94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2825

 

Introduced 1/20/2006, by Sen. Deanna Demuzio

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/2-3.53a new
105 ILCS 5/10-23.8a   from Ch. 122, par. 10-23.8a
105 ILCS 5/21-5e new
105 ILCS 5/21-7.1   from Ch. 122, par. 21-7.1
105 ILCS 5/21-7.5 new
105 ILCS 5/21-7.10 new
105 ILCS 5/21-7.15 new
105 ILCS 5/24A-15 new
105 ILCS 5/34-2.3   from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.3
30 ILCS 805/8.30 new

    Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to establish a new principal mentoring program to allow experienced principals to serve as mentors to new principals during their first year as a principal. Provides for an alternative route to administrative certification for certain National Board certified teachers. Provides that continuing professional development for renewal of an administrative certificate must include (i) completion of an Administrators' Academy course in each of the 6 Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium standard areas in the first 5 years of serving as an administrator in a position that requires certification and (ii) if the certificate holder evaluates certified staff, completion of a one-day teacher evaluation course and participation in an additional 6 hours of Administrators' Academy-approved coursework. Deletes a provision requiring certificate holders who evaluate certified staff to complete a 2-day teacher evaluation course. Creates a teacher leader endorsement and sets forth requirements for that endorsement. Requires the State Board to certify one statewide organization representing principals, with input from institutions of higher education, and one school district or organization representing principals in the Chicago school district, with input from institutions of higher education, to establish a master principal designation program. Sets forth requirements for the program. Establishes a task force to review the Illinois Administrators' Academy and recommend revisions to the program. Beginning with the 2006-2007 school year and each school year thereafter, requires each school district to establish a principal evaluation plan. Sets forth requirements for the evaluation plan and provides that failure to evaluate a principal at least once during the term of the principal's contract is evidence that the principal is performing his or her duties and responsibilities in at least a satisfactory manner and serves to automatically extend the principal's contract for a period of one year after the contract would otherwise expire, under the same terms and conditions as the prior contract. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning education.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
5 2-3.53a, 21-5e, 21-7.5, 21-7.10, 21-7.15, and 24A-15 and by
6 changing Sections 10-23.8a, 21-7.1, and 34-2.3 as follows:
 
7     (105 ILCS 5/2-3.53a new)
8     Sec. 2-3.53a. New principal mentoring program.
9     (a) Beginning on July 1, 2006, and subject to an annual
10 appropriation by the General Assembly, to establish a new
11 principal mentoring program for new principals. Any individual
12 who is hired as a principal in the State of Illinois on or
13 after July 1, 2007 must participate in the new principal
14 mentoring program for the duration of his or her first year as
15 a principal and must complete the program in accordance with
16 the requirements established by the State Board of Education by
17 rule. The new principal mentoring program shall match an
18 experienced principal who meets the requirements of subsection
19 (b) of this Section with each new principal in his or her first
20 year in that position in order to assist the new principal in
21 the development of his or her professional practice and to
22 provide guidance during the new principal's first year of
23 service.
24     (b) Any individual who has been a principal in Illinois for
25 3 or more years and who has demonstrated success as an
26 instructional leader, as determined by the State Board by rule,
27 is eligible to apply to be a mentor under the new principal
28 mentoring program. Mentors must complete mentoring training by
29 an entity approved by the State Board, attend an annual
30 training session, and meet any other requirements set forth by
31 the State Board and by the school district employing the
32 mentor.

 

 

