WI T EACHER L ICENSING ; E LECTRONIC L ICENSING O NLINE (ELO)

Important general instructions: Guide to creating a WAMS ID: to creating a WAMS ID It is recommended that applicants use a personal address( NOT UWEC!) when creating an ELO account. This address must be available and accessible by the applicants as it will be the primary communication method from the licensing system. Please follow the instructions on the screen when setting up a WAMS account. There are links to WAMS Help page, WAMS FAQ page, for assistance in setting up WAMS account, and you may send an to Help Wisconsin Support. You will then receive a at the address you have provided. This must be validated within three 3 days or it will kick you out of the system and you will have to start over!Help Wisconsin Support.

G UIDE TO WI DPI E LECTRONIC L ICENSING O NLINE (ELO) You can sign up at anytime for your WAMS account and verify it when you receive the from WAMS asking you to do.

Guide to WI DPI Electronic Licensing Online (ELO) Complete all your program requirements (including all testing, FORT), for those who must; complete student teaching. Just because you “walk” at graduation, does NOT mean you graduated! Until your degree has been awarded, you are not a UWEC graduate. As your degrees are set, the Certification Officer (Donna) will upload your information into DPI database. This will happen after your grades are posted and your transcripts are official. Tentatively the first week of February and then you can access the ELO and apply for your WI license.

Guide to WI DPI Electronic Licensing Online (ELO) Access ELO; apply for license. If you have a question about applying, save where you are at in the application and contact the Certification Officer. If you have taken the FORT, you are phonics trained and should mark yes when asked!

DPI’s ELO works best when used with Windows 7 or 8 on a desktop or laptop and one of the following browsers: Internet Explorer 8, Firefox 22, or Chrome 28 (or a higher version of any of these browsers). ELO is not compatible with the Safari Browser (MacOS or Windows) or tablets (including iPads). Using ELO on Macintosh OS X or on mobile devices may result in unexpected behavior, and not receiving access to the system.

Y OU CAN S TART TEACHING ONCE YOU ARE LICENSED BY DPI OR IN SOME DISTRICTS WHEN YOU HAVE APPLIED FOR YOUR LICENSE. Processing time for applications varies based on the type of application and when you apply. On average it takes between 6 – 12 weeks depending on the application. Please note that additional time may be needed if not all materials were received with the application, if questions were not answered completely, or if the application must be routed for additional background check information. Our Check Application Status web page shows the current processing dates for our top five application types.Check Application Status

Regarding the WI Foundations of Reading Test: Applications for licensure in early childhood education, elementary education, special education (including minors), reading teacher and reading specialist MUST successfully complete the FORT, with a passing score of 240 to apply for their license on or after January 31, Your name will NOT be submitted to WI DPI until ALL program criteria are met. This includes ALL testing!

Here is where you will go to log in using the information furnish!

A FEW A PPLICANT S CREENS IN ELO

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Quick Start Menu NOTE, choosing the CORRECT application is critical. The 1020 application is ONLY for WI Educator Preparation Program (EPP) completers who will receive an Initial Educator License.

Teacher: Request Initial Educator 5 year – In-State WI Program [1020] – Introduction The most common applicants are college graduates seeking to become teachers for the first time. Follow these general directions when applying for your initial license: A. You must have completed an approved program at a WI college/university that prepare teachers for the WI teaching license you are seeking. B. Carefully and honestly complete the license application form C. Carefully and thoroughly complete the Conduct and Competency form, including all necessary supporting documentation. D. Fee payment is required. The application fee covers the cost of application review and processing. No refund will be made regardless of whether or not a license is issued.

Address Number Primary NOT UWEC Contact Information: Enter information using the most current information and where DPI can contact you if needed.

Tips for Applicants Use legal name during the application process (Use your maiden name if you are recently married) Be prepared BEFORE you login … – Prepare any required documents and SCAN them so they can be attached during the application process. For in- state applicants, this would really only apply if there is some type of misconduct that needs to be reported. If so, you will need to include a written explanation and court documents (when applicable). – Cost is $100 – Have your credit card ready

Here you will enter information regarding your program at UWEC!

VERY IMPORTANT PAGE!!! If things do not look right to you, contact our office ASAP! If there is nothing there, you will not be able to continue. Again, contact me ASAP!

Consideration is given to requests based on program completion date or to ensure proper licensing for employment. The default start day is January 1 for December and January program completers and July 1 for May and June Program completers. Would you like the default start date for Your license? Requests for an alternate start date will be Reviewed on an individual basis. Alternate start date requested: _________________________ Check the default date. Yours should be January 1, 2016

SPED Majors and Minors; Elementary Education; Early Childhood students check this box. You are phonics trained. The same group will also check the box for completion of the WI Foundations of Reading Test (FORT), if you have a score of 240 or higher!

You do not need to attach transcripts or test results, etc.

Please review each section of your primary application for completeness and accuracy: Use the “Edit” button per section to modify the data if necessary. Most of the time, you will be allowed to save your changes and proceed to your Summary page again. Once you agree it represents the most truthful responses to all required components, you may continue to the Conduct and Competency Questionnaire and Payment process within the Payment and Additional Activities section on the Quick Start Menu. Note – only applications with full payment will be reviewed by the WI DPI.

