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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
Section | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 21-2 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/21-2)
(from Ch. 122, par. 21-2)
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7 | Sec. 21-2. Grades of certificates.
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8 | (a) All certificates issued under this Article shall be | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | State certificates
valid, except as limited in Section 21-1, in | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | every school district coming
under the provisions of this Act | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | and shall be limited in time and designated
as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | Provisional vocational certificate, temporary provisional
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13 | vocational certificate, early childhood certificate, | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | elementary school
certificate, special certificate, secondary | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | certificate, school service
personnel certificate, | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | administrative certificate, provisional
certificate, and | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | substitute certificate. The requirement of student teaching
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18 | under close and competent supervision for obtaining a teaching | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | certificate
may be waived by the State Teacher Certification | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | Board upon presentation to
the Board by the teacher of evidence | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | of 5 years successful teaching
experience on a valid | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | certificate and graduation from
a recognized institution of | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | higher learning with a bachelor's degree.
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24 | (b) Initial Teaching Certificate.
Persons who (1) have | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | completed an approved teacher preparation program,
(2) are | |||||||||||||||||||
26 | recommended by an
approved teacher preparation program, (3) | |||||||||||||||||||
27 | have successfully completed the
Initial Teaching Certification | |||||||||||||||||||
28 | examinations required by the State Board of
Education, and (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | have met all other criteria established by the State Board
of | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | Education in consultation with the State Teacher Certification | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | Board, shall
be issued an Initial Teaching Certificate valid | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | for 4 years of teaching, as
defined in Section 21-14 of this |
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1 | Code. Initial Teaching Certificates shall be
issued for | ||||||
2 | categories corresponding to Early Childhood, Elementary, | ||||||
3 | Secondary,
and Special K-12, with special certification | ||||||
4 | designations for Special
Education, Bilingual Education, | ||||||
5 | fundamental learning areas (including Language
Arts, Reading, | ||||||
6 | Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Physical Development and
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7 | Health, Fine Arts, and Foreign Language), and other areas
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8 | designated by the State Board of Education, in consultation | ||||||
9 | with the State
Teacher Certification Board.
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10 | (c) Standard Certificate.
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11 | (1) Persons who (i)
have completed 4 years of teaching, as | ||||||
12 | defined in Section 21-14 of this Code,
with an Initial | ||||||
13 | Certificate or an Initial Alternative Teaching Certificate and
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14 | have met all other criteria established by the State Board of | ||||||
15 | Education in
consultation with the State Teacher Certification | ||||||
16 | Board, (ii) have
completed 4
years of teaching on a valid | ||||||
17 | equivalent certificate in another State or
territory of the | ||||||
18 | United States, or have completed 4 years of teaching in a
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19 | nonpublic Illinois elementary or secondary school with an | ||||||
20 | Initial Certificate
or an Initial Alternative Teaching | ||||||
21 | Certificate, and have met all other criteria
established by the | ||||||
22 | State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
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23 | Teacher Certification Board, or (iii) were issued teaching
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24 | certificates prior to
February 15, 2000 and are renewing those | ||||||
25 | certificates after February 15, 2000,
shall be issued a | ||||||
26 | Standard Certificate valid for 5 years, which may be renewed
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27 | thereafter every 5 years by the State Teacher Certification | ||||||
28 | Board based on
proof of continuing education or professional | ||||||
29 | development. Beginning July 1,
2003, persons who have completed | ||||||
30 | 4 years of teaching, as described in clauses
(i) and (ii) of | ||||||
31 | this paragraph (1), have successfully completed the
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32 | requirements of paragraphs (2) through (4) of this subsection | ||||||
33 | (c),
and have met all other criteria
established by the State | ||||||
34 | Board of Education, in consultation with the State
Teacher | ||||||
35 | Certification Board, shall be issued Standard Certificates. | ||||||
36 | Standard
Certificates shall be issued for categories |
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1 | corresponding to Early Childhood,
Elementary, Secondary, and | ||||||
2 | Special K-12, with special certification
designations for | ||||||
3 | Special Education, Bilingual Education,
fundamental learning | ||||||
4 | areas (including Language Arts, Reading, Mathematics,
Science, | ||||||
5 | Social Science, Physical Development and Health, Fine Arts, and
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6 | Foreign Language), and other areas designated by the State | ||||||
7 | Board of
Education, in consultation with the State
Teacher | ||||||
8 | Certification Board.