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1     (c) The State Board shall certify an entity approved to
2 provide training of mentors if the entity demonstrates one year
3 of successful practice. Each entity certified by the State
4 Board must attend annual re-certification sessions.
5     (d) A mentor shall be assigned to a new principal based on
6 (i) similarity of grade level or type of school, (ii) learning
7 needs of the new principal, and (iii) geographical proximity of
8 the mentor to the new principal. A mentor must identify areas
9 for improvement of the new principal's professional practice,
10 including, but not limited to, each of the following:
11         (1) Analyzing data and applying it to practice.
12         (2) Aligning professional development and
13     instructional programs.
14         (3) Building a professional learning community.
15         (4) Observing classroom practices and providing
16     feedback.
17         (5) Facilitating effective meetings.
18         (6) Developing distributive leadership practices.
19         (7) Facilitating organizational change.
20 The mentor shall not be required to provide an evaluation of
21 the new principal on the basis of the mentoring relationship.
22     (e) On or after January 1, 2008 and on or after January 1
23 of each year thereafter, each mentor and each new principal
24 must complete a survey of progress on a form developed by their
25 respective school districts. On or after July 1, 2008 and on or
26 after July 1 of each year thereafter, the State Board must
27 review and evaluate the mentoring training program. Each new
28 principal and his or her mentor must complete a verification
29 form developed by the State Board in order to certify their
30 completion of the new principal mentoring program.
31     (f) The requirements of this Section do not apply to any
32 individual who has previously served as an assistant principal
33 in Illinois acting under an administrative certificate for 5 or
34 more years and who is hired, on or after July 1, 2007, as a
35 principal by the school district in which the individual last
36 served as an assistant principal, although such an individual

 

 

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1 may choose to participate in this program or may be required to
2 participate by the school district.
3     (g) The State Board may adopt any rules necessary for the
4 implementation of this Section.
 
5     (105 ILCS 5/10-23.8a)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-23.8a)
6     Sec. 10-23.8a. Principal and other administrator
7 contracts. After the effective date of this amendatory Act of
8 1997 and the expiration of contracts in effect on the effective
9 date of this amendatory Act, school districts may only employ
10 principals and other school administrators under either a
11 contract for a period not to exceed one year or a
12 performance-based contract for a period not to exceed 5 years,
13 unless the provisions of subsection (e) of Section 24A-15 of
14 this Code otherwise apply.
15     Performance-based contracts shall be linked to student
16 performance and academic improvement attributable to the
17 responsibilities and duties of the principal or administrator.
18 No performance-based contract shall be extended or rolled-over
19 prior to its scheduled expiration unless all the performance
20 and improvement goals contained in the contract have been met.
21 Each performance-based contract shall include the goals and
22 indicators of student performance and academic improvement
23 determined and used by the local school board to measure the
24 performance and effectiveness of the principal or other
25 administrator and such other information as the local school
26 board may determine.
27     By accepting the terms of a multi-year contract, the
28 principal or administrator waives all rights granted him or her
29 under Sections 24-11 through 24-16 of this Act only for the
30 term of the multi-year contract. Upon acceptance of a
31 multi-year contract, the principal or administrator shall not
32 lose any previously acquired tenure credit with the district.
33 (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 91-314, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
34     (105 ILCS 5/21-5e new)

 

 

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1     Sec. 21-5e. Alternative Route to Administrative
2 Certification for National Board Certified Teachers.
3     (a) It shall be the policy of the State of Illinois to
4 improve the recruitment and preparation of instructional
5 leaders.
6     (b) On or before January 1, 2007, the State Board of
7 Education, in consultation with the State Teacher
8 Certification Board, shall establish and implement an
9 alternative route to administrative certification for teacher
10 leaders, to be known as the Alternative Route to an
11 Administrative Certificate for National Board Certified
12 Teachers. "Teacher leader" means a certified teacher who has
13 already received National Board certification through the
14 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and who has
15 a teacher leader endorsement under Section 21-7.5 of this Code.
16 Persons who meet the requirements of and successfully complete
17 the program established by this Section shall be issued a
18 standard administrative certificate for serving in schools in
19 this State. The State Board shall approve a course of study
20 that persons must successfully complete in order to satisfy one
21 criterion for issuance of the administrative certificate under
22 this Section. The Alternative Route to an Administrative
23 Certificate for National Board Certified Teachers must include
24 the current content and skills contained in a college's or
25 university's courses and the Illinois Professional School
26 Leader Standards for State certification, with the exception of
27 courses that contain the competency areas and the Illinois
28 Professional School Leader Standards that a candidate has
29 already met through National Board certification or through a
30 teacher leadership master's degree program.
31     (c) The Alternative Route to an Administrative Certificate
32 for National Board Certified Teachers shall be comprised of the
33 following 4 phases:
34         (1) National Board certification and an endorsement in
35     teacher leadership in accordance with Section 21-7.5 of
36     this Code;

