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| Public Act 096-0862 |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | ||||
21-5a, 21-5b, 21-5c, 21-5d, and 21-5e as follows: | ||||
(105 ILCS 5/21-5a) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-5a) | ||||
Sec. 21-5a. Alternative math-science certification. The | ||||
State Board of
Education, in consultation with the State | ||||
Teacher Certification Board, may
shall establish and implement | ||||
an alternative certification program under
which persons who | ||||
qualify for admission to, and who successfully complete
the | ||||
program and meet the additional requirements established by | ||||
this
Section shall be issued an initial teaching certificate | ||||
for
teaching
mathematics, science or mathematics and science in | ||||
grades 9 through 12 of
the common schools. In establishing an | ||||
alternative certification program
under this Section, the | ||||
State Board of Education shall designate an
appropriate area | ||||
within the State where the program shall be offered and
made | ||||
available to persons qualified for admission to the program. In
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addition, the State Board of Education, in cooperation with one | ||||
or more
recognized institutions of higher learning, one or more | ||||
non-profit entities, or a combination thereof, shall develop a | ||||
comprehensive
course of study that persons admitted to the | ||||
program must successfully
complete in order to satisfy one | ||
criterion for issuance of an initial
certificate under this | ||
Section. The comprehensive course of study so
developed shall | ||
include one semester of practice teaching. | ||
An initial teaching certificate, valid for 4 years for
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teaching
mathematics, science or mathematics and science in | ||
grades 9 through 12 of
the common schools and renewable as | ||
provided in Section 21-14, shall be
issued under this Section | ||
21-5a to persons who qualify for admission to the
alternative | ||
certification program and who at the time of applying for an
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initial teaching certificate under this Section: | ||
(1) have graduated with a master's degree in | ||
mathematics or any science
discipline from an institution | ||
of higher learning whose scholarship
standards are | ||
approved by the State Board of Education for purposes of | ||
the
alternative certification program; | ||
(2) have been employed for at least 10 years in an area | ||
requiring
knowledge and practical application of their | ||
academic background in
mathematics or a science | ||
discipline; | ||
(3) have successfully completed the alternative | ||
certification program and
the course of comprehensive | ||
study, including one semester of practice
teaching, | ||
developed as part of the program as provided in this | ||
Section and
approved by the State Board of Education; and | ||
(4) have passed the examinations required by Section | ||
21-1a. | ||
The alternative certification program shall be implemented | ||
at the
commencement of the 1992-1993 academic year. | ||
The State Board of Education shall establish criteria for | ||
admission to
the alternative certification program and shall | ||
adopt rules and regulations
that are consistent with this | ||
Section and that the State Board of Education
deems necessary | ||
to establish and implement the program. | ||
Alternative certification programs under Sections 21-5a | ||
through 21-5e may be provided by various types of qualified | ||
providers, including both institutions of higher education and | ||
other providers operating independently from institutions of | ||
higher education; provided however, that any and all programs | ||
must be approved by the State Board of Education in accordance | ||
with rules and regulations. | ||
(Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.) | ||
(105 ILCS 5/21-5b) | ||
Sec. 21-5b. Alternative certification. The State Board of | ||
Education, in
consultation with the State Teacher | ||
Certification Board, shall
establish and implement an | ||
alternative certification program under which
persons who meet | ||
the requirements of and successfully complete the program
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established by this Section shall be issued an alternative | ||
teaching certificate
for teaching in the schools. The program | ||
shall be
limited to not more than 260 new participants during | ||
each year that the program
is in effect. The State Board of | ||
Education, in cooperation with one or more not-for-profit | ||
organizations in the State that support excellence in teaching, | ||
which may be in a partnership
formed with a university that | ||
offers 4-year baccalaureate and masters degree
programs and | ||
that is a recognized institution as defined in Section 21-21, | ||
may and
one or more
not-for-profit
organizations in the State | ||
which support excellence in teaching, shall within
30 days | ||
after submission by the program sponsor partnership approve
a | ||
course of study developed by the program sponsor partnership | ||
that persons
in the program must successfully complete in order | ||
to satisfy one
criterion for issuance of an alternative | ||
certificate under this Section.
