SLPs, school psychologists, school social workers, school nurses, OTs and PTs for your district or cooperative, on contract for the school year or semester, onsite or by teletherapy.
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) oversees special education under IDEA and the state’s special education rules, 23 Illinois Administrative Code Part 226. ISBE also issues the Professional Educator License (PEL). School support roles, including school psychologist, school social worker, school counselor, school nurse and speech-language pathologist, are added to the PEL as endorsements.
Several related-service roles also need a license from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR). The services in an IEP are required by law and publicly funded, whether your district delivers them or a cooperative does. We staff those roles on contract for the school year or the semester, by teletherapy where it fits, with direct hire available second.
Illinois districts can pool special education through joint agreements, often called special education cooperatives. Each agreement is filed with ISBE and sets out the services, the governance and what each member district pays. Contract staff can be placed with the cooperative or with a member district, depending on who holds the caseload.
Every candidate's Illinois license or credential is checked before we send them — onsite or by teletherapy.
School SLPs need an SLP license from IDFPR and a PEL with ISBE’s speech-language pathologist school support personnel endorsement.
School psychologists hold a PEL with ISBE’s school psychologist endorsement, earned through a graduate program in school psychology and a school internship.
School social workers hold a PEL with the school social worker endorsement, which builds on a master’s in social work from a CSWE-accredited program and a school-based internship.
School nurses with the PEL school nurse endorsement hold an Illinois RN license and a bachelor’s degree and have completed a supervised school nurse internship.
School OTs and occupational therapy assistants are licensed by IDFPR.
School PTs and physical therapist assistants are licensed by IDFPR.
CCC-SLPs, bilingual and teletherapy SLPs, and SLPAs for every caseload.
NCSPs and LSSPs for evaluations, eligibility, counseling and crisis support.
MSW-level social workers for counseling, social histories and family outreach.
RNs and LPNs for campus clinics, one-to-one care and health plans.
OTR/Ls and COTAs for fine motor, sensory and self-care IEP goals.
PTs and PTAs for mobility, gross motor, positioning and equipment.
Teletherapy can deliver speech-language services, some social work services, and evaluation consults when the IEP team agrees it fits. The provider must hold the Illinois license and PEL endorsement the role requires for students located in Illinois, wherever the provider lives. We confirm both before the candidate is sent.
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