NEW Licensure Changes (1.4 MB 2012-11-28)

State of Illinois Teaching Certification Links

• Educator Certification System (ECS)
• Certification Forms: ISBE Forms for Certification Renewal
• Registration for Certification Tests
• Regional Office of Education:  North Cook Intermediate Service Centerserves as our regional office of education for certification and other services.  They are located at:

  2340 Des Plaines River Road
  Des Plaines, IL 60018
  (847) 824-8300 (phone) 
  (847) 824-1033 (fax)

District 39 Information about Certificate Renewal

Professional Development Activity Log

•  Quick Start Guide to Entering Your Professional Development Activities (134 kB)
•  CPDU Point Values/Activities (Short Form) (36 kB)
•  CPDU Point Values/Activities Detailed Information (Long Form) (275 kB)

Renewing a Standard Teaching Certificate (teachers with more than 4 years of teaching experience)

•  Renewal of a Standard Teaching Certificate (125 kB)
• Renewal of a Type 73 School Service Personnel Certificate (116 kB)
•  Steps to Renew Your Standard or Type 73 Certificate Presentation (92 kB)

Standard and Type 73 certificate holders may enter their Professional Development Activities at any time. They may also submit their Statement of Assurance, if their certificate is due to expire on June 30, 2013, and complete all renewal requirements. You are encouraged to renew your certificate sooner rather than later as the certification offices get very busy in the spring with new graduates and Initial certificate holders. Be sure to notify Ann Harang ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) when you have completed your renewal.

Renewing an Initial Teaching Certificate (teachers with 4 or less years of teaching)

•  Moving from an Initial to a Standard Teaching Certificate (144 kB)
•  CPDU Point Value/Activities for Initial Certificate Holders (158 kB)
•  Steps to Renew Your Initial Certificate Presentation (256 kB)

Initial certificate holders may enter their Professional Development at any time; however, they can not renew their certificate until April. If you have experience outside of District 39 you will need to request a verification of experience letter from your former employee. You do not need letters verifying experience from schools within Illinois.

Final Step for ALL Renewals: Be sure to notify Ann Harang ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) when you have completed your renewal so that we can update our District records.

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