The Alternative Teacher | ||
Certification program course of study must include the
current | ||
content and skills contained in the university's current | ||
courses for
State certification which have been approved by the | ||
State Board of Education,
in consultation with the State | ||
Teacher Certification Board, as meeting the requirement
for | ||
State teacher certification. | ||
The alternative certification program established under | ||
this Section shall be
known as the Alternative Teacher | ||
Certification program. The Alternative
Teacher Certification | ||
Program shall be offered by the submitting partnership,
and | ||
such partnership may be offered by in conjunction with one or | ||
more not-for-profit
organizations in the State which support | ||
excellence in teaching. The program
shall be
comprised of the | ||
following 3 phases: (a) the first phase is the
course of study | ||
offered on an intensive basis in education theory,
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instructional methods, and
practice
teaching; (b) the second | ||
phase is the person's assignment to a full-time
teaching | ||
position for one school year; and (c) the third phase is a
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comprehensive assessment of the person's teaching performance | ||
by school
officials and the partnership participants
and a | ||
recommendation by the program sponsor partner institution of | ||
higher education to the
State Board of Education that the | ||
person be issued a standard alternative
teaching certificate. | ||
Successful completion of the Alternative Teacher
Certification | ||
program shall be deemed to satisfy any other
practice or | ||
student teaching and subject matter requirements established | ||
by
law. | ||
A provisional alternative teaching certificate, valid for | ||
one year of
teaching
in the common schools and not renewable, | ||
shall be issued under this Section
21-5b to persons who at the | ||
time of applying for the provisional alternative
teaching | ||
certificate under this Section: | ||
(1) have graduated from an accredited college or | ||
university with a
bachelor's degree; | ||
(2) have successfully completed the first phase of the | ||
Alternative Teacher
Certification program as provided in | ||
this Section; | ||
(3) have passed the tests of basic skills and subject | ||
matter knowledge
required by Section
21-1a; and | ||
(4) (i) have been employed for a period of at least 5 | ||
years in an area
requiring application of the individual's | ||
education or (ii) have attained at least a cumulative grade | ||
average of a "B" if the individual is assigned either to a | ||
school district that has not met the annual measurable | ||
objective for highly qualified teachers required by the | ||
Illinois Revised Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT) Plan or to | ||
a school district whose data filed with the State Board of | ||
Education indicates that the district's poor and minority | ||
students are taught by teachers who are not highly | ||
qualified at a higher rate than other students; however, | ||
this item (4)
does not apply with respect to a provisional | ||
alternative teaching certificate
for
teaching in schools | ||
situated in a school district that is located in a city
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having a
population in excess of 500,000 inhabitants. | ||
Assignment may be made under clause (ii) of this item (4) | ||
only if the district superintendent and the exclusive | ||
bargaining representative of the district's teachers, if | ||
any, jointly agree to permit the assignment.
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A person possessing a provisional alternative certificate | ||
under this Section
shall be treated as a regularly certified | ||
teacher for purposes of compensation,
benefits, and other terms | ||
and conditions of employment afforded teachers in the
school | ||
who are members of a bargaining unit represented by an | ||
exclusive
bargaining representative, if any. | ||
Until February 15, 2000, a standard alternative teaching | ||
certificate,
valid for 4 years for teaching
in the schools and | ||
renewable as provided in
Section 21-14, shall be
issued under | ||
this Section 21-5b to persons who first complete the | ||
requirements
for the provisional alternative teaching | ||
certificate
and who at the time of applying for a standard | ||
alternative teaching certificate
under this Section have | ||
successfully completed the second and third phases of
the | ||
Alternative Teacher Certification program as provided in this | ||
Section.
