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| 1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 2-3.53a as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.53a)
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| 7 | Sec. 2-3.53a. New principal mentoring program. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (a) Beginning on July 1, 2007, and and subject to an annual | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | appropriation by the General Assembly, to establish a new | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | principal mentoring program for new principals. Any individual | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | who is hired as a principal in the State of Illinois on or | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | after July 1, 2007 shall participate in a new principal | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | mentoring program for the duration of his or her first year as | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | a principal and must complete the program in accordance with | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | the requirements established by the State Board of Education by | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | rule or, for a school district created by Article 34 of this | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Code, in accordance with the provisions of Section 34-18.27 of | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | this Code. School districts created by Article 34 are not | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | subject to the requirements of subsection (b), (c), (d), (e), | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | (f), or (g) of this Section. The new principal mentoring | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | program shall match an experienced principal who meets the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | requirements of subsection (b) of this Section with each new | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | principal in his or her first year in that position in order to | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | assist the new principal in the development of his or her | ||||||
| 2 | professional growth and to provide guidance during the new | ||||||
| 3 | principal's first year of service. | ||||||
| 4 | (b) Any individual who has been a principal in Illinois for | ||||||
| 5 | 3 or more years and who has demonstrated success as an | ||||||
| 6 | instructional leader, as determined by the State Board by rule, | ||||||
| 7 | is eligible to apply to be a mentor under a new principal | ||||||
| 8 | mentoring program. Mentors shall complete mentoring training | ||||||
| 9 | by entities approved by the State Board and meet any other | ||||||
| 10 | requirements set forth by the State Board and by the school | ||||||
| 11 | district employing the mentor. | ||||||
| 12 | (c) The State Board shall certify an entity or entities | ||||||
| 13 | approved to provide training of mentors. | ||||||
| 14 | (d) A mentor shall be assigned to a new principal based on | ||||||
| 15 | (i) similarity of grade level or type of school, (ii) learning | ||||||
| 16 | needs of the new principal, and (iii) geographical proximity of | ||||||
| 17 | the mentor to the new principal. The principal, in | ||||||
| 18 | collaboration with the mentor, shall identify areas for | ||||||
| 19 | improvement of the new principal's professional growth, | ||||||
| 20 | including, but not limited to, each of the following: | ||||||
| 21 | (1) Analyzing data and applying it to practice. | ||||||
| 22 | (2) Aligning professional development and | ||||||
| 23 | instructional programs. | ||||||
| 24 | (3) Building a professional learning community. | ||||||
| 25 | (4) Observing classroom practices and providing | ||||||
| 26 | feedback. | ||||||
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| 1 | (5) Facilitating effective meetings. | ||||||
| 2 | (6) Developing distributive leadership practices. | ||||||
| 3 | (7) Facilitating organizational change. | ||||||
| 4 | The mentor shall not be required to provide an evaluation of | ||||||
| 5 | the new principal on the basis of the mentoring relationship. | ||||||
| 6 | (e) On or after January 1, 2008 and on or after January 1 | ||||||
| 7 | of each year thereafter, each mentor and each new principal | ||||||
| 8 | shall complete a survey of progress on a form developed by | ||||||
| 9 | their respective school districts. On or before July 1, 2008 | ||||||
| 10 | and on or after July 1 of each year thereafter, the State Board | ||||||
| 11 | shall facilitate a review and evaluate the mentoring training | ||||||
| 12 | program in collaboration with the approved providers. Each new | ||||||
| 13 | principal and his or her mentor must complete a verification | ||||||
| 14 | form developed by the State Board in order to certify their | ||||||
| 15 | completion of a new principal mentoring program. | ||||||
| 16 | (f) The requirements of this Section do not apply to any | ||||||
| 17 | individual who has previously served as an assistant principal | ||||||
| 18 | in Illinois acting under an administrative certificate for 5 or | ||||||
| 19 | more years and who is hired, on or after July 1, 2007, as a | ||||||
| 20 | principal by the school district in which the individual last | ||||||
| 21 | served as an assistant principal, although such an individual | ||||||
| 22 | may choose to participate in this program or shall be required | ||||||
| 23 | to participate by the school district. | ||||||
| 24 | (g) The State Board may adopt any rules necessary for the | ||||||
| 25 | implementation of this Section.
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| 26 | (Source: P.A. 94-1039, eff. 7-20-06.)
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