Section 1.705  Requirements for Supervisory and Administrative Staff

a)         Each district superintendent shall hold an administrative certificate with a Superintendent's endorsement.

b)         Each assistant superintendent, principal, or assistant principal shall hold an administrative certificate with a General Administrative or Superintendent's endorsement, except that a head teacher serving in place of a principal as permitted by Section 10-21.4a of the School Code [105 ILCS 5/10-21.4a] shall hold a teaching certificate endorsed for supervision.

c)         Each general administrator (e.g., director, assistant director, coordinator, administrative assistant, or general supervisor) in general education shall hold an administrative certificate with a General Supervisory, General Administrative, or Superintendent's endorsement.

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

1)         an administrative certificate with a General Supervisory, General Administrative, or Superintendent's endorsement; or

2)         a teaching certificate endorsed for supervision in the area supervised.

e)         Each supervisory dean shall hold an administrative certificate with a General Supervisory, General Administrative, Director of Special Education's, or Superintendent's endorsement.

f)          Each dean of students shall hold:

1)         an administrative certificate with a General Supervisory, General Administrative, Director of Special Education's, or Superintendent's endorsement; or

2)         a teaching certificate (endorsed for supervision if the holder disciplines or suspends students); or

3)         a school service personnel certificate endorsed for any field other than school nursing (and for supervision if the holder disciplines or suspends students).

g)         Each special education director or assistant director shall meet the requirements of 23 Ill. Adm. Code 226.800(h)(2) and hold an administrative certificate endorsed for "Director of Special Education".

h)         Each special education supervisor shall meet the requirements of 23 Ill. Adm. Code 226.800(h)(2) and hold either:

1)         an administrative certificate with a General Supervisory, General Administrative, Director of Special Education's, or Superintendent's endorsement and teaching qualifications in each area supervised; or

2)         a teaching certificate endorsed for each area supervised and for supervision.

i)          Each supervisor of more than one school service personnel area shall hold either:

1)         an administrative certificate and a General Administrative or Superintendent's endorsement; or

2)         a school service personnel certificate endorsed for supervision in each field supervised.

j)          Each supervisor of one school service personnel area shall hold:

1)         an administrative certificate with a General Supervisory, General Administrative, Director of Special Education's, or Superintendent's endorsement; or

2)         a school service personnel certificate endorsed for the field supervised and for supervision; or

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

k)         Each director of an area vocational center and each director or supervisor of more than one field in career and technical education (including regional system directors) shall hold an administrative certificate with a General Administrative or Superintendent's endorsement and have teaching qualifications in one of the five occupational areas and 2,000 hours of work experience outside the field of education.

l)          Each supervisor of one field in career and technical education shall hold either:

1)         an administrative certificate with a General Supervisory, General Administrative, or Superintendent's endorsement and teaching qualifications in one field of career and technical education, including 2,000 hours of work experience in the specific field outside of education; or

2)         teaching qualifications in the specific field supervised, including 2,000 hours of work experience in the specific field outside of education, and a supervisory endorsement.

m)        Each administrator in a bilingual education program shall meet the applicable requirements of 23 Ill. Adm. Code 228.30(c).

n)         Each chief school business official shall hold an administrative certificate and a Chief School Business Official's endorsement.

(Source:  Old Section repealed at 28 Ill. Reg. 8486, effective June 1, 2004; new Section adopted at 31 Ill. Reg. 5116, effective March 16, 2007)