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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 |
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| 21-7.1 as follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/21-7.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-7.1)
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| Sec. 21-7.1. Administrative certificate.
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| (a) After July 1, 1999, an administrative
certificate valid |
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| for 5
years of supervising and administering in the public |
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| common schools (unless
changed under subsection (a-5) of this |
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| Section) may be
issued to persons who have graduated from a |
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| regionally accredited institution
of higher learning with a |
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| master's degree and who have been recommended by a
recognized |
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| institution of higher learning as having completed a program of
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| preparation for one or more of these endorsements. Such |
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| programs of
academic and professional preparation required for |
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| endorsement shall be
administered by the institution in |
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| accordance with standards set forth by
the State Superintendent |
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| of Education in consultation with the State
Teacher |
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| Certification Board.
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| (a-5) Beginning July 1, 2003, if an administrative |
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| certificate holder
holds a Standard Teaching Certificate, the |
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| validity period of the
administrative certificate shall be |
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| changed, if necessary, so that the
validity period of the |
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| administrative certificate coincides with the validity
period |
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| of the Standard Teaching Certificate. Beginning July 1, 2003, |
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| if
an administrative certificate holder holds a Master Teaching |
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| Certificate,
the validity period of the administrative |
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| certificate shall be changed so
that the validity period of the |
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| administrative certificate coincides with the
validity period |
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| of the Master Teaching Certificate.
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| (b) No administrative certificate shall be issued for the |
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| first time
after June 30, 1987 and no endorsement provided for |
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| by this Section shall
be made or affixed to an administrative |
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| certificate for the first time
after June 30, 1987 unless the |
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| person to whom such administrative
certificate is to be issued |
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| or to whose administrative certificate such
endorsement is to |
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| be affixed has been required to demonstrate as a part of
a |
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| program of academic or professional preparation for such |
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| certification or
endorsement: (i) an understanding of the |
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| knowledge called for in
establishing productive parent-school |
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| relationships and of the procedures
fostering the involvement |
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| which such relationships demand; and (ii) an
understanding of |
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| the knowledge required for establishing a high quality
school |
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| climate and promoting good classroom organization and |
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| management,
including rules of conduct and instructional |
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| procedures appropriate to
accomplishing the tasks of |
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| schooling; and (iii) a demonstration of the
knowledge and |
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| skills called for in providing instructional leadership. The
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| standards for demonstrating an understanding of such knowledge |
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| shall be set
forth by the State Board of Education in |
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| consultation with the
State Teacher Certification Board, and |
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| shall be administered by the
recognized institutions of higher |
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| learning as part of the programs of
academic and professional |
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| preparation required for certification and
endorsement under |
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| this Section. As used in this subsection: "establishing
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| productive parent-school relationships" means the ability to |
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| maintain
effective communication between parents and school |
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| personnel, to encourage
parental involvement in schooling, and |
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| to motivate school personnel to
engage parents in encouraging |
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| student achievement, including the
development of programs and |
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| policies which serve to accomplish this
purpose; and |
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| "establishing a high quality school climate" means the ability
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| to promote academic achievement, to maintain discipline, to |
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| recognize
substance abuse problems among students and utilize |
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| appropriate law
enforcement and other community resources to |
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| address these problems, to support
teachers and students in |
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| their education endeavors, to establish learning
objectives |
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| and to provide instructional leadership, including the
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| development of policies and programs which serve to accomplish |
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| this
purpose; and "providing instructional leadership" means |
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| the ability to
effectively evaluate school personnel, to |
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| possess general communication and
interpersonal skills, and to |
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| establish and maintain appropriate classroom
learning |
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| environments. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply |
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| to
or affect the initial issuance or making on or before June |
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| 30, 1987 of any
administrative certificate or endorsement |
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| provided for under this Section,
nor shall such provisions |
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| apply to or affect the renewal after June 30, 1987
of any such |
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| certificate or endorsement initially issued or made on or |
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| before
June 30, 1987.
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| (c) Administrative certificates shall be renewed every 5 |
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| years
with
the first renewal being 5 years following the |
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| initial receipt of
an
administrative certificate, unless the |
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| validity period for the administrative
certificate has been
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| changed under subsection (a-5) of this Section, in which case |
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| the
certificate shall be renewed at the same time that the |
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| Standard or Master
Teaching Certificate is renewed.
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| (c-5) Before July 1, 2003, renewal requirements for |
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| administrators
whose
positions require certification shall be |
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| based upon evidence of continuing
professional education which |
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| promotes the following goals: (1)
improving
administrators' |
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| knowledge of instructional practices and administrative
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| procedures; (2) maintaining the basic level of competence |
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| required
for
initial certification; and (3) improving the |
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| mastery of skills and
knowledge regarding the improvement of |
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| teaching performance in clinical
settings and assessment of the |
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| levels of student performance in their schools.
Evidence of |
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| continuing professional education must include verification of
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| biennial attendance in a program developed by the Illinois |
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| Administrators'
Academy and verification of annual |
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| participation in a school district approved
activity which |
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| contributes to continuing professional education.
