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The short-term emergency approval allows individuals who have met some, but not all, of the requirements for the LBSI endorsement to begin teaching special education. Availability of the short-term emergency approval in special education has been extended twice since 2015 to allow districts to employ individuals when a fully-licensed teacher could not be found. Additionally, shortterm approvals that were discontinued in 2013 reinstituted in 2015 per district feedback that emergency credentials were needed in all content areas to staff unfilled classrooms. The short-term approval is available in all areas and grade spans except driver’s education and special education.  \nIn addition to short-term approvals, districts also may utilize current requirements in Illinois School Code and Administrative Code to fill hard-to-staff classrooms. This document provides a summary of existing provisions that provide districts with flexibility in staffing classrooms.  \nPlease note: If deemed previously qualified prior to April 21, 2021, the previous qualification is valid for the life of the Professional Educator License (PEL). Any educator seeking to be deemed previous qualified April 21, 2021, or after will need to meet the current previous qualification requirements.  \n[isbe](isbe.net)[.net](isbe.net)  \nILLINOIS  \nSTATE BOARD OF  \nEDUCATION  \nSeptember 2025  \nSubstitute Teacher (105 ILCS 5/21B-20[3])  \nOne of the following is required:  \n1. Hold a substitute teaching license.  \n2. Hold any other state-issued educator license, plus hold a bachelor’s degree or higher degree.  \n3. Hold a short-term substitute teaching license. (Valid for teaching five consecutive days only. )  \n4. Any individual who holds a valid career and technical educator, or provisional career and technical educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations, but does not have a bachelor’s degree may substitute teach in any Career and Technical Education classroom.  \nThere is no limit on the number of days that a substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, provided that no individual holding a substitute teaching license teaches for more than 90 school days for any licensed teacher under contract in the same school year.*  \nIndividuals who hold any of the other educator licenses listed above may substitute teach for up to 120 school days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the same school year.*  \n*Provision not applicable to Chicago Public Schools.  \nSelf-Contained General Education in Birth-Grade 2 –(23 IAC 235.20)  \nTo be assigned to teach early childhood education(self-contained general education), an individual must hold a PEL and meet one of the following qualifications:  \n1. Hold a PEL endorsed for early childhood education(self-contained general education) valid for the grades to be taught.  \n2. Hold a short-term approval valid for early childhood education (self-contained general education) .  \n3. Hold a PEL endorsed for early childhood special education(self-contained general education)  \nvalid for the grades to be taught.  \nNote that grade ranges for early childhood education and elementary education overlap. An educator’s license must be valid for the grade range to be served in self-contained general education.  \nExceptions exist for assignments of reading teachers, reading specialists, library information specialists, and teachers in English as a second language (ESL), bilingual education, and special education. See requirements for these roles in each position’s unique section within this document.  \n2  \nSelf-Contained General Education in Grades K-9 or 1-6 –(23 IAC 1.710)  \nTo be assigned to teach elementary education(self-contained general educa","cbCaih95SoHlTRBl","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaih95SoHlTRBl","pdf",528596,"English","# Current Flexibility for Qualified Teachers\n## Short-term emergency approvals for endorsements\n## Short-term approvals reinstituted for staffing needs\n# Substitute Teacher Requirements\n## License and degree options\n## Day limits and Chicago Public Schools exception\n# Self-Contained General Education (Birth–Grade 2)\n## Qualification options and grade-range validity\n## Role-based exceptions\n# Self-Contained General Education (Grades K-9 or 1-6)\n## Endorsement, short-term approval, and predecessor requirements\n# Departmentalized Subjects (Grades K-5)\n## License endorsement and course completion","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of short-term emergency approval in Illinois special education staffing?\",\"answer\":\"It allows individuals who meet some but not all requirements for the LBSI endorsement to begin teaching special education, and it has been extended to support districts when fully-licensed teachers are unavailable.\"},{\"question\":\"What licensing options can qualify someone to work as a substitute teacher in Illinois?\",\"answer\":\"The document lists several options: holding a substitute teaching license, holding another state-issued educator license plus a bachelor’s degree or higher, holding a short-term substitute teaching license for five consecutive days, or meeting career and technical educator endorsement conditions without a bachelor’s degree for career and technical education classrooms.\"},{\"question\":\"Are there limits on how many days a substitute teacher may teach in the same school year?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. A substitute teacher with a substitute teaching license may teach without a specified day cap for the district overall, but no more than 90 school days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the same school year. Other listed educator license holders may substitute teach for up to 120 school days for the same licensed teacher; Chicago Public Schools is excluded from these provisions.\"}]","Current Illinois Administrative Code Offers Flexibility in Teacher Assignments - Summary of District Staffing Provisions | PDF",1791599274,18]