HOW DO I APPLY FOR THE LICENSE/APPROVAL?
A Substitute Teaching/Short Term Substitute Teaching license is applied for in the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS), which can be accessed here within a Firefox (18.0 or above) web browser system.
WHERE TO SEND DOCUMENTS:
While the system recommends that you have your official transcripts showing college coursework, the ParaPro assessment/WorkKeys score report(s), and high school diploma/transcript or GED certificate sent to ISBE in Springfield, we strongly suggest that you send your documents to the Kane County Regional Office of Education (ROE) instead.
NOTE: If you have foreign credentials, you need to have them evaluated by a professional evaluation company. Please select one from the ISBE Foreign Credential Services Sources document
KANE COUNTY ROE CONTACT INFORMATION
Option 1 - Electronic
Option 2 - US Postal Services
- 28 N. First St., Geneva, IL 60134
You may also contact the Kane County ROE at (630) 232-5955 to reach their Licensure Department for further assistance with your application.
WHAT IF I HAVE A PENDING POSITION?
Because this license/approval can take a few weeks to issue, if an administrator within the district is interested in hiring you, we can request a RUSH on your evaluation for the license.
- This RUSH can only be sent after you apply for the license/approval in ELIS and have submitted all of the required documentation to the ROE.
- After we request a RUSH, it can take up to a week for the license to be issued. ISBE will send you an automated email when the license/approval has been issued, but we strongly recommend that you check your ELIS account periodically for updates.
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER MY LICENSE ISSUES?
Once your Substitute or Short-Term Substitute License has been issued, you will then need to register it in Kane County (31-KANE ROE) so that your license will be considered valid for employment within our district. For assistance with completing this process, please see the HOW-TO GUIDE.
NOTE:
- The initial registration fee for your license will be $60.00 (fee for current school year and 5 additional years)
- Subsequent renewal/registration fees will be $50.00
- There is no registration fee due for a Short-Term Substitute License
