinois at Springfield bull University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign bull University of St Francis bull Western Illinois University bull Wheaton College

Colleges amp Universities offering ESLBilingual Coursework

34

bull Coursework is also available through the Illinois Resource Center for credit from one or more universities

bull We also accept coursework from the University of Phoenix American College of Education and a variety of other out-of-state universities

Colleges amp Universities offering ESLBilingual Coursework

32

bull Judson University bull Kendall College bull Knox College bull Lewis University bull Loyola University (Chicago) bull North Central College bull National-Louis University bull Northeastern Illinois University bull Northern Illinois University bull North Park University bull Northwestern University bull Oakton Community College bull Olivet Nazarene University

CollegesUniversities offering ESLBilingual Coursework

33

bull Quincy University bull Rockford College bull Roosevelt University bull St Xavier University (Chicago) bull Southern Illinois University at Carbondale bull Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville bull Trinity Christian College bull University of Illinois at Chicago bull University of Illinois at Springfield bull University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign bull University of St Francis bull Western Illinois University bull Wheaton College

Colleges amp Universities offering ESLBilingual Coursework

34

bull Coursework is also available through the Illinois Resource Center for credit from one or more universities

bull We also accept coursework from the University of Phoenix American College of Education and a variety of other out-of-state universities

CollegesUniversities offering ESLBilingual Coursework

33

bull Quincy University bull Rockford College bull Roosevelt University bull St Xavier University (Chicago) bull Southern Illinois University at Carbondale bull Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville bull Trinity Christian College bull University of Illinois at Chicago bull University of Illinois at Springfield bull University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign bull University of St Francis bull Western Illinois University bull Wheaton College

Colleges amp Universities offering ESLBilingual Coursework

34

bull Coursework is also available through the Illinois Resource Center for credit from one or more universities

bull We also accept coursework from the University of Phoenix American College of Education and a variety of other out-of-state universities

Colleges amp Universities offering ESLBilingual Coursework

34

bull Coursework is also available through the Illinois Resource Center for credit from one or more universities

bull We also accept coursework from the University of Phoenix American College of Education and a variety of other out-of-state universities

Resources bull httpwwwisbenetbilingualdefaulthtm

bull httpwwwisbenetlicensuredefaulthtm

bull English Language Learning

312-814-3850

bull Division of Educator and Licensure

217-785-0909

bull Please contact the Division of English Language Learning (DELL) at ISBE regading ESL and Bilingual education

dellisbenet

312-814-3850

and

bull Division of Educator and Licensure

at 217-785-0909 for Licensure questions

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