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Professional Teaching Standards successfully completes the |
program leading to and who receives a Master
Certificate |
and is employed as a teacher by a school district and (B) |
each school counselor who holds both a Master Certificate |
and a corresponding certificate issued by the National |
Board for Professional Teaching Standards successfully |
completes the program leading to and who receives a Master |
Certificate and is employed as a school counselor by a |
school district. The school
district shall
distribute this |
payment to each eligible teacher or school counselor
as a |
single payment or in not more than 3 payments.
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(2) An annual incentive equal to $1,000 shall be paid |
to (A) each teacher or school counselor who holds a Master |
Certificate, who is employed as a teacher or school |
counselor by a school district, and who agrees, in writing, |
to provide at least 30 hours of mentoring during that year |
to classroom teachers or school counselors, as applicable, |
and (B) each retired teacher or school counselor who holds |
both a Master Certificate and a current corresponding |
certificate issued by the National Board for Professional |
Teaching Standards and who agrees, in writing, to provide |
at least 30 hours of mentoring during that year to |
classroom teachers or school counselors, as applicable. An |
additional annual incentive equal to $1,000 shall be paid |
to (I)
each teacher or school counselor
who
holds a Master |
Certificate, who is employed as a teacher or school |
|
counselor by a school
district, and who
agrees,
in writing, |
to provide an additional 30 60 hours of mentoring during |
that year to classroom
teachers or school counselors, as |
applicable, and (II) each retired teacher or school |
counselor who holds both a Master Certificate and a current |
corresponding certificate issued by the National Board for |
Professional Teaching Standards and who agrees, in |
writing, to provide an additional 30 hours of mentoring |
during that year to classroom teachers or school |
counselors, as applicable, for a total of 60 hours of |
mentoring and $2,000 in incentives under this paragraph |
(2). Mentoring under this paragraph (2) This mentoring may |
include, either singly or in combination, (i)
providing |
high quality professional development for new and |
experienced
teachers or school counselors, as applicable, |
and/or ,
and (ii) assisting National Board for Professional |
Teaching Standards (NBPTS)
candidates through the NBPTS |
certification process. The school district shall
|
distribute 50% of each annual incentive payment upon |
completion of the 30 hours or 60 hours of
the required |
mentoring, whichever is applicable. and the remaining 50% |
of the incentive upon completion
of the required 60 hours |
of mentoring. Credit may not be granted by a school
|
district for mentoring or related services provided during |
a regular school day
or
during the total number of days of |
required service for the school year.
|
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(3) An annual incentive equal to $2,000 shall be paid |
to (A) each teacher or school counselor who holds a Master |
Certificate, who is employed as a teacher or school |
counselor by a school district, and who agrees, in writing, |
to provide at least 30 hours of mentoring during that year |
to classroom teachers or school counselors, as applicable, |
in schools on academic early warning status or in schools |
in which 50% or more of the students receive free or |
reduced price lunches, or both, and (B) each retired |
teacher or school counselor who holds both a Master |
Certificate and a current corresponding certificate issued |
by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards |
and who agrees, in writing, to provide at least 30 hours of |
mentoring during that year to classroom teachers or school |
counselors, as applicable, in schools on academic early |
warning status or in schools in which 50% or more of the |
students receive free or reduced price lunches, or both. An |
additional annual incentive equal to $2,000 $3,000 shall be |
paid to (I)
each teacher or school counselor who
holds a |
Master Certificate, who is employed as a teacher or school |
counselor by a school
district, and who
agrees,
in writing, |
to provide an additional 30 60 hours of mentoring during |
that year to classroom
teachers or school counselors, as |
applicable, in schools on academic early warning status or |
in schools in which 50% or more of the students receive |
free or reduced price lunches, or both, and (II) each |
|
retired teacher or school counselor who holds both a Master |
Certificate and a current corresponding certificate issued |
by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards |
and who agrees, in writing, to provide an additional 30 |
hours of mentoring during that year to classroom teachers |
or school counselors, as applicable, in schools on academic |
early warning status or in schools in which 50% or more of |
the students receive free or reduced price lunches, or |
both, for a total of 60 hours of mentoring and $4,000 in |
incentives under this paragraph (3). Mentoring under this |
paragraph (3) may include, either singly or in combination, |
(i) providing high quality professional development for |
new and experienced teachers or school counselors, as |
applicable, in schools on academic early warning status or |
in schools in which 50% or more of the students receive |
free or reduced price lunches, or both, and/or (ii) |
assisting National Board for Professional Teaching |
Standards (NBPTS) candidates through the NBPTS |
certification process in schools on academic early warning |
status or in
schools
in which 50% or more of the students |
receive free or reduced price lunches, or
both.
