Bill Text: IL SB0226 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: Amends the Grow Your Own Teacher Education Act. Makes changes concerning the purposes and goals of the Grow Your Own Teacher Education Initiative, the definitions of certain terms, including adding a definition of "cohort", the composition of a consortium, candidate qualifications, a cohort's education (instead of training), collective consortium decision-making, supportive services, the program of forgivable loans, the award of grants under the Initiative, the inclusion of certain costs in program budgets, and funds to cover the salary of a site-based cohort coordinator.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-06-01 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0903 [SB0226 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SB0226-Enrolled.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||
5 | 21-7.1 and by adding Section 21-7.6 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/21-7.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-7.1) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 21-7.1. Administrative certificate. | ||||||
8 | (a) After July 1, 1999, an administrative
certificate valid | ||||||
9 | for 5
years of supervising and administering in the public | ||||||
10 | common schools (unless
changed under subsection (a-5) of this | ||||||
11 | Section) may be
issued to persons who have graduated from a | ||||||
12 | regionally accredited institution
of higher learning with a | ||||||
13 | master's degree and who have been recommended by a
recognized | ||||||
14 | institution of higher learning , a not-for-profit entity, or a | ||||||
15 | combination thereof, as having completed a program of
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16 | preparation for one or more of these endorsements. Such | ||||||
17 | programs of
academic and professional preparation required for | ||||||
18 | endorsement shall be
administered by an the institution or | ||||||
19 | not-for-profit entity approved to offer such programs by the | ||||||
20 | State Board of Education, in consultation with the State | ||||||
21 | Teacher Certification Board, and shall be operated in | ||||||
22 | accordance with this Article and the standards set forth by
the | ||||||
23 | State Superintendent of Education in consultation with the |
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1 | State
Teacher Certification Board. Any program offered in whole | ||||||
2 | or in part by a not-for-profit entity must also be approved by | ||||||
3 | the Board of Higher Education. | ||||||
4 | (a-5) Beginning July 1, 2003, if an administrative | ||||||
5 | certificate holder
holds a Standard Teaching Certificate, the | ||||||
6 | validity period of the
administrative certificate shall be | ||||||
7 | changed, if necessary, so that the
validity period of the | ||||||
8 | administrative certificate coincides with the validity
period | ||||||
9 | of the Standard Teaching Certificate. Beginning July 1, 2003, | ||||||
10 | if
an administrative certificate holder holds a Master Teaching | ||||||
11 | Certificate,
the validity period of the administrative | ||||||
12 | certificate shall be changed so
that the validity period of the | ||||||
13 | administrative certificate coincides with the
validity period | ||||||
14 | of the Master Teaching Certificate. | ||||||
15 | (b) No administrative certificate shall be issued for the | ||||||
16 | first time
after June 30, 1987 and no endorsement provided for | ||||||
17 | by this Section shall
be made or affixed to an administrative | ||||||
18 | certificate for the first time
after June 30, 1987 unless the | ||||||
19 | person to whom such administrative
certificate is to be issued | ||||||
20 | or to whose administrative certificate such
endorsement is to | ||||||
21 | be affixed has been required to demonstrate as a part of
a | ||||||
22 | program of academic or professional preparation for such | ||||||
23 | certification or
endorsement: (i) an understanding of the | ||||||
24 | knowledge called for in
establishing productive parent-school | ||||||
25 | relationships and of the procedures
fostering the involvement | ||||||
26 | which such relationships demand; and (ii) an
understanding of |
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1 | the knowledge required for establishing a high quality
school | ||||||
2 | climate and promoting good classroom organization and | ||||||
3 | management,
including rules of conduct and instructional | ||||||
4 | procedures appropriate to
accomplishing the tasks of | ||||||
5 | schooling; and (iii) a demonstration of the
knowledge and | ||||||
6 | skills called for in providing instructional leadership. The
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7 | standards for demonstrating an understanding of such knowledge | ||||||
8 | shall be set
forth by the State Board of Education in | ||||||
9 | consultation with the
State Teacher Certification Board, and | ||||||
10 | shall be administered by the
recognized institutions of higher | ||||||
11 | learning as part of the programs of
academic and professional | ||||||
12 | preparation required for certification and
endorsement under | ||||||
13 | this Section. As used in this subsection: "establishing
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14 | productive parent-school relationships" means the ability to | ||||||
15 | maintain
effective communication between parents and school | ||||||
