The Illinois State Board of Education mandates 100 observation hours for the ESL and Bilingual endorsements. All observation hours must be in an ESL or Bilingual classroom setting.

100 HOUR WAIVER 

Educators who are currently teaching full-time in the area for which they are seeking endorsement (bilingual or ESL) and have been doing so for at least 3 months can request to have the full 100 clinical hours waived. Students who are not currently teaching full-time in the area for which they are seeking endorsement, but have done so for at least 3 months within the last five years, can request to have up to 50 clinical hours waived. 

In order to have hours waived, students must submit 2 letters to the College of Education at fieldexperiences@roosevelt.edu.

1. The first letter must be a letter from the principal of the school at which the student is teaching or previously taught in a Bilingual or ESL setting. This letter must confirm that the student is or was a full-time Bilingual/ESL teacher of record and has/had at least 3 months of successful full-time experience in this setting. The letter should also describe the classes that are/were taught. 
2. The second letter must be written by the student. It should describe the position they have or had, the courses that they teach or taught, and their responsibilities as a teacher in their position. 

If the waiver is approved, the College of Education licensure officer will provide a waiver approval to the educator.

PLACEMENT

Students who need to complete clinical hours for the ESL or Bilingual endorsement must submit an Observation Request Form to fieldexperiences@roosevelt.edu. The Observation Request Form is attached below, and is required of all students in need of clinical hours.

If you plan to complete your observation hours at your place of employment (your school), you will acknowledge this plan on the form.  If a placement outside of your workplace is needed, the College of Education will secure a placement for you based on the information provided on the Request Form.  

Please remember to email your Observation Request Form as soon as possible to fieldexperiences@roosevelt.edu.

EVIDENCE OF COMPLETION

To complete the process of entitlement for an ESL or bilingual endorsement, please submit a Verification of Hours Form(s) after the completion of 100 hours. The Verification of Hours Form is attached below. Students must submit these forms to fieldexperiences@roosevelt.edu. 

If you have questions related to your requirement of 100 hours of clinical experiences, please contact Brittany Carlsen at 312-853-4758 or bcarlsen01@roosevelt.edu.