Full Text of SB1276 96th General Assembly
SB1276 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010 SB1276
Introduced 2/10/2009, by Sen. Deanna Demuzio SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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105 ILCS 5/2-3.53b new |
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105 ILCS 5/10-20.20 |
from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.20 |
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Amends the School Code. Provides that any individual, with exceptions, who begins serving as a superintendent in this State on or after July 1, 2009 and has not previously served as a school district superintendent in this State shall participate in a new superintendent mentoring program, established by the State Board of Education, for the duration of his or her first 2 school years as a superintendent. Contains provisions concerning program requirements, who may apply to be a mentor, mentoring training, assignment of a mentor by a provider selected by the State Board, identification of areas for improvement, a survey of progress, an annual report to the State Board, and a verification form. Provides that mentors of certified staff are protected from suit. Effective immediately.
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STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT |
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A BILL FOR
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| AN ACT concerning education.
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| WHEREAS, The new superintendent mentoring program is | 3 |
| intended to exist as a statewide program in which a statewide | 4 |
| organization, selected by the State Board of Education, offers | 5 |
| mentoring programs aligned with standards and criteria of the | 6 |
| new superintendent mentoring program; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Mentors must complete mentoring training offered | 8 |
| by the provider selected by the State Board of Education and | 9 |
| work with the new superintendents to identify areas for | 10 |
| professional growth that will assist the superintendent when | 11 |
| making Illinois Administrators' Academy and professional | 12 |
| development choices, allowing the new superintendents, with | 13 |
| the approval of their mentors, to select any appropriate | 14 |
| Illinois Administrators' Academy courses even though it might | 15 |
| be a duplication of an Illinois Professional School Leader | 16 |
| Standard; therefore | 17 |
| 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 adding Section | 20 |
| 2-3.53b and by changing Section 10-20.20 as follows: | 21 |
| (105 ILCS 5/2-3.53b new) |
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| Sec. 2-3.53b. New superintendent mentoring program. | 2 |
| (a) Beginning on July 1, 2009 and subject to an annual | 3 |
| appropriation by the General Assembly, to establish a new | 4 |
| superintendent mentoring program for new superintendents. Any | 5 |
| individual who begins serving as a superintendent in this State | 6 |
| on or after July 1, 2009 and has not previously served as a | 7 |
| school district superintendent in this State shall participate | 8 |
| in the new superintendent mentoring program for the duration of | 9 |
| his or her first 2 school years as a superintendent and must | 10 |
| complete the program in accordance with the requirements | 11 |
| established by the State Board of Education by rule. The new | 12 |
| superintendent mentoring program shall match an experienced | 13 |
| superintendent who meets the requirements of subsection (b) of | 14 |
| this Section with each new superintendent in his or her first 2 | 15 |
| school years in that position in order to assist the new | 16 |
| superintendent in the development of his or her professional | 17 |
| growth and to provide guidance during the new superintendent's | 18 |
| first 2 school years of service. | 19 |
| (b) Any individual who has actively served as a school | 20 |
| district superintendent in this State for 3 or more years and | 21 |
| who has demonstrated success as an instructional leader, as | 22 |
| determined by the State Board of Education by rule, is eligible | 23 |
| to apply to be a mentor under the new superintendent mentoring | 24 |
| program. Mentors shall complete mentoring training through a | 25 |
| provider selected by the State Board of Education and shall | 26 |
| meet any other requirements set forth by the State Board and by |
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| the school district employing the mentor. | 2 |
| (c) Under the new superintendent mentoring program, a | 3 |
| provider selected by the State Board of Education shall assign | 4 |
| a mentor to a new superintendent based on (i) similarity of | 5 |
| grade level or type of school district, (ii) learning needs of | 6 |
| the new superintendent, and (iii) geographical proximity of the | 7 |
