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Tune in to the on Feb. 8 and cheer on Illinois’ own Trevor Nicholas 🎹 🎶 Congratulations on your nomination, Mr. Nicholas!
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Nicholas said his name may be on the nomination, but it's the entire class getting recognized for their hard work.
Do you want to add a Career and Technical Education endorsement to your Professional Educator License (PEL)? If your PEL is endorsed in a teaching field, you could qualify. Check out what is required here: https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Subsequent-Teaching-Endorsements.aspx
Did you hear 👂🏽? We've made federal pandemic funding transparent and accessible. See what your school is spending its money on.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Members of the public now have a simple tool to find out how local school districts are spending federal relief funding.
It’s awesome to see Lanphier High School students spreading holiday cheer! 🎅 🏠 🔨
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Students at District 186 brought back a central Illinois holiday tradition. Lanphier High School students were tasked to continue the Santa House tradition by build…
Thank you for having us, Round Lake Area Schools CUSD #116!
State Superintendent of Education Dr. Carmen Ayala and ISBE’s Policy & Communications Officer Irma Snopek enjoyed seeing your future vision for early childhood education programming.
Congratulations to the 19 students chosen to serve on the 2022 Illinois Council on Women and Girls, chaired by Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton. They will advise Governor JB Pritzker and the General Assembly on policy issues impacting women and girls in the state.
Dynamic girls grow into empowered women!
We’ve welcomed 19 students to the Illinois Council on Women and Girls. Their work on the Girls Committee will impact policies and programs that affect women and girls statewide.
That’s good government in action.
Look 👀 Illinois Teacher of the Year Kim Radostits is on the cover of Aurora University Magazine!
“ … there is so much joy that comes from this job. We have an ability to make an impact on society on an even greater scale than we realize … We can make students feel known and valued.“
It's here! The debut issue of the redesigned Aurora University Magazine is online and print copies are in the mail. Read about how the Illinois Teacher of the Year is helping at-risk high school students and inspiring fellow educators; take a look back at 20 years of campus expansion; meet an entrepreneur who has taken her love of cakes to new heights; cheer on the record-setting Spartans baseball team; and much more. https://bit.ly/3HQXkkL
Not only does the State Seal of Biliteracy showcase your language proficiency, but it also may qualify you to have the language proficiency exam waived for the world language or bilingual education endorsement in the same language. Learn how to add either endorsement to your license: https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Subsequent-Teaching-Endorsements.aspx
Happy holidays from everyone at the Illinois State Board of Education! ✨ 🕎 🎅 ❄️ 🎁 🎄
Illinois Teacher of the Year Ms. Rad 😍 (2nd row, 4th from right!)
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Congratulations to the 2023 State Teachers of the Year!
Visit ntoy.ccsso.org to learn who is representing your state.
"Students who weren't able to progress at what would have been the expected pace, as a result of the disruptions from the pandemic, are able to grow faster now as a result of this program."
Hear more about ISBE’s high-impact tutoring program: https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-12-14/education/il-educators-plan-high-impact-tutoring-to-accelerate-learning-recovery/a81982-1
Illinois educators are investing millions of dollars to accelerate the learning recovery process for students who fell behind their grade level during the pandemic. The State Board of Education is implementing the Illinois Tutoring Initiative, a high-impact instruction program targeting the state's....
🗣 Shout out to St. Charles North High School art teacher Danielle Sheppard for being recognized as the IAEA - Illinois Art Education Association’s 2022 Early Professional Art Educator of the Year. The annual award recognizes individuals who significantly impact art, design, and media education in Illinois.
Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence principal Dr. Brittany Green received the 2022 Excellence in Education Award, the 2022 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Leadership, and ISBE’s own Meritorious Service Award — all within the last year! Under Dr. Green’s leadership, Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence has seen a significant decline in suspension rates and an improved Illinois Report Card designation. Keep up the great work, Dr. Green 👏
Short-term approvals aren’t just for educators. Those seeking a school support personnel position but haven’t met full requirements can still work in Illinois public schools. Find out if you qualify: https://www.isbe.net/Pages/educator-licensure-approvals.aspx
Kudos, Superintendent Harper 🚜👨🌾👏
Rochelle Township High School
The 2022 Illinois Leadership Council for Agricultural Education recognized Rochelle Township High School Superintendent Jason Harper for his advocacy, efforts, dedication and support for quality education programs in and about agriculture.
Congratulations to Marissa Community Unit School District 40 for being named a Code.org Computer Science Leaders Prize winner! The district will receive $10,000 to help establish computer science programs for their students in the 2023–24 school year.
These beautiful, one-of-a-kind ornaments designed by Oregon CUSD 220 junior and senior high school students hang in the 2022 Display 🎄 in President's Park (White House) in Washington, D.C.
Changing careers? If you have not completed a traditional teacher preparation program but are interested in becoming a teacher, the alternative pathway to licensure may be right for you! https://www.isbe.net/Pages/ELAlternativeLicense.aspx
Keeping freshmen on-track is our Kimberly Radostits' specialty, and she's so good at it, we chose her as our .
