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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | 5 | | 2-3.53a, 21A-5, 21A-10, 21A-15, 21A-20, 21A-25, and 21A-30 and | 6 | | by adding Sections 21A-20.5 and 21A-25.5 as follows: | 7 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.53a)
| 8 | | Sec. 2-3.53a. New principal mentoring program. | 9 | | (a) Beginning on July 1, 2007, and subject to an annual | 10 | | appropriation by the General Assembly, to establish a new | 11 | | principal mentoring program for new principals. Any individual | 12 | | who is first hired as a principal on or after July 1, 2007 | 13 | | shall participate in a new principal mentoring program for the | 14 | | duration of his or her first year as a principal and must | 15 | | complete the program in accordance with the requirements | 16 | | established under this Section and by the State Board of | 17 | | Education by rule or, for a school district created by Article | 18 | | 34 of this Code, in accordance with the provisions of Section | 19 | | 34-18.33 34-18.27 of this Code. School districts created by | 20 | | Article 34 are not subject to the requirements of subsection | 21 | | (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (g) , (i), (j), (k), (l), or (m) of | 22 | | this Section. Any individual who is first hired as a principal | 23 | | on or after July 1, 2008 may participate in a second year of |
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| 1 | | mentoring if it is determined by the State Superintendent of | 2 | | Education that sufficient funding exists for such | 3 | | participation. The new principal mentoring program shall match | 4 | | an experienced principal who meets the requirements of | 5 | | subsection (b) of this Section with each new principal in | 6 | | order to assist the new principal in the development of his or | 7 | | her professional growth and to provide guidance. | 8 | | (b) Any individual who has been a principal in Illinois | 9 | | for 3 or more years and who has demonstrated success as an | 10 | | instructional leader, as determined by the State Board by | 11 | | rule, is eligible to apply to be a mentor under a new principal | 12 | | mentoring program. Eligible mentors Mentors shall be selected | 13 | | by approved entities and shall complete mentoring training | 14 | | provided by an approved entity by entities approved by the | 15 | | State Board and meet any other requirements set forth by the | 16 | | State Board by rule and by the school district employing the | 17 | | mentor . | 18 | | (c) Subject to annual appropriation by the General | 19 | | Assembly, the State Board shall establish a competitive grant | 20 | | program to support the new principal mentoring program and | 21 | | shall approve one or more eligible entities to provide | 22 | | services to new principals under the program. Approval of | 23 | | eligible entities shall be valid for 3 years. Eligible | 24 | | entities are defined as regional offices of education, | 25 | | intermediate service centers, Illinois higher education | 26 | | institutions, statewide organizations representing |
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| 1 | | principals, and school districts. Approved entities shall be | 2 | | responsible for mentor training, pairing mentors and new | 3 | | principals, and all other administrative aspects of providing | 4 | | mentoring services as provided by the State Board by rule. The | 5 | | State Board shall certify an entity or entities approved to | 6 | | provide training of mentors. | 7 | | (d) A mentor shall be assigned to a new principal based on | 8 | | (i) similarity of grade level or type of school, (ii) learning | 9 | | needs of the new principal, and (iii) accessibility | 10 | | geographical proximity of the mentor to the new principal. The | 11 | | principal, in collaboration with the mentor, shall identify | 12 | | areas for improvement of the new principal's professional | 13 | | growth, including, but not limited to, professional growth in | 14 | | the areas addressed in the Illinois Performance Standards for | 15 | | School Leaders. each of the following: | 16 | | (1) Analyzing data and applying it to practice. | 17 | | (2) Aligning professional development and | 18 | | instructional programs. | 19 | | (3) Building a professional learning community. | 20 | | (4) Observing classroom practices and providing | 21 | | feedback. | 22 | | (5) Facilitating effective meetings. | 23 | | (6) Developing distributive leadership practices. | 24 | | (7) Facilitating organizational change. | 25 | | The mentor shall not be required to provide input into a new | 26 | | principal's an evaluation that is completed in accordance with |
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| 1 | | Article 24A of this Code of the new principal on the basis of | 2 | | the mentoring relationship . | 3 | | (e) On or before July 1, 2008 and on or after July 1 of | 4 | | each year thereafter, the State Board shall facilitate a | 5 | | review and evaluate the new principal mentoring training | 6 | | program in collaboration with the approved entities providers . | 7 | | Each new principal and his or her mentor must complete a | 8 | | verification form developed by the State Board in order to | 9 | | certify their completion of a new principal mentoring program. | 10 | | (f) The requirements of this Section do not apply to any | 11 | | individual who has previously served as an assistant principal | 12 | | in Illinois acting under an administrative endorsement | 13 | | certificate for 5 or more years and who is hired , on or after | 14 | | July 1, 2007, as a principal by the school district in which | 15 | | the individual last served as an assistant principal, although | 16 | | such an individual may choose to participate in this program | 17 | | or may shall be required to participate in the program by the | 18 | | individual's employing school district. | 19 | | (g) The State Board may adopt any rules necessary for the | 20 | | implementation of this Section. | 21 | | (h) On an annual basis, the State Superintendent of | 22 | | Education shall determine whether appropriations are likely to | 23 | | be sufficient to require operation of the new principal | 24 | | mentoring program for the coming year. In doing so, the State | 25 | | Superintendent of Education shall first determine whether it | 26 | | is likely that funds will be sufficient to require operation |
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| 1 | | of the mentoring program for individuals in their first year | 2 | | as principal and shall then determine whether it is likely | 3 | | that funds will be sufficient to require operation of the | 4 | | mentoring program for individuals in their second year as | 5 | | principal.