Alternatively, beginning February 15, 2000, at the end | ||
of the 4-year
validity
period,
persons who were issued a | ||
standard alternative teaching certificate shall be
eligible, | ||
on
the same basis as holders of an Initial Teaching Certificate | ||
issued under
subsection (b) of
Section 21-2 of this Code, to | ||
apply for a Standard Teaching Certificate,
provided they
meet | ||
the requirements of
subsection (c) of Section 21-2 of this Code | ||
and further provided that a
person who
does not
apply for and | ||
receive a Standard Teaching Certificate shall be able to teach
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only in
schools situated in a school district that is located | ||
in a city having a
population in excess
of 500,000 inhabitants. | ||
Beginning February 15, 2000, persons who have completed the | ||
requirements for
a
standard alternative teaching certificate | ||
under this Section shall be issued an
Initial
Alternative | ||
Teaching Certificate valid for 4 years of teaching and not
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renewable. At the end of the 4-year validity period, these | ||
persons shall be
eligible, on the same
basis as
holders of an | ||
Initial Teaching Certificate issued under subsection (b) of
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Section 21-2 of
this Code, to apply for a Standard Teaching | ||
Certificate, provided they meet the
requirements of subsection | ||
(c) of Section 21-2. | ||
Such This alternative certification program shall be | ||
implemented so that the first
provisional alternative teaching | ||
certificates issued under this Section are
effective upon the | ||
commencement of the 1997-1998 academic year and the first
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standard alternative teaching certificates issued under this | ||
Section are
effective upon the commencement of the 1998-1999 | ||
academic year. | ||
The State Board of Education, in cooperation with the | ||
partnership or partnerships
establishing such the Alternative | ||
Teacher Certification programs program, shall adopt rules
and | ||
regulations that are consistent with this Section and that the | ||
State Board
of Education deems necessary to establish and | ||
implement the program. | ||
(Source: P.A. 95-270, eff. 8-17-07.) | ||
(105 ILCS 5/21-5c) | ||
Sec. 21-5c. Alternative route to teacher certification. | ||
The State Board
of Education, in consultation with the State | ||
Teacher Certification Board, shall
establish and implement one | ||
or more an alternative route to teacher certification programs | ||
program
under which persons who meet the requirements of and | ||
successfully complete the programs
program established by this | ||
Section shall be issued an initial teaching
certificate for | ||
teaching in schools in this State.
The State Board of Education | ||
may shall
approve a course of study
that persons in such | ||
programs the program must successfully complete in order to
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satisfy one criterion for issuance of a certificate under this | ||
Section. The
Alternative Route to Teacher Certification | ||
programs program course of study must include
the current | ||
content and skills contained in a university's current courses
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for State certification which have been approved by the State | ||
Board of
Education, in consultation with the State Teacher | ||
Certification Board, as meeting the
requirement for State | ||
teacher certification. | ||
Programs The program established under this Section shall | ||
be
known as the Alternative Route to Teacher Certification | ||
programs program. The programs program
may be offered by a | ||
university that offers 4-year baccalaureate and masters degree | ||
programs and that is a recognized institution as defined in | ||
Section 21-21, by in conjunction with one or more | ||
not-for-profit
organizations in the State, or a combination | ||
thereof. The programs program shall be comprised of the | ||
following 3
phases: (a) a
course of study offered on an | ||
intensive basis in education theory,
instructional methods, | ||
and
practice teaching; (b) the person's assignment to a | ||
full-time
teaching position for one school year, including the | ||
designation of a
mentor teacher to advise and assist the person | ||
with that
teaching assignment; and (c) a comprehensive | ||
assessment of the person's
teaching performance by school | ||
officials and program participants
and a recommendation by the | ||
program sponsor institution of higher education to the
State | ||
Board of Education that the person be issued an initial
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teaching certificate. Successful completion of the Alternative | ||
Route to
Teacher
Certification programs program shall be deemed | ||
to satisfy any other
practice or student teaching and subject | ||
