95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0400


 
Introduced 1/26/2007, by Rep. Michael K. Smith
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














105 ILCS 5/21-2
  from Ch. 122, par. 21-2







    Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning teacher certification.
















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A BILL FOR









 











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    AN ACT concerning education.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by changing Section 
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21-2 as follows:
 



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    (105 ILCS 5/21-2)  (from Ch. 122, par. 21-2)



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    Sec. 21-2. Grades of certificates. 

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    (a) All certificates issued under this Article shall be 
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State certificates
valid, except as limited in Section 21-1, in 
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every school district coming
under the provisions of this Act 
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and shall be limited in time and designated
as follows: 
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Provisional vocational certificate, temporary provisional

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vocational certificate, early childhood certificate, 
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elementary school
certificate, special certificate, secondary 
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certificate, school service
personnel certificate, 
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administrative certificate, provisional
certificate, and 
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substitute certificate.  The
The requirement of student 
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teaching
under close and competent supervision for obtaining a 
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teaching certificate
may be waived by the State Teacher 
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Certification Board upon presentation to
the Board by the 
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teacher of evidence of 5 years successful teaching
experience 
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on a valid certificate and graduation from
a recognized 
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institution of higher learning with a bachelor's degree.

 


 






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    (b) Initial Teaching Certificate.
Persons who (1) have 
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completed an approved teacher preparation program,
(2) are 
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recommended by an
approved teacher preparation program, (3) 
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have successfully completed the
Initial Teaching Certification 
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examinations required by the State Board of
Education, and (4) 
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have met all other criteria established by the State Board
of 
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Education in consultation with the State Teacher Certification 
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Board, shall
be issued an Initial Teaching Certificate valid 
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for 4 years of teaching, as
defined in Section 21-14 of this 
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Code.  Initial Teaching Certificates shall be
issued for 
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categories corresponding to Early Childhood, Elementary, 
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Secondary,
and Special K-12, with special certification 
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designations for Special
Education, Bilingual Education, 
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fundamental learning areas (including Language
Arts, Reading, 
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Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Physical Development and

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Health, Fine Arts, and Foreign Language), and other areas

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designated by the State Board of Education, in consultation 
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with the State
Teacher Certification Board. Notwithstanding 
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any other provision of this Article, an Initial Teaching 
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Certificate shall be automatically extended for one year for 
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all persons who (i) have been issued an Initial Teaching 
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Certificate that expires on June 30, 2004 and (ii) have not 
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met, prior to July 1, 2004, the Standard Certificate 
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requirements under paragraph (c) of this Section. An 
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application and fee shall not be required for this extension.

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    (b-5)  A person who holds an out-of-state certificate and 
 


 






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who is otherwise eligible for a comparable Illinois certificate 
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may be issued an Initial Certificate if that person has not 
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completed 4 years of teaching.  Upon completion of 4 years of 
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teaching, the person is eligible for a Standard Certificate.  
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Beginning July 1, 2004, an out-of-state candidate who has 
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already earned a second-tier certificate in another state is 
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not subject to any Standard Certificate eligibility 
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requirements stated in paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of this 
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Section other than completion of the 4 years of teaching.  An 
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out-of-state candidate who has completed less than 4 years of 
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teaching and does not hold a second-tier certificate from 
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another state must meet the requirements stated in paragraph 
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(2) of subsection (c) of this Section, proportionately reduced 
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by the amount of time remaining to complete the 4 years of 
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teaching.

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    (c) Standard Certificate.