16 | personnel, to encourage
parental involvement in schooling, and | ||||||
17 | to motivate school personnel to
engage parents in encouraging | ||||||
18 | student achievement, including the
development of programs and | ||||||
19 | policies which serve to accomplish this
purpose; and | ||||||
20 | "establishing a high quality school climate" means the ability
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21 | to promote academic achievement, to maintain discipline, to | ||||||
22 | recognize
substance abuse problems among students and utilize | ||||||
23 | appropriate law
enforcement and other community resources to | ||||||
24 | address these problems, to support
teachers and students in | ||||||
25 | their education endeavors, to establish learning
objectives | ||||||
26 | and to provide instructional leadership, including the
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1 | development of policies and programs which serve to accomplish | ||||||
2 | this
purpose; and "providing instructional leadership" means | ||||||
3 | the ability to
effectively evaluate school personnel, to | ||||||
4 | possess general communication and
interpersonal skills, and to | ||||||
5 | establish and maintain appropriate classroom
learning | ||||||
6 | environments. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply | ||||||
7 | to
or affect the initial issuance or making on or before June | ||||||
8 | 30, 1987 of any
administrative certificate or endorsement | ||||||
9 | provided for under this Section,
nor shall such provisions | ||||||
10 | apply to or affect the renewal after June 30, 1987
of any such | ||||||
11 | certificate or endorsement initially issued or made on or | ||||||
12 | before
June 30, 1987. | ||||||
13 | (c) Administrative certificates shall be renewed every 5 | ||||||
14 | years
with
the first renewal being 5 years following the | ||||||
15 | initial receipt of
an
administrative certificate, unless the | ||||||
16 | validity period for the administrative
certificate has been
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17 | changed under subsection (a-5) of this Section, in which case | ||||||
18 | the
certificate shall be renewed at the same time that the | ||||||
19 | Standard or Master
Teaching Certificate is renewed. | ||||||
20 | (c-5) (Blank). Before July 1, 2003, renewal requirements | ||||||
21 | for administrators
whose
positions require certification shall | ||||||
22 | be based upon evidence of continuing
professional education | ||||||
23 | which promotes the following goals: (1)
improving
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24 | administrators' knowledge of instructional practices and | ||||||
25 | administrative
procedures; (2) maintaining the basic level of | ||||||
26 | competence required
for
initial certification; and (3) |
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1 | improving the mastery of skills and
knowledge regarding the | ||||||
2 | improvement of teaching performance in clinical
settings and | ||||||
3 | assessment of the levels of student performance in their | ||||||
4 | schools.
Evidence of continuing professional education must | ||||||
5 | include verification of
biennial attendance in a program | ||||||
6 | developed by the Illinois Administrators'
Academy and | ||||||
7 | verification of annual participation in a school district | ||||||
8 | approved
activity which contributes to continuing professional | ||||||
9 | education. | ||||||
10 | (c-10) Except Beginning July 1, 2003, except as otherwise | ||||||
11 | provided in subsection
(c-15) of this Section, persons holding | ||||||
12 | administrative
certificates must follow the certificate | ||||||
13 | renewal procedure set forth in this
subsection (c-10), provided | ||||||
14 | that those persons holding administrative
certificates on June | ||||||
15 | 30, 2003 who are renewing those certificates on or
after July | ||||||
16 | 1, 2003 shall be issued new administrative certificates valid | ||||||
17 | for
5 years (unless changed under subsection (a-5) of this | ||||||
18 | Section), which
may be renewed thereafter as set forth in this | ||||||
19 | subsection (c-10). | ||||||
20 | A person holding an administrative certificate and
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21 | employed in a position requiring administrative certification,
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22 | including a regional superintendent of schools, must satisfy | ||||||
23 | the continuing
professional development requirements of this | ||||||
24 | Section to renew his or her
administrative certificate. The | ||||||
25 | continuing professional development must include without
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26 | limitation the following continuing professional development
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1 | purposes: | ||||||
2 | (1) To improve the administrator's knowledge of
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3 | instructional practices and administrative procedures in
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4 | accordance with the Illinois Professional School Leader
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5 | Standards. | ||||||
6 | (2) To maintain the basic level of competence required
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7 | for initial certification. | ||||||
8 | (3) To improve the administrator's mastery of skills
