Full Text of SB0226 96th General Assembly
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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 |
| 21-7.1 and by adding Section 21-7.6 as follows: | 6 |
| (105 ILCS 5/21-7.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-7.1) | 7 |
| Sec. 21-7.1. Administrative certificate. | 8 |
| (a) After July 1, 1999, an administrative
certificate valid | 9 |
| for 5
years of supervising and administering in the public | 10 |
| common schools (unless
changed under subsection (a-5) of this | 11 |
| Section) may be
issued to persons who have graduated from a | 12 |
| regionally accredited institution
of higher learning with a | 13 |
| master's degree and who have been recommended by a
recognized | 14 |
| institution of higher learning , a not-for-profit entity, or a | 15 |
| combination thereof, as having completed a program of
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| preparation for one or more of these endorsements. Such | 17 |
| programs of
academic and professional preparation required for | 18 |
| endorsement shall be
administered by an the institution or | 19 |
| not-for-profit entity approved to offer such programs by the | 20 |
| State Board of Education, in consultation with the State | 21 |
| Teacher Certification Board, and shall be operated in | 22 |
| accordance with this Article and the standards set forth by
the | 23 |
| State Superintendent of Education in consultation with the |
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| State
Teacher Certification Board. Any program offered in whole | 2 |
| or in part by a not-for-profit entity must also be approved by | 3 |
| the Board of Higher Education. | 4 |
| (a-5) Beginning July 1, 2003, if an administrative | 5 |
| certificate holder
holds a Standard Teaching Certificate, the | 6 |
| validity period of the
administrative certificate shall be | 7 |
| changed, if necessary, so that the
validity period of the | 8 |
| administrative certificate coincides with the validity
period | 9 |
| of the Standard Teaching Certificate. Beginning July 1, 2003, | 10 |
| if
an administrative certificate holder holds a Master Teaching | 11 |
| Certificate,
the validity period of the administrative | 12 |
| certificate shall be changed so
that the validity period of the | 13 |
| administrative certificate coincides with the
validity period | 14 |
| of the Master Teaching Certificate. | 15 |
| (b) No administrative certificate shall be issued for the | 16 |
| first time
after June 30, 1987 and no endorsement provided for | 17 |
| by this Section shall
be made or affixed to an administrative | 18 |
| certificate for the first time
after June 30, 1987 unless the | 19 |
| person to whom such administrative
certificate is to be issued | 20 |
| or to whose administrative certificate such
endorsement is to | 21 |
| be affixed has been required to demonstrate as a part of
a | 22 |
| program of academic or professional preparation for such | 23 |
| certification or
endorsement: (i) an understanding of the | 24 |
| knowledge called for in
establishing productive parent-school | 25 |
| relationships and of the procedures
fostering the involvement | 26 |
| which such relationships demand; and (ii) an
understanding of |
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| the knowledge required for establishing a high quality
school | 2 |
| climate and promoting good classroom organization and | 3 |
| management,
including rules of conduct and instructional | 4 |
| procedures appropriate to
accomplishing the tasks of | 5 |
| schooling; and (iii) a demonstration of the
knowledge and | 6 |
| skills called for in providing instructional leadership. The
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| standards for demonstrating an understanding of such knowledge | 8 |
| shall be set
forth by the State Board of Education in | 9 |
| consultation with the
State Teacher Certification Board, and | 10 |
| shall be administered by the
recognized institutions of higher | 11 |
| learning as part of the programs of
academic and professional | 12 |
| preparation required for certification and
endorsement under | 13 |
| this Section. As used in this subsection: "establishing
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| productive parent-school relationships" means the ability to | 15 |
| maintain
effective communication between parents and school | 16 |
| personnel, to encourage
parental involvement in schooling, and | 17 |
| to motivate school personnel to
engage parents in encouraging | 18 |
| student achievement, including the
development of programs and | 19 |
| policies which serve to accomplish this
purpose; and | 20 |
| "establishing a high quality school climate" means the ability
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| to promote academic achievement, to maintain discipline, to | 22 |
| recognize
substance abuse problems among students and utilize | 23 |
| appropriate law
enforcement and other community resources to | 24 |
