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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 Sections |
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| 21-5b, 21-5c, 21-5e, and 21-7.5 and by adding Section 21-5f as |
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| follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/21-5b)
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| Sec. 21-5b. Alternative certification. The State Board of |
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| Education, in
consultation with the State Teacher |
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| Certification Board, shall
establish and implement an |
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| alternative certification program under which
persons who meet |
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| the requirements of and successfully complete the program
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| established by this Section shall be issued an alternative |
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| teaching certificate
for teaching in the schools. The program |
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| shall be
limited to not more than 260 new participants during |
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| each year that the program
is in effect. The State Board of |
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| Education, in cooperation with a partnership
formed with a |
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| university that offers 4-year baccalaureate and masters degree
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| programs and that is a recognized institution as defined in |
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| Section 21-21 and
one or more
not-for-profit
organizations in |
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| the State which support excellence in teaching, shall within
30 |
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| days after submission by the partnership approve
a course of |
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| study developed by the partnership that persons
in the program |
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| must successfully complete in order to satisfy one
criterion |
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| for issuance of an alternative certificate under this Section.
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| The Alternative Teacher Certification program course of study |
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| must include the
current content and skills contained in the |
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| university's current courses for
State certification which |
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| have been approved by the State Board of Education,
in |
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| consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board, as the |
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| requirement
for State teacher certification.
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| The alternative certification program established under |
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| this Section shall be
known as the Alternative Teacher |
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| Certification program. The Alternative
Teacher Certification |
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| Program shall be offered by the submitting partnership
and may |
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| be offered in conjunction with one or more not-for-profit
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| organizations in the State which support excellence in |
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| teaching. The program
shall be
comprised of the following 3 |
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| phases: (a) the first phase is the
course of study offered on |
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| an intensive basis in education theory,
instructional methods, |
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| and
practice
teaching; (b) the second phase is the person's |
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| assignment to a full-time
teaching position for one school |
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| year; and (c) the third phase is a
comprehensive assessment of |
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| the person's teaching performance by school
officials and the |
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| partnership participants
and a recommendation by the partner |
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| institution of higher education to the
State Board of Education |
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| that the person be issued a standard alternative
teaching |
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| certificate. Successful completion of the Alternative Teacher
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| Certification program shall be deemed to satisfy any other
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| practice or student teaching and subject matter requirements |
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| established by
law.
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| A provisional alternative teaching certificate, valid for |
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| one year of
teaching
in the common schools and not renewable, |
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| shall be issued under this Section
21-5b to persons who at the |
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| time of applying for the provisional alternative
teaching |
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| certificate under this Section:
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| (1) have graduated from an accredited college or |
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| university with a
bachelor's degree;
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| (2) have successfully completed the first phase of the |
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| Alternative Teacher
Certification program as provided in |
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| this Section;
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| (3) have passed the tests of basic skills and subject |
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| matter knowledge
required by Section
21-1a; and
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| (4) have been employed for a period of at least 5 years |
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| in an area
requiring application of the individual's |
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| education; however, this requirement
does not apply with |
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| respect to a provisional alternative teaching certificate
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| for
teaching in schools situated in a school district that |
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| is located in a city
having a
population in excess of |
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| 500,000 inhabitants.
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| A person possessing a provisional alternative certificate |
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| under this Section
shall be treated as a regularly certified |
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| teacher for purposes of compensation,
benefits, and other terms |
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| and conditions of employment afforded teachers in the
school |
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| who are members of a bargaining unit represented by an |
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| exclusive
bargaining representative, if any.
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| Until February 15, 2000, a standard alternative teaching |
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| certificate,
valid for 4 years for teaching
in the schools and |
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| renewable as provided in
Section 21-14, shall be
issued under |
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| this Section 21-5b to persons who first complete the |
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| requirements
for the provisional alternative teaching |
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| certificate
and who at the time of applying for a standard |
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| alternative teaching certificate
under this Section have |
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| successfully completed the second and third phases of
the |
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| Alternative Teacher Certification program as provided in this |
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| Section.
Alternatively, beginning February 15, 2000, at the end |
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| of the 4-year
validity
period,
persons who were issued a |
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| standard alternative teaching certificate shall be
eligible, |
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| on
the same basis as holders of an Initial Teaching Certificate |
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| issued under
subsection (b) of
Section 21-2 of this Code, to |
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| apply for a Standard Teaching Certificate,
provided they
meet |
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| the requirements of
subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of this Code |
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| and further provided that a
person who
does not
apply for and |
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| receive a Standard Teaching Certificate shall be able to teach
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| only in
schools situated in a school district that is located |
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| in a city having a
population in excess
of 500,000 inhabitants.