 

 

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1         (2) a master's degree in a teacher leader program;
2         (3) 15 hours of coursework in which the candidate must
3     show evidence of meeting competencies for organizational
4     management and development, finance, supervision and
5     evaluation, policy and legal issues, and leadership, as
6     stated in the Illinois Professional School Leader
7     Standards for principals; and
8         (4) a passing score on the Illinois Administrator
9     Assessment.
10     (d) Successful completion of the Alternative Route to an
11 Administrative Certificate for National Board Certified
12 Teachers shall be deemed to satisfy all requirements to receive
13 an administrative certificate established by law. The State
14 Board may adopt rules that are consistent with this Section and
15 that the State Board deems necessary for the establishment and
16 implementation of the program.
 
17     (105 ILCS 5/21-7.1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 21-7.1)
18     Sec. 21-7.1. Administrative certificate.
19     (a) After July 1, 1999, an administrative certificate valid
20 for 5 years of supervising and administering in the public
21 common schools (unless changed under subsection (a-5) of this
22 Section) may be issued to persons who have graduated from a
23 regionally accredited institution of higher learning with a
24 master's degree and who have been recommended by a recognized
25 institution of higher learning as having completed a program of
26 preparation for one or more of these endorsements. Such
27 programs of academic and professional preparation required for
28 endorsement shall be administered by the institution in
29 accordance with standards set forth by the State Superintendent
30 of Education in consultation with the State Teacher
31 Certification Board.
32     (a-5) Beginning July 1, 2003, if an administrative
33 certificate holder holds a Standard Teaching Certificate, the
34 validity period of the administrative certificate shall be
35 changed, if necessary, so that the validity period of the

 

 

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1 administrative certificate coincides with the validity period
2 of the Standard Teaching Certificate. Beginning July 1, 2003,
3 if an administrative certificate holder holds a Master Teaching
4 Certificate, the validity period of the administrative
5 certificate shall be changed so that the validity period of the
6 administrative certificate coincides with the validity period
7 of the Master Teaching Certificate.
8     (b) No administrative certificate shall be issued for the
9 first time after June 30, 1987 and no endorsement provided for
10 by this Section shall be made or affixed to an administrative
11 certificate for the first time after June 30, 1987 unless the
12 person to whom such administrative certificate is to be issued
13 or to whose administrative certificate such endorsement is to
14 be affixed has been required to demonstrate as a part of a
15 program of academic or professional preparation for such
16 certification or endorsement: (i) an understanding of the
17 knowledge called for in establishing productive parent-school
18 relationships and of the procedures fostering the involvement
19 which such relationships demand; and (ii) an understanding of
20 the knowledge required for establishing a high quality school
21 climate and promoting good classroom organization and
22 management, including rules of conduct and instructional
23 procedures appropriate to accomplishing the tasks of
24 schooling; and (iii) a demonstration of the knowledge and
25 skills called for in providing instructional leadership. The
26 standards for demonstrating an understanding of such knowledge
27 shall be set forth by the State Board of Education in
28 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board, and
29 shall be administered by the recognized institutions of higher
30 learning as part of the programs of academic and professional
31 preparation required for certification and endorsement under
32 this Section. As used in this subsection: "establishing
33 productive parent-school relationships" means the ability to
34 maintain effective communication between parents and school
35 personnel, to encourage parental involvement in schooling, and
36 to motivate school personnel to engage parents in encouraging

 

 

