Early Childhood EducationInduction meeting• March 31, 2014• 6 p.m.• 262 Armory

Council on Teacher Education

www.cote.illinois.edu

What We Do• Monitor compliance with the Common Assessment Plan (CAP)• www.cote.illinois.edu/about/governance/policies/CAP_Undergraduate.

pdf

• Criminal Background Check (via fingerprinting)• Annual Bloodborne Pathogens Training• Mandated Reporter Training/Acknowledgement• GPA (content, professional education, UI, and overall): 2.5• Grades in content/professional education: C or better (no

C-)• Safety Education Module• Student Teaching Agreement• Tests (Basic Skills, Content, APT, edTPA)

What We Do • Answer Licensure Questions• Answer Endorsement Questions• Complete Final Audit for Licensure

Endorsements• Automatically qualified to teach self-contained general education (pre-K – grade 3)

• Will complete requirements for Early Childhood Special Education Approval (pre-kindergarten)• SPED 414, 465, EPSY 401, and SPED 438 or CI 422 built into program.

• Does NOT cover Special Education K-3 (need LBSI approval/endorsement for grades K-3).

Endorsements (K-3)• Bilingual approval/endorsement

• Teach IN the native language of the learners• Requirements on Council website

• English as a Second Language (C&I/DEIL)• Teach English to non-native learners

• Requirements on Council website

• LBS I Endorsement (needed to work w/special needs grades K-3)• Six additional courses in SPED

• Available only to grad students.

Foreign Language Endorsements K-4• K-4: 24 hours in one foreign language and pass test• Recommend you take content test if you want to be

considered “highly qualified” (a federal no child left behind definition.

Testing• Early Childhood content test (107)

• Must take/pass prior to student teaching (state law)

• Assessment of Professional Teaching: Birth to Grade 3 (101) or Non grade specific APT• Typically taken during student teaching semester or may

take on the same day content test is taken.• Must pass prior to licensure

• edTPA • Must pass prior to licensure

Testing (continued)• Timeline has been provided to give you some idea when

tests (and application submission) should be done• for current “batch” of students but you may use as a basic guide.

• Note: Aug 2015 – All ILTS tests will be computer-based.

Things To Know • If you change your name, change it in Banner and notify the Council

• If you move, change your address in Banner.• Licensure requirements are subject to change without notice.

ISBE Rules• No professional education or content course with a grade lower than a ‘C’ may be used toward licensure, endorsement, or approval• No professional education or content course taken for

CR/NC, Pass/Fail or Proficiency Credit may be used toward licensure endorsement or approval

• Advance Placement credit, however, may be used

Criminal Background Check (fingerprinting)• Directions, forms, and links can be found under www.cote.illinois.edu and then, in the right column, “Criminal Background Check”

• Must go through Accurate Biometrics (no exceptions)• Office locations and times can be found at

http://www.accuratebiometrics.com/fingerprint_Region_Map.asp

• Be sure to use the COTE form http://www.cote.illinois.edu/fingerprintform.pdf • If you don’t hear that you are cleared within three weeks,

contact us.

Who to Contact• Degree Requirements (including area of concentration)– Michael Parrish

• Certification Requirements – Jeff (me) or Brenda Clevenger

Contact Information (COTE)

• Brenda Clevenger Evans• bmclvngr@illinois.edu

• Jeff Buck• jbuck@illinois.edu

505 E. Green Street, Champaign, IL (above PNC Bank and Cold Stone Creamery)217-333-7195 Hours 8:30 – 12 and 1 – 5

When You Contact Us• E-mail

• Include UIN and major• Contact one of us, not both, and then stick with that

person.• Include previous communications when e-mailing

• I take walk-ins• Appointments

• Call 333-7195• I do not attempt to schedule appointments by email