THE ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS CREATED INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS ON HOW TO USE THE EDUCATOR LICENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM (ELIS). 

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• Alternative Route to Licensure

• Application Status

• Assignability Tool

• ​Career and Technical Education Endorsement for PEL

• Career and Technical Education Subsequent Endorsements​

• Dual Credit Endorsements

• Educator Licensure Resources​

• Licensure Requirements

• Option to Add World Language to PEL​

• PD+​

• Previous Qualifications​

• Professional Educator License Entitlement Process

• Professional Educator License Requirements

• Professional Educator License Subsequent Endorsements

• Rush Requests

• Seal of Biliteracy

• Short-Term Approval for Content Knowledge Pathway

• Short-Term Approvals​

• Short-Term Emergency for Special Education

• Short-Term Paraprofessional Approval

• Substitute Teacher Reimbursement​

• Test of Basic Skills

• Transcripts – What’s Considered Official​

• Transitional Bilingual Educator License ​​​

• Workable Applications

• Create an ELIS Account​

• Navigate Your ELIS Account

• Register Your License

• Register License in an Additional Region

• Add Professional Development (Using PD+)​

• Add Professional Development​

• Update Your PD/Employment Status

• Apply for Content Kn​owledge Pathway Short-term Approval

• Apply for the Professional Educator License (PEL)

• Apply for the Professional Educator License (entitlement)

• Renew PEL

• Reinstate PEL

• Add Endorsement to PEL

• Add Approval to PEL

• Add Short-term Approval to PEL

• Add STE(Spec Ed) Approval

• Apply for Substitute License (SUB)

• Renew SUB

• Apply for Short-Term Substitute License (STS)

• Renew STS​

• Apply for Paraprofessional License (PARA)

• Renew PARA

• Apply for Short-term Paraprofessional Approval

• Apply for Transition​al Bilingual Educator (ELS-TBE)

• Add Endorsement to TBE

• Apply for Career a​​nd Technical Educator (ELS-CTE)

• Add Endorsement to CTE

• Renew CTE

• Reinstate CTE

• Apply for Chief School Business Official (ELS-CSBO)

• Apply for Visiting International Educator (ELS-VIT)