| 6 | | (i) If the State Superintendent of Education determines | 7 | | that appropriations are not likely sufficient to serve all | 8 | | anticipated first year principals in any given year, then the | 9 | | new principal mentoring program shall be voluntary and | 10 | | priority access to mentoring services shall be given to first | 11 | | year principals in the highest need schools, as determined by | 12 | | the State Superintendent of Education. The new principal | 13 | | mentoring program shall only be available to second year | 14 | | principals if the State Superintendent of Education first | 15 | | determines that appropriations are likely sufficient to serve | 16 | | all anticipated first year principals. If mentoring services | 17 | | are extended to second year principals and if appropriations | 18 | | are not sufficient to serve all second year principals who | 19 | | wish to participate in the new principal mentoring program, | 20 | | priority access to mentoring services shall be given to second | 21 | | year principals who are in the highest need schools, as | 22 | | determined by the State Superintendent of Education. | 23 | | (j) The State Superintendent of Education may determine on | 24 | | a yearly basis the number of mentoring hours required for | 25 | | first year principals and the number of mentoring hours | 26 | | required for second year principals. |
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| 1 | | (k) The State Superintendent of Education may determine on | 2 | | a yearly basis the amount of compensation to be provided to | 3 | | first year principal mentors, second year principal mentors, | 4 | | and approved entities. | 5 | | (l) Contact hours for mentors and principals may be in | 6 | | person, by telephone, online, or by any other mechanism that | 7 | | allows for synchronous communication between the mentor and | 8 | | new principal. The State Board may, by rule, require a minimum | 9 | | number of in-person contact hours. | 10 | | (m) Using funds from the new principal mentoring program, | 11 | | the State Board may contract with an independent party to | 12 | | conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the program. | 13 | | (Source: P.A. 96-373, eff. 8-13-09.)
| 14 | | (105 ILCS 5/21A-5)
| 15 | | Sec. 21A-5. Definitions. In this Article:
| 16 | | "New teacher" means the holder of a professional educator | 17 | | license, as set
forth in Section 21B-20 of this Code, who is | 18 | | employed by a public school and who
has not previously | 19 | | participated in a new teacher induction and mentoring
program | 20 | | required by this Article, except as provided in Section 21A-25 | 21 | | of this
Code.
| 22 | | "Eligible applicant" or "eligible entity" means a regional | 23 | | office of education, an intermediate service center, an | 24 | | Illinois institution of higher education, a statewide | 25 | | organization representing teachers, a local education agency, |
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| 1 | | or a public or private not-for-profit entity with experience | 2 | | providing professional learning, including mentoring, to early | 3 | | childhood educators. | 4 | | "Public school" means any school operating pursuant to the | 5 | | authority of
this Code, including without limitation a school | 6 | | district, a charter school, a
cooperative or joint agreement | 7 | | with a governing body or board of control, and a
school | 8 | | operated by a regional office of education or State agency.
| 9 | | (Source: P.A. 101-643, eff. 6-18-20.)