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9 | (2) This paragraph (2) applies only to those persons | ||||||
10 | required to
successfully complete the requirements of this | ||||||
11 | paragraph under paragraph (1)
of this subsection (c). In order | ||||||
12 | to receive a Standard Teaching Certificate,
a person must | ||||||
13 | satisfy one of the following requirements, which the person | ||||||
14 | must
identify, in writing, as the requirement that the person | ||||||
15 | has chosen to satisfy
to the responsible local professional | ||||||
16 | development committee established
pursuant to subsection (f) | ||||||
17 | of Section 21-14 of this Code:
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18 | (A) Completion of a program of induction and mentoring | ||||||
19 | for new teachers
that is
based upon a specific plan filed | ||||||
20 | with
approved by the State Board of
Education and , in
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21 | consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board. | ||||||
22 | The plan must
describe the role of mentor teachers, the | ||||||
23 | criteria and process for their
selection, and how all the | ||||||
24 | following components are to be provided:
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25 | (i) Assignment of a formally trained mentor | ||||||
26 | teacher to each new
teacher
for a specified period of | ||||||
27 | time, which shall be established by the employing
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28 | school or school district but shall be at least one
2
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29 | school year
years in duration,
provided that a mentor | ||||||
30 | teacher may not directly or indirectly participate in
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31 | the evaluation of a new teacher pursuant to Article 24A | ||||||
32 | of this Code or the
evaluation procedure of the school.
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33 | (ii) Formal mentoring for each new teacher.
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34 | (iii) Support for each new teacher in relation to | ||||||
35 | the Illinois
Professional Teaching Standards, the | ||||||
36 | content-area standards applicable to
the new teacher's |
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1 | area of certification, and any applicable local school
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2 | improvement and professional development plans.
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3 | (iv) Professional development specifically | ||||||
4 | designed to foster the
growth of each new teacher's | ||||||
5 | knowledge and skills.
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6 | (v) Formative assessment that is based on the | ||||||
7 | Illinois Professional
Teaching Standards and designed | ||||||
8 | to provide feedback to the new teacher and
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9 | opportunities for reflection on his or her | ||||||
10 | performance, which must not
be used directly or | ||||||
11 | indirectly in any evaluation of a new teacher
pursuant | ||||||
12 | to Article 24A of this Code or the evaluation procedure | ||||||
13 | of the
school and which must include the activities | ||||||
14 | specified
in clauses (B)(i), (B)(ii), and (B)(iii) of | ||||||
15 | this paragraph (2).
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16 | (vi) Assignment of responsibility for coordination | ||||||
17 | of the induction
and mentoring program within each | ||||||
18 | school district participating in the program.
