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Upon entry to the program, you must obtain a set of various forms of documentation and submit them to the School of Education. These documents are examples of the types of credentials you will repeatedly need to obtain and provide in your role as a candidate, a student teacher, a prospective school employee, and also as you move through your career. Schools and other organizations collect and maintain these records as evidence that the children you work with are safe in your presence. Your documentation must be kept up-to-date, and different systems will have different requirements. Be prepared to obtain and share various forms of documentation throughout your preparation and your work as an educator.

As you will be participating in field-based modules as part of this program, you must obtain a set of various forms of documentation and submit them to the School of Education. These documents are examples of the types of credentials you will repeatedly need to obtain and provide in your role as a candidate, a student teacher, a prospective school employee, and also as you move through your career. Schools and other organizations collect and maintain these records as evidence that the children you work with are safe in your presence. Your documentation must be kept up-to-date, and different systems will have different requirements.

What do I need to submit

You must submit the following forms of documentation PRIOR TO YOUR BEGINNING SEQUENCE 1 (TLSC 110, 120, 130) 

• Certificate of Completion from IL Mandated Reporter Training
• Certification of Completion of Virtus Training
• The results of your Background Check. This requires you to complete the CPS background check process. Results will be sent directly to the School of Education and must be received prior to the start of the semester.
  • Include your name, Loyola ID number, and the sequence you are currently taking in your email.
• If you do not complete all requirements, you will be unenrolled from any School of Education courses/modules

How do I submit my documentation

Send these in an email to to: Silvia Rodriguez, Teaching and Learning Program Coordinator at srodrig@luc.edu. The subject line of your email should be Candidate Documentation. 

How do I obtain these documents?

Virtus Training

This is an online training created to increase participants' awareness of the signs of child sexual abuse, the methods and means by which offenders commit abuse, and steps one can use to prevent child sexual abuse. Visit the VirtusOnline website to complete this online training (Protecting God's Children), which is required in order for candidates to participate in modules that take place in schools run by the Archdiocese of Chicago. Click on the green First Time Registrant box to begin the registration process and access Virtus Training. When you are asked to select your archdiocese, select Chicago. Note that it is the training titled Protecting God's Children that you need to complete as a non-employee/non-volunteer/contractor. Do not complete any other training, such as that about protecting vulnerable adults. When you have completed the training, you will be issued a Certificate or Verification of Training Completion. This is the document you will need to submit to the School of Education. If you are unsure about how or to whom you should submit this certificate, you may have skipped the instructions for all documentation at the top of this Sakai page.

If you have technical difficulties as you try to complete this training, feel free to contact Dina Garcia at dgarcia@archchicago.org

DCFS Mandated Reporter Training

This is an online training course. The purpose of this course is to help all Illinois Mandated Reporters understand their critical role in protecting children by recognizing and reporting child abuse.  The training includes a pre-training assessment (13 multiple-choice questions), 60-90 minutes of self-paced interactive training, and a post-training assessment (13 multiple-choice questions).  Click this link to register for an account and begin this online training. Upon completion of the training, you must download and submit the Certificate of Completion. If you are unsure about how or to whom you should submit this certificate, you may have skipped the instructions for all documentation at the top of this Sakai page.

Background Checks and Fingerprinting - this process will cost you $53.00

Start this process by visiting the Chicago Public Schools Student Teaching site. Scroll down this page until you see the list of steps for Field Experiences and for Student Teaching. Your student teaching experience is in Sequence 7-8, so if you are a new candidate entering the program you will need to follow the purple procedures for Field Experiences on the left.  Note that once you have initiated this process, it can take up to several weeks before your results are forwarded to Loyola. Please begin before the end of September so that your results will be received on time.