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9 | and knowledge regarding the improvement of teaching
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10 | performance in clinical settings and assessment of the | ||||||
11 | levels
of student performance in the schools. | ||||||
12 | The continuing professional development must
include the | ||||||
13 | following in order for the certificate to be renewed: | ||||||
14 | (A) Participation in continuing professional
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15 | development activities, which must total a minimum of 100
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16 | hours of continuing professional development. The | ||||||
17 | participation must consist of a minimum
of 5 activities per | ||||||
18 | validity period of the certificate, and the certificate | ||||||
19 | holder must maintain documentation of completion of each | ||||||
20 | activity. | ||||||
21 | (B) Participation every year in an Illinois
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22 | Administrators' Academy course, which participation must
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23 | total a minimum of 30 continuing professional development
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24 | hours during the period of the certificate's validity and | ||||||
25 | which
must include completion of applicable required
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26 | coursework, including completion of a communication, |
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1 | dissemination, or application component, as defined by the | ||||||
2 | State Board of
Education. | ||||||
3 | The certificate holder must complete a verification form | ||||||
4 | developed by the State Board of Education and certify that 100 | ||||||
5 | hours of continuing professional development activities and 5 | ||||||
6 | Administrators' Academy courses have been completed. The | ||||||
7 | regional superintendent of schools shall review and
validate | ||||||
8 | the verification form for a certificate holder. Based on
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9 | compliance with all of the requirements for renewal, the | ||||||
10 | regional
superintendent of schools shall forward a | ||||||
11 | recommendation for
renewal or non-renewal to the State | ||||||
12 | Superintendent of Education
and shall notify the certificate | ||||||
13 | holder of the recommendation. The
State Superintendent of | ||||||
14 | Education shall review the
recommendation to renew or non-renew | ||||||
15 | and shall notify, in writing,
the certificate holder of a | ||||||
16 | decision denying renewal of his or her
certificate. Any | ||||||
17 | decision regarding non-renewal of an
administrative | ||||||
18 | certificate may be appealed to the State Teacher
Certification | ||||||
19 | Board. | ||||||
20 | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | ||||||
21 | State
Teacher Certification Board, shall adopt rules to | ||||||
22 | implement this
subsection (c-10). | ||||||
23 | The regional superintendent of schools shall monitor the | ||||||
24 | process
for renewal of administrative certificates established | ||||||
25 | in this subsection
(c-10). | ||||||
26 | (c-15) This subsection (c-15) applies to the first period |
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1 | of an
administrative certificate's validity during which the | ||||||
2 | holder becomes
subject to the requirements of subsection (c-10) | ||||||
3 | of this Section if the
certificate has less than 5 years' | ||||||
4 | validity or has less than 5 years' validity
remaining when the | ||||||
5 | certificate holder becomes subject to the
requirements of | ||||||
6 | subsection (c-10) of this Section. With respect to this
period, | ||||||
7 | the 100 hours of continuing professional development and 5
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8 | activities per validity period specified in clause (A) of
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9 | subsection (c-10) of this Section shall instead be deemed to | ||||||
10 | mean 20
hours of continuing professional development and one | ||||||
11 | activity per year of
the certificate's validity or remaining | ||||||
12 | validity and the 30 continuing
professional development hours | ||||||
13 | specified in clause (B) of
subsection (c-10) of this Section | ||||||
14 | shall instead be deemed to mean
completion of at least one | ||||||
15 | course per year of the certificate's validity or
remaining | ||||||
16 | validity. Certificate holders who evaluate certified staff | ||||||
17 | must complete a 2-day teacher evaluation course, in addition to | ||||||
18 | the 30 continuing professional development hours. | ||||||
19 | (c-20) The State
Board of Education, in consultation with | ||||||
20 | the State Teacher Certification Board,
shall develop | ||||||
21 | procedures for implementing this Section and shall administer | ||||||
22 | the
renewal of administrative certificates. Failure to submit | ||||||
23 | satisfactory evidence
of continuing professional education | ||||||
24 | which contributes to promoting the goals
of this Section shall | ||||||
25 | result in a loss of administrative certification. | ||||||
26 | (d) Any limited or life supervisory certificate issued |
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1 | prior to July 1, 1968
shall continue to be valid for all | ||||||
2 | administrative and supervisory positions