| 10 | | (105 ILCS 5/21A-10)
| 11 | | Sec. 21A-10. Development of program required. | 12 | | (a) Each eligible applicant shall develop a new teacher | 13 | | induction and mentoring program for first and second-year | 14 | | teachers that meets the requirements set forth in Section | 15 | | 21A-20 to assist new teachers in developing the skills and | 16 | | strategies necessary for instructional excellence, provided | 17 | | that funding is made available by the State Board of Education | 18 | | from an appropriation made for this purpose. | 19 | | (b) A public school that has a new teacher induction and | 20 | | mentoring program in existence before the effective date of | 21 | | this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly that does | 22 | | not meet the requirements set forth in Section 21A-20 may | 23 | | modify the program to meet the requirements of Section 21A-20 | 24 | | and may receive funding as described in Section 21A-25, | 25 | | provided that funding is made available by the State Board of |
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| 1 | | Education from an appropriation made for this purpose. | 2 | | (c) Each school district shall decide, in conjunction with | 3 | | its exclusive bargaining representative, if any, whether to | 4 | | forgo modifications to a new teacher induction and mentoring | 5 | | program in existence before the effective date of this | 6 | | amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. | 7 | | If a district does not have a new teacher induction and | 8 | | mentoring program in existence before the effective date of | 9 | | this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly or if a | 10 | | district and the exclusive bargaining representative, if any, | 11 | | agree that an eligible entity would better serve the | 12 | | district's needs, the district and the exclusive bargaining | 13 | | representative, if any, shall jointly decide which eligible | 14 | | entity offers the most suitable program. The eligible entity | 15 | | shall include representatives from both the district and the | 16 | | exclusive bargaining representative in the program development | 17 | | discussions to ensure the program captures local need. | 18 | | During the 2003-2004
school year, each public school or 2 or | 19 | | more public schools acting jointly
shall develop, in | 20 | | conjunction with its exclusive representative or their
| 21 | | exclusive representatives, if any, a new teacher induction and | 22 | | mentoring
program that meets the requirements set forth in | 23 | | Section 21A-20 of this Code to
assist new teachers in | 24 | | developing the skills and strategies necessary for
| 25 | | instructional excellence, provided that funding is made | 26 | | available by the State
Board of Education from an |
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| 1 | | appropriation made for this purpose. A public school
that has | 2 | | an existing induction and mentoring program that does not meet | 3 | | the
requirements set forth in Section 21A-20 of this Code may | 4 | | have school years
2003-2004 and 2004-2005 to develop a program | 5 | | that does meet those requirements
and may receive funding as | 6 | | described in Section 21A-25 of this Code, provided
that the | 7 | | funding is made available by the State Board of Education from | 8 | | an
appropriation made for this purpose. A public school with | 9 | | such an existing
induction and mentoring program may receive | 10 | | funding for the 2005-2006 school
year for each new teacher in | 11 | | the second year of a 2-year program that does not
meet the | 12 | | requirements set forth in Section 21A-20, as long as the | 13 | | public school
has established the required new program by the | 14 | | beginning of that school year
as described in Section 21A-15 | 15 | | and provided that funding is made available by
the State Board | 16 | | of Education from an appropriation made for this purpose as
| 17 | | described in Section 21A-25.
| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 93-355, eff. 1-1-04.)
| 19 | | (105 ILCS 5/21A-15)
| 20 | | Sec. 21A-15. Program establishment and implementation. | 21 | | When program is to be established and implemented. | 22 | | (a) The State Board of Education shall establish a | 23 | | competitive State grant program to support new teacher | 24 | | induction and mentoring programs. The program shall be | 25 | | available to eligible entities not less than every 3 years, |
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| 1 | | subject to appropriation. The State Board shall prioritize | 2 | | funding based on the needs of students and school districts as | 3 | | it relates to teacher retention. | 4 | | (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, by | 5 | | no later than the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year or by | 6 | | no later than the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year for | 7 | | eligible applicants that have been given an extension of time | 8 | | to develop a program under Section 21A-10, each eligible | 9 | | entity or 2 or more eligible entities acting jointly shall | 10 | | establish and implement a new teacher induction and mentoring | 11 | | program required to be developed under Section 21A-10. | 12 | | Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code, by
the | 13 | | beginning of the
2004-2005 school year (or by the beginning of | 14 | | the 2005-2006 school year for a
public school that has been | 15 | | given an extension of time to develop a program
under Section | 16 | | 21A-10 of this Code), each
public school or 2 or more public | 17 | | schools acting
jointly shall establish and implement, in | 18 | | conjunction with its exclusive
representative or their | 19 | | exclusive representatives, if any, the new teacher
induction | 20 | | and mentoring program required to be developed under Section | 21 | | 21A-10
of this Code, provided that
funding is made available | 22 | | by the State Board of Education, from an
appropriation made | 23 | | for this purpose, as described in Section 21A-25 of this
Code. | 24 | | A public school may contract with an institution of higher | 25 | | education or
other independent party to assist in implementing | 26 | | the program.