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1 student achievement, including the development of programs and
2 policies which serve to accomplish this purpose; and
3 "establishing a high quality school climate" means the ability
4 to promote academic achievement, to maintain discipline, to
5 recognize substance abuse problems among students and utilize
6 appropriate law enforcement and other community resources to
7 address these problems, to support teachers and students in
8 their education endeavors, to establish learning objectives
9 and to provide instructional leadership, including the
10 development of policies and programs which serve to accomplish
11 this purpose; and "providing instructional leadership" means
12 the ability to effectively evaluate school personnel, to
13 possess general communication and interpersonal skills, and to
14 establish and maintain appropriate classroom learning
15 environments. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply
16 to or affect the initial issuance or making on or before June
17 30, 1987 of any administrative certificate or endorsement
18 provided for under this Section, nor shall such provisions
19 apply to or affect the renewal after June 30, 1987 of any such
20 certificate or endorsement initially issued or made on or
21 before June 30, 1987.
22     (c) Administrative certificates shall be renewed every 5
23 years with the first renewal being 5 years following the
24 initial receipt of an administrative certificate, unless the
25 validity period for the administrative certificate has been
26 changed under subsection (a-5) of this Section, in which case
27 the certificate shall be renewed at the same time that the
28 Standard or Master Teaching Certificate is renewed.
29     (c-5) Before July 1, 2003, renewal requirements for
30 administrators whose positions require certification shall be
31 based upon evidence of continuing professional education which
32 promotes the following goals: (1) improving administrators'
33 knowledge of instructional practices and administrative
34 procedures; (2) maintaining the basic level of competence
35 required for initial certification; and (3) improving the
36 mastery of skills and knowledge regarding the improvement of

 

 

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1 teaching performance in clinical settings and assessment of the
2 levels of student performance in their schools. Evidence of
3 continuing professional education must include verification of
4 biennial attendance in a program developed by the Illinois
5 Administrators' Academy and verification of annual
6 participation in a school district approved activity which
7 contributes to continuing professional education.
8     (c-10) Beginning July 1, 2003, except as otherwise provided
9 in subsection (c-15) of this Section, persons holding
10 administrative certificates must follow the certificate
11 renewal procedure set forth in this subsection (c-10), provided
12 that those persons holding administrative certificates on June
13 30, 2003 who are renewing those certificates on or after July
14 1, 2003 shall be issued new administrative certificates valid
15 for 5 years (unless changed under subsection (a-5) of this
16 Section), which may be renewed thereafter as set forth in this
17 subsection (c-10).
18     A person holding an administrative certificate and
19 employed in a position requiring administrative certification,
20 including a regional superintendent of schools, must satisfy
21 the continuing professional development requirements of this
22 Section to renew his or her administrative certificate. The
23 continuing professional development must include without
24 limitation the following continuing professional development
25 purposes:
26         (1) To improve the administrator's knowledge of
27     instructional practices and administrative procedures in
28     accordance with the Illinois Professional School Leader
29     Standards.
30         (2) To maintain the basic level of competence required
31     for initial certification.
32         (3) To improve the administrator's mastery of skills
33     and knowledge regarding the improvement of teaching
34     performance in clinical settings and assessment of the
35     levels of student performance in the schools.
36     The continuing professional development must include the

 

 

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1 following in order for the certificate to be renewed:
2         (A) Participation in continuing professional
3     development activities, which must total a minimum of 100
4     hours of continuing professional development. The
5     participation must consist of a minimum of 5 activities per
6     validity period of the certificate, and the certificate
7     holder must maintain documentation of completion of each
8     activity.
9         (B) Participation every year in an Illinois
10     Administrators' Academy course, which participation must
11     total a minimum of 30 continuing professional development
12     hours during the period of the certificate's validity and
13     which must include completion of applicable required
14     coursework, including completion of a communication,
15     dissemination, or application component, as defined by the
16     State Board of Education.
17         (C) Completion of an Administrators' Academy course in
18     each of the 6 Interstate School Leaders Licensure
19     Consortium (ISLLC) standard areas within the first 5 years
20     of service as an administrator in a position that requires
21     certification.
22         (D) For certificate holders who evaluate certified
23     staff, completion of a one-day teacher evaluation course
24     and participation in an additional 6 hours of
25     Administrators' Academy-approved coursework, which may be
26     part of a multi-day Administrators' Academy.
27     The certificate holder must complete a verification form
28 developed by the State Board of Education and certify that 100
29 hours of continuing professional development activities and 5
30 Administrators' Academy courses have been completed. The
31 regional superintendent of schools shall review and validate
32 the verification form for a certificate holder. Based on
33 compliance with all of the requirements for renewal, the
34 regional superintendent of schools shall forward a
35 recommendation for renewal or non-renewal to the State
36 Superintendent of Education and shall notify the certificate

