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ISBE ~ Substitute and Paraprofessional License Application Checklist (PDF)
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF PUBLIC MEETING Per P.A. 89-205-I effective July 5, 1999, the Regional Board of School Trustees may cancel their regular meeting if there is no pending business. Since we have no pending business, the regular meeting of the Bond, Christian, Effingham, Fayette, and Montgomery Counties Regional Board of School Trustees scheduled for Tuesday, October 17, 2023 is cancelled. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at the Regional Office of Education's Professional Development Center, located at 1500 West Jefferson Street, Vandalia, Illinois. View Cancellation Notice (PDF) FY24 Meeting Dates (PDF) County Resource Directory For Regional Offices of Education #3 and #40 The Regional Office of Education #3 and #40 McKinney-Vento program County Resource Directory provides a listing of up-to-date available food pantries, medical services, housing and community resources to help with referrals for your homeless students and/or families. For additional information about community resources, please contact Angela Reeter at areeter@roe3.org or by calling 618-283-1763. County Resource Directory For Regional Offices of Education #3 and #40 (PDF ~ 44 pages) PLANNING WORK GROUP Planning Work Group Video (YouTube) Youth Education Services Year In Review 2020-2021 Regional Office of Education #3 Your browser does not support HTML video. Video courtesy of ROE #3 Youth Educational Services Programs. HiSET Testing HiSET Testing Information (PDF) The Regional Office of Education offers High School Equivalency testing called HiSET. HiSET testing is a paper-pencil based test currently offered on the first and third Fridays of each month in our Hillsboro office and the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at our Taylorville site. The cost of the HiSET test is $115 ($23 per subject). Visit https://hiset.ets.org/ to learn more about the HiSET test, to see practice materials, and to schedule the test(s). An email address and credit/debit card are required to schedule test(s). For more information regarding HiSET, please contact Sarah Huckstead at 217-824-4730. The Regional Office of Education can still fulfill the Constitution Test requirement at no charge. Contact your local ROE office to arrange a time to test. STAY UP2DATE BE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE ROE #3 NEWSLETTER: → https://cloud.roe3.org/pmnl2/news-subscribe.html ← It's our primary conduit of information flow to educators in the region. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES! Got Your Professional Development Portfolio Up-2-Date? Click the graphic above to see what's available . . . Search the Professional Development Events Database EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES! Job Openings in Bond, Christian, Effingham, Fayette, and Montgomery Districts A TIP FOR THOSE RENEWING LICENSES Many license-holders haven't been in their ELIS accounts since they got their licenses [up to 5 years ago]. Thus, logins and passwords are mysterious combinations that few wrote down. This isn't a big deal as... The ROE can give them their login. They can choose "forgot password" when logging in. After providing a login (and possibly answer a secret question . . . we've seen this step come and go) . . . Voila! The password is emailed to the license-holder. Herein lies a problem . . . some districts changed their domain name since 2013. They went from the old "k12.il.us" format to an "org" format. So, if the paraprofessional or teacher registered with an email address that no longer exists, they cannot get their password emailed to them. That means they will have to call the ISBE Helpline. Here are the steps for those needing to call the help line (an automated system with options): Call - (217)557-6763 Choose option #2 You will need to enter your IEIN followed by the pound symbol (#) -OR- your social security number (with no dashes) followed by the pound symbol (#) [that's a hash tag for our more tech-savvy associates] You will need to enter your date of birth followed by the pound symbol (#). When doing so, you must enter using 2 digits, 2 digits, 4 digits (MMDDYYYY). . . i.e., 04211984 . . . followed by the pound symbol (#). If the stars are aligned and all goes according to plan, the recording will say they have your account pulled up and now you get to wait for a live