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    (1) Persons who (i)
have completed 4 years of teaching, as 
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defined in Section 21-14 of this Code,
with an Initial 
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Certificate or an Initial Alternative Teaching Certificate and

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have met all other criteria established by the State Board of 
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Education in
consultation with the State Teacher Certification 
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Board, (ii) have
completed 4
years of teaching on a valid 
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equivalent certificate in another State or
territory of the 
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United States, or have completed 4 years of teaching in a

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nonpublic Illinois elementary or secondary school with an 
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Initial Certificate
or an Initial Alternative Teaching 
 


 






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Certificate, and have met all other criteria
established by the 
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State Board of Education, in consultation with the State

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Teacher Certification Board, or (iii) were issued teaching

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certificates prior to
February 15, 2000 and are renewing those 
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certificates after February 15, 2000,
shall be issued a 
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Standard Certificate valid for 5 years, which may be renewed

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thereafter every 5 years by the State Teacher Certification 
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Board based on
proof of continuing education or professional 
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development.
Beginning July 1,

2003, persons who have completed 
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4 years of teaching, as described in clauses
(i) and (ii) of 
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this paragraph (1), have successfully completed the

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requirements of paragraphs (2) through (4) of this subsection 
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(c),
and have met all other criteria
established by the State 
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Board of Education, in consultation with the State
Teacher 
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Certification Board, shall be issued Standard Certificates.  
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Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section, 
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beginning July 1, 2004, persons who hold valid out-of-state 
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certificates and have completed 4 years of teaching on a valid 
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equivalent certificate in another State or territory of the 
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United States shall be issued comparable Standard 
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Certificates.  Beginning July 1, 2004, persons who hold valid 
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out-of-state certificates as described in subsection (b-5) of 
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this Section are subject to the requirements of paragraphs (2) 
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through (4) of this subsection (c), as required in subsection 
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(b-5) of this Section, in order to receive a Standard 
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Certificate. Standard
Certificates shall be issued for 
 


 






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categories corresponding to Early Childhood,
Elementary, 
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Secondary, and Special K-12, with special certification

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designations for Special Education, Bilingual Education,

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fundamental learning areas (including Language Arts, Reading, 
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Mathematics,
Science, Social Science, Physical Development and 
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Health, Fine Arts, and
Foreign Language), and other areas 
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designated by the State Board of
Education, in consultation 
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with the State
Teacher Certification Board.

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    (2) This paragraph (2) applies only to those persons 
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required to
successfully complete the requirements of this 
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paragraph under paragraph (1)
of this subsection (c).  In order 
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to receive a Standard Teaching Certificate,
a person must 
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satisfy one of the following requirements:


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        (A) Completion of a program of induction and mentoring 
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    for new teachers
that is
based upon a specific plan 
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    approved by the State Board of Education, in
consultation 
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    with the State Teacher Certification Board. Nothing in this 
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    Section, however, prohibits an induction or mentoring 
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    program from operating prior to approval.   Holders of 
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    Initial Certificates issued before September 1, 2007 must 
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    complete, at a minimum, an approved one-year induction and 
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    mentoring program.  Holders of Initial Certificates issued 
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    on or after September 1, 2007 must complete an approved 
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    2-year induction and mentoring program. The plan must

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    describe the role of mentor teachers, the criteria and 
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    process for their
selection, and how all the following 
 


 






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    components are to be provided:


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            (i) Assignment of a formally trained mentor 
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        teacher to each new
teacher
for a specified period of 
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        time, which shall be established by the employing

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        school or school district,
provided that a mentor 
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        teacher may not directly or indirectly participate in

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        the evaluation of a new teacher pursuant to Article 24A 
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        of this Code or the
evaluation procedure of the school.


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            (ii) Formal mentoring for each new teacher.


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            (iii) Support for each new teacher in relation to 
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        the Illinois
Professional Teaching Standards, the 
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        content-area standards applicable to
the new teacher's 
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        area of certification, and any applicable local school

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        improvement and professional development plans.


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            (iv) Professional development specifically 
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        designed to foster the
growth of each new teacher's 
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        knowledge and skills.


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            (v) Formative assessment that is based on the 
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        Illinois Professional
Teaching Standards and designed 
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        to provide feedback to the new teacher and

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        opportunities for reflection on his or her 
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        performance, which must not
be used directly or 
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        indirectly in any evaluation of a new teacher
pursuant 
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        to Article 24A of this Code or the evaluation procedure 
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        of the
school and which must include the activities 
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        specified
in clauses (B)(i), (B)(ii), and (B)(iii) of 
 


 






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        this paragraph (2).