 

 

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1 holder of the recommendation. The State Superintendent of
2 Education shall review the recommendation to renew or non-renew
3 and shall notify, in writing, the certificate holder of a
4 decision denying renewal of his or her certificate. Any
5 decision regarding non-renewal of an administrative
6 certificate may be appealed to the State Teacher Certification
7 Board.
8     The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
9 State Teacher Certification Board, shall adopt rules to
10 implement this subsection (c-10).
11     The regional superintendent of schools shall monitor the
12 process for renewal of administrative certificates established
13 in this subsection (c-10).
14     (c-15) This subsection (c-15) applies to the first period
15 of an administrative certificate's validity during which the
16 holder becomes subject to the requirements of subsection (c-10)
17 of this Section if the certificate has less than 5 years'
18 validity or has less than 5 years' validity remaining when the
19 certificate holder becomes subject to the requirements of
20 subsection (c-10) of this Section. With respect to this period,
21 the 100 hours of continuing professional development and 5
22 activities per validity period specified in clause (A) of
23 subsection (c-10) of this Section shall instead be deemed to
24 mean 20 hours of continuing professional development and one
25 activity per year of the certificate's validity or remaining
26 validity and the 30 continuing professional development hours
27 specified in clause (B) of subsection (c-10) of this Section
28 shall instead be deemed to mean completion of at least one
29 course per year of the certificate's validity or remaining
30 validity. Certificate holders who evaluate certified staff
31 must complete a 2-day teacher evaluation course, in addition to
32 the 30 continuing professional development hours.
33     (c-20) The State Board of Education, in consultation with
34 the State Teacher Certification Board, shall develop
35 procedures for implementing this Section and shall administer
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1 satisfactory evidence of continuing professional education
2 which contributes to promoting the goals of this Section shall
3 result in a loss of administrative certification.
4     (d) Any limited or life supervisory certificate issued
5 prior to July 1, 1968 shall continue to be valid for all
6 administrative and supervisory positions in the public schools
7 for which it is valid as of that date as long as its holder
8 meets the requirements for registration or renewal as set forth
9 in the statutes or until revoked according to law.
10     (e) The administrative or supervisory positions for which
11 the certificate shall be valid shall be determined by one or
12 more of 3 endorsements: general supervisory, general
13 administrative and superintendent.
14     Subject to the provisions of Section 21-1a, endorsements
15 shall be made under conditions set forth in this Section. The
16 State Board of Education shall, in consultation with the State
17 Teacher Certification Board, adopt rules pursuant to the
18 Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, establishing
19 requirements for obtaining administrative certificates where
20 the minimum administrative or supervisory requirements surpass
21 those set forth in this Section.
22     The State Teacher Certification Board shall file with the
23 State Board of Education a written recommendation when
24 considering additional administrative or supervisory
25 requirements. All additional requirements shall be based upon
26 the requisite knowledge necessary to perform those tasks
27 required by the certificate. The State Board of Education shall
28 in consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board,
29 establish standards within its rules which shall include the
30 academic and professional requirements necessary for
31 certification. These standards shall at a minimum contain, but
32 not be limited to, those used by the State Board of Education
33 in determining whether additional knowledge will be required.
34 Additionally, the State Board of Education shall in
35 consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board,
36 establish provisions within its rules whereby any member of the

 

 