person. As always, the ROE Staff is happy to help those needing assistance with renewal and registration! Just give us a call at one of our office locations (see the bottom of this page). SUBSTITUTE LICENSE FEE REFUND If you have a Substitute license issued AFTER July 1, 2017, you are eligible to receive a refund of your fees. In efforts to reduce the substitute teacher shortage, the Illinois State Board of Education is now offering a reimbursement of application and registration fees to qualifying applicants. To Qualify: Your Sub issuance date must be later than July 1, 2017 You must work at least 10 full school days within one year of your issuance date You must apply for the reimbursement within 18 months of your issuance date If you meet these requirements, please complete form 73-02: Substitute License Fee Refund Request: https://www.isbe.net/Documents/73-02-Substitute-License-Fee-Refund-Request.pdf This form must be returned to ISBE by the school or district official. Forms submitted by the applicant will not be honored. For additional questions, contact your nearest Regional Office of Education. ILLINOIS EDUCATOR LICENSURE IMPORTANT LINKS: Educator Licensure Requirements Renewal and Reinstatement Professional Development Providers License Renewal Chart (PDF) Teach Illinois Julie Wollerman, Regional Superintendent juliewollerman@roe3.org Annette Hartlieb, Assistant Regional Superintendent ahartlieb@roe3.org CHRISTIAN COUNTY Taylorville Office 210 South Webster Taylorville, IL 62568 217-824-4730 FAX: 217-824-2464 EFFINGHAM COUNTY Effingham Office 101 N. 4th St. Room 204 Effingham, IL 62401 217-342-4363 FAX: 217-342-3577 FAYETTE COUNTY - Vandalia Office - 1500 West Jefferson Vandalia, IL 62471 PHONE: 618-283-5011 FAX: 618-283-5013 MONTGOMERY COUNTY Hillsboro Office 203 South Main St Hillsboro, IL 62049 PHONE: 217-532-9591 FAX: 217-532-5756
Per P.A. 89-205-I effective July 5, 1999, the Regional Board of School Trustees may cancel their regular meeting if there is no pending business.
Since we have no pending business, the regular meeting of the Bond, Christian, Effingham, Fayette, and Montgomery Counties Regional Board of School Trustees scheduled for Tuesday, October 17, 2023 is cancelled.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at the Regional Office of Education's Professional Development Center, located at 1500 West Jefferson Street, Vandalia, Illinois.
View Cancellation Notice (PDF)
FY24 Meeting Dates (PDF)
The Regional Office of Education #3 and #40 McKinney-Vento program County Resource Directory provides a listing of up-to-date available food pantries, medical services, housing and community resources to help with referrals for your homeless students and/or families.
For additional information about community resources, please contact Angela Reeter at areeter@roe3.org or by calling 618-283-1763.
County Resource Directory For Regional Offices of Education #3 and #40 (PDF ~ 44 pages)
Planning Work Group Video (YouTube)
Youth Education Services Year In Review 2020-2021
Regional Office of Education #3
Video courtesy of ROE #3 Youth Educational Services Programs.
BE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE ROE #3 NEWSLETTER:
→ https://cloud.roe3.org/pmnl2/news-subscribe.html ←
It's our primary conduit of information flow to educators in the region.
Got Your Professional Development Portfolio Up-2-Date? Click the graphic above to see what's available . . .
Search the Professional Development Events Database
Job Openings in Bond, Christian, Effingham, Fayette, and Montgomery Districts
In efforts to reduce the substitute teacher shortage, the Illinois State Board of Education is now offering a reimbursement of application and registration fees to qualifying applicants.
https://www.isbe.net/Documents/73-02-Substitute-License-Fee-Refund-Request.pdf
This form must be returned to ISBE by the school or district official. Forms submitted by the applicant will not be honored.
For additional questions, contact your nearest Regional Office of Education.
IMPORTANT LINKS:
CHRISTIAN COUNTY
Taylorville Office
210 South Webster
Taylorville, IL 62568
217-824-4730
FAX: 217-824-2464
EFFINGHAM COUNTY
Effingham Office
101 N. 4th St. Room 204
Effingham, IL 62401
217-342-4363
FAX: 217-342-3577
FAYETTE COUNTY
- Vandalia Office -
1500 West Jefferson
Vandalia, IL 62471
PHONE: 618-283-5011
FAX: 618-283-5013
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Hillsboro Office
203 South Main St
Hillsboro, IL 62049
PHONE: 217-532-9591
FAX: 217-532-5756