Full Text of HB4433 95th General Assembly
HB4433 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB4433
Introduced , by Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning principals.
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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 | 5 |
| 2-3.53a as follows: | 6 |
| (105 ILCS 5/2-3.53a)
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| 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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| 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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| (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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| (Source: P.A. 94-1039, eff. 7-20-06.)
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