Full Text of SB0814 102nd General Assembly
SB0814sam002 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford Filed: 4/16/2021
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 814
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 814 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | 5 | | 2-3.53a as follows: | 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.53a)
| 7 | | Sec. 2-3.53a. New principal mentoring program. | 8 | | (a) Beginning on July 1, 2007, 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 first hired as a principal on or after July 1, 2007 | 12 | | shall participate in a new principal mentoring program for the | 13 | | duration of his or her first year as a principal and must | 14 | | complete the program in accordance with the requirements | 15 | | established under this Section and by the State Board of | 16 | | Education by rule or, for a school district created by Article |
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| 1 | | 34 of this Code, in accordance with the provisions of Section | 2 | | 34-18.33 34-18.27 of this Code. School districts created by | 3 | | Article 34 are not subject to the requirements of subsection | 4 | | (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (g) , (i), (j), (k), (l), or (m) of | 5 | | this Section. Any individual who is first hired as a principal | 6 | | on or after July 1, 2008 may participate in a second year of | 7 | | mentoring if it is determined by the State Superintendent of | 8 | | Education that sufficient funding exists for such | 9 | | participation. The new principal mentoring program shall match | 10 | | an experienced principal who meets the requirements of | 11 | | subsection (b) of this Section with each new principal in | 12 | | order to assist the new principal in the development of his or | 13 | | her professional growth and to provide guidance. | 14 | | (b) Any individual who has been a principal in Illinois | 15 | | for 3 or more years and who has demonstrated success as an | 16 | | instructional leader, as determined by the State Board by | 17 | | rule, is eligible to apply to be a mentor under a new principal | 18 | | mentoring program. Eligible mentors Mentors shall be selected | 19 | | by approved entities and shall complete mentoring training | 20 | | provided by an approved entity by entities approved by the | 21 | | State Board and meet any other requirements set forth by the | 22 | | State Board by rule and by the school district employing the | 23 | | mentor . | 24 | | (c) Subject to annual appropriation by the General | 25 | | Assembly, the State Board shall establish a competitive grant | 26 | | program to support the new principal mentoring program and |
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| 1 | | shall approve one or more eligible entities to provide | 2 | | services to new principals under the program. Approval of | 3 | | eligible entities shall be valid for 3 years. Eligible | 4 | | entities are defined as regional offices of education, | 5 | | intermediate service centers, Illinois higher education | 6 | | institutions, statewide organizations representing | 7 | | principals, and school districts. Approved entities shall be | 8 | | responsible for mentor training, pairing mentors and new | 9 | | principals, and all other administrative aspects of providing | 10 | | mentoring services as provided by the State Board by rule. The | 11 | | State Board shall certify an entity or entities approved to | 12 | | provide training of mentors. | 13 | | (d) A mentor shall be assigned to a new principal based on | 14 | | (i) similarity of grade level or type of school, (ii) learning | 15 | | needs of the new principal, and (iii) accessibility | 16 | | geographical proximity of the mentor to the new principal. The | 17 | | principal, in collaboration with the mentor, shall identify | 18 | | areas for improvement of the new principal's professional | 19 | | growth, including, but not limited to, professional growth in | 20 | | the areas addressed in the Illinois Performance Standards for | 21 | | School Leaders each of the following: | 22 | | (1) Analyzing data and applying it to practice. | 23 | | (2) Aligning professional development and | 24 | | instructional programs. | 25 | | (3) Building a professional learning community. | 26 | | (4) Observing classroom practices and providing |
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| 1 | | feedback. | 2 | | (5) Facilitating effective meetings. | 3 | | (6) Developing distributive leadership practices. | 4 | | (7) Facilitating organizational change. | 5 | | The mentor shall not be required to provide input into a new | 6 | | principal's an evaluation that is completed in accordance with | 7 | | Article 24A of this Code of the new principal on the basis of | 8 | | the mentoring relationship . | 9 | | (e) On or before July 1, 2008 and on or after July 1 of | 10 | | each year thereafter, the State Board shall facilitate a | 11 | | review and evaluate the new principal mentoring training | 12 | | program in collaboration with the approved entities providers . | 13 | | Each new principal and his or her mentor must complete a | 14 | | verification form developed by the State Board in order to | 15 | | certify their 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 endorsement | 19 | | certificate for 5 or more years and who is hired , on or after | 20 | | July 1, 2007, as a principal by the school district in which | 21 | | the individual last served as an assistant principal, although | 22 | | such an individual may choose to participate in this program | 23 | | or may shall be required to participate in the program by the | 24 | | individual's employing school district. | 25 | | (g) The State Board may adopt any rules necessary for the | 26 | | implementation of this Section. |
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| 1 | | (h) On an annual basis, the State Superintendent of | 2 | | Education shall determine whether appropriations are likely to | 3 | | be sufficient to require operation of the new principal | 4 | | mentoring program for the coming year. In doing so, the State | 5 | | Superintendent of Education shall first determine whether it | 6 | | is likely that funds will be sufficient to require operation | 7 | | of the mentoring program for individuals in their first year | 8 | | as principal and shall then determine whether it is likely | 9 | | that funds will be sufficient to require operation of the | 10 | | mentoring program for individuals in their second year as | 11 | | principal.
| 12 | | (i) If the State Superintendent of Education determines | 13 | | that appropriations are not likely sufficient to serve all | 14 | | anticipated first year principals in any given year, then the | 15 | | new principal mentoring program shall be voluntary and | 16 | | priority access to mentoring services shall be given to first | 17 | | year principals in the highest need schools, as determined by | 18 | | the State Superintendent of Education. The new principal | 19 | | mentoring program shall only be available to second year | 20 | | principals if the State Superintendent of Education first | 21 | | determines that appropriations are likely sufficient to serve | 22 | | all anticipated first year principals. If mentoring services | 23 | | are extended to second year principals and if appropriations | 24 | | are not sufficient to serve all second year principals who | 25 | | wish to participate in the new principal mentoring program, | 26 | | priority access to mentoring services shall be given to second |
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| 1 | | year principals who are in the highest need schools, as | 2 | | determined by the State Superintendent of Education. | 3 | | (j) The State Superintendent of Education may determine on | 4 | | a yearly basis the number of mentoring hours required for | 5 | | first year principals and the number of mentoring hours | 6 | | required for second year principals. | 7 | | (k) The State Superintendent of Education may determine on | 8 | | a yearly basis the amount of compensation to be provided to | 9 | | first year principal mentors, second year principal mentors, | 10 | | and approved entities. | 11 | | (l) Contact hours for mentors and principals may be in | 12 | | person, by telephone, online, or by any other mechanism that | 13 | | allows for synchronous communication between the mentor and | 14 | | new principal. The State Board may, by rule, require a minimum | 15 | | number of in-person contact hours. | 16 | | (m) Using funds from the new principal mentoring program, | 17 | | the State Board may contract with an independent party to | 18 | | conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the program. | 19 | | (Source: P.A. 96-373, eff. 8-13-09.)
| 20 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 21 | | becoming law.".
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