January 31, 2:00 p.m.112 Speech & Hearing Science Bldg

Brenda Clevenger Evans (bmclvngr@illinois.edu)

Jeff Buck (jbuck@illinois.edu)Council on Teacher Education

505 East Green Street, Suite 203Above Cold Stone and PNC Bank

Get Illinois certification immediately when you graduate!Saves you from potentially having to take

additional course should the program, ISBE or state law requirements change

Provides permanent record of certificationOther states may not certify you without Illinois

certification firstApplying with the COTE (in and of itself) is no

protection against changes!!! Claim certificate!

◦ Fill out the form completely (if there’s an entry, there’s a reason for it).

◦ Turn in to Patty She will turn it in to us when she has all the

documentation she requires of you.

Entitlement Request Form

• NameMust use name that appears on Banner

We have to recommend you based on name that appears there.

Name changes? Change Name in BannerContact us

• Mailing addressMost permanent address

Date of BirthMust have in order to process (mostly just to

make sure it’s you).

• Month/Year Program CompletionThis should be the month/year you will be

completing ALL necessary requirements for certification.

• DegreePut type of degree you are earning (must have

master’s)

• Email address. Important!!!!This is where we will notify you to go online to

complete certification process

May use any email account (the UIUC account eventually “goes away” so may not

be the best choice.Check regularlyShould keep this email account from filling up and

having e-mail bounce back to sender (us)Check your spam and junk folder too

• Phone number# where we can reach you w/questions

Type of CertificateSchool Service Personnel

• ProgramSpeech Language Pathologist

Read small print

Print, sign, and date form

• Verification of Experience FormIGNORE IGNORE IGNORE (This is for

administrative folks only)

Turn application in to Patty◦ Unsigned applications will be returned◦ Retain a copy for yourself

Final audit is based on SPSHS evaluation provided by Patty.If we try to contact you, please respondMake sure courses listed match transcriptsNon-UI courses must have transcripts attached

Must come from school or be sealed by schoolNothing can be done until we have this/these

documents

Requirements Needed Prior to Recommendation for Certification

• Appropriate test scores• Letter of Recommendation from Patty• Satisfactory completion of internship• Portfolio Review

• Passing grades for required courses (C or better)

• Degree (has to appear on transcripts)• May Grads June 18th

• August Grads September 10th

• Obviously this may pose problems for employment. Speak to Patty or my office to see if we can help.

We will notify you by e-mail that your entitlement has been processed (roughly 5 weeks after graduation)

Go to Educator Certification System (we will provide link in the body of the email we send)

Create an ECS accountApply for certificate

Log on to Educator Certification System (ECS)Be prepared to pay with credit card

Register certificate online: PRINT COPY OF REGISTRATION

School districts can verify your certification as soon as we clear you

Certificate will arrive from ISBE ~week laterMay want to wait until July 1st to claim

Testing

www.icts.nesinc.com Required tests: limit of 5x per test

◦ 1) Basic Skills (reading, writing, grammar, mathematics) (096, or (300)), or Test of Academic Proficiency (400)

◦ 2) Speech Language Pathologist: Nonteaching (154) Can take both tests on same day Make sure SSN is correct Make sure scores are sent to UIUC (052) Keep your scores forever!

Certification Miscellaneous

◦Standard certificate Valid 5 fiscal years

Fiscal year s begin July 1 –June 30. May wish to claim cert in July

◦Certification in other States Likely based on completion of approved program and

certification in Illinois May have form for COTE to fill out – Send to us! We have out of state contact information on our

website under “Resources” and the “U.S. Teacher Certification Offices”

Contact Information

◦ Jeff Buck jbuck@illinois.edu

◦ Brenda Clevenger Evans bmclvngr@illinois.edu

◦ Council on Teacher Education www.cote.illinois.edu

505 E. Green Street, Suite 202 Champaign, IL 61820

Above Cold Stone and Nat’l City Bank◦ When E-mailing

Include UIN Pick either me or Brenda(not both) No appointments by email. Call 333-7195 to schedule. Urgent matters? Don’t use email unless we contacted

you via that route.