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1 educational community or the public may file a formal written
2 recommendation or inquiry regarding requirements.
3         (1) Until July 1, 2003, the general supervisory
4     endorsement shall be affixed to the administrative
5     certificate of any holder who has at least 16 semester
6     hours of graduate credit in professional education
7     including 8 semester hours of graduate credit in curriculum
8     and research and who has at least 2 years of full-time
9     teaching experience or school service personnel experience
10     in public schools, schools under the supervision of the
11     Department of Corrections, schools under the
12     administration of the Department of Rehabilitation
13     Services, or nonpublic schools meeting the standards
14     established by the State Superintendent of Education or
15     comparable out-of-state recognition standards approved by
16     the State Superintendent of Education.
17         Such endorsement shall be required for supervisors,
18     curriculum directors and for such similar and related
19     positions as determined by the State Superintendent of
20     Education in consultation with the State Teacher
21     Certification Board.
22         (2) The general administrative endorsement shall be
23     affixed to the administrative certificate of any holder who
24     has at least 20 semester hours of graduate credit in
25     educational administration and supervision and who has at
26     least 2 years of full-time teaching experience or school
27     service personnel experience in public schools, schools
28     under the supervision of the Department of Corrections,
29     schools under the administration of the Department of
30     Rehabilitation Services, or nonpublic schools meeting the
31     standards established by the State Superintendent of
32     Education or comparable out-of-state recognition standards
33     approved by the State Superintendent of Education.
34         Such endorsement shall be required for principal,
35     assistant principal, assistant or associate
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1     similar positions as determined by the State
2     Superintendent of Education in consultation with the State
3     Teacher Certification Board.
4         Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
5     after January 1, 1990 and until January 1, 1991, any
6     teacher employed by a district subject to Article 34 shall
7     be entitled to receive an administrative certificate with a
8     general administrative endorsement affixed thereto if he
9     or she: (i) had at least 3 years of experience as a
10     certified teacher for such district prior to August 1,
11     1985; (ii) obtained a Master's degree prior to August 1,
12     1985; (iii) completed at least 20 hours of graduate credit
13     in education courses (including at least 12 hours in
14     educational administration and supervision) prior to
15     September 1, 1987; and (iv) has received a rating of
16     superior for at least each of the last 5 years. Any person
17     who obtains an administrative certificate with a general
18     administrative endorsement affixed thereto under this
19     paragraph shall not be qualified to serve in any
20     administrative position except assistant principal.
21         (3) The chief school business official endorsement
22     shall be affixed to the administrative certificate of any
23     holder who qualifies by having a Master's degree, two years
24     of administrative experience in school business
25     management, and a minimum of 20 semester hours of graduate
26     credit in a program established by the State Superintendent
27     of Education in consultation with the State Teacher
28     Certification Board for the preparation of school business
29     administrators. Such endorsement shall also be affixed to
30     the administrative certificate of any holder who qualifies
31     by having a Master's Degree in Business Administration,
32     Finance or Accounting from a regionally accredited
33     institution of higher education.
34         After June 30, 1977, such endorsement shall be required
35     for any individual first employed as a chief school
36     business official.

 

 

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1         (4) The superintendent endorsement shall be affixed to
2     the administrative certificate of any holder who has
3     completed 30 semester hours of graduate credit beyond the
4     master's degree in a program for the preparation of
5     superintendents of schools including 16 semester hours of
6     graduate credit in professional education and who has at
7     least 2 years experience as an administrator or supervisor
8     in the public schools or the State Board of Education or
9     education service regions or in nonpublic schools meeting
10     the standards established by the State Superintendent of
11     Education or comparable out-of-state recognition standards
12     approved by the State Superintendent of Education and holds
13     general supervisory or general administrative endorsement,
14     or who has had 2 years of experience as a supervisor or
15     administrator while holding an all-grade supervisory
16     certificate or a certificate comparable in validity and
17     educational and experience requirements.
18         After June 30, 1968, such endorsement shall be required
19     for a superintendent of schools, except as provided in the
20     second paragraph of this Section and in Section 34-6.
21         Any person appointed to the position of superintendent
22     between the effective date of this Act and June 30, 1993 in
23     a school district organized pursuant to Article 32 with an
24     enrollment of at least 20,000 pupils shall be exempt from
25     the provisions of this paragraph (4) until June 30, 1996.
26     (f) All official interpretations or acts of issuing or
27 denying administrative certificates or endorsements by the
28 State Teacher's Certification Board, State Board of Education
29 or the State Superintendent of Education, from the passage of
30 P.A. 81-1208 on November 8, 1979 through September 24, 1981 are
31 hereby declared valid and legal acts in all respects and
32 further that the purported repeal of the provisions of this
33 Section by P.A. 81-1208 and P.A. 81-1509 is declared null and
34 void.
35 (Source: P.A. 92-796, eff. 8-10-02; 93-679, eff. 6-30-04.)
 