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| Beginning February 15, 2000, persons who have completed the |
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| requirements for
a
standard alternative teaching certificate |
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| under this Section shall be issued an
Initial
Alternative |
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| Teaching Certificate valid for 4 years of teaching and not
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| renewable. At the end of the 4-year validity period, these |
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| persons shall be
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holders of an |
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| Initial Teaching Certificate issued under subsection (b) of
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| Section 21-2 of
this Code, to apply for a Standard Teaching |
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| Certificate, provided they meet the
requirements of subsection |
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| (c) of Section 21-2.
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| This alternative certification program shall be |
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| implemented so that the first
provisional alternative teaching |
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| certificates issued under this Section are
effective upon the |
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| commencement of the 1997-1998 academic year and the first
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| standard alternative teaching certificates issued under this |
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| Section are
effective upon the commencement of the 1998-1999 |
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| academic year.
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| The State Board of Education, in cooperation with the |
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| partnership
establishing the Alternative Teacher Certification |
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| program, shall adopt rules
and regulations that are consistent |
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| with this Section and that the State Board
of Education deems |
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| necessary to establish and implement the program.
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| On July 1, 2007, candidates completing the one-year |
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| teaching assignment under a provisional alternative teaching |
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| certificate shall receive an Initial Teaching Certificate |
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| valid for 4 years of teaching, as provided under Section 21-2 |
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| of this Code. |
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| No new candidates may be admitted under this Section on or |
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| after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th |
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| General Assembly. Beginning on July 1, 2007, all new candidates |
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| for alternative certification shall complete the program |
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| requirements under Section 21-5f of this Code.
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| (Source: P.A. 91-609, eff. 1-1-00.)
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| (105 ILCS 5/21-5c)
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| Sec. 21-5c. Alternative route to teacher certification. |
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| The State Board
of Education, in consultation with the State |
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| Teacher Certification Board, shall
establish and implement an |
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| alternative route to teacher certification program
under which |
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| persons who meet the requirements of and successfully complete |
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| the
program established by this Section shall be issued an |
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| initial teaching
certificate for teaching in schools in this |
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| State.
The State Board of Education shall
approve a course of |
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| study
that persons in the program must successfully complete in |
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| order to
satisfy one criterion for issuance of a certificate |
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| under this Section. The
Alternative Route to Teacher |
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| Certification program course of study must include
the current |
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| content and skills contained in a university's current courses
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| for State certification which have been approved by the State |
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| Board of
Education, in consultation with the State Teacher |
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| Certification Board, as the
requirement for State teacher |
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| certification.
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| The program established under this Section shall be
known |
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| as the Alternative Route to Teacher Certification program. The |
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| program
may be offered in conjunction with one or more |
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| not-for-profit
organizations in the State. The program shall be |
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| comprised of the following 3
phases: (a) a
course of study |
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| offered on an intensive basis in education theory,
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| instructional methods, and
practice teaching; (b) the person's |
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| assignment to a full-time
teaching position for one school |
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| year, including the designation of a
mentor teacher to advise |
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| and assist the person with that
teaching assignment; and (c) a |
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| comprehensive assessment of the person's
teaching performance |
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| by school officials and program participants
and a |
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| recommendation by the institution of higher education to the
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| State Board of Education that the person be issued an initial
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| teaching certificate. Successful completion of the Alternative |
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| Route to
Teacher
Certification program shall be deemed to |
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| satisfy any other
practice or student teaching and subject |
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| matter requirements established by
law.
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| A provisional alternative teaching certificate, valid for |
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| one year of
teaching
in the common schools and not renewable, |
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| shall be issued under this Section
21-5c to persons who at the |
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| time of applying for the provisional alternative
teaching |
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| certificate under this Section:
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| (1) have graduated from an accredited college or |
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| university with a
bachelor's degree;
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| (2) have been employed for a period of at least 5 years |
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| in an area
requiring application of the individual's |
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| education;
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| (3) have successfully completed the first phase of the |
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| Alternative Teacher
Certification program as provided in |
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| this Section; and
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| (4) have passed the tests of basic skills and subject |
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| matter knowledge
required by Section 21-1a.
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| An initial teaching certificate, valid for teaching
in the |
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| common schools,
shall be
issued under Section 21-3 or 21-5 to |
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| persons who first complete the
requirements
for the provisional |
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| alternative teaching certificate
and who at the time of |
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| applying for an initial teaching certificate
have successfully |
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| completed the second and third phases of
the Alternative Route |
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| to Teacher Certification program as provided in this
Section.