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            (vi) Assignment of responsibility for coordination 
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        of the induction
and mentoring program within each 
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        school district participating in the program.


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        (B) Successful completion of 4 semester hours of 
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    graduate-level
coursework on the assessment of one's own 
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    performance in relation to the
Illinois Professional 
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    Teaching Standards.  The coursework must be approved
by the 
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    State Board of Education, in consultation with the State 
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    Teacher
Certification Board; must be offered either by an 
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    institution of higher
education, by such an institution in 
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    partnership with a teachers' association
or union or with a 
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    regional office of education, or by another entity

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    authorized to issue college credit; and must include 
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    demonstration of
performance through all of the following 
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    activities for each of the Illinois
Professional Teaching 
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    Standards:


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            (i) Observation, by the course instructor or 
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        another experienced
teacher, of the new teacher's 
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        classroom practice (the observation may be
recorded 
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        for later viewing) for the purpose of identifying and 
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        describing how
the new teacher made content meaningful 
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        for students; how the teacher motivated
individuals 
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        and the group and created an environment conducive to 
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        positive
social interactions, active learning, and 
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        self-motivation; what instructional
strategies the 
 


 






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        teacher used to encourage students' development of 
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        critical
thinking, problem solving, and performance; 
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        how the teacher communicated using
written, verbal, 
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        nonverbal, and visual communication techniques; and 
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        how the
teacher maintained standards of professional 
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        conduct and provided leadership to
improve students' 
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        learning.


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            (ii) Review and analysis, by the course instructor 
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        or another
experienced
teacher, of written 
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        documentation (i.e., lesson plans, assignments, 
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        assessment
instruments, and samples of students' work) 
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        prepared by the new teacher for
at least 2 lessons. The 
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        documentation must provide evidence of classroom

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        performance related to Illinois Professional Teaching 
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        Standards 1 through 9,
with an emphasis on how the 
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        teacher used his or her understanding of students,

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        assessment data, and subject matter to decide on 
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        learning goals; how the
teacher designed or selected 
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        activities and instructional materials and
aligned 
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        instruction to the relevant Illinois Learning 
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        Standards; how the
teacher adapted or modified 
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        curriculum to meet individual students' needs;
and how 
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        the teacher sequenced instruction and designed or 
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        selected student
assessment strategies.


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            (iii) Demonstration of professional expertise on 
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        the part of the new
teacher in reflecting on his or her 
 


 






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        practice, which was observed under clause
(B)(i) of 
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        this paragraph (2) and documented under clause (B)(ii) 
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        of this
paragraph (2), in terms of teaching strengths, 
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        weaknesses, and implications
for improvement according 
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        to the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards.


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        (C) Successful completion of a minimum of 4 semester 
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    hours of
graduate-level coursework addressing preparation 
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    to meet the requirements
for certification by the National 
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    Board for Professional Teaching Standards
(NBPTS).  The 
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    coursework must be approved by the State Board of 
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    Education, in
consultation with the State Teacher 
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    Certification Board, and must be offered
either by an 
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    institution of higher education, by such an institution in

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    partnership with a teachers' association or union or with a 
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    regional office
of education, or by another entity 
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    authorized to issue college credit.  The
course must address 
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    the 5 NBPTS Core Propositions and relevant standards

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    through such means as the following:


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            (i) Observation, by the course instructor or 
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        another experienced
teacher, of the new teacher's 
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        classroom practice (the observation may be
recorded 
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        for later viewing) for the purpose of identifying and 
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        describing how
the new teacher made content meaningful 
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        for students; how the teacher motivated
individuals 
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        and the group and created an environment conducive to 
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        positive
social interactions, active learning, and 
 


 






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        self-motivation; what instructional
strategies the 
2
        teacher used to encourage students' development of 
3
        critical
thinking, problem solving, and
performance; 
4
        how the teacher communicated using written, verbal, 
5
        nonverbal, and
visual communication techniques; and 
6
        how the teacher maintained standards of
professional 
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        conduct and provided leadership to improve students' 
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        learning.


