What qualifications does the Volunteer Preschool Program teacher (Iowa) and Rock Island Office Of Education Teacher (Illinois) need to have?

a) Preschool teachers must hold a valid practitioner’s license issued by the Board of Educational Examiners under Illinois and Iowa Code chapter 272 and hold endorsement from the Board of Educational Examiners that includes prekindergarten. There is no requirement that the teacher be an employee of the district; a private provider or other public agency with whom the district has entered into an agreement or contract under Illinois and Iowa Code chapter 28E may employ the teacher. Contact the Board of Educational Examiners for specific teacher information.

Appropriate teaching endorsements are:

● Teacher Endorsement #100 -- Prekindergarten through grade three, including special education;

● Teacher Endorsement #103 – Prekindergarten through kindergarten;

● Teacher Endorsement #106 – Prekindergarten through grade three; or

● Teacher Endorsement #1001 – Birth through grade three inclusive settings.

A Class B conditional license is also an appropriate license if it is for Birth through grade three inclusive settings or PK-K. If teachers do not hold one of these endorsements, they should apply to Board of Education for a conditional license.