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New Certification Test Implementation Schedule

The following schedule lists when new standards-based certification tests will be first administered as part of the Illinois Certification Testing System. These tests are required for certification as indicated. For further information visit the Division of Professional Certification and Testing Website at http://www.isbe.net/teachers.

Date Available TESTS COMMENTS
January, 2003

Special Education Content-Area Test

Learning Behavior Specialist I (LBS I) Content Test

  • As of July 03, required of new candidates seeking an LBS I certificate/endorsement.

  • May be used by certified teachers to remove an LBS I limitation on an existing certificate.
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    July, 2003 Assessment of Professional Teaching (APT)

  • Required of individuals who apply for an early childhood, elementary, secondary or special teaching certificate on or after October 1, 2003. (Some exclusions for current certificate holders-see http://www.isbe.net/teachers).

  • Will assess candidates' knowledge of the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards and the language arts and technology standards for all teachers.
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    July, 2003 All other Special Education Content tests
    Early Childhood Special Education Teacher
    Speech-Language Pathologist-Teaching
    Speech-Language Pathologist-Non-Teaching
    Teacher of Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired
    Teacher of Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
    LBS II Transition Specialist
    LBS II Technology Specialist
    LBS II Bilingual Special Education Specialist
    LBS II Deaf/Blind Specialist,
    LBS II Behavior Intervention Specialist
    LBS II Curriculum Adaptation Specialist
    LBS II Multiple Disabilities Specialist

  • Beginning July 2003, the LBS I test will be required for candidates seeking the LBS I endorsement on a new certificate. The LBS I test will replace the LD, EMH, TMH, SED and PH tests for new teacher candidates.

  • NOTE: Five special education categorical tests (LD, EMH, TMH, SED, PH) will continue to be offered, BUT ONLY FOR individuals who wish to take one of those tests to remove an LBSI limitation on an existing certificate.

  • Individuals seeking the Type 73 School Service Personnel Certificate in Speech- Language Pathology must take the Speech-Language Pathologist-Non-Teaching Test.
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    July, 2004 All other Content Tests
    (Except school service personnel)
    Includes tests for 42 teaching fields and 4 administrative fields (See below for list of tests)

  • Will replace the subject-matter knowledge tests currently required for teaching and administrative certificates.
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    July, 2005 School Service Personnel Tests
    School Counselor, School Nurse, School Psychologist, School Social Worker

  • Will replace the subject-matter knowledge tests currently required for school service personnel certificates.
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    NEW CONTENT TESTS TO BE ADMINISTERED BEGINNING JULY 04
    Agricultural Education
    Business, Marketing and Computer Education
    Chief School Business Official
    Chinese-Cantonese or Mandarin
    Dance
    Director of Special Education
    Drama/Theatre Arts
    Early Childhood
    Elementary
    English as a New Language
    Family & Consumer Sciences
    French
    General Administrative
    German
    Health Careers
    Health Education
    Hebrew
    Italian
    Japanese
    Korean
    Latin
    Library Information Specialist
    Mathematics
    		 Music
    Physical Education
    Reading Specialist
    Reading Teacher
    Russian
    Science: Biology
    Science: Chemistry
    Science: Earth and Space Science
    Science: Environmental Science
    Science: Physics
    Social Science: Economics
    Social Science: Geography
    Social Science: History
    Social Science: Political Science
    Social Science: Psychology
    Social Science: Sociology and Anthropology
    Spanish
    Superintendent
    Technology Education
    Technology Specialist
    Visual Arts