How much are registration fees for my license? Licenses must be registered for $10 per year to prevent them from lapsing. Educators can pay registration fees by logging in to ELIS, and registration fees must be paid for the entire cycle of the license. If you hold more than one license, you must pay registration fees for each license. It is your responsibility to remember when your license needs to be registered. If a license is not registered after six months, it lapses, and the educator will have to pay a $500 penalty fee OR complete nine semester hours of appropriate college coursework. Which regional office of education (ROE) is in my county or region? Regional offices of education are grouped by counties throughout Illinois. Your license must be registered in the region where you are employed. Non-public and retired educators register in the county where they live; Out of state educators register in Region 15. to see a list of regional offices of education. What will I need to do to renew my professional educator license? Teachers, Career and Technical Education Teachers, Teaching Speech Language Pathologists Complete and record the required amount of professional development reflected in ELIS at the bottom of the Educator Development screen. Log in to ELIS on/after April 1st of your renewal year. Click on Renewals in the Action Center on your homepage. Follow the instructions to renew and register your license. Beginning in 2019 teachers who hold administrative credentials will must complete 1 Administrator Academy (AA) during each five-year cycle. Information about AAs is available by contacting your Regional Office of Education. School Service Personnel (Does not include Teaching Speech Language Pathologists) Complete and record the required amount of professional development reflected in ELIS at the bottom of the Educator Development screen. Alternately, School Service Personnel may record their Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulations license in ELIS to fulfill 100% of their professional development requirements. Log in to ELIS on/after April 1st of your renewal year. Click on Renewals in the Action Center on your homepage. Follow the instructions to renew and register your license.
How much are registration fees for my license? Licenses must be registered for $10 per year to prevent them from lapsing. Educators can pay registration fees by logging in to ELIS, and registration fees must be paid for the entire cycle of the license. If you hold more than one license, you must pay registration fees for each license. It is your responsibility to remember when your license needs to be registered. If a license is not registered after six months, it lapses, and the educator will have to pay a $500 penalty fee OR complete nine semester hours of appropriate college coursework. Which regional office of education (ROE) is in my county or region? Regional offices of education are grouped by counties throughout Illinois. Your license must be registered in the region where you are employed. Non-public and retired educators register in the county where they live; Out of state educators register in Region 15. to see a list of regional offices of education. What will I need to do to renew my professional educator license? Teachers, Career and Technical Education Teachers, Teaching Speech Language Pathologists Complete and record the required amount of professional development reflected in ELIS at the bottom of the Educator Development screen. Log in to ELIS on/after April 1st of your renewal year. Click on Renewals in the Action Center on your homepage. Follow the instructions to renew and register your license. Beginning in 2019 teachers who hold administrative credentials will must complete 1 Administrator Academy (AA) during each five-year cycle. Information about AAs is available by contacting your Regional Office of Education. School Service Personnel (Does not include Teaching Speech Language Pathologists) Complete and record the required amount of professional development reflected in ELIS at the bottom of the Educator Development screen. Alternately, School Service Personnel may record their Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulations license in ELIS to fulfill 100% of their professional development requirements. Log in to ELIS on/after April 1st of your renewal year. Click on Renewals in the Action Center on your homepage. Follow the instructions to renew and register your license.
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