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| (c-10) Beginning July 1, 2003, except as otherwise provided |
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| in subsection
(c-15) of this Section, persons holding |
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| administrative
certificates must follow the certificate |
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| renewal procedure set forth in this
subsection (c-10), provided |
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| that those persons holding administrative
certificates on June |
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| 30, 2003 who are renewing those certificates on or
after July |
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| 1, 2003 shall be issued new administrative certificates valid |
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| for
5 years (unless changed under subsection (a-5) of this |
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| Section), which
may be renewed thereafter as set forth in this |
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| subsection (c-10).
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| 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 |
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| the continuing
professional development requirements of this |
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| Section to renew his or her
administrative certificate. The |
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| continuing professional development must include without
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| limitation the following continuing professional development
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| purposes:
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| (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.
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| (2) To maintain the basic level of competence required
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| for initial certification.
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| (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 |
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| levels
of student performance in the schools.
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| The continuing professional development must
include the |
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| following in order for the certificate to be renewed:
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| (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 |
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| participation must consist of a minimum
of 5 activities per |
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| validity period of the certificate, and the certificate |
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| holder must maintain documentation of completion of each |
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| activity.
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| (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 |
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| 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 |
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| State Board of
Education.
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| The certificate holder must complete a verification form |
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| developed by the State Board of Education and certify that 100 |
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| hours of continuing professional development activities and 5 |
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| Administrators' Academy courses have been completed. The |
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| regional superintendent of schools shall review and
validate |
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| the verification form for a certificate holder. Based on
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| compliance with all of the requirements for renewal, the |
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| regional
superintendent of schools shall forward a |
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| recommendation for
renewal or non-renewal to the State |
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| Superintendent of Education
and shall notify the certificate |
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| holder of the recommendation. The
State Superintendent of |
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| Education shall review the
recommendation to renew or non-renew |
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| and shall notify, in writing,
the certificate holder of a |
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| decision denying renewal of his or her
certificate. Any |
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| decision regarding non-renewal of an
administrative |
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| certificate may be appealed to the State Teacher
Certification |
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| Board.
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| The State Board of Education, in consultation with the |
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| State
Teacher Certification Board, shall adopt rules to |
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| implement this
subsection (c-10).
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| The regional superintendent of schools shall monitor the |
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| process
for renewal of administrative certificates established |
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| in this subsection
(c-10).
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| (c-15) This subsection (c-15) applies to the first period |
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| of an
administrative certificate's validity during which the |
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| holder becomes
subject to the requirements of subsection (c-10) |
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| of this Section if the
certificate has less than 5 years' |
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| validity or has less than 5 years' validity
remaining when the |
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| certificate holder becomes subject to the
requirements of |
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| subsection (c-10) of this Section. With respect to this
period, |
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| 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 |
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| mean 20
hours of continuing professional development and one |
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| activity per year of
the certificate's validity or remaining |
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| validity and the 30 continuing
professional development hours |
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| specified in clause (B) of
subsection (c-10) of this Section |
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| shall instead be deemed to mean
completion of at least one |
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| course per year of the certificate's validity or
remaining |
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| validity. Certificate holders who evaluate certified staff |
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| must complete a 2-day teacher evaluation course, in addition to |
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| the 30 continuing professional development hours.
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| (c-20) The State
Board of Education, in consultation with |
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| the State Teacher Certification Board,
shall develop |
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| procedures for implementing this Section and shall administer |
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| the
renewal of administrative certificates. Failure to submit |
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| satisfactory evidence
of continuing professional education |
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| which contributes to promoting the goals
of this Section shall |
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| result in a loss of administrative certification.
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| (d) Any limited or life supervisory certificate issued |
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| prior to July 1, 1968
shall continue to be valid for all |
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| administrative and supervisory positions
in the public schools |
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| for which it is valid as of that date as long as its
holder |
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| meets the requirements for registration or renewal as set forth |
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| in
the statutes or until revoked according to law.
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| (e) The administrative or supervisory positions for which |
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| the certificate
shall be valid shall be determined by one or |
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| more of 3 endorsements: general
supervisory, general |
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| administrative and superintendent.
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| Subject to the provisions of Section 21-1a, endorsements |
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| shall be
made under conditions set forth in this Section. The |
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| State Board of
Education shall, in consultation with the State |
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| Teacher Certification
Board, adopt rules pursuant to the |
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| Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,
establishing |
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| requirements for obtaining administrative certificates where
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| the minimum administrative or supervisory requirements surpass |
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| those set
forth in this Section.
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| The State Teacher Certification Board shall file with the |
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| State Board of
Education a written recommendation when |
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| considering additional
administrative or supervisory |
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| requirements. All additional requirements
shall be based upon |
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| the requisite knowledge necessary to perform those
tasks |
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| required by the certificate. The State Board of Education shall |
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| in
consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board, |
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| establish
standards within its rules which shall include the |
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| academic and
professional requirements necessary for |
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| certification. These standards
shall at a minimum contain, but |
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| not be limited to, those used by the State
Board of Education |
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| in determining whether additional knowledge will be
required. |
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| Additionally, the State Board of Education shall in |
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| consultation
with the State Teacher Certification Board, |
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| establish provisions within its
rules whereby any member of the |
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| educational community or the public may
file a formal written |
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| recommendation or inquiry regarding requirements.