| address these problems, to support
teachers and students in | 25 |
| their education endeavors, to establish learning
objectives | 26 |
| and to provide instructional leadership, including the
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| development of policies and programs which serve to accomplish | 2 |
| this
purpose; and "providing instructional leadership" means | 3 |
| the ability to
effectively evaluate school personnel, to | 4 |
| possess general communication and
interpersonal skills, and to | 5 |
| establish and maintain appropriate classroom
learning | 6 |
| environments. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply | 7 |
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or affect the initial issuance or making on or before June | 8 |
| 30, 1987 of any
administrative certificate or endorsement | 9 |
| provided for under this Section,
nor shall such provisions | 10 |
| apply to or affect the renewal after June 30, 1987
of any such | 11 |
| certificate or endorsement initially issued or made on or | 12 |
| before
June 30, 1987. | 13 |
| (c) Administrative certificates shall be renewed every 5 | 14 |
| years
with
the first renewal being 5 years following the | 15 |
| initial receipt of
an
administrative certificate, unless the | 16 |
| validity period for the administrative
certificate has been
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| changed under subsection (a-5) of this Section, in which case | 18 |
| the
certificate shall be renewed at the same time that the | 19 |
| Standard or Master
Teaching Certificate is renewed. | 20 |
| (c-5) (Blank). Before July 1, 2003, renewal requirements | 21 |
| for administrators
whose
positions require certification shall | 22 |
| be based upon evidence of continuing
professional education | 23 |
| which promotes the following goals: (1)
improving
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| administrators' knowledge of instructional practices and | 25 |
| administrative
procedures; (2) maintaining the basic level of | 26 |
| competence required
for
initial certification; and (3) |
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| improving the mastery of skills and
knowledge regarding the | 2 |
| improvement of teaching performance in clinical
settings and | 3 |
| assessment of the levels of student performance in their | 4 |
| schools.
Evidence of continuing professional education must | 5 |
| include verification of
biennial attendance in a program | 6 |
| developed by the Illinois Administrators'
Academy and | 7 |
| verification of annual participation in a school district | 8 |
| approved
activity which contributes to continuing professional | 9 |
| education. | 10 |
| (c-10) Except Beginning July 1, 2003, except as otherwise | 11 |
| provided in subsection
(c-15) of this Section, persons holding | 12 |
| administrative
certificates must follow the certificate | 13 |
| renewal procedure set forth in this
subsection (c-10), provided | 14 |
| that those persons holding administrative
certificates on June | 15 |
| 30, 2003 who are renewing those certificates on or
after July | 16 |
| 1, 2003 shall be issued new administrative certificates valid | 17 |
| for
5 years (unless changed under subsection (a-5) of this | 18 |
| Section), which
may be renewed thereafter as set forth in this | 19 |
| subsection (c-10). | 20 |
| A person holding an administrative certificate and
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| employed in a position requiring administrative certification,
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| including a regional superintendent of schools, must satisfy | 23 |
| the continuing
professional development requirements of this | 24 |
| Section to renew his or her
administrative certificate. The | 25 |
| continuing professional development must include without
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| limitation the following continuing professional development
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| purposes: | 2 |
| (1) To improve the administrator's knowledge of
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| instructional practices and administrative procedures in
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| accordance with the Illinois Professional School Leader
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| Standards. | 6 |
| (2) To maintain the basic level of competence required
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| for initial certification. | 8 |
| (3) To improve the administrator's mastery of skills
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| and knowledge regarding the improvement of teaching
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| performance in clinical settings and assessment of the | 11 |
| levels
of student performance in the schools. | 12 |
| The continuing professional development must
include the | 13 |
| following in order for the certificate to be renewed: | 14 |