Online Application Payment Select the applications and/or miscellaneous charges you wish to pay for and press “next “ to continue Press “Show Fee Details” to show a breakdown of the fee amounts Press “Main Menu” to return to the main menu. Confirm Payment Details To complete your application you must complete the Conduct and Competency Questionnaire. This is where you would upload into the system any court papers regarding any court case(s) that may be relative. After you have completed the questions, you must submit payment. It must be paid in full and by Credit Card.

Conduct and Competency Questionnaire – Overview The questions contained in the Conduct and Competency review have been developed to alert the department to cases that may warrant further examination/considerations before issuing a license. While most educators do not pose a danger to the health, welfare, safety or the education of pupils, there are exceptions. In order to protect pupils our law requires the department to investigate the background of each applicant for a Wisconsin educator license, each time an application is submitted. The Conduct and Competency questionnaire is a screening took that is part of the mandatory background process. Your full cooperation is necessary and appreciated. DOES NOT HAVE A SAVE FEATURE AND WILL TIMEOUT AFTER 10 MINUTES OF INACTIVITY. YOUR RESPONSES WILL NOT BE SAVED. Please plan to complete this process in one session. DOES NOT HAVE A SAVE FEATURE AND WILL TIMEOUT AFTER 10 MINUTES OF INACTIVITY. YOUR RESPONSES WILL NOT BE SAVED. Please plan to complete this process in one session. Your application is only complete once the Conduct and Competency Questionnaire is submitted and payment has been made in full. Press “Previous” to return to the previous section; Press Next to continue answering questions; Press Cancel to cancel this page and return to the online payment section page.

Electronic Fingerprints Do I need fingerprints?! If you have gone to school or lived outside of WI, for anything other than class credit for an experience, you will need fingerprints! If you have been in the Military, you will need fingerprints. If you spent a semester with Educator’s abroad in another country, you will need fingerprints. If you have lived in WI your whole life except when you went to Scotland for example, for a Special Education experience, you do NOT need fingerprints. That experience was for a short time, and it was directly for UWEC program credit.

W HERE CAN I FIND THE STATUS OF MY LICENSE APPLICATION ? When you submitted the application, you should have received an from the ELO system, confirming the submission. If you did not receive this , please check your spam inbox. When your license is approved, you will receive a separate approval . If our team has questions about your application or if documentation is missing, a we will contact you. Otherwise, you can log back into your ELO account and see if the license was issued. Our online license lookup page also indicates when an educator is an "Applicant" for a new license and when a renewal/extension is pending. Please also refer to the following question on processing time.ELO accountonline license lookup page

O UT OF S TATE T EACHING L ICENSING

HTTPS ://2 B. EDUCATION. UKY. EDU / ACADSERV / PDAC / CERTIFICATION - BY - STATE / Teacher Certification By State In an effort to facilitate the movement from one state to another, the UK College of Education will attempt to link to the teacher certification requirements for the 50 States. We recognize that States are continually revising their teacher certification/licensure rules and requirements. Accordingly, we link to the best available information. For questions about the certification requirements for a specific state, please refer to the contact information contained in the links for the individual states. You might want to look at the certification requirements for your appropriate state and then look for employment/position announcements in the state in which you’re interested. Alabama Alaska ArizonaArizona ……………………………

M INNESOTA T EACHING L ICENSING DO NOT APPLY FOR YOUR MINNESOTA LICENSE UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED STUDENT TEACHING. You only have 60 days to complete the application process. If there is an issue with your degree or transcripts, you will be booted from the system and will be required to pay for the license again.

Teacher Candidates will apply for their license online at MIDMSWEB/MDELogin.html MIDMSWEB/MDELogin.html When you apply there will be a checklist of information you will need to furnish to MDE for the license. Number 5 on the checklist is a form called Program Verification. It says to “download this form”. Please download it and it to me at I will complete this form, obtain your official transcripts (when they are official), and will write a memo furnishing your ACT, Praxis I (PPST) and Praxis II scores to

If you are applying for both MN and WI licensure, and are required to submit fingerprints for MN, you cannot use the electronic fingerprints done in WI. You will have to either get a fingerprint card from the stand outside the Dean’s Office (CoEHS) CEN 3015, or from our office in CEN 3106, or get one from MN Dept of ED. When I have completed the verification form and memo, and have received your official transcripts, I will mail everything to you and you will put everything together and send in. MN tests are called MTLE (Minnesota Teacher Licensure Examinations). If your PPST scores are high enough: Math – 171 or above; Reading – 173 or above and Writing – 172 or above, and/or your ACT scores are high enough, MN will waive the MTLE basics, but you will however still need to take the General Pedagogy and a test of content knowledge which can be two or more tests.

Reading and Assessment Courses: Elementary Education Major, Early Childhood Education Major or SPED minor, you will need to send in syllabi in your information packet for any of the below classes you took: ES 301 or SPED 431 or ES 305 and ES 335. LD/MCEA or EBD/MCEA, you should send in syllabi for ES 335 and SPED 431 or ES 305 or SPED 404/335 CD/LD you will need to send in ES 335; ES 301 or SPED 301 or SPED 431 or SPED 404/335. If you have any questions regarding what to send in, or don’t have the syllabi any longer, please contact me!

Questions?

If after reviewing this presentation you have any questions, please contact me. Donna Anders at (715) , or visit me, 3 rd floor in CEN Thank you for your attention. Questions? Donna Anders, Certification Officer Field Experience, Licensing & Certification Office (FELCO)