in the public schools | ||||||
3 | for which it is valid as of that date as long as its
holder | ||||||
4 | meets the requirements for registration or renewal as set forth | ||||||
5 | in
the statutes or until revoked according to law. | ||||||
6 | (e) The administrative or supervisory positions for which | ||||||
7 | the certificate
shall be valid shall be determined by one or | ||||||
8 | more of the following 3 endorsements: general
supervisory, | ||||||
9 | general administrative , principal, chief school business | ||||||
10 | official, and superintendent. | ||||||
11 | Subject to the provisions of Section 21-1a, endorsements | ||||||
12 | shall be
made under conditions set forth in this Section. The | ||||||
13 | State Board of
Education shall, in consultation with the State | ||||||
14 | Teacher Certification
Board, adopt rules pursuant to the | ||||||
15 | Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,
establishing | ||||||
16 | requirements for obtaining administrative certificates where
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17 | the minimum administrative or supervisory requirements surpass | ||||||
18 | those set
forth in this Section. | ||||||
19 | The State Teacher Certification Board shall file with the | ||||||
20 | State Board of
Education a written recommendation when | ||||||
21 | considering additional
administrative or supervisory | ||||||
22 | requirements. All additional requirements
shall be based upon | ||||||
23 | the requisite knowledge necessary to perform those
tasks | ||||||
24 | required by the certificate. The State Board of Education shall | ||||||
25 | in
consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board, | ||||||
26 | establish
standards within its rules which shall include the |
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1 | academic and
professional requirements necessary for | ||||||
2 | certification. These standards
shall at a minimum contain, but | ||||||
3 | not be limited to, those used by the State
Board of Education | ||||||
4 | in determining whether additional knowledge will be
required. | ||||||
5 | Additionally, the State Board of Education shall in | ||||||
6 | consultation
with the State Teacher Certification Board, | ||||||
7 | establish provisions within its
rules whereby any member of the | ||||||
8 | educational community or the public may
file a formal written | ||||||
9 | recommendation or inquiry regarding requirements. | ||||||
10 | (1) Until July 1, 2003, the general supervisory | ||||||
11 | endorsement shall be
affixed to the
administrative | ||||||
12 | certificate of any holder who has at least 16 semester | ||||||
13 | hours
of graduate credit in professional education | ||||||
14 | including 8 semester hours of
graduate credit in curriculum | ||||||
15 | and research and who has at least 2 years of
full-time | ||||||
16 | teaching experience or school service personnel experience | ||||||
17 | in
public schools, schools under the supervision of the | ||||||
18 | Department of Corrections,
schools under the | ||||||
19 | administration of the Department of
Rehabilitation | ||||||
20 | Services, or nonpublic schools meeting the standards
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21 | established by the State Superintendent of Education or | ||||||
22 | comparable out-of-state
recognition standards approved by | ||||||
23 | the State Superintendent of Education. | ||||||
24 | Such endorsement shall be required for supervisors, | ||||||
25 | curriculum directors
and for such similar and related | ||||||
26 | positions as determined by the State
Superintendent of |
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1 | Education in consultation with the State Teacher
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2 | Certification Board. | ||||||
3 | (2) Until June 30, 2014, the The general administrative | ||||||
4 | endorsement shall be affixed to the
administrative | ||||||
5 | certificate of any holder who has at least 20 semester | ||||||
6 | hours
of graduate credit in educational administration and | ||||||
7 | supervision and who
has at least 2 years of full-time | ||||||
8 | teaching experience or school service
personnel experience | ||||||
9 | in public schools, schools under the supervision of
the | ||||||
10 | Department of Corrections, schools under the | ||||||
11 | administration of
the Department of Rehabilitation | ||||||
12 | Services, or
nonpublic schools meeting the standards
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13 | established by the State Superintendent of Education or | ||||||
14 | comparable
out-of-state recognition standards approved by | ||||||
15 | the State Superintendent
of Education. | ||||||
16 | Such endorsement or a principal endorsement shall be | ||||||
17 | required for principal, assistant principal,
assistant or | ||||||
18 | associate superintendent, and junior college dean and for | ||||||
19 | related
or similar positions as determined by the State | ||||||
20 | Superintendent of Education
in consultation with the State | ||||||
21 | Teacher Certification Board. | ||||||
22 | Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, | ||||||
23 | after January 1,
1990 and until January 1, 1991, any | ||||||
24 | teacher employed by a district subject
to Article 34 shall | ||||||
25 | be entitled to receive an administrative certificate
with a | ||||||
26 | general administrative endorsement affixed thereto if he |
