Pam Cooper
Chief Licensure Officer
pcooper@lake.k12.il.us
(847) 665-0584
Educators
Last Names A-L

Any questions from districts Please contact Pam Cooper
Kristi Slack
Licensure Officer
kslack@lake.k12.il.us
(847) 665-0609
Educators
Last Names M-Z
 

Licensure

The Regional Office of Education, Lake County IL. is here to help you with your licensure needs. In order to serve you, we have provided links below to help you get started with renewing or obtaining your licensure requirements. You can also book a time at our office so one of our professional can help you in person with your licensure needs. 

If you would like to book a time with one of our licensure staff, please click here.

finger printing

In addition, the Regional Office of Education offers fingerprinting and background checks for substitute teachers. The fee for fingerprinting and background checks is $50 and is payable at time of appointment.

Substitute licenses must be issued and registered prior to fingerprinting.

PLEASE DOWNLOAD THIS FORM AND FILL OUT PRIOR TO COMING TO OFFICE

For more information about the fingerprinting process, please contact Jennifer Ochsner at 847-223-3400 x 239 or jochsner@lake.k12.il.us

​If you would like to book a time for finger printing, please click here.
Keyboard and Mouse
Mandated Training
Keyboard and Mouse

Applying for A license

Applications for licenses, endorsements, and approvals must be completed online through ELIS (Educator Licensure Information System). Click HERE to sign up for an ELIS account or to log into your existing ELIS account.
 

Please Note: When a transcript is required, it must be an official transcript. To be considered official, a transcript must arrive at the Regional Office of Education in sealed envelope that you have not opened, just as you received it from your college of university. Universities can send transcripts directly to our office via mail or electronic transcript. For more information about transcripts please contact Licensure at
847-543-7833

Foreign Credential/Education Evaluation Sources

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Approved Provider List
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https://www.isbe.net/Documents/prof-dev-provider-list.pdf
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If you have questions, please contact Pam Cooper: pcooper@lake.k12.il.us
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