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            (ii) Review and analysis, by the course instructor 
10
        or another
experienced
teacher, of written 
11
        documentation (i.e., lesson plans, assignments, 
12
        assessment
instruments, and samples of students' work) 
13
        prepared by the new teacher for
at least 2 lessons. The 
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        documentation must provide evidence of classroom

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        performance, including how the teacher used his or her 
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        understanding of
students, assessment data, and 
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        subject matter to decide on learning goals;
how the 
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        teacher designed or selected activities and 
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        instructional materials
and aligned instruction to the 
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        relevant Illinois Learning Standards; how
the teacher 
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        adapted or modified curriculum to meet individual 
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        students' needs;
and how the teacher sequenced 
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        instruction and designed or selected student

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        assessment strategies.


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            (iii) Demonstration of professional expertise on 
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        the part of the new
teacher in reflecting on his or her 
 


 






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        practice, which was observed under clause
(C)(i) of 
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        this paragraph (2) and documented under clause (C)(ii) 
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        of this
paragraph (2), in terms of teaching strengths, 
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        weaknesses, and implications
for improvement.

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        (C-5) Satisfactory completion of a minimum of 12 
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    semester hours of graduate credit towards an advanced 
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    degree in an education-related field from an accredited 
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    institution of higher education.


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        (D)
Receipt of an advanced degree from an accredited 
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    institution of
higher education in an education-related 
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    field that is earned by a person either while he or she 
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    holds an Initial Teaching Certificate or prior to his or 
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    her receipt of that certificate.


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        (E) Accumulation of 60 continuing professional 
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    development units
(CPDUs), earned by completing selected 
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    activities that comply with paragraphs
(3) and (4) of this 
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    subsection (c).  However, for an individual who holds an

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    Initial Teaching Certificate on the effective date of this 
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    amendatory Act of
the 92nd General Assembly, the number of 
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    CPDUs shall be reduced to reflect the
teaching time 
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    remaining on the Initial Teaching Certificate.


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        (F) Completion of a nationally normed, 
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    performance-based assessment, if
made available by the 
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    State Board of Education in consultation with the State

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    Teacher Certification Board, provided that the cost to the 
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    person shall not
exceed the cost of the coursework 
 


 






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    described in clause (B) of this paragraph
(2).

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        (G) Completion of requirements for meeting the 
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    Illinois criteria for becoming "highly qualified" (for 
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    purposes of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Public 
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    Law 107-110) in an additional teaching area.
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        (H) Receipt of a minimum 12-hour, post-baccalaureate, 
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    education-related professional development certificate 
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    issued by an Illinois institution of higher education and 
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    developed in accordance with rules adopted by the State 
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    Board of Education in consultation with the State Teacher 
11
    Certification Board.
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        (I) Completion of the National Board for Professional 
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    Teaching Standards (NBPTS) process.

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        (J) Receipt of a subsequent Illinois certificate or 
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    endorsement pursuant to Article 21 of this Code.

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    (3) This paragraph (3) applies only to those persons 
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required to
successfully complete the requirements of this 
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paragraph under paragraph (1)
of this subsection (c).  Persons 
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who seek to satisfy the requirements of clause (E) of paragraph 
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(2) of this subsection (c) through accumulation of CPDUs may 
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earn credit through
completion of coursework, workshops, 
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seminars, conferences, and other similar
training events that 
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are pre-approved by the State Board of Education, in

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consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board, for 
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the purpose of
reflection on teaching practices in order to 
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address all of the Illinois
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necessary to obtain a Standard Teaching
Certificate.  These 
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activities must meet all of the following requirements:


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        (A) Each activity must be designed to advance a 
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    person's knowledge and
skills in relation to one or more of 
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    the Illinois Professional Teaching
Standards or in 
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    relation to the content-area standards applicable to the

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    teacher's field of certification.


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        (B) Taken together, the activities completed must 
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    address each of the
Illinois Professional Teaching 
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    Standards as provided in clauses (B)(i),
(B)(ii), and 
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    (B)(iii) of paragraph (2) of this subsection (c).