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1 | or she: (i)
had at least 3 years of experience as a | ||||||
2 | certified teacher for such district
prior to August 1, | ||||||
3 | 1985; (ii) obtained a Master's degree prior to August 1,
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4 | 1985; (iii) completed at least 20 hours of graduate credit | ||||||
5 | in education
courses (including at least 12 hours in | ||||||
6 | educational administration and
supervision) prior to | ||||||
7 | September 1, 1987; and (iv) has received a rating of
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8 | superior for at least each of the last 5 years. Any person | ||||||
9 | who obtains an
administrative certificate with a general | ||||||
10 | administrative endorsement
affixed thereto under this | ||||||
11 | paragraph shall not be qualified to serve in any
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12 | administrative position except assistant principal. | ||||||
13 | (2.5) The principal endorsement shall be affixed to the | ||||||
14 | administrative certificate of any holder who qualifies by: | ||||||
15 | (A) successfully completing a principal | ||||||
16 | preparation program approved in accordance with | ||||||
17 | Section 21-7.6 of this Code and any applicable rules; | ||||||
18 | (B) having 4 years of teaching experience; | ||||||
19 | however, the State Board of Education shall allow, by | ||||||
20 | rules, for fewer than 4 years of experience based on | ||||||
21 | meeting standards set forth in such rules, including | ||||||
22 | without limitation a review of performance evaluations | ||||||
23 | or other evidence of demonstrated qualifications; and | ||||||
24 | (C) having a master's degree. | ||||||
25 | (3) The chief school business official endorsement | ||||||
26 | shall be affixed to
the administrative certificate of any |
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1 | holder who qualifies by having
a Master's degree, 2 years | ||||||
2 | of administrative experience in school business
management | ||||||
3 | or 2 years of university-approved practical experience, | ||||||
4 | and a minimum of 20 semester hours of graduate credit in a | ||||||
5 | program
established by the State Superintendent of | ||||||
6 | Education in consultation with the
State Teacher | ||||||
7 | Certification Board for the preparation of school business
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8 | administrators. Such endorsement shall also be affixed to | ||||||
9 | the administrative
certificate of any holder who qualifies | ||||||
10 | by having a Master's Degree in Business
Administration, | ||||||
11 | Finance or Accounting from a regionally accredited | ||||||
12 | institution
of higher education. | ||||||
13 | After June 30, 1977, such endorsement shall be required | ||||||
14 | for any individual
first employed as a chief school | ||||||
15 | business official. | ||||||
16 | (4) The superintendent endorsement shall be affixed to | ||||||
17 | the administrative
certificate of any holder who has | ||||||
18 | completed 30 semester hours of graduate
credit beyond the | ||||||
19 | master's degree in a program for the preparation of
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20 | superintendents of schools including 16 semester hours of | ||||||
21 | graduate credit
in professional education and who has at | ||||||
22 | least 2 years experience as an
administrator or supervisor | ||||||
23 | in the public schools or the State Board of
Education or | ||||||
24 | education service regions or in nonpublic schools meeting | ||||||
25 | the
standards established by the State Superintendent of | ||||||
26 | Education or
comparable out-of-state recognition standards |
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1 | approved by the State
Superintendent of Education and holds | ||||||
2 | general supervisory or general
administrative endorsement, | ||||||
3 | or who has had 2 years of experience as a
supervisor or | ||||||
4 | administrator while holding an all-grade supervisory
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5 | certificate or a certificate comparable in validity and | ||||||
6 | educational and
experience requirements. | ||||||
7 | After June 30, 1968, such endorsement shall be required | ||||||
8 | for a
superintendent of schools, except as provided in the | ||||||
9 | second paragraph of this
Section and in Section 34-6. | ||||||
10 | Any person appointed to the position of superintendent | ||||||
11 | between the
effective date of this Act and June 30, 1993 in | ||||||
12 | a school district organized
pursuant to Article 32 with an | ||||||
13 | enrollment of at least 20,000 pupils shall
be exempt from | ||||||
14 | the provisions of this paragraph (4) until
June 30, 1996. | ||||||
15 | (f) All official interpretations or acts of issuing or | ||||||
16 | denying
administrative certificates or endorsements by the | ||||||
17 | State Teacher's
Certification Board, State Board of Education | ||||||
18 | or the State Superintendent
of Education, from the passage of | ||||||
19 | P.A. 81-1208 on November 8, 1979 through
September 24, 1981 are | ||||||
20 | hereby declared valid and legal acts in all respects and
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21 | further that the purported repeal of the provisions of this | ||||||
22 | Section by P.A.
81-1208 and P.A. 81-1509 is declared null and | ||||||
23 | void. | ||||||
24 | (Source: P.A. 96-56, eff. 1-1-10.)