| mentor to the new superintendent. The new superintendent, in | 8 |
| collaboration with the mentor, shall identify areas for | 9 |
| improvement of the new superintendent's professional growth, | 10 |
| including, but not limited to, each of the following: | 11 |
| (1) Analyzing data and applying it to practice. | 12 |
| (2) Aligning professional development and | 13 |
| instructional programs. | 14 |
| (3) Building a professional learning community. | 15 |
| (4) Effective school board relations. | 16 |
| (5) Facilitating effective meetings. | 17 |
| (6) Developing distributive leadership practices. | 18 |
| (7) Facilitating organizational change. | 19 |
| The mentor must not be required to provide an evaluation of | 20 |
| the new superintendent on the basis of the mentoring | 21 |
| relationship. | 22 |
| (d) From January 1, 2010 until May 15, 2010 and from | 23 |
| January 1 until May 15 each year thereafter, each mentor and | 24 |
| each new superintendent shall complete a survey of progress of | 25 |
| the new superintendent on a form developed by the school | 26 |
| district. On or before September 1, 2010 and on or before |
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| September 1 of each year thereafter, the provider selected by | 2 |
| the State Board of Education shall submit a detailed annual | 3 |
| report to the State Board of how the appropriation for the new | 4 |
| superintendent mentoring program was spent, details on each | 5 |
| mentor-mentee relationship, and a qualitative evaluation of | 6 |
| the outcomes. The provider shall develop a verification form | 7 |
| that each new superintendent and his or her mentor must | 8 |
| complete and submit to the provider to certify completion of | 9 |
| each year of the new superintendent mentoring program by July | 10 |
| 15 immediately following the school year just completed. | 11 |
| (e) The requirements of this Section do not apply to any | 12 |
| individual who has previously served as an assistant | 13 |
| superintendent in a school district in this State acting under | 14 |
| an administrative certificate for 5 or more years and who, on | 15 |
| or after July 1, 2009, begins serving as a superintendent in | 16 |
| the school district where he or she had served as an assistant | 17 |
| superintendent immediately prior to being named | 18 |
| superintendent, although such an individual may choose to | 19 |
| participate in the new superintendent mentoring program or may | 20 |
| be required to participate by the school district. The | 21 |
| requirements of this Section do not apply to any superintendent | 22 |
| or chief executive officer of a school district organized under | 23 |
| Article 34 of this Code. | 24 |
| (f) The State Board may adopt any rules that are necessary | 25 |
| for the implementation of this Section.
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| (105 ILCS 5/10-20.20) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.20)
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| Sec. 10-20.20. Protection from suit. )
To indemnify and | 3 |
| protect school districts, members of school boards, employees,
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| volunteer personnel authorized in Sections 10-22.34, 10-22.34a | 5 |
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10-22.34b of this Code , mentors of certified staff as | 6 |
| authorized in Article 21A and Sections 2-3.53a, 2-3.53b, and | 7 |
| 34-18.33 of this Code,
and student teachers against civil | 8 |
| rights damage claims and
suits, constitutional rights damage | 9 |
| claims and suits and death and bodily
injury and property | 10 |
| damage claims and suits, including defense thereof,
when | 11 |
| damages are sought for negligent or wrongful acts alleged to | 12 |
| have been
committed in the scope of employment or under the | 13 |
| direction of the board or related to any mentoring services | 14 |
| provided to certified staff of the school district .
Such | 15 |
| indemnification and protection shall extend to persons who were
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| members of school boards, employees of school boards,
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| authorized volunteer personnel , mentors of certified staff, or | 18 |
| student teachers at
the time of the incident from which a claim | 19 |
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No agent may be afforded
indemnification or protection | 20 |
| unless he was a member of a school board, an
employee of a | 21 |
| board,
an authorized volunteer , a mentor of certified staff,
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| a student teacher at the time of the incident from
which the | 23 |
| claim arises.
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| (Source: P.A. 79-210.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 26 |
| becoming law.
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