Educator Licensure

The Regional Office of Education strives to ensure that all educators (teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators, substitutes, and support staff) hold the proper credentials for their positions.

The ROE issues, registers, and monitors educator licenses for those seeking to enter the profession, for new educators, for those who want to add endorsements to their existing credentials, for those who are renewing current credentials, and for those who have retired from education.

The ROE Provides:

Conducts recruitment and training opportunities for substitute teachers
Hosts a Pearson-VUE testing center where educators are able to take their required tests
Offers fingerprint-based criminal background checks before educators enter the classroom
Communicates legislative changes in licensure to impacted educator
Works cooperatively with the Illinois State Board of Education to ensure the issuance and renewal of educator licenses