Illinois Principals Association
Enter your license and training dates below. This worksheet lines your trainings up with your five-year licensure cycles and tells you what you need to complete, and by when, to keep your teacher and/or principal evaluator designation.
Log in to ELIS and look for your license's registration expiration date. PEL cycles always run five years, July 1 to June 30.
For anyone who evaluates teachers.
Retraining courses I've completed since then. Since July 1, 2026, any two of AA #1448, #1451, #1452, #1801, #3000 or #4114 count. For cycles that ended before then, you needed one teacher practice course (#1448, #1451, #1452 or #1801) and one student growth course (#3000 or #4114, or #3001 or #3002 if taken before September 1, 2020).
For anyone who evaluates principals or assistant principals.
Retraining I've completed since then. Before July 1, 2024, retraining meant completing both AA #3000 and AA #1865. Since July 1, 2024, retraining is AA #4050.
Start with step 1, then check the designation(s) you hold.
| Teacher evaluator (online) | Principal evaluator (face-to-face) | |
|---|---|---|
| Initial training | AA #2001 (two days), plus a passing score of 70% or higher on the post-assessment. Before January 1, 2019, the initial training was the five Growth Through Learning modules. | AA #4050 (two days), plus the Application/Dissemination Plan. Before July 1, 2024, the initial training was AA #2000. |
| Retraining | Any two courses from AA #1448, #1451, #1452, #1801, #3000 or #4114. For cycles that ended on or before June 30, 2026: one teacher practice course (#1448, #1451, #1452 or #1801) plus one student growth course (#3000 or #4114; before September 1, 2020, #3001 or #3002 also counted). | AA #4050 (two days, principal practice and student growth). Before July 1, 2024, retraining was both AA #3000 and AA #1865. |
| When retraining is due | In every licensure cycle after the cycle in which you earned the designation | |
| How long it lasts | Through the end of the cycle you earned it in, plus the next five-year cycle. Completing the retraining in that next cycle keeps it going one more cycle, and so on. | |
Can I take retraining early, in the same cycle I did my initial training? You can take the course, but it won't count toward renewal. Retraining can't be "banked" for a later cycle. It will count toward your annual AA credit (if applicable) or PD credit.
My designation lapsed. What now? Teacher evaluators are reinstated once they complete retraining on teacher practice and student growth. Principal evaluators are reinstated once they complete AA #4050. You don't need to repeat the initial training.
Does my designation last five years from the date I earned it? No. It follows your licensure cycle, not the calendar date you finished the course.