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| 1 | | (Source: P.A. 93-355, eff. 1-1-04.)
| 2 | | (105 ILCS 5/21A-20)
| 3 | | Sec. 21A-20. Program requirements. Each new teacher | 4 | | induction and
mentoring program must align with the standards | 5 | | established under Section 21A-20.5 and shall be based on a | 6 | | plan that at least does all of the
following:
| 7 | | (1) Assigns a mentor teacher to each new teacher for a | 8 | | period of
at
least 2 school years.
| 9 | | (2) Aligns with the Illinois Culturally Responsive | 10 | | Teaching and Leading Standards in Part 24 of Title 23 of | 11 | | the Illinois Administrative Code Illinois Professional | 12 | | Teaching Standards ,
content area standards, and applicable | 13 | | local school improvement and
professional development | 14 | | plans, if any.
| 15 | | (3) (Blank). Addresses all of the following elements | 16 | | and how they will be
provided:
| 17 | | (A) Mentoring and support of the new teacher.
| 18 | | (B) Professional development specifically designed | 19 | | to ensure
the growth of the new teacher's knowledge | 20 | | and skills.
| 21 | | (C) Formative assessment designed to ensure | 22 | | feedback and
reflection, which must not be used in any | 23 | | evaluation of the new
teacher.
| 24 | | (4) Describes the role of mentor teachers, the | 25 | | criteria and process
for their selection, and how they |
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| 1 | | will be trained, provided that each
mentor teacher shall | 2 | | demonstrate the best practices in teaching his or
her | 3 | | respective field of practice.
A mentor teacher may not | 4 | | directly or indirectly participate in the
evaluation of a | 5 | | new teacher pursuant to Article 24A of this Code or the
| 6 | | evaluation procedure of the public school. | 7 | | (5) Is designed to be available for both in-person and | 8 | | virtual participation.
| 9 | | (Source: P.A. 93-355, eff. 1-1-04.)
| 10 | | (105 ILCS 5/21A-20.5 new) | 11 | | Sec. 21A-20.5. Program standards. | 12 | | (a) The State Board of Education shall establish standards | 13 | | for new teacher induction and mentoring programs. In | 14 | | establishing these standards, the State Board shall seek input | 15 | | and feedback from stakeholders, including parents, students, | 16 | | and educators, who reflect the diversity of this State. | 17 | | (b) Any changes made to the standards established under | 18 | | subsection (a) must be approved by the Teaching Induction and | 19 | | Mentoring Advisory Group pursuant to Section 21A-25.5.
| 20 | | (105 ILCS 5/21A-25)
| 21 | | Sec. 21A-25. Funding. | 22 | | (a) From a separate appropriation made for
the purposes of | 23 | | this Article, for each new teacher participating in a new
| 24 | | teacher
induction and mentoring program
that meets the |
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| 1 | | requirements set forth in Section 21A-20 of this Code or
in an | 2 | | existing program that is in the process of transition to a | 3 | | program
that meets those requirements, the State Board of | 4 | | Education shall pay the eligible entity for the duration of | 5 | | the grant
public school $1,200 annually for each of 2 school | 6 | | years for the purpose of
providing one or more of the | 7 | | following:
| 8 | | (1) Mentor teacher compensation and new teacher | 9 | | compensation .
| 10 | | (2) Mentor teacher professional learning training or | 11 | | new teacher learning training or both.
| 12 | | (3) (Blank). Release time.
