ILTS Technology Specialist (223)

You have 3 hours and 15 minutes of testing time to answer 100 multiple-choice questions. The full appointment lasts 3 hours and 30 minutes because it includes 15 minutes for the computer-based testing tutorial and the nondisclosure agreement. Plan your pacing at roughly two minutes per question, leaving time to review flagged items.

The passing score is 240. Preliminary results are provided at the test center when your session ends, so you get an immediate indication of performance. Official score reports are released on the scheduled score report dates published by the program, and those official reports are what licensure decisions rely on.

The test fee is $110. Registration is completed online through the ILTS site, where you select the assessment, choose a test date and site, and agree to the testing rules and policies. Seats are available by appointment year-round, Monday through Saturday, excluding some holidays, so check seat availability before committing to a date.

The program has announced that candidates with two unsuccessful attempts may be eligible to retake the same test at no cost. Eligibility conditions are set by the program, so confirm the current terms on the ILTS policies pages before scheduling. Registration fees were also reduced for all ILTS test titles, so verify the fee shown at registration.

No. The official test page states that no reference materials are provided for this test. Anything you need, including terminology, standards, and technical concepts, must be recalled from memory. Build your preparation around active recall rather than relying on looking things up during the exam.

The official page does not publish domain weights or a content outline, so no reliable percentage breakdown exists to share. Prepare broadly for the technology specialist role: integrating technology into instruction, supporting hardware, software, and networks, digital citizenship and student data privacy, assessment and data tools, and planning professional learning for teachers and staff.

Difficulty is not officially rated, but the combination of 100 questions, no reference materials, and a 240 passing score rewards broad, confident recall. Common problems are over-preparing one narrow topic, running out of time on lengthy scenario items, and never practicing with the computer-based interface before test day.

Start with the official preparation materials and practice test to learn the question style and interface. Then build an outline of the technology specialist role and study each area in rotation, using short recall checks rather than rereading. Finish with timed practice under the 3-hour-15-minute limit, and review missed items by concept, not by question.

Test sites are located in Illinois and nationwide, and appointments are offered year-round Monday through Saturday, excluding some holidays. Preliminary results are given at the test center at the end of your session. Actual score reports are released according to the published score report dates, which you should check before you register.