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| Public Act 097-0701 | ||||
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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 | ||||
21-7.1 as follows: | ||||
(105 ILCS 5/21-7.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-7.1) | ||||
(Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2013) | ||||
Sec. 21-7.1. Administrative certificate. | ||||
(a) After July 1, 1999, an administrative
certificate valid | ||||
for 5
years of supervising and administering in the public | ||||
common schools (unless
changed under subsection (a-5) of this | ||||
Section) may be
issued to persons who have graduated from a | ||||
regionally accredited institution
of higher learning with a | ||||
master's degree or its equivalent and who have been recommended | ||||
by a
recognized institution of higher learning, a | ||||
not-for-profit entity, or a combination thereof, as having | ||||
completed a program of
preparation for one or more of these | ||||
endorsements. Such programs of
academic and professional | ||||
preparation required for endorsement shall be
administered by | ||||
an institution or not-for-profit entity approved to offer such | ||||
programs by the State Board of Education, in consultation with | ||||
the State Teacher Certification Board, and shall be operated in | ||||
accordance with this Article and the standards set forth by
the | ||||
State Superintendent of Education in consultation with the | ||
State
Teacher Certification Board. Any program offered in whole | ||
or in part by a not-for-profit entity must also be approved by | ||
the Board of Higher Education. | ||
(a-5) Beginning July 1, 2003, if an administrative | ||
certificate holder
holds a Standard Teaching Certificate, the | ||
validity period of the
administrative certificate shall be | ||
changed, if necessary, so that the
validity period of the | ||
administrative certificate coincides with the validity
period | ||
of the Standard Teaching Certificate. Beginning July 1, 2003, | ||
if
an administrative certificate holder holds a Master Teaching | ||
Certificate,
the validity period of the administrative | ||
certificate shall be changed so
that the validity period of the | ||
administrative certificate coincides with the
validity period | ||
of the Master Teaching Certificate. | ||
(b) No administrative certificate shall be issued for the | ||
first time
after June 30, 1987 and no endorsement provided for | ||
by this Section shall
be made or affixed to an administrative | ||
certificate for the first time
after June 30, 1987 unless the | ||
person to whom such administrative
certificate is to be issued | ||
or to whose administrative certificate such
endorsement is to | ||
be affixed has been required to demonstrate as a part of
a | ||
program of academic or professional preparation for such | ||
certification or
endorsement: (i) an understanding of the | ||
knowledge called for in
establishing productive parent-school | ||
relationships and of the procedures
fostering the involvement | ||
which such relationships demand; and (ii) an
understanding of | ||
the knowledge required for establishing a high quality
school | ||
climate and promoting good classroom organization and | ||
management,
including rules of conduct and instructional | ||
procedures appropriate to
accomplishing the tasks of | ||
schooling; and (iii) a demonstration of the
knowledge and | ||
skills called for in providing instructional leadership. The
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standards for demonstrating an understanding of such knowledge | ||
shall be set
forth by the State Board of Education in | ||
consultation with the
State Teacher Certification Board, and | ||
shall be administered by the
recognized institutions of higher | ||
learning as part of the programs of
academic and professional | ||
preparation required for certification and
endorsement under | ||
this Section. As used in this subsection: "establishing
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productive parent-school relationships" means the ability to | ||
maintain
effective communication between parents and school | ||
personnel, to encourage
parental involvement in schooling, and | ||
to motivate school personnel to
engage parents in encouraging | ||
student achievement, including the
development of programs and | ||
policies which serve to accomplish this
purpose; and | ||
"establishing a high quality school climate" means the ability
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to promote academic achievement, to maintain discipline, to | ||
recognize
substance abuse problems among students and utilize | ||
appropriate law
enforcement and other community resources to | ||
address these problems, to support
teachers and students in | ||
their education endeavors, to establish learning
objectives | ||
and to provide instructional leadership, including the
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development of policies and programs which serve to accomplish | ||
this
purpose; and "providing instructional leadership" means | ||
the ability to
effectively evaluate school personnel, to | ||
possess general communication and
