Full Text of HB0737 096th 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 Sections | 5 |
| 2-3.53a and 21-7.10 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 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 in the State of Illinois on | 12 |
| or 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. Any individual who is first hired | 21 |
| as a principal on or after July 1, 2008 may participate in a | 22 |
| second year of mentoring if it is determined by the State | 23 |
| Superintendent of Education that sufficient funding exists for |
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| such participation. The new principal mentoring program shall | 2 |
| match an experienced principal who meets the requirements of | 3 |
| subsection (b) of this Section with each new principal in his | 4 |
| or her first year in that position in order to assist the new | 5 |
| principal in the development of his or her professional growth | 6 |
| and to provide guidance during the new principal's first year | 7 |
| of service . | 8 |
| (b) Any individual who has been a principal in Illinois for | 9 |
| 3 or more years and who has demonstrated success as an | 10 |
| instructional leader, as determined by the State Board by rule, | 11 |
| is eligible to apply to be a mentor under a new principal | 12 |
| mentoring program. Mentors shall complete mentoring training | 13 |
| by entities approved by the State Board and meet any other | 14 |
| requirements set forth by the State Board and by the school | 15 |
| district employing the mentor. | 16 |
| (c) The State Board shall certify an entity or entities | 17 |
| approved to provide training of mentors. | 18 |
| (d) A mentor shall be assigned to a new principal based on | 19 |
| (i) similarity of grade level or type of school, (ii) learning | 20 |
| needs of the new principal, and (iii) geographical proximity of | 21 |
| the mentor to the new principal. The principal, in | 22 |
| collaboration with the mentor, shall identify areas for | 23 |
| improvement of the new principal's professional growth, | 24 |
| including, but not limited to, each of the following: | 25 |
| (1) Analyzing data and applying it to practice. | 26 |
| (2) Aligning professional development and |
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| instructional programs. | 2 |
| (3) Building a professional learning community. | 3 |
| (4) Observing classroom practices and providing | 4 |
| feedback. | 5 |
| (5) Facilitating effective meetings. | 6 |
| (6) Developing distributive leadership practices. | 7 |
| (7) Facilitating organizational change. | 8 |
| The mentor shall not be required to provide an evaluation of | 9 |
| the new principal on the basis of the mentoring relationship. | 10 |
| (e) On or after January 1, 2008 and on or after January 1 | 11 |
| of each year thereafter, each mentor and each new principal | 12 |
| shall complete a survey of progress on a form developed by | 13 |
| their respective school districts. On or before July 1, 2008 | 14 |
| and on or after July 1 of each year thereafter, the State Board | 15 |
| shall facilitate a review and evaluate the mentoring training | 16 |
| program in collaboration with the approved providers. Each new | 17 |
| principal and his or her mentor must complete a verification | 18 |
| form developed by the State Board in order to certify their | 19 |
| completion of a new principal mentoring program. | 20 |
| (f) The requirements of this Section do not apply to any | 21 |
| individual who has previously served as an assistant principal | 22 |
| in Illinois acting under an administrative certificate for 5 or | 23 |
| more years and who is hired, on or after July 1, 2007, as a | 24 |
| principal by the school district in which the individual last | 25 |
| served as an assistant principal, although such an individual | 26 |
| may choose to participate in this program or shall be required |
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| to participate by the school district. | 2 |
| (g) The State Board may adopt any rules necessary for the | 3 |
| implementation of this Section. | 4 |
| (h) On an annual basis, the State Superintendent of | 5 |
| Education shall determine whether appropriations are likely to | 6 |
| be sufficient to require operation of the mentoring program for | 7 |
| the coming year. In doing so, the State Superintendent of | 8 |
| Education shall first determine whether it is likely that funds | 9 |
| will be sufficient to require operation of the mentoring | 10 |
| program for individuals in their first year as principal and | 11 |
| shall then determine whether it is likely that funds will be | 12 |
| sufficient to require operation of the mentoring program for | 13 |
| individuals in their second year as principal.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-1039, eff. 7-20-06.) | 15 |
| (105 ILCS 5/21-7.10)
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| Sec. 21-7.10. Master principal designation program. | 17 |
| (a) The General Assembly recognizes the important role a | 18 |
| principal serves as a school's instructional leader and | 19 |
| believes it is in the best interest of the State to establish a | 20 |
| mechanism for training , mentoring, and recognizing master | 21 |
| level principals. | 22 |
| (b) The State Board of Education shall certify statewide | 23 |
| organizations representing principals, institutions of higher | 24 |
| education, and regional offices of education and one school | 25 |
| district or organization representing principals in a school |
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| district organized under Article 34 of this Code to establish a | 2 |
| master principal designation program if these entities meet the | 3 |
| criteria established by the State Board. These entities shall | 4 |
| work with a statewide design team made up of institutions of | 5 |
| higher education, regional offices of education, statewide | 6 |
| organizations, and other appropriate entities, as determined | 7 |
| by the State Board, to conceptualize the master principal | 8 |
| designation program. The State Board shall select, through a | 9 |
| competitive application process, a statewide entity or | 10 |
| entities to receive funds appropriated for the purpose of | 11 |
| providing a program under this Section. The State Board shall | 12 |
| adopt rules, in consultation with the State Teacher | 13 |
| Certification Board, for entities seeking to provide a program | 14 |
| under this Section, including an approval process and other | 15 |
| criteria.
A master principal designation program aligned with | 16 |
| the Illinois Professional Leadership Standards shall include | 17 |
| at least the following components: | 18 |
| (1) Expansion of the principal's knowledge base and | 19 |
| leadership. | 20 |
| (2) Application of strategies and collection of | 21 |
| evidence of student learning and school processes. | 22 |
| (3) Demonstration of the ability and skills necessary | 23 |
| to lead sustained academic improvement in a school or | 24 |
| district. | 25 |
| (c) An individual serving as a principal for at least 3 | 26 |
| years is eligible for participation in a master principal |
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| designation program.
Each year, those entities approved to | 2 |
| offer a master principal designation program must submit to the | 3 |
| State Board a report indicating the number of individuals | 4 |
| enrolled in the program, the progress of candidates, | 5 |
| anticipated changes to the program, and any other relevant | 6 |
| information requested by the State Board. All substantive | 7 |
| changes to an entity's master principal designation program | 8 |
| shall require prior written approval from the State Board.
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| entity that fails to meet the requirements of this Section or | 10 |
| any other criteria established by the State Board by rule shall | 11 |
| have its authority to offer a master principal designation | 12 |
| program revoked pursuant to procedures established by rule by | 13 |
| the State Board. | 14 |
| (d) In this Section, "master principal designation | 15 |
| program" shall also be known as the Illinois Distinguished | 16 |
| Principal Leadership Institute.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-1039, eff. 7-20-06.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 19 |
| becoming law. |
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