Learn more about how she performs her magic ✨ here !
What's the most important year in your education? Many say freshmen year is the one that makes or breaks your shot to graduate. Now, schools are aiming programs at struggling freshmen.
We have launched a new spending dashboard to provide the public with an easy-to-use tool showing how Illinois is investing federal pandemic relief funds. Illinois received nearly $8 billion in federal relief funds, with 90% of funds going directly to school districts, to support the academic and social-emotional recovery of students. The dashboard allows users to filter funds by each of the three rounds of ESSER and the district or entity receiving the funds to get detailed information on expenditures. See how your local district is investing their recovery funds here: https://www.isbe.net/Pages/ESSER-Funding.aspx
🎀✂️Congrats to Civic Memorial High School, Bethalto, Illinois and Madison County ROE 41 on their new American Education program, funded by our American Pathways grant. This grow-your-own program is a step toward solving the teacher shortage, and shows how stakeholders working together can be part of the solution.
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Submissions for the Illinois State Poetry Society's student poetry contest will soon be due!
Get the details at https://illinoispoets.org/contest.htm.
Mark your calendars for the 2023 Those Who Excel & Teacher of the Year Banquet on April 29! We look forward to honoring the best and brightest educators in Illinois.
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We have received a record number of applications for our 2023 Teacher of the Year and Those Who Excel Awards! Thank you for helping us honor the best and brightest educators in Illinois.
ISBE is using federal pandemic relief funds to implement high-impact tutoring in 72 districts thanks to a partnership with Illinois Board of Higher Education and Illinois Community College Board. High-impact tutoring is a proven strategy to accelerate student learning offering one-on-one or small group instruction aligned to the material students learn during the school day. Additional districts are anticipated to launch in early 2023!
“Students have already begun rebounding from the pandemic, as we saw from students’ accelerated growth last year. The state’s high-impact tutoring initiative builds on these strong signs of recovery to provide even more support to students in the highest-need school districts,” said State Superintendent of Education Dr. Carmen I. Ayala. “The initiative also provides tutors with a valuable hands-on learning experience, exposure to the magic of the teaching profession, a stipend, and an opportunity for public service.”
Learn more at https://www.isbe.net/Lists/News/NewsDisplay.aspx?ID=1429.
⏰ TODAY is the last day to get Those Who Excel & Teacher of the Years applications in ⏰
https://www.isbe.net/teacheroftheyear
State Superintendent of Education Dr. Carmen Ayala joined Senator Dick Durbin, Congressman Danny K. Davis, and Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez at George Westinghouse College Prep this morning to announce a $2.9 million SAMHSA grant to expand Illinois’ Resilience Education to Advance Community Healing (REACH) program. They also participated in a roundtable discussion with students about mental health.
REACH trains educators, school mental health professionals, and community members to recognize the signs and symptoms of trauma and address students' social-emotional and mental health needs.
The 2022-23 Illinois Association FFA state officer team recently visited Kewanee Community School District #229’s High School to launch its Year in Leadership. Team members received valuable feedback from KHS agriculture teacher Kindra Callahan, who also is an FFA sponsor.
We’re hiring two Program Compliance Monitors in our Multilingual department. If you or someone you know have a master's or bachelor's degree + two years of working in education, policy analysis, program evaluation, assessment, budgets, grants management, business, or staff development, apply at https://www.isbe.net/careers.
♻️ Illinois Prek-12 schools, districts, and early learning centers with active sustainability practices or initiatives ♻️
You’re encouraged to apply for the 2023 Illinois Green Ribbon Schools. Get all the details at https://www.isbe.net/Lists/News/NewsDisplay.aspx?ID=1427.
Now that’s pretty cool 🎶 🎺 🦃✨
Congratulations, Mason Thulin! We know you represented Plainfield and Illinois well.
Only 200 students from around the country are chosen to be a part of the Macy’s Great American Marching Band, and suburban high school student Mason Thulin is one of them.
In this week’s message, State Superintendent of Education Dr. Carmen Ayala discusses Computer Science Education Week, which is Dec. 5-11.
Learn about Illinois’ efforts to ensure all students participate in computer science courses and vital opportunities to develop the skills they need to gain access to careers driving today’s economy: https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Weekly-Message-Display-Form.aspx?ItemId=327
W🏀W! What. A. Shot!
Milton Pope Elementary School
An Illinois eighth grader describes making a nearly full-court shot with just three seconds left in his basketball game against a rival team.
Do you want to be a teacher, administrator, or school support personnel in Illinois?
It’s easy to find institutions in Illinois that offer approved preparation programs. Check out the Directory of Approved Programs at https://www.isbe.net/Pages/IHE.aspx.
Entries must be postmarked by Jan. 12! 🎨🖌
Illinois K-12 students have until Jan. 12 to mail their artwork reflecting the theme "Home Is ..." for the annual contest.
It’s COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION WEEK in Illinois!