| (A) Participation in continuing professional
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| development activities, which must total a minimum of 100
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| hours of continuing professional development. The | 17 |
| participation must consist of a minimum
of 5 activities per | 18 |
| validity period of the certificate, and the certificate | 19 |
| holder must maintain documentation of completion of each | 20 |
| activity. | 21 |
| (B) Participation every year in an Illinois
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| Administrators' Academy course, which participation must
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| total a minimum of 30 continuing professional development
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| hours during the period of the certificate's validity and | 25 |
| which
must include completion of applicable required
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| coursework, including completion of a communication, |
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| dissemination, or application component, as defined by the | 2 |
| State Board of
Education. | 3 |
| The certificate holder must complete a verification form | 4 |
| developed by the State Board of Education and certify that 100 | 5 |
| hours of continuing professional development activities and 5 | 6 |
| Administrators' Academy courses have been completed. The | 7 |
| regional superintendent of schools shall review and
validate | 8 |
| the verification form for a certificate holder. Based on
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| compliance with all of the requirements for renewal, the | 10 |
| regional
superintendent of schools shall forward a | 11 |
| recommendation for
renewal or non-renewal to the State | 12 |
| Superintendent of Education
and shall notify the certificate | 13 |
| holder of the recommendation. The
State Superintendent of | 14 |
| Education shall review the
recommendation to renew or non-renew | 15 |
| and shall notify, in writing,
the certificate holder of a | 16 |
| decision denying renewal of his or her
certificate. Any | 17 |
| decision regarding non-renewal of an
administrative | 18 |
| certificate may be appealed to the State Teacher
Certification | 19 |
| Board. | 20 |
| The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 21 |
| State
Teacher Certification Board, shall adopt rules to | 22 |
| implement this
subsection (c-10). | 23 |
| The regional superintendent of schools shall monitor the | 24 |
| process
for renewal of administrative certificates established | 25 |
| in this subsection
(c-10). | 26 |
| (c-15) This subsection (c-15) applies to the first period |
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| of an
administrative certificate's validity during which the | 2 |
| holder becomes
subject to the requirements of subsection (c-10) | 3 |
| of this Section if the
certificate has less than 5 years' | 4 |
| validity or has less than 5 years' validity
remaining when the | 5 |
| certificate holder becomes subject to the
requirements of | 6 |
| subsection (c-10) of this Section. With respect to this
period, | 7 |
| the 100 hours of continuing professional development and 5
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| activities per validity period specified in clause (A) of
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| subsection (c-10) of this Section shall instead be deemed to | 10 |
| mean 20
hours of continuing professional development and one | 11 |
| activity per year of
the certificate's validity or remaining | 12 |
| validity and the 30 continuing
professional development hours | 13 |
| specified in clause (B) of
subsection (c-10) of this Section | 14 |
| shall instead be deemed to mean
completion of at least one | 15 |
| course per year of the certificate's validity or
remaining | 16 |
| validity. Certificate holders who evaluate certified staff | 17 |
| must complete a 2-day teacher evaluation course, in addition to | 18 |
| the 30 continuing professional development hours. | 19 |
| (c-20) The State
Board of Education, in consultation with | 20 |
| the State Teacher Certification Board,
shall develop | 21 |
| procedures for implementing this Section and shall administer | 22 |
| the
renewal of administrative certificates. Failure to submit | 23 |
| satisfactory evidence
of continuing professional education | 24 |
| which contributes to promoting the goals
of this Section shall | 25 |
| result in a loss of administrative certification. | 26 |
| (d) Any limited or life supervisory certificate issued |
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| prior to July 1, 1968
shall continue to be valid for all | 2 |
| administrative and supervisory positions
in the public schools | 3 |
| for which it is valid as of that date as long as its
holder | 4 |
| meets the requirements for registration or renewal as set forth | 5 |
| in