| 13 | | (b) Each school district shall decide, in conjunction with | 14 | | its exclusive bargaining representative, if any, which | 15 | | eligible applicant offers the most suitable program. If a | 16 | | mentor teacher receives release time to support a new teacher, | 17 | | the total workload of other teachers regularly employed by the | 18 | | public school shall not increase in any substantial manner. If | 19 | | the appropriation is not included in the State budget, the | 20 | | State Board of Education is not required to implement programs | 21 | | established by this Article. | 22 | | However, if a new teacher, after participating in the new | 23 | | teacher induction and
mentoring program for one school year, | 24 | | becomes employed by another public
school, the State Board of | 25 | | Education shall pay the teacher's new school $1,200
for the | 26 | | second school year and the teacher shall continue to be a new |
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as defined in this Article. Each public school shall | 2 | | determine, in conjunction
with its exclusive representative, | 3 | | if any, how the $1,200 per school year for
each new teacher | 4 | | shall be used, provided that if a mentor teacher receives
| 5 | | additional release time to support a new teacher, the total | 6 | | workload of other
teachers regularly employed by the public | 7 | | school shall not increase in any
substantial manner. If the | 8 | | appropriation is insufficient to cover the $1,200
per school | 9 | | year for each new teacher, public schools are not required to
| 10 | | develop or implement the program established by this Article. | 11 | | In the event of
an insufficient appropriation, a public school | 12 | | or 2 or more schools acting
jointly may submit an application | 13 | | for a grant administered by the State Board
of Education and | 14 | | awarded on a competitive basis to establish a new teacher
| 15 | | induction and mentoring program that meets the criteria set | 16 | | forth in Section
21A-20 of this Code. The State Board of | 17 | | Education may retain up to $1,000,000
of the appropriation for | 18 | | new teacher induction and mentoring programs to train
mentor | 19 | | teachers, administrators, and other personnel, to provide best | 20 | | practices
information, and to conduct an evaluation of these | 21 | | programs' impact and
effectiveness.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 93-355, eff. 1-1-04.)
| 23 | | (105 ILCS 5/21A-25.5 new) | 24 | | Sec. 21A-25.5. Teaching Induction and Mentoring Advisory | 25 | | Group. |
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| 1 | | (a) The State Board of Education shall create a Teaching | 2 | | Induction and Mentoring Advisory Group. Members of the | 3 | | Advisory Group must represent the diversity of this State and | 4 | | possess the expertise needed to perform the work required to | 5 | | meet the goals of the programs set forth under Section 21A-20. | 6 | | (b) The members of the Advisory Group shall by appointed | 7 | | by the State Superintendent of Education and shall include all | 8 | | of the following members: | 9 | | (1) Four members representing teachers recommended by | 10 | | a statewide professional teachers' organization. | 11 | | (2) Four members representing teachers recommended by | 12 | | a different statewide professional teachers' organization. | 13 | | (3) Two members representing principals recommended by | 14 | | a statewide organization that represents principals. | 15 | | (4) One member representing district superintendents | 16 | | recommended by a statewide organization that represents | 17 | | district superintendents. | 18 | | (5) One member representing regional superintendents | 19 | | of schools recommended by a statewide association that | 20 | | represents regional superintendents of schools. | 21 | | (6) One member representing a State-approved educator | 22 | | preparation program at an Illinois institution of higher | 23 | | education recommended by the institution of higher | 24 | | education. | 25 | | The majority of the membership of the Advisory Group shall | 26 | | consist of practicing teachers. |
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| 1 | | (c) The Advisory Group is responsible for approving any | 2 | | changes made to the standards established under Section | 3 | | 21A-20.5.
| 4 | | (105 ILCS 5/21A-30)
| 5 | | Sec. 21A-30. Evaluation of programs. The State Board of | 6 | | Education shall contract with an independent party, using | 7 | | funds from the relevant appropriation for new teacher | 8 | | induction and mentoring programs, to conduct a comprehensive | 9 | | evaluation of the new teacher induction and mentoring programs | 10 | | established pursuant to this Article. Reports from the | 11 | | evaluation shall be made available to stakeholders after 3 | 12 | | years of program implementation. The State Board of Education
| 13 | | and the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board shall | 14 | | jointly contract with an
independent party to conduct a | 15 | | comprehensive evaluation of new teacher
induction and | 16 | | mentoring programs established pursuant to this Article. The
| 17 | | first report of this evaluation shall be presented to the | 18 | | General Assembly on
or
before January 1, 2009. Subsequent | 19 | | evaluations shall be conducted and
reports presented to the | 20 | | General Assembly on or before January 1 of every
third year | 21 | | thereafter.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 101-643, eff. 6-18-20.)
| 23 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 24 | | becoming law.
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