The school |
district shall distribute 50% of each annual incentive
|
payment upon completion of the 30 hours or 60 hours of the |
required mentoring, whichever is applicable. and the
|
remaining 50% of the incentive upon completion of the |
required 60 hours of
mentoring. Credit may not be granted |
|
by a school district for mentoring or
related services |
provided during a regular school day or during the total
|
number of
days of required service for the school year.
|
(4) If funds are available under the Illinois Teaching |
Excellence Program in a given fiscal year, the following |
Master Certificate incentives shall be provided: |
(A) As a first priority, monetary support of up to |
$2,000 per person shall be provided for first-time |
application fees. |
(B) As a second priority, monetary support for |
NBPTS's Take One! process of up to $395 per person |
shall be provided for cohorts of teachers in schools on |
academic early warning status or schools deemed to be a |
priority by the State Board of Education. |
(C) As a third priority, monetary support of up to |
$350 per retake shall be provided for up to 3 retakes. |
(D) As a fourth priority, monetary support of up to |
$850 per person shall be provided for renewals for |
those persons who have not received prior State or |
federal fee support. |
(b) Each regional superintendent of schools shall provide |
information
about National Board certification administered by |
the Master Certificate Program of the National Board for |
Professional
Teaching Standards (NBPTS) and this Section |
amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly
to each individual
|
seeking
to register or renew a certificate under Section 21-14 |
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of this Code.
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(c) After the incentives and bonuses under subsection (a) |
of this Section have been expended in a given fiscal year, if |
there are additional funds available under the Illinois |
Teaching Excellence Program, up to $250,000 must be used for |
the continuation of an appropriate electronic system to process |
Master Certificates and various payments. |
(d) After funds have been expended under priorities (A) |
through (D) of paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of this Section |
in a given fiscal year and if there are any additional funds |
available under the Illinois Teaching Excellence Program, |
remaining funds must be spent on candidate support and |
recruitment. |
(Source: P.A. 93-470, eff. 8-8-03; 94-105, eff. 7-1-05; 94-901, |
eff. 6-22-06.)
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(105 ILCS 5/22-45) |
(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a |
delayed effective date)
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Sec. 22-45. Illinois P-20 Council. |
(a) The General Assembly finds that preparing Illinoisans |
for success in school and the workplace requires a continuum of |
quality education from preschool through graduate school. This |
State needs a framework to guide education policy and integrate |
education at every level. A statewide coordinating council to |
study and make recommendations concerning education at all |
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levels can avoid fragmentation of policies, promote improved |
teaching and learning, and continue to cultivate and |
demonstrate strong accountability and efficiency. Establishing |
an Illinois P-20 Council will develop a statewide agenda that |
will move the State towards the common goals of improving |
academic achievement, increasing college access and success, |
improving use of existing data and measurements, developing |
improved accountability, promoting lifelong learning, easing |
the transition to college, and reducing remediation. A |
pre-kindergarten through grade 20 agenda will strengthen this |
State's economic competitiveness by producing a highly-skilled |
workforce. In addition, lifelong learning plans will enhance |
this State's ability to leverage funding. |
(b) There is created the Illinois P-20 Council. The |
Illinois P-20 Council shall include all of the following |
members: |
(1) The Governor or his or designee, to serve as |
chairperson. |
(2) Four members of the General Assembly, one appointed |
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one |
appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of |
Representatives, one appointed by the President of the |
Senate, and one appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
Senate. |
(3) Six at-large members appointed by the Governor as |
follows, with 2 members being from the City of Chicago, 2
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members being from Lake County, McHenry County, Kane
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County, DuPage County, Will County, or that part of Cook
|
County outside of the City of Chicago, and 2 members being
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from the remainder of the State: |
(A) one representative of civic leaders; |
(B) one representative of local government; |
(C) one representative of trade unions; |
(D) one representative of nonprofit organizations |
or foundations; |
(E) one representative of parents' organizations; |
and |
(F) one education research expert. |
(4) Five members appointed by statewide business |
organizations and business trade associations. |
(5) Six members appointed by statewide professional |
organizations and associations representing |
pre-kindergarten through grade 20 teachers, community |
college faculty, and public university faculty. |
(6) Two members appointed by associations representing |
local school administrators and school board members. One |
of these members must be a special education administrator. |
(7) One member representing community colleges, |
appointed by the Illinois Council of Community College |
