The Illinois State Board of Education allows educators to carry over unused professional development (PD) hours completed between April 1st and June 30th of the final year of their renewal cycle to the next five-year renewal cycle (since April 1, 2017).
- Once an educator is finished recording all PD hours for their renewal cycle, ELIS will then automatically roll over any excess PD hours to the next cycle if the professional development activity has a start and end date between April 1 and June 30 of the final year of their renewal cycle.
- The Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS) will not carry over professional development hours that have not been entered by the educator prior to renewing their license.
- If the educator is planning to complete additional PD hours during their renewal cycle, they will need to wait to renew their license. This includes PD hours the educator plans to complete during the summer months.
- There is a grace period between June 30th - August 31, for educators who need more time to complete PD hours before they renew their license.
For more information, you may visit ISBE's website: https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Professional-Development-for-Educators.aspx
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