interpersonal skills, and to | ||
establish and maintain appropriate classroom
learning | ||
environments. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply | ||
to
or affect the initial issuance or making on or before June | ||
30, 1987 of any
administrative certificate or endorsement | ||
provided for under this Section,
nor shall such provisions | ||
apply to or affect the renewal after June 30, 1987
of any such | ||
certificate or endorsement initially issued or made on or | ||
before
June 30, 1987. | ||
(c) Administrative certificates shall be renewed every 5 | ||
years
with
the first renewal being 5 years following the | ||
initial receipt of
an
administrative certificate, unless the | ||
validity period for the administrative
certificate has been
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changed under subsection (a-5) of this Section, in which case | ||
the
certificate shall be renewed at the same time that the | ||
Standard or Master
Teaching Certificate is renewed. | ||
(c-5) (Blank). | ||
(c-10) Except as otherwise provided in subsection
(c-15) of | ||
this Section, persons holding administrative
certificates must | ||
follow the certificate renewal procedure set forth in this
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subsection (c-10), provided that those persons holding | ||
administrative
certificates on June 30, 2003 who are renewing | ||
those certificates on or
after July 1, 2003 shall be issued new | ||
administrative certificates valid for
5 years (unless changed | ||
under subsection (a-5) of this Section), which
may be renewed | ||
thereafter as set forth in this subsection (c-10). | ||
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 | ||
the continuing
professional development requirements of this | ||
Section to renew his or her
administrative certificate. The | ||
continuing professional development must include without
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limitation the following continuing professional development
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purposes: | ||
(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. | ||
(2) To maintain the basic level of competence required
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for initial certification. | ||
(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 | ||
levels
of student performance in the schools. | ||
The continuing professional development must
include the | ||
following in order for the certificate to be renewed: | ||
(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 | ||
participation must consist of a minimum
of 5 activities per | ||
validity period of the certificate, and the certificate | ||
holder must maintain documentation of completion of each | ||
activity. | ||
(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 | ||
which
must include completion of applicable required
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coursework, including completion of a communication, | ||
dissemination, or application component, as defined by the | ||
State Board of
Education. | ||
The certificate holder must complete a verification form | ||
developed by the State Board of Education and certify that 100 | ||
hours of continuing professional development activities and 5 | ||
Administrators' Academy courses have been completed. The | ||
regional superintendent of schools shall review and
validate | ||
the verification form for a certificate holder. Based on
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compliance with all of the requirements for renewal, the | ||
regional
superintendent of schools shall forward a | ||
recommendation for
renewal or non-renewal to the State | ||
Superintendent of Education
and shall notify the certificate | ||
holder of the recommendation. The
State Superintendent of | ||
Education shall review the
recommendation to renew or non-renew | ||
and shall notify, in writing,
the certificate holder of a | ||
decision denying renewal of his or her
certificate. Any | ||
decision regarding non-renewal of an
administrative | ||
certificate may be appealed to the State Teacher
Certification | ||
Board. | ||
The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | ||
State
Teacher Certification Board, shall adopt rules to | ||
implement this
subsection (c-10). | ||
The regional superintendent of schools shall monitor the | ||
process
for renewal of administrative certificates established | ||
in this subsection
(c-10). | ||
(c-15) This subsection (c-15) applies to the first period | ||
of an
administrative certificate's validity during which the | ||
holder becomes
subject to the requirements of subsection (c-10) | ||
of this Section if the
certificate has less than 5 years' | ||
validity or has less than 5 years' validity
remaining when the | ||
certificate holder becomes subject to the
requirements of | ||
subsection (c-10) of this Section. With respect to this
period, | ||
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 | ||
mean 20
hours of continuing professional development and one | ||
activity per year of
the certificate's validity or remaining | ||
validity and the 30 continuing
professional development hours | ||
specified in clause (B) of
subsection (c-10) of this Section | ||