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| A person possessing a provisional alternative certificate |
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| or an initial
teaching certificate earned under this Section
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| shall be treated as a regularly certified teacher for purposes |
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| of compensation,
benefits, and other terms and conditions of |
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| employment afforded teachers in the
school who are members of a |
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| bargaining unit represented by an exclusive
bargaining |
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| representative, if any.
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| The State Board of Education may adopt rules
and |
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| regulations that are consistent with this Section and that the |
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| State Board
deems necessary to establish and implement the |
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| program.
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| No new candidates may be admitted under this Section on or |
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| after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th |
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| General Assembly. Beginning on July 1, 2007, all new candidates |
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| for alternative certification shall complete the program |
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| requirements under Section 21-5f of this Code.
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| (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.)
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| (105 ILCS 5/21-5e)
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| Sec. 21-5e. Alternative Route to Administrative |
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| Certification for National Board Certified Teachers. |
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| (a) It shall be the policy of the State of Illinois to |
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| improve the recruitment and preparation of instructional |
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| leaders. |
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| (b) On or before July 1, 2007, the State Board of |
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| Education, in consultation with the State Teacher |
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| Certification Board, shall establish and implement an |
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| alternative route to administrative certification for teacher |
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| leaders , to be known as the Alternative Route to an |
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| Administrative Certificate for National Board Certified |
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| Teachers. "Teacher leader" means a certified teacher who has |
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| already received National Board certification through the |
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| National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and who has |
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| a teacher leader endorsement under Section 21-7.5 of this Code. |
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| Persons who meet the requirements of and successfully complete |
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| the program established by this Section shall be issued a |
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| standard administrative certificate for serving in schools in |
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| this State. The State Board shall approve a course of study |
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| that persons must successfully complete in order to satisfy one |
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| criterion for issuance of the administrative certificate under |
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| this Section. The Alternative Route to an Administrative |
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| Certificate for National Board Certified Teachers must include |
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| the current content and skills contained in a college's or |
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| university's courses and the Illinois Professional School |
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| Leader Standards for State certification, with the exception of |
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| courses that contain the competency areas and the Illinois |
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| Professional School Leader Standards that a candidate has |
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| already met through National Board certification or through a |
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| teacher leadership master's degree program. |
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| (c) The Alternative Route to an Administrative Certificate |
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| for National Board Certified Teachers shall be comprised of the |
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| following 5 components
4 phases : |
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| (1) two years of teaching experience;
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| (2)
(1) National Board certification and an |
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| endorsement in teacher leadership in accordance with |
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| Section 21-7.5 of this Code ; |
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| (3)
(2) a master's degree in an education-related field
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| a teacher leader program ; |
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| (4) A minimum of
(3) 15 hours of coursework in which |
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| the candidate must show evidence of meeting competencies |
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| for foundations of educational administration, |
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| organizational management and development, finance, |
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| supervision and evaluation, policy and legal issues, |
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| supervision of special education programs, and leadership, |
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| as stated in the Illinois Professional School Leader |
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| Standards for principals; and |
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| (5) passage of applicable certification tests.
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| (4) a passing score on the Illinois Administrator |
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| Assessment. |
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| (d) Successful completion of the Alternative Route to an |
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| Administrative Certificate for National Board Certified |
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| Teachers shall be deemed to satisfy all requirements to receive |
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| an administrative certificate established by law.