the statutes or until revoked according to law. | 6 |
| (e) The administrative or supervisory positions for which | 7 |
| the certificate
shall be valid shall be determined by one or | 8 |
| more of the following 3 endorsements: general
supervisory, | 9 |
| general administrative , principal, chief school business | 10 |
| official, and superintendent. | 11 |
| Subject to the provisions of Section 21-1a, endorsements | 12 |
| shall be
made under conditions set forth in this Section. The | 13 |
| State Board of
Education shall, in consultation with the State | 14 |
| Teacher Certification
Board, adopt rules pursuant to the | 15 |
| Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,
establishing | 16 |
| requirements for obtaining administrative certificates where
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| the minimum administrative or supervisory requirements surpass | 18 |
| those set
forth in this Section. | 19 |
| The State Teacher Certification Board shall file with the | 20 |
| State Board of
Education a written recommendation when | 21 |
| considering additional
administrative or supervisory | 22 |
| requirements. All additional requirements
shall be based upon | 23 |
| the requisite knowledge necessary to perform those
tasks | 24 |
| required by the certificate. The State Board of Education shall | 25 |
| in
consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board, | 26 |
| establish
standards within its rules which shall include the |
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| academic and
professional requirements necessary for | 2 |
| certification. These standards
shall at a minimum contain, but | 3 |
| not be limited to, those used by the State
Board of Education | 4 |
| in determining whether additional knowledge will be
required. | 5 |
| Additionally, the State Board of Education shall in | 6 |
| consultation
with the State Teacher Certification Board, | 7 |
| establish provisions within its
rules whereby any member of the | 8 |
| educational community or the public may
file a formal written | 9 |
| recommendation or inquiry regarding requirements. | 10 |
| (1) Until July 1, 2003, the general supervisory | 11 |
| endorsement shall be
affixed to the
administrative | 12 |
| certificate of any holder who has at least 16 semester | 13 |
| hours
of graduate credit in professional education | 14 |
| including 8 semester hours of
graduate credit in curriculum | 15 |
| and research and who has at least 2 years of
full-time | 16 |
| teaching experience or school service personnel experience | 17 |
| in
public schools, schools under the supervision of the | 18 |
| Department of Corrections,
schools under the | 19 |
| administration of the Department of
Rehabilitation | 20 |
| Services, or nonpublic schools meeting the standards
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| established by the State Superintendent of Education or | 22 |
| comparable out-of-state
recognition standards approved by | 23 |
| the State Superintendent of Education. | 24 |
| Such endorsement shall be required for supervisors, | 25 |
| curriculum directors
and for such similar and related | 26 |
| positions as determined by the State
Superintendent of |
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| Education in consultation with the State Teacher
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| Certification Board. | 3 |
| (2) Until June 30, 2014, the The general administrative | 4 |
| endorsement shall be affixed to the
administrative | 5 |
| certificate of any holder who has at least 20 semester | 6 |
| hours
of graduate credit in educational administration and | 7 |
| supervision and who
has at least 2 years of full-time | 8 |
| teaching experience or school service
personnel experience | 9 |
| in public schools, schools under the supervision of
the | 10 |
| Department of Corrections, schools under the | 11 |
| administration of
the Department of Rehabilitation | 12 |
| Services, or
nonpublic schools meeting the standards
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| established by the State Superintendent of Education or | 14 |
| comparable
out-of-state recognition standards approved by | 15 |
| the State Superintendent
of Education. | 16 |
| Such endorsement or a principal endorsement shall be | 17 |
| required for principal, assistant principal,
assistant or | 18 |
| associate superintendent, and junior college dean and for | 19 |
| related
or similar positions as determined by the State | 20 |
| Superintendent of Education
in consultation with the State | 21 |
| Teacher Certification Board. | 22 |
| Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, | 23 |
| after January 1,
1990 and until January 1, 1991, any | 24 |
| teacher employed by a district subject
to Article 34 shall | 25 |
| be entitled to receive an administrative certificate
with a | 26 |
| general administrative endorsement affixed thereto if he |
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| or she: (i)
