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How to apply for a Educator License with Stipulations (ELS-CTE)
This license was formerly known as a provisional teaching license. Potential teaching candidates who have completed hours of experience in agricultural education may utilize this license to teach Agricultural Education.
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Adding an Agricultural Education Endorsement to Your PEL
Current teachers who hold a Professional Educator License (PEL) in an area other than agriculture may add an additional endorsement in agriculture to their current teaching license.
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Adding An Agricultural Education Endorsement to Your ELS
Current teachers who hold a Educator License with Stipulations (ELS) in an area other than agriculture may add an additional endorsement in agriculture to their current teaching license.
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Retired Teachers - Public Act 103-0088
Public Act 103-0088 extends the ability for retired teachers to return to the classroom for up to 120 days or 600 paid hours – without impacting their retirement status – through June 30, 2026. The parameters revert to 100 days and 500 hours thereafter.
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Student Loan Forgiveness Assistance
Click here to learn more about student loan forgiveness programs.
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Federal TEACH Grant
The TEACH Grant Program provides grants of up to $4,000 a year to students who are completing or plan to complete course work needed to begin a career in teaching. Agriculture Teachers should identify as a Career and Technical Education Educator when completing this application. Click above for more information.
(Supplemental documentation, that may be needed, for grant can be found here)
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Teaching Work-Based Learning
Click the link for the ISBE Work-Based Learning Manual.
Ag Teachers with a Professional Educators License (PEL) have completed this content as part of their teacher preparation coursework. Therefore, these educators do not need to complete separate coursework. See page #26 of the document.
Ag Teachers with an Educator License with Stipulations (ELS-CTE) must complete additional training in order to teach work-based learning courses.
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