The State |
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| Board shall adopt rules that are consistent with this Section |
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| and that the State Board deems necessary for the establishment |
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| and implementation of the program.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-1039, eff. 7-20-06.) |
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| (105 ILCS 5/21-5f new) |
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| Sec. 21-5f. Alternative route to teacher certification. |
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| (a) On July 1, 2007, the State Board of Education, in |
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| consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board, shall |
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| discontinue the programs under Sections 21-5b and 21-5c of this |
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| Code and shall establish and implement an Alternative Route to |
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| Teacher Certification pursuant to this Section. Persons who |
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| meet the requirements of and successfully complete the program |
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| established by this Section shall be issued an initial teaching |
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| certificate. |
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| (b) The program may be offered by a recognized institution |
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| that offers 4-year baccalaureate and master's degree programs, |
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| as defined in Section 21-21 of this Code. A partnership may be |
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| formed with one or more school districts and one or more |
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| not-for-profit organizations in this State that support |
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| excellence in teaching. The program course of study must |
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| include the content and skills contained in the recognized |
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| institution's current program for State certification that has |
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| been approved by the State Board of Education, in consultation |
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| with the State Teacher Certification Board. |
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| (c) The program must be comprised of the following 3 |
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| phases: |
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| (1) the first phase is the course of study offered on |
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| an intensive basis in educational theory, instructional |
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| methods, and practice teaching; |
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| (2) the second phase is the person's assignment to a |
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| full-time teaching position for one school year, including |
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| the designation of a trained mentor teacher to advise and |
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| assist the person with that teaching assignment; and |
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| (3) the third phase is a comprehensive assessment of |
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| the person's teaching performance by school officials and |
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| program participants, including passage of the assessment |
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| of professional teaching test, and a recommendation by the |
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| institution of higher education to the State Board of |
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| Education that the person be issued an initial teaching |
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| certificate. |
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| Successful completion of the Alternative Route to Teacher |
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| Certification program shall be deemed to satisfy any other |
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| practice or student teaching and subject matter requirements |
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| established by law. |
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| (d) An initial teaching certificate, valid for teaching in |
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| the common schools, shall be issued under Section 21-2 of this |
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| Code to persons who first complete the requirements for the |
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| provisional alternative teaching certificate and who at the |
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| time of applying for an initial teaching certificate have |
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| successfully completed the second and third phases of the |
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| Alternative Route to Teacher Certification program, as |
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| provided in subsection (c) of this Section. |
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| (e) A provisional alternative teaching certificate, valid |
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| for one year of teaching in the common schools and not |
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| renewable, shall be issued under this Section to persons who |
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| have done the following: |
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| (1) graduated from an accredited college or university |
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| with a bachelor's degree; |
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| (2) successfully completed the first phase of the |
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| Alternative Route to Teacher Certification program, as |
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| provided in subsection (c) of this Section; and |
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| (3) passed the tests of basic skills and subject matter |
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| knowledge required by Section 21-1a of this Code. |
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| A person possessing a provisional alternative teaching |
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| certificate under this Section shall be treated as a regularly |
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| certified teacher for purposes of compensation, benefits, and |
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| other terms and conditions of employment afforded teachers in |
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| the school who are members of a bargaining unit represented by |
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| an exclusive bargaining representative, if any. |
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| (f) The institution of higher education shall submit an |
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| annual report to the State Board of Education on the status of |
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| the Alternative Route to Teacher Certification program, |
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| including data on program candidates and program completers for |
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| 5 years following completion of the program and recommendation |
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| for the initial teaching certificate. |
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| (g) Each person who was issued a standard alternative |
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| teaching certificate under Section 21-5b of this Code may |
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| apply, on the same basis as holders of an initial teaching |
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| certificate issued under subsection (b) of Section 21-2 of this |
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| Code, for a standard teaching certificate. An individual who |
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| continues to hold a standard alternative teaching certificate |
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| is eligible to teach only in schools situated in a school |
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| district that is located in a city having a population in |
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| excess of 500,000 inhabitants.
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| (h) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules that are |
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| consistent with this Section and that the State Board of |
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| Education deems necessary to establish and implement the |
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| Alternative Route to Teacher Certification program. |
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| (105 ILCS 5/21-7.5)
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| Sec. 21-7.5. Teacher leader endorsement. It shall be the |
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| policy of the State of Illinois to improve the quality of |
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| instructional leaders by providing a career pathway for |
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| teachers interested in serving in leadership roles.
Beginning |
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| on July 1, 2007, the State Board, in consultation with the |
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| State Teacher Certification Board, shall establish and |
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| implement a teacher leader endorsement, to be known as a |
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| teacher leader endorsement. Persons who meet the requirements |
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| of and successfully complete the requirements of the |
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| endorsement established under this Section shall be issued a |
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| teacher leader endorsement for serving in schools in this |
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| State. The endorsement shall be a career path endorsement but |
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| not a restrictive endorsement available to: (i) teachers who |
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| are certified through the National Board for Professional |
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| Teaching Standards and complete a specially designed strand of |
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| teacher leadership courses; (ii) teachers who have completed a |
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| master's degree program in teacher leadership; and (iii) proven |
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| teacher leaders with a master's degree who complete a specially |
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| designed strand of teacher leadership courses. Colleges and |
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| universities shall have the authority to qualify the |
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| proficiency of proven teacher leaders under clause (iii) of |
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| this Section. A teacher who meets any of clauses (i) through |
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| (iii) of this Section shall be deemed to satisfy the |
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| requirements for the teacher leader endorsement.
The teacher |
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| leadership courses shall articulate to a master's degree in |
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| educational administration at the same institution of higher |
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| learning. The State Board may adopt rules that are consistent |
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| with this Section and that the State Board deems necessary to |
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| establish and implement this teacher leadership endorsement |
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| program.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-1039, eff. 7-20-06.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, |
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| 2007.
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