Registration opens today, April 13, 2009, for a supplemental ICTS test administration to be held on July 11, 2009.  Registration can be completed only on the Internet for this test administration.  Please visit http://www.icts.nesinc.com for further information, including available test fields and test areas.

Multiple-choice only content-area tests will be offered at eight Illinois test sites.

An informational flyer is now available online as a PDF document at: http://www.icts.nesinc.com/PDFs/2009_IL_Supp_Admin_flyer.pdf

ANNOUNCEMENT:  Basic Skills Computer-based Testing

The ICTS Basic Skills test is now offered on computer in addition to the regularly scheduled paper-based administrations. Basic Skills computer-based testing (CBT) is available during select five or six-day testing windows at Pearson Professional Centers.

There are Pearson Professional Centers in the following Illinois locations:

* Chicago (Financial District)
* Chicago (La Salle) (March 2009 only)
* Chicago (Wacker Drive)
* Marion
* Peoria
* Schaumburg (Chicago NW)
* Springfield

There are also additional Pearson Professional Centers in neighboring states, including the following locations:

* Evansville, IN
* Terre Haute, IN
* Merrillville, IN
* St. Louis, MO (2 centers)
* Davenport, IA
* Kenosha, WI

Refer to the Pearson VUE Web site at http://www.pearsonvue.com/icts for up-to-date information about test centers, including test center addresses and locations of over 200 test centers in the United States.

For the remainder of the 2008-2009 program year, CBT testing windows for Basic Skills will occur as follows (excluding Sundays):

• March 12-18, 2009
• May 14-20, 2009
• July 9-15, 2009
• August 5-10, 2009

Registration for Basic Skills CBT is available only on the Internet.

Please refer to the ICTS web site (http://www.icts.nesinc.com) for more information.

The Academic Resource Center presents:

PREPARATION WORKSHOP MATH REVIEW FOR THE ILLINOIS TEACHER CERTIFICATION BASIC SKILLS TEST. THE PRICE FOR THESE WORKSHOPS HAS BEEN LOWERED FROM $150.00 TO $100.00 (for 3 workshops)!

This 3 week workshop reviews the content, problem-solving and mathematical reasoning skills needed to help participants prepare for the math portion of the Illinois Certification Basic Skills Test.

The $100.00 workshop registration fee includes:

• Preparation materials
• Study Guides
• Diagnostic exam

THE DATES OF THE NEXT WORKSHOP SERIES TO PREPARE FOR THE BASIC SKILLS EXAM ON NOVEMBER 8, 2008 ARE AS FOLLOWS (You’ll attend all three sessions for the complete workshop):

• OCTOBER 18, 2008
  
• OCTOBER 25, 2008
  
• NOVEMBER 1, 2008

The workshops are held in the Academic Resource Center from 9:00 a.m. to noon on these 3 Saturdays!

FOR REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT INFORMATION, CONTACT:

DONNA RUTLEDGE
Academic Resource Center
708-235-3964
d-rutledge@govst.edu

ALL FEES MUST BE PAID ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE FIRST WORKSHOP SESSION!

Remember to take your Content Exam (Test 110) on October 4th (late registration for that test is good until Sept. 12th) or Nov. 8th (late registration for that test is good until Oct. 17th.  There is no test in Dec.

Visit the ICTS website to register for the Content Exam at http://www.icts.nesinc.com

We’ve recently received good news from the Illinois State Board of Education: passing scores from Illinois Certification Testing System examinations are now good for ten years. Previously the exam results had a shelf-life of only five years. This change in regulations now covers

• Basic Skills Test
• Content Area Tests
• Assessment of Professional Teaching Tests

The Academic Resource Center presents:

PREPARATION WORKSHOP MATH REVIEW FOR THE ILLINOIS TEACHER CERTIFICATION BASIC SKILLS TEST

THE PRICE FOR THESE WORKSHOPS HAVE BEEN LOWERED FROM $150.00 TO $100.00 PER 3 WORKSHOPS!

This 3 week workshop reviews the content, problem-solving and mathematical reasoning skills needed to help participants prepare for the math portion of the Illinois Certification Basic Skills Test.

The $100.00 workshop registration fee includes:

• Preparation materials
• Study Guides
• Diagnostic exam

THE DATES OF THE NEXT WORKSHOP TO PREPARE FOR THE BASIC SKILLS EXAM ON OCTOBER 4, 2008 ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• SEPTEMBER 13, 2008
• SEPTEMBER 20, 2008
• AND SEPTEMBER 27, 2008

The workshops are held in the Academic Resource Center from 9:00 a.m. to noon on these 3 Saturdays!

THE DATES FOR THE WORKSHOPS FOR THE NOVEMBER 8 BASIC SKILLS EXAM WILL BE: October 18, October 25, and November 1.

FOR REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT INFORMATION, CONTACT:

DONNA RUTLEDGE
ACADEMIC Resource Center
708-235-3964 or d-rutledge@govst.edu

NOTE: ALL FEES MUST BE PAID ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE FIRST WORKSHOP SESSION!