Licensure
New legislation signed Dec. 05, 2019 enacts the following rules:
- ELS(PARA) with Associate's Degree can serve as STS (Short Term Substitute)
- ELS(PARA) without Associate's Degree (only 60 hours) cannot serve as STS without getting the additional STS license
- ELS(PARA) with test scores cannot serve as STS and is not eligible for STS license
- STS license holder can serve as Paraprofessional without obtaining additional ELS(PARA)
Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS)
Additional Links
- Licensure Renewal Flyer 10-31-2019.pdf
- ISBE Approved Professional Development Providers List
- ISBE PD Activity Summary Form - Can I count it as PD
- Renewal and Professional Development for Educators
- Renewal FY 2021 for website.pdf
- 2021 License Renewal - PEL, CTE & CSBO
- 2021 License Renewal - Subs & Paras
Additional Resource Links
Does ISBE Recognize My College/University for Licensing?
ISBE recognizes schools from the following accrediting organizations (click to search your school):
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- New England Association of Schools and Colleges
- Higher Learning Commission
- Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
- Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- WASC Senior College and University Commission
Out of State Applicants
Indiana Charter License and Other Out-of-State Provisional Licenses are no longer accepted for reciprocity as of December 5, 2019, when the new Part 25 rules were finalized. The part 25 rules specify that an out-of-state license must be comparable to the PEL to be used for reciprocity purposes. The evaluator team is updating all “workable” PELs now and will honor any Indiana charter or other provisional licenses that were on file on or before December 5, 2019. (Note: the license must be on file by this date.)