 

 

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1     (105 ILCS 5/21-7.5 new)
2     Sec. 21-7.5. Teacher leader endorsement. It shall be the
3 policy of the State of Illinois to improve the quality of
4 instructional leaders by providing a career pathway for
5 teachers interested in serving in leadership roles. Beginning
6 on January 1, 2007, the State Board, in consultation with the
7 State Teacher Certification Board, shall establish and
8 implement a teacher leader endorsement, to be known as a
9 teacher leader endorsement. Persons who meet the requirements
10 of and successfully complete the requirements of the
11 endorsement established under this Section shall be issued a
12 teacher leader endorsement for serving in schools in this
13 State. The endorsement shall be a career path endorsement but
14 not a restrictive endorsement available to: (i) teachers who
15 are certified through the National Board for Professional
16 Teaching Standards and complete a specially-designed strand of
17 teacher leadership courses; (ii) teachers who have completed a
18 master's degree program in teacher leadership; and (iii) proven
19 teacher leaders with a master's degree who complete a
20 specially-designed strand of teacher leadership courses.
21 Colleges and universities shall have the authority to qualify
22 the proficiency of proven teacher leaders under clause (iii) of
23 this Section. A teacher who meets any of clauses (i) through
24 (iii) of this Section shall be deemed to satisfy the
25 requirements for the teacher leader endorsement. The State
26 Board may adopt rules that are consistent with this Section and
27 that the State Board deems necessary to establish and implement
28 this teacher leadership endorsement program.
 
29     (105 ILCS 5/21-7.10 new)
30     Sec. 21-7.10. Master principal designation program.
31     (a) The General Assembly recognizes the important role a
32 principal serves as a school's instructional leader and
33 believes it is in the best interest of the State to establish a
34 mechanism for training and recognizing master level
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1     (b) One statewide organization representing principals,
2 with input from institutions of higher education, and one
3 school district or organization representing principals in a
4 school district organized under Article 34 of this Code, with
5 input from institutions of higher education, shall be certified
6 by the State Board of Education to cooperatively establish a
7 master principal designation program. The State Board shall
8 adopt rules, in consultation with the State Teacher
9 Certification Board, for entities seeking to provide a program
10 under this Section, including an approval process and other
11 criteria. A master principal designation program shall include
12 at least the following components:
13         (1) Expansion of the principal's knowledge base and
14     leadership.
15         (2) Application of strategies and collection of
16     evidence of student learning and school processes.
17         (3) Demonstration of the ability and skills necessary
18     to lead sustained academic improvement in a school or
19     district.
20     (c) An individual serving as a principal for at least 3
21 years is eligible for participation in a master principal
22 designation program. Each year, those entities approved to
23 offer a master principal designation program must submit to the
24 State Board a report indicating the number of individuals
25 enrolled in the program, the progress of candidates,
26 anticipated changes to the program, and any other relevant
27 information requested by the State Board. All substantive
28 changes to an entity's master principal designation program
29 shall require prior written approval from the State Board. An
30 entity that fails to meet the requirements of this Section or
31 any other criteria established by the State Board by rule shall
32 have its authority to offer a master principal designation
33 program revoked pursuant to procedures established by rule by
34 the State Board.
 
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1     Sec. 21-7.15. Illinois Administrators' Academy Review Task
2 Force. The State Board of Education shall create a task force
3 to review the Illinois Administrators' Academy and recommend
4 revisions to the program. The goal of the task force shall be
5 to revise the Illinois Administrators' Academy so that it
6 offers professional development opportunities tailored to the
7 individual and collective needs of principals. The task force
8 shall consist of members appointed by the State Superintendent
9 of Education. The task force shall file a report of its
10 findings with the General Assembly, the Governor, and the State
11 Board by July 1, 2008. A copy of the report shall also be
12 delivered to the Executive Committee of the Illinois State
13 Action for Education Leadership Project. This Section is
14 repealed on July 2, 2008.
 