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        (C) Each activity must be provided by an entity 
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    approved by the State
Board of Education, in consultation 
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    with the State Teacher Certification Board,
for this 
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    purpose.


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        (D) Each activity, integral to its successful 
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    completion, must require
participants to demonstrate the 
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    degree to which they have acquired new
knowledge or skills, 
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    such as through performance, through preparation of a

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    written product, through assembling samples of students' 
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    or teachers' work, or
by some other means that is 
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    appropriate to the subject matter of the activity.


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        (E) One CPDU shall be available for each hour of direct 
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    participation
by a holder of an Initial Teaching 
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    Certificate in a qualifying activity.
An activity may be 
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    Teaching Standards, but credit for any activity shall be 
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    counted only once.

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    (4) This paragraph (4) applies only to those persons 
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required to
successfully complete the requirements of this 
5
paragraph under paragraph (1) of
this subsection (c).  Persons 
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who seek to satisfy the requirements of clause (E) of paragraph 
7
(2) of this subsection (c) through accumulation of CPDUs may 
8
earn credit from the following, provided that each  activity is 
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designed  to  advance a person's
knowledge and skills in relation 
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to one  or  more  of  the  Illinois
Professional  Teaching  Standards 
11
or in relation to the content-area
standards applicable to the 
12
person's field or fields of certification:


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        (A) Collaboration and partnership activities related 
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    to improving a
person's knowledge and skills as a teacher, 
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    including all of the following:


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            (i) Peer review and coaching.


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            (ii) Mentoring in a formal mentoring program, 
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        including service as a
consulting teacher 
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        participating in a remediation process formulated 
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        under
Section 24A-5 of this Code.


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            (iii) Facilitating parent education programs 
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        directly related to
student achievement for a school, 
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        school district, or regional office of
education.


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            (iv) Participating in business, school, or 
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        community partnerships
directly related to student 
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        achievement.


 


 






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        (B) Teaching college or university courses in areas 
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    relevant to a
teacher's field of certification, provided 
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    that the teaching may only be
counted once during the 
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    course of 4 years.


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        (C) Conferences, workshops, institutes, seminars, and 
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    symposiums related
to improving a person's knowledge and 
7
    skills as a teacher, including all of the
following:


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            (i) Completing non-university credit directly 
9
        related to student
achievement, the Illinois 
10
        Professional Teaching Standards, or content-area

11
        standards.


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            (ii) Participating in or presenting at workshops, 
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        seminars,
conferences, institutes, and symposiums.


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            (iii) (Blank).


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            (iv) Training as reviewers of university teacher 
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        preparation programs.

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        An activity listed in this clause (C) is  creditable

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    only  if its provider is approved for this purpose by the 
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    State Board of
Education, in consultation with the State 
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    Teacher Certification Board.

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        (D) Other educational experiences related to improving 
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    a person's
knowledge and skills as a teacher, including all 
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    of the following:


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            (i) Participating in action research and inquiry 
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        projects.


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        related businesses, or
industry that is systematic, 
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        purposeful, and relevant to a teacher's field of

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        certification.


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            (iii)
Participating in study groups related to 
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        student achievement,
the Illinois Professional 
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        Teaching Standards, or content-area standards.


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            (iv) Participating in work/learn programs or 
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        internships.


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            (v) Developing a portfolio of students' and 
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        teacher's work.


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        (E) Professional leadership experiences related to 
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    improving a person's
knowledge and skills as a teacher, 
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    including all of the following:


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            (i) Participating in curriculum development or 
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    assessment activities
at the school, school district, 
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    regional office of education, State, or
national level.


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            (ii) Participating in team or department 
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        leadership in a school or
school district.


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            (iii) (Blank).


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            (iv) Publishing educational articles, columns, or 
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        books relevant to
a teacher's field of certification.


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            (v) Participating in non-strike related activities 
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        of a professional
association or labor organization 
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        that are related to professional development.