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19 | (B) Successful completion of 4 semester hours of | ||||||
20 | graduate-level
coursework on the assessment of one's own | ||||||
21 | performance in relation to the
Illinois Professional | ||||||
22 | Teaching Standards. The coursework must be approved
by the | ||||||
23 | State Board of Education, in consultation with the State | ||||||
24 | Teacher
Certification Board; must be offered either by an | ||||||
25 | institution of higher
education, by such an institution in | ||||||
26 | partnership with a teachers' association
or union or with a | ||||||
27 | regional office of education, or by another entity
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28 | authorized to issue college credit; and must include | ||||||
29 | demonstration of
performance through all of the following | ||||||
30 | activities for each of the Illinois
Professional Teaching | ||||||
31 | Standards:
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32 | (i) Observation, by the course instructor or | ||||||
33 | another experienced
teacher, of the new teacher's | ||||||
34 | classroom practice (the observation may be
recorded | ||||||
35 | for later viewing) for the purpose of identifying and | ||||||
36 | describing how
the new teacher made content meaningful |
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1 | for students; how the teacher motivated
individuals | ||||||
2 | and the group and created an environment conducive to | ||||||
3 | positive
social interactions, active learning, and | ||||||
4 | self-motivation; what instructional
strategies the | ||||||
5 | teacher used to encourage students' development of | ||||||
6 | critical
thinking, problem solving, and performance; | ||||||
7 | how the teacher communicated using
written, verbal, | ||||||
8 | nonverbal, and visual communication techniques; and | ||||||
9 | how the
teacher maintained standards of professional | ||||||
10 | conduct and provided leadership to
improve students' | ||||||
11 | learning.
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12 | (ii) Review and analysis, by the course instructor | ||||||
13 | or another
experienced
teacher, of written | ||||||
14 | documentation (i.e., lesson plans, assignments, | ||||||
15 | assessment
instruments, and samples of students' work) | ||||||
16 | prepared by the new teacher for
at least 2 lessons. The | ||||||
17 | documentation must provide evidence of classroom
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18 | performance related to Illinois Professional Teaching | ||||||
19 | Standards 1 through 9,
with an emphasis on how the | ||||||
20 | teacher used his or her understanding of students,
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21 | assessment data, and subject matter to decide on | ||||||
22 | learning goals; how the
teacher designed or selected | ||||||
23 | activities and instructional materials and
aligned | ||||||
24 | instruction to the relevant Illinois Learning | ||||||
25 | Standards; how the
teacher adapted or modified | ||||||
26 | curriculum to meet individual students' needs;
and how | ||||||
27 | the teacher sequenced instruction and designed or | ||||||
28 | selected student
assessment strategies.
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29 | (iii) Demonstration of professional expertise on | ||||||
30 | the part of the new
teacher in reflecting on his or her | ||||||
31 | practice, which was observed under clause
(B)(i) of | ||||||
32 | this paragraph (2) and documented under clause (B)(ii) | ||||||
33 | of this
paragraph (2), in terms of teaching strengths, | ||||||
34 | weaknesses, and implications
for improvement according | ||||||
35 | to the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards.
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36 | (C) Successful completion of a minimum of 4 semester |
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1 | hours of
graduate-level coursework addressing preparation | ||||||
2 | to meet the requirements
for certification by the National | ||||||
3 | Board for Professional Teaching Standards
(NBPTS). The | ||||||
4 | coursework must be approved by the State Board of | ||||||
5 | Education, in
consultation with the State Teacher | ||||||
6 | Certification Board, and must be offered
either by an | ||||||
7 | institution of higher education, by such an institution in
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8 | partnership with a teachers' association or union or with a | ||||||
9 | regional office
of education, or by another entity | ||||||
10 | authorized to issue college credit. The
course must address | ||||||
11 | the 5 NBPTS Core Propositions and relevant standards
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12 | through such means as the following:
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13 | (i) Observation, by the course instructor or | ||||||
14 | another experienced
teacher, of the new teacher's | ||||||
15 | classroom practice (the observation may be
recorded | ||||||
16 | for later viewing) for the purpose of identifying and | ||||||
17 | describing how
the new teacher made content meaningful | ||||||
18 | for students; how the teacher motivated
individuals | ||||||
19 | and the group and created an environment conducive to | ||||||
20 | positive
social interactions, active learning, and | ||||||
21 | self-motivation; what instructional
strategies the | ||||||
22 | teacher used to encourage students' development of | ||||||
23 | critical
thinking, problem solving, and
performance; | ||||||
24 | how the teacher communicated using written, verbal, | ||||||
25 | nonverbal, and
visual communication techniques; and | ||||||
26 | how the teacher maintained standards of
professional | ||||||
27 | conduct and provided leadership to improve students' | ||||||
28 | learning.
