Section 25.345  Chief School Business Official (2004)

This endorsement is required for chief school business officials.  (See also 23 Ill. Adm. Code 29.110.)

a)         Each candidate for the chief school business official's endorsement shall hold a master's degree awarded by a regionally accredited institution of higher education.

b)         Each candidate, other than a candidate whose master's degree was earned in business administration, finance, or accounting (Section 21-7.1(e)(3) of the School Code [105 ILCS 5/21-7.1(e)(3)]), shall:

1)         have completed an Illinois program approved for the preparation of school business officials pursuant to Subpart C of this Part or a comparable approved program in another state or country or hold a comparable certificate issued by another state or country (see Section 25.425 of this Part); and

2)         have two years' administrative experience in school business management (Section 21-7.1(e)(3) of the School Code).

c)         Each candidate shall be required to pass the applicable content-area test (see Section 25.710 of this Part), as well as the test of basic skills if its passage would be required for receipt of a standard certificate pursuant to Section 25.720(a) of this Part.

d)         Nothing in this Section is intended to preclude the issuance of a provisional certificate under Section 21-10 of the School Code.

(Source:  Added at 28 Ill. Reg. 8556, effective June 1, 2004)