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    (5) A person must complete the requirements of this 
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Teaching Certificate and must submit assurance of having done 
2
so to the regional superintendent of schools or a local

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professional development committee authorized by the regional 
4
superintendent to submit recommendations to him or her for this 
5
purpose.

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    Within 30 days after receipt, the regional superintendent 
7
of schools shall review the assurance

of
completion submitted 
8
by a person and, based upon compliance with all of the

9
requirements for receipt of a Standard Teaching Certificate, 
10
shall forward to
the State Board of Education a recommendation 
11
for issuance of the Standard Certificate or non-issuance.
The 
12
regional superintendent of schools shall notify the affected 
13
person
if the recommendation is for non-issuance of the 
14
Standard Certificate.  A person who is considered not to be 
15
eligible for a Standard Certificate and who has received the  
16
notice of non-issuance may appeal this determination to the 
17
Regional Professional Development Review Committee (RPDRC).  
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The recommendation of the regional superintendent and the 
19
RPDRC, along with all supporting materials, must then be 
20
forwarded to the State Board of Education for a final 
21
determination.

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    Upon review of a regional superintendent of school's 
23
recommendations, the
State Board of Education shall issue 
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Standard Teaching Certificates to those
who qualify and shall 
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notify a person, in writing, of a decision denying a
Standard 
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Standard
Teaching Certificate to a person may be appealed to 
2
the State Teacher
Certification Board.

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    (6) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the 
4
State Teacher
Certification Board, may adopt rules to implement 
5
this subsection (c) and may
periodically evaluate any of the 
6
methods of qualifying for a Standard Teaching
Certificate 
7
described in this subsection (c).

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    (7)  The changes made to paragraphs (1) through (5) of this 
9
subsection (c) by this amendatory Act of the 93rd General 
10
Assembly shall apply to those persons who hold or are eligible 
11
to hold an Initial Certificate on or after the effective date 
12
of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly and shall 
13
be given effect upon their application for a Standard 
14
Certificate.

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    (8)  Beginning July 1, 2004, persons who hold a Standard 
16
Certificate and have acquired one master's degree in an 
17
education-related field are eligible for certificate renewal 
18
upon completion of two-thirds of the continuing education units 
19
specified in subdivision (C) of paragraph (3) of subsection (e) 
20
of Section 21-14 of this Code or of the continuing professional 
21
development units specified in subdivision (E) of paragraph (3) 
22
of subsection (e) of Section 21-14 of this Code.  Persons who 
23
hold a Standard Certificate and have acquired a second master's 
24
degree, an education specialist, or a doctorate in an 
25
education-related field or hold a Master Certificate are 
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of the continuing education units specified in subdivision (C) 
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of paragraph (3) of subsection (e) of Section 21-14 of this 
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Code or of the continuing professional development units 
4
specified in subdivision (E) of paragraph (3) of subsection (e) 
5
of Section 21-14 of this Code.

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    (d) Master Certificate.  Persons who have
successfully 
7
achieved National Board certification through the National 
8
Board
for Professional Teaching Standards shall be issued a 
9
Master Certificate, valid
for 10 years and renewable thereafter 
10
every 10 years through compliance with
requirements set forth 
11
by the State Board of Education, in consultation with
the State 
12
Teacher Certification Board.  However, each teacher who holds a

13
Master Certificate shall be eligible for a teaching position in 
14
this State in
the areas for which he or she holds a Master 
15
Certificate without satisfying any
other requirements of this 
16
Code, except for those requirements pertaining to
criminal 
17
background checks. A holder of a Master Certificate in an area 
18
of science or social science is eligible to teach in any of the 
19
subject areas within those fields, including those taught at 
20
the advanced level, as defined by the State Board of Education 
21
in consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.  A 
22
teacher who holds a Master Certificate shall be
deemed to meet 
23
State certification renewal requirements in the area or areas

24
for which he or she holds a Master Certificate for the 10-year 
25
term of the
teacher's Master Certificate.

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(Source: P.A. 92-16, eff. 6-28-01; 92-796, eff. 8-10-02; 
 


 






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93-679, eff. 6-30-04.)