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About Regional Education District Superintendent
About this position
- Office level
- Regional
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Typical salary
- $162,123
- Commitment level
- Full Time
- Affiliation
- Partisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Regional Education District Superintendent
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Candidate must be a United States citizen, a resident of the county for 30 days, a registered voter in the county. They must be of good character, must have a master's degree, must have earned at least 20 semester hours of credit in professional education at the graduate level, must hold a valid all grade supervisory license, a valid State limited supervisory license, a valid state life supervisory license, or a valid administrative license. Must have had at least 4 years experience in teaching, and was engaged for at least 2 years of the 4 previous years in full time teaching or supervising in the common public schools or serving as a county superintendent of schools or regional superintendent of schools for an educational service region in the State of Illinois.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No filing fee; Signature requirement 0.5% of the qualified electors of their party who cast votes at the last preceding general election in their county. Independent candidates: Not less than 5% nor more than 8% (or 50 more than the minimum, whichever is greater), signed by qualified voters of the county, of the total number of persons who voted at the last General Election in the county.
- Filing period
- June 15, 2026 - June 22, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 118 N Clark St, Rm 230, Chicago, IL 60602
- Filing phone
- 312-603-5656
- Step 3
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