shall instead be deemed to mean
completion of at least one | ||
course per year of the certificate's validity or
remaining | ||
validity. Certificate holders who evaluate certified staff | ||
must complete a 2-day teacher evaluation course, in addition to | ||
the 30 continuing professional development hours. | ||
(c-20) The State
Board of Education, in consultation with | ||
the State Teacher Certification Board,
shall develop | ||
procedures for implementing this Section and shall administer | ||
the
renewal of administrative certificates. Failure to submit | ||
satisfactory evidence
of continuing professional education | ||
which contributes to promoting the goals
of this Section shall | ||
result in a loss of administrative certification. | ||
(d) Any limited or life supervisory certificate issued | ||
prior to July 1, 1968
shall continue to be valid for all | ||
administrative and supervisory positions
in the public schools | ||
for which it is valid as of that date as long as its
holder | ||
meets the requirements for registration or renewal as set forth | ||
in
the statutes or until revoked according to law. | ||
(e) The administrative or supervisory positions for which | ||
the certificate
shall be valid shall be determined by one or | ||
more of the following endorsements: general
supervisory, | ||
general administrative, principal, chief school business | ||
official, and superintendent. | ||
Subject to the provisions of Section 21-1a, endorsements | ||
shall be
made under conditions set forth in this Section. The | ||
State Board of
Education shall, in consultation with the State | ||
Teacher Certification
Board, adopt rules pursuant to the | ||
Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,
establishing | ||
requirements for obtaining administrative certificates where
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the minimum administrative or supervisory requirements surpass | ||
those set
forth in this Section. | ||
The State Teacher Certification Board shall file with the | ||
State Board of
Education a written recommendation when | ||
considering additional
administrative or supervisory | ||
requirements. All additional requirements
shall be based upon | ||
the requisite knowledge necessary to perform those
tasks | ||
required by the certificate. The State Board of Education shall | ||
in
consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board, | ||
establish
standards within its rules which shall include the | ||
academic and
professional requirements necessary for | ||
certification. These standards
shall at a minimum contain, but | ||
not be limited to, those used by the State
Board of Education | ||
in determining whether additional knowledge will be
required. | ||
Additionally, the State Board of Education shall in | ||
consultation
with the State Teacher Certification Board, | ||
establish provisions within its
rules whereby any member of the | ||
educational community or the public may
file a formal written | ||
recommendation or inquiry regarding requirements. | ||
(1) Until July 1, 2003, the general supervisory | ||
endorsement shall be
affixed to the
administrative | ||
certificate of any holder who has at least 16 semester | ||
hours
of graduate credit in professional education | ||
including 8 semester hours of
graduate credit in curriculum | ||
and research and who has at least 2 years of
full-time | ||
teaching experience or school service personnel experience | ||
in
public schools, schools under the supervision of the | ||
Department of Corrections,
schools under the | ||
administration of the Department of
Rehabilitation | ||
Services, or nonpublic schools meeting the standards
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established by the State Superintendent of Education or | ||
comparable out-of-state
recognition standards approved by | ||
the State Superintendent of Education. | ||
Such endorsement shall be required for supervisors, | ||
curriculum directors
and for such similar and related | ||
positions as determined by the State
Superintendent of | ||
Education in consultation with the State Teacher
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Certification Board. | ||
(2) Until August 31, 2014, the general administrative | ||
endorsement shall be affixed to the
administrative | ||
certificate of any holder who has at least 20 semester | ||
hours
of graduate credit in educational administration and | ||
supervision and who
has at least 2 years of full-time | ||
teaching experience or school service
personnel experience | ||
in public schools, schools under the supervision of
the | ||
Department of Corrections, schools under the | ||
administration of
the Department of Rehabilitation | ||
Services, or
nonpublic schools meeting the standards
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established by the State Superintendent of Education or | ||
comparable
out-of-state recognition standards approved by | ||
the State Superintendent
of Education. However, | ||
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Code or | ||
the Illinois Administrative Code, a candidate (i) who has | ||
enrolled and began coursework prior to August 1, 2011 in an | ||
