Hi all, hopefully someone can help with this. I am an internationally based secondary ELA teacher who just received the Hawaiian provisional license (the 5 year standard is no longer possible with experience in state) and am trying to transfer it to a full license through state reciprocity.

I am in the middle of doing so through Illinois but they also changed their rules recently. I was told I need to complete the praxis exam in my subject (5038) which I passed. I then informed Moreland U of my results so that they could complete the forms I need (80-02), but they then told me that Illinois no longer accepts provisional license holders from out of state.

Now that thus has fallen through, I am looking for advice on what options are open to me, or whether I should just bite the bullet and take the three remaining praxis exams required for DC licensure, as recommended by Moreland. I don't mind doing this except for the cost and the fact that hiring season is almost upon us here and I would realky like to have some form of licensure in place when I apply for positions.

Sone background:

British citizen,
Did both undergrad and masters degrees in English Literature in the UK,
CELTA holder
8 years teaching experience (ELA not ESL) in high schools in Korea, the last 3 of which were in an American international school.

UK QTS not an option for me as I can't move back and am not currently working in a school.

Honestly, I am feeling pretty stressed out by all of this - had I began the process back in April none of this would have been an issue. Any help (or kind words) would be very much appreciated...