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25 | (105 ILCS 5/21-7.6 new) |
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1 | Sec. 21-7.6. Principal preparation programs. | ||||||
2 | (a) It is the policy of this State that an essential | ||||||
3 | element of improving student learning is supporting and | ||||||
4 | employing highly effective school principals in leadership | ||||||
5 | roles who improve teaching and learning and increase academic | ||||||
6 | achievement and the development of all students. | ||||||
7 | (b) No later than July 1, 2014, all institutions of higher | ||||||
8 | education and not-for-profit entities approved by the State | ||||||
9 | Board of Education, in consultation with the State Teacher | ||||||
10 | Certification Board, to offer principal preparation programs | ||||||
11 | must do all of the following: | ||||||
12 | (1) Meet the standards and requirements for such | ||||||
13 | programs in accordance with this Section and any rules | ||||||
14 | adopted by the State Board of Education. | ||||||
15 | (2) Prepare candidates to meet approved standards for | ||||||
16 | principal skills, knowledge, and responsibilities, which | ||||||
17 | shall include a focus on instruction and student learning | ||||||
18 | and which must be used for principal professional | ||||||
19 | development, mentoring, and evaluation. | ||||||
20 | (3) Include specific requirements for (i) the | ||||||
21 | selection and assessment of candidates, (ii) training in | ||||||
22 | the evaluation of staff, (iii) an internship, and (iv) a | ||||||
23 | partnership with one or more school districts or | ||||||
24 | State-recognized, non-public schools where the chief | ||||||
25 | administrator is required to have the certification | ||||||
26 | necessary to be a principal in an Illinois public school |
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1 | and where a majority of the instructors are required to | ||||||
2 | have the certification necessary to be instructors in an | ||||||
3 | Illinois public school. | ||||||
4 | In accordance with subsection (a) of Section 21-7.1 of this | ||||||
5 | Code, any principal preparation program offered in whole or in | ||||||
6 | part by a not-for-profit entity must also be approved by the | ||||||
7 | Board of Higher Education. | ||||||
8 | (c) No candidates may be admitted to an approved general | ||||||
9 | administrative preparation program after September 1, 2012. | ||||||
10 | Institutions of higher education currently offering general | ||||||
11 | administrative preparation programs may no longer entitle | ||||||
12 | principals with a general administrative endorsement after | ||||||
13 | June 30, 2014. | ||||||
14 | (d) Candidates successfully completing a principal | ||||||
15 | preparation program established pursuant to this Section shall | ||||||
16 | obtain a principal endorsement on an administrative | ||||||
17 | certificate and are eligible to work in, at a minimum, those | ||||||
18 | capacities set forth in paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of | ||||||
19 | Section 21-7.1 of this Code. Beginning on July 1, 2014, the | ||||||
20 | general administrative endorsement shall no longer be issued. | ||||||
21 | Individuals who hold a valid and registered administrative | ||||||
22 | certificate with a general administrative endorsement prior to | ||||||
23 | July 1, 2014 and who have served for at least one full year | ||||||
24 | during the 5 years prior in a position requiring a general | ||||||
25 | administrative endorsement shall, upon request to the State | ||||||
26 | Board of Education and through July 1, 2015, have their |
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1 | respective general administrative endorsement converted to a | ||||||
2 | principal endorsement. All other individuals holding a valid | ||||||
3 | and registered administrative certificate with a general | ||||||
4 | administrative endorsement prior to July 1, 2014 shall have | ||||||
5 | such general administrative endorsement converted to a | ||||||
6 | principal endorsement upon request to the State Board of | ||||||
7 | Education and by completing one of the following pathways: | ||||||
8 | (1) Take and pass a State principal assessment | ||||||
9 | developed by the State Board of Education. | ||||||
10 | (2) Through July 1, 2019, complete an Illinois | ||||||
11 | Administrators' Academy course designated by the State | ||||||
12 | Superintendent of Education. | ||||||
13 | (3) Complete a principal preparation program | ||||||
14 | established and approved pursuant to this Section and | ||||||
15 | applicable rules. | ||||||
16 | Nothing in this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly | ||||||
17 | shall prevent an individual having a general administrative | ||||||
18 | endorsement from serving at any time in any position identified | ||||||
19 | in paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 21-7.1 of this | ||||||
20 | Code. | ||||||
21 | (e) The State Board of Education may adopt rules necessary | ||||||
22 | to implement and administer principal preparation programs | ||||||
23 | under this Section.
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24 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||||||
25 | 2010.
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