Illinois program approved by the State Board of Education | ||
for the preparation of administrators and (ii) who | ||
successfully completes that program prior to January 1, | ||
2013 may apply for the general administrative endorsement | ||
until January 1, 2013 without his or her 2 years of | ||
full-time teaching or school service personnel experience | ||
having been accrued while the individual held a valid early | ||
childhood, elementary, secondary, special K through 12, | ||
special pre-school through age 21, or school service | ||
personnel certificate. | ||
Such endorsement or a principal endorsement shall be | ||
required for principal, assistant principal,
assistant or | ||
associate superintendent, and junior college dean and for | ||
related
or similar positions as determined by the State | ||
Superintendent of Education
in consultation with the State | ||
Teacher Certification Board. | ||
(2.5) The principal endorsement shall be affixed to the | ||
administrative certificate of any holder who qualifies by: | ||
(A) successfully completing a principal | ||
preparation program approved in accordance with | ||
Section 21-7.6 of this Code and any applicable rules; | ||
(B) having 4 years of teaching experience; | ||
however, the State Board of Education shall allow, by | ||
rules, for fewer than 4 years of experience based on | ||
meeting standards set forth in such rules, including | ||
without limitation a review of performance evaluations | ||
or other evidence of demonstrated qualifications; and | ||
(C) having a master's degree. | ||
(3) The chief school business official endorsement | ||
shall be affixed to
the administrative certificate of any | ||
holder who qualifies by having
a Master's degree, 2 years | ||
of administrative experience in school business
management | ||
or 2 years of university-approved practical experience, | ||
and a minimum of 20 semester hours of graduate credit in a | ||
program
established by the State Superintendent of | ||
Education in consultation with the
State Teacher | ||
Certification Board for the preparation of school business
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administrators. Such endorsement shall also be affixed to | ||
the administrative
certificate of any holder who qualifies | ||
by having a Master's Degree in Public Administration, | ||
Business
Administration, Finance, or Accounting and 6 | ||
semester hours of internship in school business management | ||
from a regionally accredited institution
of higher | ||
education. | ||
After June 30, 1977, such endorsement shall be required | ||
for any individual
first employed as a chief school | ||
business official. | ||
(4) The superintendent endorsement shall be affixed to | ||
the administrative
certificate of any holder who has | ||
completed 30 semester hours of graduate
credit beyond the | ||
master's degree in a program for the preparation of
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superintendents of schools including 16 semester hours of | ||
graduate credit
in professional education and who has at | ||
least 2 years experience as an
administrator or supervisor | ||
in the public schools or the State Board of
Education or | ||
education service regions or in nonpublic schools meeting | ||
the
standards established by the State Superintendent of | ||
Education or
comparable out-of-state recognition standards | ||
approved by the State
Superintendent of Education and holds | ||
general supervisory or general
administrative endorsement, | ||
or who has had 2 years of experience as a
supervisor, chief | ||
school business official, or administrator while holding | ||
an all-grade supervisory
certificate or a certificate | ||
comparable in validity and educational and
experience | ||
requirements. | ||
After June 30, 1968, such endorsement shall be required | ||
for a
superintendent of schools, except as provided in the | ||
second paragraph of this
Section and in Section 34-6. | ||
Any person appointed to the position of superintendent | ||
between the
effective date of this Act and June 30, 1993 in | ||
a school district organized
pursuant to Article 32 with an | ||
enrollment of at least 20,000 pupils shall
be exempt from | ||
the provisions of this paragraph (4) until
June 30, 1996. | ||
(f) All official interpretations or acts of issuing or | ||
denying
administrative certificates or endorsements by the | ||
State Teacher's
Certification Board, State Board of Education | ||
or the State Superintendent
of Education, from the passage of | ||
P.A. 81-1208 on November 8, 1979 through
September 24, 1981 are | ||
hereby declared valid and legal acts in all respects and
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further that the purported repeal of the provisions of this | ||
Section by P.A.
81-1208 and P.A. 81-1509 is declared null and | ||
void. | ||
(g) This Section is repealed on June 30, 2013. | ||
(Source: P.A. 96-56, eff. 1-1-10; 96-903, eff. 7-1-10; 96-982, | ||
eff. 1-1-11; 96-1423, eff. 8-3-10; 97-255, eff. 8-4-11; 97-333, | ||
eff. 8-12-11; 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; revised 9-28-11.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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