Presidents. |
(8) One member representing 4-year independent |
colleges and universities, appointed by a statewide |
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organization representing private institutions of higher |
learning. |
(9) One member representing public 4-year |
universities, appointed jointly by the university |
presidents and chancellors. |
(10) Ex-officio members as follows from the following |
State agencies,
boards, commissions, and councils: |
(A) The State Superintendent of Education or his or |
her designee. |
(B) The Executive Director of the Board of Higher
|
Education or his or her designee. |
(C) The President and Chief Executive Officer of |
the Illinois Community College Board or his or her |
designee. |
(D) The Executive Director of the Illinois Student |
Assistance Commission or his or her designee. |
(E) The Co-chairpersons of the Illinois Workforce |
Investment Board or their designee. |
(F) The Director of Commerce and Economic |
Opportunity or his or her designee. |
(G) The Chairperson of the Illinois Early Learning |
Council or his or her designee. |
(H) The President of the Illinois Mathematics and |
Science Academy or his or her designee. |
(I) The president of an association representing |
educators of adult learners or his or her
designee. |
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Ex-officio members shall have no vote on the Illinois P-20 |
Council. |
Appointed members shall serve for staggered terms expiring |
on July 1 of the first, second, or third calendar year |
following their appointments or until their successors are |
appointed and have qualified. Staggered terms shall be |
determined by lot at the organizing meeting of the Illinois |
P-20 Council. |
Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original |
appointments, and any member so appointed shall serve during |
the remainder of the term for which the vacancy occurred. |
(c) The Illinois P-20 Council shall be funded through State |
appropriations to support staff activities, research, |
data-collection, and dissemination. The Illinois P-20 Council |
shall be staffed by the Office of the Governor, in coordination |
with relevant State agencies, boards, and commissions. The |
Illinois Education Research Council shall provide research and |
coordinate research collection activities for the Illinois |
P-20 Council. |
(d) The Illinois P-20 Council shall have all of the |
following duties: |
(1) To make recommendations to do all of the following: |
(A) Coordinate pre-kindergarten through grade 20 |
(graduate school) education in this State through |
working at the intersections of educational systems to |
promote collaborative infrastructure. |
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(B) Coordinate and leverage strategies, actions, |
legislation, policies, and resources of all |
stakeholders to support fundamental and lasting |
improvement in this State's public schools, community |
colleges, and universities. |
(C) Better align the high school curriculum with |
postsecondary expectations. |
(D) Better align assessments across all levels of |
education. |
(E) Reduce the need for students entering |
institutions of higher education to take remedial |
courses. |
(F) Smooth the transition from high school to |
college. |
(G) Improve high school and college graduation |
rates. |
(H) Improve the rigor and relevance of academic |
standards for college and workforce readiness. |
(I) Better align college and university teaching |
programs with the needs of Illinois schools.
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(2) To advise the Governor, the General Assembly, the |
State's education and higher education agencies, and the
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State's workforce and economic development boards and
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agencies on policies related to lifelong learning for |
Illinois students and families. |
(3) To articulate a framework for systemic educational |
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improvement that will enable every student to meet or |
exceed Illinois learning standards and be well-prepared to |
succeed in the workforce and community. |
(4) To provide an estimated fiscal impact for |
implementation of all Council recommendations.
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(e) The chairperson of the Illinois P-20 Council may |
authorize the creation of working groups focusing on areas of |
interest to Illinois educational and workforce development, |
including without limitation the following areas: |
(1) Preparation, recruitment, and certification of |
highly qualified teachers. |
(2) Mentoring and induction of highly qualified |
teachers. |
(3) The diversity of highly qualified teachers. |
(4) Funding for highly qualified teachers, including |
developing a strategic and collaborative plan to seek |
federal and private grants to support initiatives |
targeting teacher preparation and its impact on student |
achievement. |
(5) Highly effective administrators. |
(6) Illinois birth through age 3 education, |
pre-kindergarten, and early childhood education. |
(7) The assessment, alignment, outreach, and network |
of college and workforce readiness efforts.
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(8) Alternative routes to college access. |
(9) Research data and accountability. |
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The chairperson of the Illinois P-20 Council may designate |
Council members to serve as working group chairpersons. Working |
groups may invite organizations and individuals representing |
pre-kindergarten through grade 20 interests to participate in |
discussions, data collection, and dissemination.
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(Source: P.A. 95-626, eff. 6-1-08.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 1, |
2008. |