Educator Licensure

The Regional Office of Education Lake County is here to help you with your licensure needs. Below you fill find resources to help you get started with renewing or obtaining your licensure requirements, as well as Substitute Training information. You can also book a time at our office so one of our professionals can help you in person with your licensure needs.

UPDATE SHORT-TERM SUBSTITUTE LICENSE INFORMATION
On June 29, 2023, Governor Pritzker signed SB 2390 (now PA-103-0111) into law. It is effective immediately. The law provides an extension for the Short-Term substitute teacher application availability. The application is now available through June 30, 2028, rather than June 30, 2023. Once issued, the license is valid for five years. Educators who currently hold short-term substitute teaching licenses with an expiration date of June 30, 2023, can renew the license for a five-year period in their Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS) accounts by logging into their ELIS accounts on or after July 1, 2023, and clicking on the “Renewals” link in their Action Center

Pam Cooper

Chief Licensure Officer

847.665.0584 | Email

Any questions from districts, please contact Pam Cooper

Book Appointment

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.

Specific license requirements

https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Educator-Licensure-Requirements.aspx

Please Note: An official transcript is required for licensure. To be considered official, a transcript must arrive at the Regional Office of Education in a sealed envelope that you have not opened, just as you received it from your college or university. We can also accept official transcripts electronically if sent directly to us from the college or university.

College/University can mail your official transcript to:
Lake County ROE -300 Center Dr. Ste 100 -Vernon Hills, IL 60061
or electronic transcript sent directly by the college/University to:
Licensure@lake.k12.il.us

For more information about transcripts, contact Licensure at 847-543-7833.

Substitute Training

The Regional Office of Education offers Short Term Substitute Training. This training is open to anyone interested in working as a substitute teacher.
Course fee is $25.

Renewal Season Open

Have you completed all your requirements to renew? Below are links to help with renewal

How to Renew a Professional Educator License

How to Renew a Substitute Teaching License

How to Renew a paraprofessional (teacher’s aide)

How to Renew an Educator License with Stipulations Endorsed for Career and Technical Education

How to Renew an Educator License with Stipulations Endorsed for Chief School Business Official

Professional Development Requirements

License Renewal Q&A

Professional Development Requirements

Educator License Information System (ELIS)

Highly Qualified Information

Illinois Licensure Requirements

Approved Provider List

Important Information

License Reinstatement

License Registration

Mandated Trainings

Foreign Credential & Education Evaluation

Add Professional Development into ELIS

Updating PD/Employment Status

Renewing your License

Lake County Retired Teacher Association (LCRTA)

Are you a retired educator, or thinking of retiring? The LCRTA and the IRTA work in unity serving their members through advocacy, education, cooperation, and socialization in organizational structure.

Join