had at least 3 years of experience as a | 2 |
| certified teacher for such district
prior to August 1, | 3 |
| 1985; (ii) obtained a Master's degree prior to August 1,
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| 1985; (iii) completed at least 20 hours of graduate credit | 5 |
| in education
courses (including at least 12 hours in | 6 |
| educational administration and
supervision) prior to | 7 |
| September 1, 1987; and (iv) has received a rating of
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| superior for at least each of the last 5 years. Any person | 9 |
| who obtains an
administrative certificate with a general | 10 |
| administrative endorsement
affixed thereto under this | 11 |
| paragraph shall not be qualified to serve in any
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| administrative position except assistant principal. | 13 |
| (2.5) The principal endorsement shall be affixed to the | 14 |
| administrative certificate of any holder who qualifies by: | 15 |
| (A) successfully completing a principal | 16 |
| preparation program approved in accordance with | 17 |
| Section 21-7.6 of this Code and any applicable rules; | 18 |
| (B) having 4 years of teaching experience; | 19 |
| however, the State Board of Education shall allow, by | 20 |
| rules, for fewer than 4 years of experience based on | 21 |
| meeting standards set forth in such rules, including | 22 |
| without limitation a review of performance evaluations | 23 |
| or other evidence of demonstrated qualifications; and | 24 |
| (C) having a master's degree. | 25 |
| (3) The chief school business official endorsement | 26 |
| shall be affixed to
the administrative certificate of any |
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| holder who qualifies by having
a Master's degree, 2 years | 2 |
| of administrative experience in school business
management | 3 |
| or 2 years of university-approved practical experience, | 4 |
| and a minimum of 20 semester hours of graduate credit in a | 5 |
| program
established by the State Superintendent of | 6 |
| Education in consultation with the
State Teacher | 7 |
| Certification Board for the preparation of school business
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| administrators. Such endorsement shall also be affixed to | 9 |
| the administrative
certificate of any holder who qualifies | 10 |
| by having a Master's Degree in Business
Administration, | 11 |
| Finance or Accounting from a regionally accredited | 12 |
| institution
of higher education. | 13 |
| After June 30, 1977, such endorsement shall be required | 14 |
| for any individual
first employed as a chief school | 15 |
| business official. | 16 |
| (4) The superintendent endorsement shall be affixed to | 17 |
| the administrative
certificate of any holder who has | 18 |
| completed 30 semester hours of graduate
credit beyond the | 19 |
| master's degree in a program for the preparation of
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| superintendents of schools including 16 semester hours of | 21 |
| graduate credit
in professional education and who has at | 22 |
| least 2 years experience as an
administrator or supervisor | 23 |
| in the public schools or the State Board of
Education or | 24 |
| education service regions or in nonpublic schools meeting | 25 |
| the
standards established by the State Superintendent of | 26 |
| Education or
comparable out-of-state recognition standards |
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| approved by the State
Superintendent of Education and holds | 2 |
| general supervisory or general
administrative endorsement, | 3 |
| or who has had 2 years of experience as a
supervisor or | 4 |
| administrator while holding an all-grade supervisory
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| certificate or a certificate comparable in validity and | 6 |
| educational and
experience requirements. | 7 |
| After June 30, 1968, such endorsement shall be required | 8 |
| for a
superintendent of schools, except as provided in the | 9 |
| second paragraph of this
Section and in Section 34-6. | 10 |
| Any person appointed to the position of superintendent | 11 |
| between the
effective date of this Act and June 30, 1993 in | 12 |
| a school district organized
pursuant to Article 32 with an | 13 |
| enrollment of at least 20,000 pupils shall
be exempt from | 14 |
| the provisions of this paragraph (4) until
June 30, 1996. | 15 |
| (f) All official interpretations or acts of issuing or | 16 |
| denying
administrative certificates or endorsements by the | 17 |
| State Teacher's
Certification Board, State Board of Education | 18 |
| or the State Superintendent
of Education, from the passage of | 19 |
| P.A. 81-1208 on November 8, 1979 through
September 24, 1981 are | 20 |
| hereby declared valid and legal acts in all respects and
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| further that the purported repeal of the provisions of this | 22 |
| Section by P.A.