matter requirements established by
law. | ||
A provisional alternative teaching certificate, valid for | ||
one year of
teaching
in the common schools and not renewable, | ||
shall be issued under this Section
21-5c to persons who at the | ||
time of applying for the provisional alternative
teaching | ||
certificate under this Section: | ||
(1) have graduated from an accredited college or | ||
university with a
bachelor's degree; | ||
(2) have been employed for a period of at least 5 years | ||
in an area
requiring application of the individual's | ||
education; | ||
(3) have successfully completed the first phase of the | ||
Alternative Teacher
Certification program as provided in | ||
this Section; and | ||
(4) have passed the tests of basic skills and subject | ||
matter knowledge
required by Section 21-1a. | ||
An initial teaching certificate, valid for teaching
in the | ||
common schools,
shall be
issued under Section 21-3 or 21-5 to | ||
persons who first complete the
requirements
for the provisional | ||
alternative teaching certificate
and who at the time of | ||
applying for an initial teaching certificate
have successfully | ||
completed the second and third phases of
the Alternative Route | ||
to Teacher Certification program as provided in this
Section. | ||
A person possessing a provisional alternative certificate | ||
or an initial
teaching certificate earned under this Section
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shall be treated as a regularly certified teacher for purposes | ||
of compensation,
benefits, and other terms and conditions of | ||
employment afforded teachers in the
school who are members of a | ||
bargaining unit represented by an exclusive
bargaining | ||
representative, if any. | ||
The State Board of Education may adopt rules
and | ||
regulations that are consistent with this Section and that the | ||
State Board
deems necessary to establish and implement the | ||
program. | ||
(Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.) | ||
(105 ILCS 5/21-5d) | ||
Sec. 21-5d. Alternative route to administrative | ||
certification. The State
Board of Education, in consultation | ||
with the State Teacher Certification Board
and an advisory | ||
panel consisting of no less than 7 administrators appointed by
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the State Superintendent of Education,
shall establish and | ||
implement one or more an alternative route to administrative
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certification program under which persons who meet the | ||
requirements of and
successfully complete the program | ||
established by this Section shall be issued a
standard | ||
administrative certificate for serving as an administrator
in | ||
schools in this State. For the purposes of this Section only,
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"administrator" means a person holding any administrative | ||
position for which a
standard administrative certificate with a | ||
general administrative endorsement,
chief school business | ||
official endorsement, or superintendent endorsement
is | ||
required, except a principal or an assistant principal. The | ||
State Board of
Education may shall approve a course of study | ||
that persons in the program must
successfully complete in order | ||
to satisfy one criterion for issuance of a
certificate under | ||
this Section. The Alternative Route to Administrative
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Certification program course of study must include the current | ||
content and
skills contained in a university's current courses | ||
for State certification
which have been approved by the State | ||
Board of Education, in consultation with
the State Teacher | ||
Certification Board, as meeting the requirement for | ||
administrative
certification. | ||
Programs The program established under this Section shall | ||
be known as the Alternative
Route to Administrative | ||
Certification programs program. The programs The program shall | ||
be comprised
of the following 3 phases: (a) a course of study | ||
offered on an intensive basis
in education management, | ||
governance, organization, and planning; (b) the
person's | ||
assignment to a full-time position for one school year as an
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administrator; and (c) a comprehensive
assessment of the | ||
person's performance by school officials and a recommendation
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to the State Board of Education
that the person be issued a | ||
standard administrative certificate. Successful
completion of | ||
an the Alternative Route to Administrative Certification | ||
program
shall be deemed to satisfy any other supervisory, | ||
administrative, or management
experience requirements | ||
established by law. | ||
A provisional alternative administrative certificate, | ||
valid for one year of
serving as an administrator in the common
