Individuals holding the Short Term Emergency Certificate are eligible to serve students with the following disabilities: Learning Disabilities, Social Emotional Disorders, Mental Retardation, Physically Handicapped, Autism, and Traumatic Brain Injury.

A complete application should include the following:

 1. Complete form ISBE 73-86 Short-Term Emergency in Special Education

• Form must be signed by the requesting teacher, employing district official, college/university official authorized to affix institution seal, and the regional superintendent

Attention- If you have answered "yes" to one or more of the questions on the Application for Short-Term Emergency in Special Education, please click on the following for further information Application Background Questions. 

2. Documentation to be provided by the requesting teacher:

• Copy of the applicant's valid Illinois teaching certificate (early childhood, elementary, secondary, special or transitional bilingual)
• Official transcripts showing completion of coursework in "Survey of Exceptional Children" and at least one of the other three areas for approval (characteristics, methods and assessment)
• Applicant's plan of study identifying enrollment in a teacher education institution and coursework to be completed to qualify for an unlimited LBS1 approval or certificate within the three-year validity period of the requested certificate

3. Documentation to be provided by the employing district (public or non-public):

• Detailed description of the duties/responsibilities to be performed by the candidate - not a generic job description
• Description of the disabilities, type of classes and age ranges of the population served by the facility
• Description of supervision including the name, social security number, and the position title of the supervisor and the frequency of supervision
• Description of the candidate's training, education and/or prior work experiences relevant to the special population including transcripts of all college level special education coursework and letters of prior teaching experience involving students with disabilities
• Description of the facility's efforts to locate a fully qualified individual including a copy of postings for the position

4. Documentation to be provided by the college/university:

• Verification by the Certification Officer that the applicant is enrolled in a preparation program leading to an unlimited LBSI approval or certificate and that the applicant's educational plan can be completed within the three-year validity period of the requested certificate.

Please submit your complete application and $30.00 money order or check made payable to ROE #40.
5. The ISBE will review the materials submitted and issue a certificate or deficiency statement as is appropriate. Should the request be disapproved, a detailed listing of all deficiencies will be generated.

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