Show us how your school is celebrating and inspiring students to explore computer science 👨💻
Pssst! We have extended the deadline for Those Who Excel & Teacher of the Year applications to DEC. 9. All applications (including supplemental materials like letters of recommendation) must be submitted by at 11:59 p.m. Nominations are not required. https://www.isbe.net/teacheroftheyear
🚨Dec. 7 is the deadline for high school students to apply for two U.S. Department of State study abroad full 🌎 scholarships. Students live with host families, engage with local schools, and gain skills to be competitive in the global workforce. Learn more at https://exchanges.state.gov/highschool/
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Does your student have an amazing educator or support staff in their life? Governor JB Pritzker invites you to nominate them for ISBE's Those Who Excel & Teacher of the Year awards. Nominations are due Nov. 18. https://www.isbe.net/elevatingeducators
#DYK an educator who is not endorsed in a particular content area may still be qualified to teach that area if deemed previously qualified? Learn more at https://www.isbe.net/Documents/Previous-Qualifications-One-Pager.pdf#search=previous%20qualifications.
Are you working towards obtaining the Learning Behavior Specialist I endorsement on your Professional Educator License? It’s possible to be placed in a special education classroom now with the Short-term Emergency Approval. Find out how at https://www.isbe.net/Pages/educator-licensure-approvals.aspx.
Have you visited PD+ in your ELIS account yet? PD+ is a professional development tracking system that just made locating and completing professional development so much easier. To learn more about PD+, visit https://www.isbe.net/pdplus.
Do you know an educator making a difference in your community❓ State Superintendent of Education Dr. Carmen I. Ayala encourages you to nominate then for ISBE’s Those Who Excel & Teacher of the Year today! https://www.isbe.net/elevatingeducators #ElevatingEducators #2023ILTOY #2023ILTWE
Still have questions about the new Equity Journey Continuum that will be on the 2022 #ILReportCard? Listen to State Superintendent of Education Dr. Carmen I. Ayala explain what it’s all about.
Did you know if you already hold a bilingual endorsement on your Professional Educator License, you can add a subsequent World Language endorsement in the same language by simply passing the World Language content test in the target language? Get the details at https://www.isbe.net/Pages/paraprofessional-educator.aspx.
No degree? No problem. You can obtain a Short-Term Paraprofessional Approval by simply holding a high school diploma or its equivalent. Learn more at https://www.isbe.net/Pages/paraprofessional-educator.aspx
Make sure you have all required documentation on file to ensure faster processing time of your licensure application. Check out this guide for a quick reference of what is needed for each credential. https://www.isbe.net/Documents/Workable-Queue.pdf#search=workable
If you have a high school diploma (or equivalent) and want to help our next generation of leaders thrive, we have the perfect opportunity for you! The Illinois Tutoring Initiative is seeking tutors for the upcoming school year and it pays $50 an hour! Get the rest of the details and fill out an interest form at https://okt.to/KutHzM.
Important update: Yesterday, the Illinois Department of Human Services launched 988, a national three-digit dialing code to access the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. 988 is more than just an easy-to-remember number—it’s a direct connection to compassionate, accessible care and support for anyone experiencing mental health-related distress – whether that is thoughts of suicide, mental health or substance use crisis, or any other kind of emotional distress. People can also dial 988 if they are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support. 988 services are available in Spanish, along with interpretation services in over 150 languages through the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
Do you need to submit official transcripts for your licensure evaluation? Transcripts are only considered official when sent directly from the regionally accredited institution to ISBE.
Ready to become a teacher, but not sure how or where to start? Applying for licensure in Illinois is easy. Find requirements and step-by-step checklists 📝 at https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Educator-Licensure-Requirements.aspx.
Don’t meet the requirements for a subsequent endorsement? If you a hold a Professional Educator License in a teaching area, you may be eligible for a short-term approval. Learn more at https://www.isbe.net/Pages/educator-licensure-approvals.aspx.
Congratulations 👏 to the Shelbyville High School #Classof2022 🎓 !
Did you know 💭? You may be able to get in the classroom now even if you haven’t completed an educator preparation program yet. See if you qualify for a Short-Term Approval. https://isbe.net/Pages/educator-licensure-approvals.aspx
Does your high schooler want to be a chef? A social worker? Or maybe a fitness trainer? The new Illinois High School 2 Career shows them what to study in college, expected salaries, and job stability. Get your student on the path to a successful career today. https://www.ilhighschool2career.com.
You shouldn’t have to camp out to get a connection. The Federal Communications Commission's Emergency Broadband Benefit can help eligible folks get online at home. We’re proud to get the word out and help close the #digitaldivide with Heartland Forward! Learn more and apply at https://getemergencybroadband.org/.
Everyone age 12 and older is eligible to receive a #COVID19 vaccine at no cost, regardless of immigration or health insurance status. Finding a location near you is easy. #WeCanDoThis 🔍 Search http://vaccines.gov 💬 Text your ZIP code to 438829 📞 Call 1-800-232-0233
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