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schools and not renewable, shall be issued under this Section | ||
21-5d to persons
who at the time of applying for the | ||
provisional alternative administrative
certificate under this | ||
Section: | ||
(1) have graduated from an accredited college or | ||
university with a
master's degree in a management field or | ||
with a bachelor's degree and the life
experience equivalent | ||
of a master's degree in a management field as determined
by | ||
the State Board of Education; | ||
(2) have been employed for a period of at least 5 years | ||
in
a management level position; | ||
(3) have successfully completed the first phase of the | ||
Alternative Route
to Administrative Certification program | ||
as provided in this Section; and | ||
(4) have passed any examination required by the State | ||
Board of Education. | ||
A standard administrative certificate with a general | ||
administrative
endorsement, chief school business official | ||
endorsement, or superintendent
endorsement,
renewable as | ||
provided in Section
21-14, shall be issued under Section 21-7.1 | ||
to persons who first complete the
requirements for the | ||
provisional alternative administrative certificate and who
at | ||
the time of applying for a standard administrative certificate | ||
have
successfully completed the second and third phases of an | ||
the Alternative Route to
Administrative Certification program | ||
as provided in this Section. | ||
The State Board of Education may adopt rules and | ||
regulations that are
consistent with this Section and that the | ||
State Board deems necessary to
establish and implement those | ||
programs the program. | ||
(Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.) | ||
(105 ILCS 5/21-5e) | ||
Sec. 21-5e. Alternative Route to Administrative | ||
Certification for National Board Certified Teachers. | ||
(a) It shall be the policy of the State of Illinois to | ||
improve the recruitment and preparation of instructional | ||
leaders. | ||
(b) On or before July 1, 2007, the State Board of | ||
Education, in consultation with the State Teacher | ||
Certification Board, may shall establish and implement one or | ||
more an alternative route to administrative certification for | ||
teacher leaders, to be known as the Alternative Route to an | ||
Administrative Certificate for National Board Certified | ||
Teachers. "Teacher leader" means a certified teacher who has | ||
already received National Board certification through the | ||
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and who has | ||
a teacher leader endorsement under Section 21-7.5 of this Code. | ||
Persons who meet the requirements of and successfully complete | ||
a the program established by this Section shall be issued a | ||
standard administrative certificate for serving in schools in | ||
this State. The State Board may shall approve a course of study | ||
that persons must successfully complete in order to satisfy one | ||
criterion for issuance of the administrative certificate under | ||
this Section. The Alternative Route to an Administrative | ||
Certificate for National Board Certified Teachers must include | ||
the current content and skills contained in a college's or | ||
university's courses and the Illinois Professional School | ||
Leader Standards for State certification, with the exception of | ||
content and skills courses that contain the competency areas | ||
and the Illinois Professional School Leader Standards that a | ||
candidate has already demonstrated meeting met through | ||
National Board certification or through a teacher leadership | ||
master's degree program. | ||
(c) The Alternative Route to an Administrative Certificate | ||
for National Board Certified Teachers shall be comprised of the | ||
following 4 phases: | ||
(1) National Board certification and an endorsement in | ||
teacher leadership in accordance with Section 21-7.5 of | ||
this Code; | ||
(2) a master's degree in a teacher leader program; | ||
(3) 15 hours of coursework in which the candidate must | ||
show evidence of meeting competencies for organizational | ||
management and development, finance, supervision and | ||
evaluation, policy and legal issues, and leadership, as | ||
stated in the Illinois Professional School Leader | ||
Standards for principals; and | ||
(4) a passing score on the Illinois Administrator | ||
Assessment. | ||
(d) Successful completion of the Alternative Route to an | ||
Administrative Certificate for National Board Certified | ||
Teachers shall be deemed to satisfy all requirements to receive | ||
an administrative certificate established by law.
The State | ||
Board shall adopt rules that are consistent with this Section | ||
and that the State Board deems necessary for the establishment | ||
and implementation of the program. | ||
(Source: P.A. 94-1039, eff. 7-20-06.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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