Section 1.705  Requirements for Supervisory and Administrative Staff

Requirements for the receipt of the endorsements specified in this Section shall be as set forth in 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25 (Educator Licensure).

a)         Each district superintendent shall hold a professional educator license with a superintendent endorsement.

b)         Each principal or assistant principal shall hold a professional educator license with a general administrative, principal or superintendent endorsement, except that a head teacher serving for more than 50% full-time employment in place of a principal as permitted by Section 10‑21.4a of the School Code shall hold a professional educator license endorsed for supervision.

c)         Each assistant superintendent shall hold a professional educator license with a general administrative, principal, director of special education or superintendent endorsement.

d)         Each general administrator (e.g., director, assistant director, coordinator or general supervisor) in general education shall hold a professional educator license with a general supervisory, general administrative, principal or superintendent endorsement.

e)         Each head of a general education department or supervisor for a specific subject shall hold either:

1)         a professional educator license with a general supervisory, general administrative, principal or superintendent endorsement or teacher leader endorsement issued pursuant to 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.32 (Teacher Leader Endorsement); or

2)         a professional educator license endorsed for supervision in the area supervised (see 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.497 (Supervisory Endorsements)).

f)         Each supervisory dean shall hold a professional educator license with a general supervisory, general administrative, director of special education, principal or superintendent endorsement, or teacher leader endorsement issued pursuant to 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.32 (Teacher Leader Endorsement).

g)         Each dean of students shall hold:

1)         a professional educator license with a general supervisory, general administrative, director of special education, principal or superintendent endorsement;

2)         a professional educator license endorsed in a teaching field (and for supervision or administration if the holder suspends students pursuant to Section 10-22.6 of the Code); or

3)         a professional educator license endorsed in a school support personnel field other than school nursing (and for supervision or administration if the holder disciplines or suspends students).

h)         Each special education director or assistant director shall meet the requirements of 23 Ill. Adm. Code 226.800(g) (Personnel Required to be Qualified) and hold a professional educator license endorsed for director of special education in accordance with 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.365 (Endorsement for Director of Special Education).

i)          Each special education supervisor shall hold either:

1)         a professional educator license with a general supervisory, general administrative, director of special education, principal or superintendent endorsement and teaching qualifications in each area supervised; or

2)         a professional educator license endorsed for each area supervised and for supervision (see 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.497 (Supervisory Endorsements)).

j)          Each supervisor of more than one school support personnel area shall hold either:

1)         a professional educator license and a general administrative, principal or superintendent endorsement; or

2)         a professional educator license endorsed for school support personnel and supervision in each field supervised.

k)         Each supervisor of one school support personnel area shall hold:

1)         a professional educator license with a general supervisory, general administrative, director of special education, principal or superintendent endorsement;

2)         a professional educator license endorsed for school support personnel in the field supervised and for supervision; or

3)         a professional educator license endorsed for speech-language pathology teaching and for supervision (if applicable).

l)          Each director of an area vocational career center or supervisor of more than one field in career and technical education (including regional system directors) shall hold:

1)         a professional educator license with a general administrative, principal or superintendent endorsement and an endorsement in career and technical education; or

2)         a professional educator license with a general administrative, principal, or superintendent endorsement and an educator license with stipulations endorsed for career and technical education.

m)        Each administrator in a bilingual education program shall hold a valid professional educator license with a general administrative, principal, superintendent or supervisory endorsement issued in accordance with the applicable provisions of 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25 and this Part and meet the applicable requirements of Section 1.783.

n)         Each chief school business official shall hold a professional educator license with a chief school business official endorsement or an educator license with stipulations with a chief school business official endorsement.

(Source:  Amended at 45 Ill. Reg. 5744, effective April 21, 2021)