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| (1) Until July 1, 2003, the general supervisory |
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| endorsement shall be
affixed to the
administrative |
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| certificate of any holder who has at least 16 semester |
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| hours
of graduate credit in professional education |
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| including 8 semester hours of
graduate credit in curriculum |
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| and research and who has at least 2 years of
full-time |
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| teaching experience or school service personnel experience |
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| in
public schools, schools under the supervision of the |
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| Department of Corrections,
schools under the |
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| administration of the Department of
Rehabilitation |
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| Services, or nonpublic schools meeting the standards
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| established by the State Superintendent of Education or |
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| comparable out-of-state
recognition standards approved by |
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| the State Superintendent of Education.
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| Such endorsement shall be required for supervisors, |
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| curriculum directors
and for such similar and related |
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| 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.
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| (2) The general administrative endorsement shall be |
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| affixed to the
administrative certificate of any holder who |
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| has at least 20 semester hours
of graduate credit in |
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| educational administration and supervision and who
has at |
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| least 2 years of full-time teaching experience or school |
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| service
personnel experience in public schools, schools |
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| under the supervision of
the Department of Corrections, |
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| schools under the administration of
the Department of |
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| Rehabilitation Services, or
nonpublic schools meeting the |
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| standards
established by the State Superintendent of |
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| Education or comparable
out-of-state recognition standards |
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| approved by the State Superintendent
of Education.
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| Such endorsement shall be required for principal, |
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| assistant principal,
assistant or associate |
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| superintendent, junior college dean and for related
or |
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| similar positions as determined by the State |
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| Superintendent of Education
in consultation with the State |
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| Teacher Certification Board.
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| Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, |
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| after January 1,
1990 and until January 1, 1991, any |
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| teacher employed by a district subject
to Article 34 shall |
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| be entitled to receive an administrative certificate
with a |
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| general administrative endorsement affixed thereto if he |
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| or she: (i)
had at least 3 years of experience as a |
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| certified teacher for such district
prior to August 1, |
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| 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 |
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| in education
courses (including at least 12 hours in |
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| educational administration and
supervision) prior to |
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| 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 |
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| who obtains an
administrative certificate with a general |
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| administrative endorsement
affixed thereto under this |
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| paragraph shall not be qualified to serve in any
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| administrative position except assistant principal.
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| (3) The chief school business official endorsement |
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| shall be affixed to
the administrative certificate of any |
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| holder who qualifies by having
a Master's degree, 2 two |
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| years of administrative experience in school business
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| management or 2 years of university-approved practical |
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| experience, and a minimum of 20 semester hours of graduate |
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| credit in a program
established by the State Superintendent |
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| of Education in consultation with the
State Teacher |
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| Certification Board for the preparation of school business
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| administrators. Such endorsement shall also be affixed to |
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| the administrative
certificate of any holder who qualifies |
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| by having a Master's Degree in Business
Administration, |
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| Finance or Accounting from a regionally accredited |
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| institution
of higher education.
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| After June 30, 1977, such endorsement shall be required |
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| for any individual
first employed as a chief school |
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| business official.
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| (4) The superintendent endorsement shall be affixed to |
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| the administrative
certificate of any holder who has |
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| completed 30 semester hours of graduate
credit beyond the |
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| master's degree in a program for the preparation of
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| superintendents of schools including 16 semester hours of |
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| graduate credit
in professional education and who has at |
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| least 2 years experience as an
administrator or supervisor |
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| in the public schools or the State Board of
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| education service regions or in nonpublic schools meeting |
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| the
standards established by the State Superintendent of |
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| Education or
comparable out-of-state recognition standards |
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| approved by the State
Superintendent of Education and holds |
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| general supervisory or general
administrative endorsement, |
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| or who has had 2 years of experience as a
supervisor or |
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| administrator while holding an all-grade supervisory
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| certificate or a certificate comparable in validity and |
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| educational and
experience requirements.
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| After June 30, 1968, such endorsement shall be required |
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| for a
superintendent of schools, except as provided in the |
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| second paragraph of this
Section and in Section 34-6.
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| Any person appointed to the position of superintendent |
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| between the
effective date of this Act and June 30, 1993 in |
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| a school district organized
pursuant to Article 32 with an |
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| enrollment of at least 20,000 pupils shall
be exempt from |
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| the provisions of this paragraph (4) until
June 30, 1996.
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| (f) All official interpretations or acts of issuing or |
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| denying
administrative certificates or endorsements by the |
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| State Teacher's
Certification Board, State Board of Education |
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| or the State Superintendent
of Education, from the passage of |
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| P.A. 81-1208 on November 8, 1979 through
September 24, 1981 are |
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| hereby declared valid and legal acts in all respects and
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| further that the purported repeal of the provisions of this |