Re: ESL Endorsement Questions

Robyn

Posted on 2/08/12

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National Louis offers their courses at a reduced tuition rate, as
does the Illinois Resource Center in Arlington Heights. They run
around $670.00 per course.

Also, University of Phoenix is approved via ISBE. There is a
powerpoint presentation at this link:
http://www.isbe.state.il.us/bilingual/htmls/Resources1.htm

If you click on this link: Illinois Bilingual and ESL Certification
PDF format, you will see U of P listed as a university in which ISBE
takes courses from.

I hope this information helps.

On 2/08/12, sped wrote:
> On 1/24/12, Amy wrote:
>> I have looked into several programs (u of I, national louis,
>> etc), but I cannot afford the $15000 for the 18 hrs I am
>> required.
>
> check this link out:
>
>
http://www.phoenix.edu/programs/continuing-education/individual-cour
ses/masters-individual-courses/education.html
>
> Go to the English Language Learners section. These classes are
> relatively cheap, about $500 a piece and they're 3 or 6 weeks. U
> of P courses aren't the most rigorous classes either (translation:
> they're easy and won't take up too much time).
>
> Now, here's the catch. I know people who have added their ELL
> endorsement through University of Phoenix, as well as their
> Special Ed endorsement. However, it is not an in-state program,
> so an ROE or ISBE will not tell you straight that they work over
> the phone. They can't. They can only verify in-state, approved
> programs.
>
> However, you can pay the fee and apply to add the endorsement.
> You will get a deficiency statement stating the type of courses
> required. You can then send them the course descriptions, and
> they will approve them. Again, I am aware of teachers who have
> added this endorsement through U of P, so it does work, but it
> just takes jumping through some bureaucratic hoops
>
> This is probably the cheapest and easiest was to add an
> endorsement. U of P is not very prestigious, but you're just
> looking for a rubber stamp endorsement to keep the job you already
> have, so that doesn't matter much in your situation.
>
> I have heard that other districts are setting up
>> programs to help teachers achieve this approval, however our
>> EC person is lazy and does not wish to take the time to do
>> this for us.
>
> Oh, that could be it, but there could be a more sinister motive.
> If they can get rid of those of you with a lot of experience, and
> bigger paychecks, they can bring in people with the new
> endorsement right out of college, and pay them half of what they
> are paying you.
>
> Do you konw anything about this new requirement,
>> and why after 15 years of teaching am I required my ESL
>> endorsement, but the Kindergarten teacher across the hall
>> needs nothing to teach her class!!!
>
> 'Cuz that's the law our great leaders in Springfield passed.
> Usually they grandfather in people with existing endorsements.
> They did that when they changed requirements for special ed, and
> when they added middle school and basic skills requirements. But,
> they basically decided screw most ECE teachers. Why? Probably
> something to do with the fact that we're all overpaid and we only
> work 6 months out of the year. That's what I read in the papers
> anyway...
>
>> It is very frustrating.
>
> Wait until they either take away that pension you've been paying
> into for 15 years or make you pay double what you have been
> contributing. That's coming in a year or so.
>
> If you don't want to take these courses, you may want to talk to
> your union rep. If you have 15 years seniority, you probably can
> bump someone at a higher grade level with lower seniority, since
> your Type 04 allows you to teach up to Grade 3. Probably not what
> you want to do, but if you don't want to take the classes, your
> options are to change grades or quit teaching all together...
>
> Good luck!

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