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Indiana teacherS of English Learners Licensure

***At this time we have started a waiting list for participation. In order to be added to the waiting list, please proceed to complete the Interest Form linked on the bottom of this page. We will keep you informed of your status.***

Indiana Teachers of English Learners Licensure (I-TELL)

I-TELL is an initiative committed to helping more educators across Indiana earn English as a New Language (ENL) licensure and serve as Teachers of Record for English learners across the state. I-TELL is offered through a partnership between the Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning (CELL) at the University of Indianapolis and the Indiana Department of Education.

The following are available through I-TELL:


I-TELL will fund the tuition, books and material fees payable directly to the university, so there is no cost to the teacher or school to participate. 

To be eligible for tuition support, a teacher must:


*A grade of no lower than a C+ needs to be maintained for continued funding.    

*Substitute teachers are not eligible.

Before completing the I-TELL Interest Form:

***At this time we have started a waiting list until further funding is available. Please complete the interest form in full to be added to the waitlist.  We do not know how long it will take to move from the waiting list.***  This form is to collect interest in the Indiana Teachers of English Learners Licensure.  I-TELL is a program to provide tuition, books and material fees to help prepare Indiana K-12 teachers to obtain an Indiana English as a New Language Professional Educator License.  Submission of your information is consent for CELL to share your information with the program you selected.

To access the Interest Form, you will need to sign in to Google.