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29 | (ii) Review and analysis, by the course instructor | ||||||
30 | or another
experienced
teacher, of written | ||||||
31 | documentation (i.e., lesson plans, assignments, | ||||||
32 | assessment
instruments, and samples of students' work) | ||||||
33 | prepared by the new teacher for
at least 2 lessons. The | ||||||
34 | documentation must provide evidence of classroom
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35 | performance, including how the teacher used his or her | ||||||
36 | understanding of
students, assessment data, and |
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1 | subject matter to decide on learning goals;
how the | ||||||
2 | teacher designed or selected activities and | ||||||
3 | instructional materials
and aligned instruction to the | ||||||
4 | relevant Illinois Learning Standards; how
the teacher | ||||||
5 | adapted or modified curriculum to meet individual | ||||||
6 | students' needs;
and how the teacher sequenced | ||||||
7 | instruction and designed or selected student
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8 | assessment strategies.
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9 | (iii) Demonstration of professional expertise on | ||||||
10 | the part of the new
teacher in reflecting on his or her | ||||||
11 | practice, which was observed under clause
(C)(i) of | ||||||
12 | this paragraph (2) and documented under clause (C)(ii) | ||||||
13 | of this
paragraph (2), in terms of teaching strengths, | ||||||
14 | weaknesses, and implications
for improvement.
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15 | (D) Receipt of an advanced degree from an accredited | ||||||
16 | institution of
higher education in an education-related | ||||||
17 | field, provided that at least 8
semester hours of the | ||||||
18 | coursework completed count toward a degree, certificate,
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19 | or endorsement in a teaching field.
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20 | (E) Accumulation of 60 continuing professional | ||||||
21 | development units
(CPDUs), earned by completing selected | ||||||
22 | activities that comply with
paragraph
paragraphs
(3) and
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23 | (4) of this subsection (c). However, for an individual who | ||||||
24 | holds an
Initial Teaching Certificate on the effective date | ||||||
25 | of this amendatory Act of
the 92nd General Assembly, the | ||||||
26 | number of CPDUs shall be reduced to reflect the
teaching | ||||||
27 | time remaining on the Initial Teaching Certificate.
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28 | (F) Completion of a nationally normed, | ||||||
29 | performance-based assessment, if
made available by the | ||||||
30 | State Board of Education in consultation with the State
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31 | Teacher Certification Board, provided that the cost to the | ||||||
32 | person shall not
exceed the cost of the coursework | ||||||
33 | described in clause (B) of this paragraph
(2).
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34 | (3) (Blank).
This paragraph (3) applies only to those | ||||||
35 | persons required
to
successfully complete the requirements of | ||||||
36 | this paragraph under paragraph (1)
of this subsection (c). At |
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1 | least one-half the CPDUs a person must accrue in
order to | ||||||
2 | qualify for a Standard Teaching Certificate must be earned | ||||||
3 | through
completion of coursework, workshops, seminars, | ||||||
4 | conferences, and other similar
training events that are | ||||||
5 | pre-approved by the State Board of Education, in
consultation | ||||||
6 | with the State Teacher Certification Board, for the purpose of
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7 | reflection on teaching practices in order to address all of the | ||||||
8 | Illinois
Professional Teaching Standards necessary to obtain a | ||||||
9 | Standard Teaching
Certificate. These activities must meet all | ||||||
10 | of the following requirements:
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11 | (A) Each activity must be designed to advance a | ||||||
12 | person's knowledge and
skills in relation to one or more of | ||||||
13 | the Illinois Professional Teaching
Standards or in | ||||||
14 | relation to the content-area standards applicable to the
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15 | teacher's field of certification.
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16 | (B) Taken together, the activities completed must | ||||||
17 | address each of the
Illinois Professional Teaching | ||||||
18 | Standards as provided in clauses (B)(i),
(B)(ii), and | ||||||
19 | (B)(iii) of paragraph (2) of this subsection (c).