81-1208 and P.A. 81-1509 is declared null and | 23 |
| void. | 24 |
| (Source: P.A. 96-56, eff. 1-1-10.) | 25 |
| (105 ILCS 5/21-7.6 new) |
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| Sec. 21-7.6. Principal preparation programs. | 2 |
| (a) It is the policy of this State that an essential | 3 |
| element of improving student learning is supporting and | 4 |
| employing highly effective school principals in leadership | 5 |
| roles who improve teaching and learning and increase academic | 6 |
| achievement and the development of all students. | 7 |
| (b) No later than July 1, 2014, all institutions of higher | 8 |
| education and not-for-profit entities approved by the State | 9 |
| Board of Education, in consultation with the State Teacher | 10 |
| Certification Board, to offer principal preparation programs | 11 |
| must do all of the following: | 12 |
| (1) Meet the standards and requirements for such | 13 |
| programs in accordance with this Section and any rules | 14 |
| adopted by the State Board of Education. | 15 |
| (2) Prepare candidates to meet approved standards for | 16 |
| principal skills, knowledge, and responsibilities, which | 17 |
| shall include a focus on instruction and student learning | 18 |
| and which must be used for principal professional | 19 |
| development, mentoring, and evaluation. | 20 |
| (3) Include specific requirements for (i) the | 21 |
| selection and assessment of candidates, (ii) training in | 22 |
| the evaluation of staff, (iii) an internship, and (iv) a | 23 |
| partnership with one or more school districts or | 24 |
| State-recognized, non-public schools where the chief | 25 |
| administrator is required to have the certification | 26 |
| necessary to be a principal in an Illinois public school |
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| and where a majority of the instructors are required to | 2 |
| have the certification necessary to be instructors in an | 3 |
| Illinois public school. | 4 |
| In accordance with subsection (a) of Section 21-7.1 of this | 5 |
| Code, any principal preparation program offered in whole or in | 6 |
| part by a not-for-profit entity must also be approved by the | 7 |
| Board of Higher Education. | 8 |
| (c) No candidates may be admitted to an approved general | 9 |
| administrative preparation program after September 1, 2012. | 10 |
| Institutions of higher education currently offering general | 11 |
| administrative preparation programs may no longer entitle | 12 |
| principals with a general administrative endorsement after | 13 |
| June 30, 2014. | 14 |
| (d) Candidates successfully completing a principal | 15 |
| preparation program established pursuant to this Section shall | 16 |
| obtain a principal endorsement on an administrative | 17 |
| certificate and are eligible to work in, at a minimum, those | 18 |
| capacities set forth in paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of | 19 |
| Section 21-7.1 of this Code. Beginning on July 1, 2014, the | 20 |
| general administrative endorsement shall no longer be issued. | 21 |
| Individuals who hold a valid and registered administrative | 22 |
| certificate with a general administrative endorsement prior to | 23 |
| July 1, 2014 and who have served for at least one full year | 24 |
| during the 5 years prior in a position requiring a general | 25 |
| administrative endorsement shall, upon request to the State | 26 |
| Board of Education and through July 1, 2015, have their |
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| respective general administrative endorsement converted to a | 2 |
| principal endorsement. All other individuals holding a valid | 3 |
| and registered administrative certificate with a general | 4 |
| administrative endorsement prior to July 1, 2014 shall have | 5 |
| such general administrative endorsement converted to a | 6 |
| principal endorsement upon request to the State Board of | 7 |
| Education and by completing one of the following pathways: | 8 |
| (1) Take and pass a State principal assessment | 9 |
| developed by the State Board of Education. | 10 |
| (2) Through July 1, 2019, complete an Illinois | 11 |
| Administrators' Academy course designated by the State | 12 |
| Superintendent of Education. | 13 |
| (3) Complete a principal preparation program | 14 |
| established and approved pursuant to this Section and | 15 |
| applicable rules. | 16 |
| Nothing in this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly | 17 |
| shall prevent an individual having a general administrative | 18 |
| endorsement from serving at any time in any position identified | 19 |
| in paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 21-7.1 of this | 20 |
| Code. | 21 |
| (e) The State Board of Education may adopt rules necessary | 22 |
| to implement and administer principal preparation programs | 23 |
| under this Section.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | 25 |
| 2010.
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