Early Childhood Education Induction meeting

Early Childhood EducationInduction meeting

• March 28, 2013• 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_Undergradua

te.pdf

– Criminal Background Check – Annual Bloodborne Pathogen Training– Mandated Reporter Training/Acknowledgement– GPA (content, professional education, UI, and overall)– Grades in content/professional education (C or better)– Safety Education Module– Student Teaching Agreement

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

Endorsements• Automatically qualified to teach in self-

contained general education pre-K – grade 3

• Automatically given Early Childhood Special Education Approval (pre-k)• SPED 414, 465, EPSY 401, and SPED 438 or CI 422 built into program.• Does NOT cover Special Ed K-3 (need LBSI

approval/endorsement for K-3)

Endorsements (K-3)• Bilingual approval/endorsement– Requirements on Council website

• English as a Second Language (C&I/DEIL)– Requirements on Council website

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

Foreign Language Endorsements K-4

• K-4: 18 hours in one foreign language or pass appropriate Foreign Language Content test

(If you want to teach a foreign language at the middle grade or high school, come talk to us for requirements).

Certificate/License • Moving to new system on July 1,

2013– Illinois Professional Educator License

Testing• No additional tests first year of program• Early Childhood content test–Must take/pass prior to student teaching

(state law)• Assessment of Professional Teaching:

Birth to Grade 3 or Non grade specific APT– Typically taken student teaching semester

or on the same day content test is taken.

Things To Know • If you change your name, change it

in Banner and notify the Council

• If you move, change your address in Banner.

• Certification 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 certification, endorsement, or approval– No professional education or content

course taken for CR/NC or Pass/Fail may be used toward certification, endorsement or approval

– AP credit 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– 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 – Michael

Parrish

• Certification Requirements – Jeff (me) or Brenda

Contact Information (COTE)• Brenda Clevenger Evans• [email protected]

• Jeff Buck• [email protected]

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