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The Kane County Regional Office of Education Licensure Department serves teachers, administrators, school support personnel, substitutes and paraprofessionals with all aspects of their credential needs. The ROE provides information on how to apply for licenses, endorsements, approvals; how to register and renew licenses; and how to enter appropriate professional development credit hours using the Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS).
Your Illinois educator license must be renewed and registered by August 31, 2024. Below, you will find our comprehensive Licensure Information & Procedures Guide to familiarize you with all requirements for Illinois licenses, a renewal walkthrough to help you with the process, and resources from ISBE.
The Illinois State Board of Education has a web-based educator credential system called ELIS. This is where you apply, register, renew, and view your credentials. The ELIS website is best accessed with the latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox on a computer.
If you need assistance logging into your ELIS account contact the ELIS Technology Department at 217-558-3600 or help@isbe.net.
For faster handling of your official transcripts, submit them to The Kane County Regional Office of Education rather than The Illinois State Board of Education. The college, institution, or evaluation company can send the official documents directly to transcripts@kaneroe.org to be added to your ELIS account. Otherwise, educators may drop off official transcripts that are in an envelope that was sealed by the institution. The documents can be brought to our office located at: 28 N 1st Street Geneva, IL 60134.
PA 103-0488 was signed into law August 4. This law states August 4, 2023 through August 31, 2025, no candidate completing a teacher preparation program or other candidate is required to pass a teacher performance assessment. Applicants who were previously marked deficient for the edTPA can request an update to their evaluation by submitting the 83-16 ISBE form
We provide timely and relevant support to educators in their journey to meet the ever-increasing demands of teaching and leading through a variety of synchronous and asynchronous online workshops. All offerings provide participants with research-based, relevant resources and help address the critical issues facing educators today.
Through these opportunities, educators are empowered to make immediate and long-lasting changes in their professional practice to help increase student achievement while also meeting their social and emotional needs.
By statute, every administrator must complete a minimum of one approved academy annually and a minimum of five in each administrator certificate renewal period.
The Illinois Online Academy provides a range of online academies that meet this criteria while providing research-based strategies to help you on you journey. Topics range from combatting educator burnout, meeting and presentation tips, restorative practices, and more.