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20 | (C) Each activity must be provided by an entity | ||||||
21 | approved by the State
Board of Education, in consultation | ||||||
22 | with the State Teacher Certification Board,
for this | ||||||
23 | purpose.
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24 | (D) Each activity, integral to its successful | ||||||
25 | completion, must require
participants to demonstrate the | ||||||
26 | degree to which they have acquired new
knowledge or skills, | ||||||
27 | such as through performance, through preparation of a
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28 | written product, through assembling samples of students' | ||||||
29 | or teachers' work, or
by some other means that is | ||||||
30 | appropriate to the subject matter of the activity.
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31 | (E) One CPDU shall be available for each hour of direct | ||||||
32 | participation
by a holder of an Initial Teaching | ||||||
33 | Certificate in a qualifying activity.
An activity may be | ||||||
34 | attributed to more than one of the Illinois Professional
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35 | Teaching Standards, but credit for any activity shall be | ||||||
36 | counted only once.
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1 | (4) This paragraph (4) applies only to those persons | ||||||
2 | required to
successfully complete the requirements of this | ||||||
3 | paragraph under paragraph (1) of
this subsection (c). The | ||||||
4 | balance of the CPDUs a person must accrue in
order to
qualify | ||||||
5 | for a Standard Teaching Certificate , in combination with those | ||||||
6 | earned
pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection (c), may be | ||||||
7 | chosen from among
the
following, provided that
each activity is | ||||||
8 | designed to advance a person's
knowledge and skills in relation | ||||||
9 | to one or more of the Illinois
Professional Teaching Standards | ||||||
10 | or in relation to the content-area
standards applicable to the | ||||||
11 | teacher's field of certification
an activity listed in clause | ||||||
12 | (C) of this paragraph (4)
shall be creditable only if its | ||||||
13 | provider is approved for this purpose by the
State Board of | ||||||
14 | Education, in consultation with the State Teacher | ||||||
15 | Certification
Board :
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16 | (A) Collaboration and partnership activities related | ||||||
17 | to improving a
person's knowledge and skills as a teacher, | ||||||
18 | including all of the following:
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19 | (i) Peer review and coaching.
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20 | (ii) Mentoring in a formal mentoring program, | ||||||
21 | including service as a
consulting teacher | ||||||
22 | participating in a remediation process formulated | ||||||
23 | under
Section 24A-5 of this Code.
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24 | (iii) Facilitating parent education programs | ||||||
25 | directly related to
student achievement for a school, | ||||||
26 | school district, or regional office of
education.
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27 | (iv) Participating in business, school, or | ||||||
28 | community partnerships
directly related to student | ||||||
29 | achievement.
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30 | (B) Teaching college or university courses in areas | ||||||
31 | relevant to a
teacher's field of certification, provided | ||||||
32 | that the teaching may only be
counted once during the | ||||||
33 | course of 4 years.
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34 | (C) Conferences, workshops, institutes, seminars, and | ||||||
35 | symposiums related
to improving a person's knowledge and | ||||||
36 | skills as a teacher, including all of the
following:
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1 | (i) Completing non-university credit directly | ||||||
2 | related to student
achievement, the Illinois | ||||||
3 | Professional Teaching Standards, or content-area
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4 | standards.
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5 | (ii) Participating in or presenting at workshops, | ||||||
6 | seminars,
conferences, institutes, and symposiums.
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7 | (iii) Training as external reviewers for the State | ||||||
8 | Board of Education.
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9 | (iv) Training as reviewers of university teacher | ||||||
10 | preparation programs.
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11 | An activity listed in this clause (C) shall be creditable
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12 | only if its provider is approved for this purpose by the | ||||||
13 | State Board of
Education, in consultation with the State | ||||||
14 | Teacher Certification Board.
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15 | (D) Other educational experiences related to improving | ||||||
16 | a person's
knowledge and skills as a teacher, including all | ||||||
17 | of the following:
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18 | (i) Participating in action research and inquiry | ||||||
19 | projects.
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20 | (ii) Observing programs or teaching in schools, | ||||||
21 | related businesses, or
industry that is systematic, | ||||||
22 | purposeful, and relevant to a teacher's field of
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23 | certification.
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24 | (iii) Participating in study groups related to | ||||||
25 | student achievement,
the Illinois Professional | ||||||
26 | Teaching Standards, or content-area standards.
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27 | (iv) Participating in work/learn programs or | ||||||
28 | internships.
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29 | (v) Developing a portfolio of students' and | ||||||
30 | teacher's work.
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31 | (E) Professional leadership experiences related to | ||||||
32 | improving a person's
knowledge and skills as a teacher, | ||||||
33 | including all of the following:
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34 | (i) Participating in curriculum development or | ||||||
35 | assessment activities
at the school, school district, | ||||||
36 | regional office of education, State, or
national level.
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1 | (ii) Participating in team or department | ||||||
2 | leadership in a school or
school district.
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3 | (iii) Participating on external or internal school | ||||||
4 | or school district
review teams.
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5 | (iv) Publishing educational articles, columns, or | ||||||
6 | books relevant to
a teacher's field of certification.
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7 | (v) Participating in non-strike related activities | ||||||
8 | of a professional
association or labor organization | ||||||
9 | that are related to professional development.
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10 | (5) A person must complete his or her chosen requirement | ||||||
11 | under paragraph
(2) of this subsection (c) before the | ||||||
12 | expiration of his or her Initial
Teaching Certificate and must | ||||||
13 | submit evidence of having done so to the local
professional | ||||||
14 | development committee. Within 30 days after receipt of a | ||||||
15 | person's
evidence of completion, the local professional | ||||||
16 | development committee shall
forward the evidence of completion | ||||||
17 | to the responsible regional superintendent
of schools along | ||||||
18 | with the local professional development committee's
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19 | recommendation, based on that evidence, as to whether the | ||||||
20 | person is eligible to
receive a Standard Teaching Certificate. | ||||||
21 | The local professional development
committee shall provide a | ||||||
22 | copy of this recommendation to the affected person.
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23 | The regional superintendent of schools shall review the | ||||||
24 | evidence of
completion submitted by a person and, based upon | ||||||
25 | compliance with all of the
requirements for receipt of a | ||||||
26 | Standard Teaching Certificate, shall forward to
the State Board | ||||||
27 | of Education a recommendation for issuance or non-issuance.
The | ||||||
28 | regional superintendent of schools shall notify the affected | ||||||
29 | person
of the recommendation forwarded.
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30 | Upon review of a regional superintendent of school's | ||||||
31 | recommendations, the
State Board of Education shall issue | ||||||
32 | Standard Teaching Certificates to those
who qualify and shall | ||||||
33 | notify a person, in writing, of a decision denying a
Standard | ||||||
34 | Teaching Certificate. Any decision denying issuance of a | ||||||
35 | Standard
Teaching Certificate to a person may be appealed to | ||||||
36 | the State Teacher
Certification Board.
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1 | (6) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | ||||||
2 | State Teacher
Certification Board, may adopt rules to implement | ||||||
3 | this subsection (c) and may
periodically evaluate any of the | ||||||
4 | methods of qualifying for a Standard Teaching
Certificate | ||||||
5 | described in this subsection (c).
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6 | (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
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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 teacher who holds a Master Certificate | ||||||
18 | shall be
deemed to meet State certification renewal | ||||||
19 | requirements in the area or areas
for which he or she holds a | ||||||
20 | Master Certificate for the 10-year term of the
teacher's Master | ||||||
21 | Certificate.
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22 | (Source: P.A. 91-102, eff. 7-12-99; 91-606, eff. 8-16-99; | ||||||
23 | 91-609, eff.
1-1-00; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01; 92-796, eff. | ||||||
24 | 8-10-02 .)
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25 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
26 | becoming law.
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