15     (105 ILCS 5/24A-15 new)
16     Sec. 24A-15. Development and submission of evaluation plan
17 for principals.
18     (a) Beginning with the 2006-2007 school year and each
19 school year thereafter, each school district must establish a
20 principal evaluation plan in accordance with this Section and,
21 for a school district organized under Article 34 of this Code,
22 Sections 34-2.3 and 34-8 of this Code. The plan must ensure
23 that each principal is evaluated as follows:
24         (1) For a principal on a single-year contract, the
25     evaluation must take place by February 1 of each year.
26         (2) For a principal on a multi-year contract under
27     Section 10-23.8a of this Code, the evaluation must take
28     place by February 1 of the final year of the contract.
29     (b) The evaluation must include a description of the
30 principal's duties and responsibilities and the standards to
31 which the principal is expected to conform.
32     (c) The evaluation must be performed by the district
33 superintendent, the superintendent's designee, or an
34 individual appointed by the school board. The evaluation must
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1         (1) Consider the principal's specific duties,
2     responsibilities, management, and competence as a
3     principal.
4         (2) Align to State or district research-based
5     standards.
6         (3) Rate the principal's performance based on criteria
7     established by the State Board of Education.
8         (4) Specify the principal's strengths and weaknesses,
9     with supporting reasons.
10     (d) One copy of the evaluation must be included in the
11 principal's personnel file and one copy of the evaluation must
12 be provided to the principal.
13     (e) Failure by a district to evaluate a principal at least
14 once during the term of the principal's contract, in accordance
15 with this Section, is evidence that the principal is performing
16 duties and responsibilities in at least a satisfactory manner
17 and shall serve to automatically extend the principal's
18 contract for a period of one year after the contract would
19 otherwise expire, under the same terms and conditions as the
20 prior contract. The requirements in this Section are in
21 addition to the right of a school board to reclassify a
22 principal pursuant to Section 10-23.8b of this Code.
23     (f) Nothing in this Section prohibits a school board from
24 ordering lateral transfers of principals to positions of
25 similar rank and salary.
 
26     (105 ILCS 5/34-2.3)  (from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.3)
27     Sec. 34-2.3. Local school councils - Powers and duties.
28 Each local school council shall have and exercise, consistent
29 with the provisions of this Article and the powers and duties
30 of the board of education, the following powers and duties:
31     1. (A) To annually evaluate the performance of the
32 principal of the attendance center using a Board approved
33 principal evaluation form, which shall include the evaluation
34 of (i) student academic improvement, as defined by the school
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1 (iii) instructional leadership, (iv) the effective
2 implementation of programs, policies, or strategies to improve
3 student academic achievement, (v) school management, and (vi)
4 any other factors deemed relevant by the local school council,
5 including, without limitation, the principal's communication
6 skills and ability to create and maintain a student-centered
7 learning environment, to develop opportunities for
8 professional development, and to encourage parental
9 involvement and community partnerships to achieve school
10 improvement;
11     (B) to determine in the manner provided by subsection (c)
12 of Section 34-2.2 and subdivision 1.5 of this Section whether
13 the performance contract of the principal shall be renewed; and
14     (C) to directly select, in the manner provided by
15 subsection (c) of Section 34-2.2, a new principal (including a
16 new principal to fill a vacancy) -- without submitting any list
17 of candidates for that position to the general superintendent
18 as provided in paragraph 2 of this Section -- to serve under a
19 4 year performance contract, unless the provisions of
20 subsection (e) of Section 24-15 of this Code otherwise apply;
21 provided that (i) the determination of whether the principal's
22 performance contract is to be renewed, based upon the
23 evaluation required by subdivision 1.5 of this Section, shall
24 be made no later than 150 days prior to the expiration of the
25 current performance-based contract of the principal, (ii) in
26 cases where such performance contract is not renewed -- a
27 direct selection of a new principal -- to serve under a 4 year
28 performance contract shall be made by the local school council
29 no later than 45 days prior to the expiration of the current
30 performance contract of the principal, and (iii) a selection by
31 the local school council of a new principal to fill a vacancy
32 under a 4 year performance contract shall be made within 90
33 days after the date such vacancy occurs. A Council shall be
34 required, if requested by the principal, to provide in writing
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1     1.5. The local school council's determination of whether to
2 renew the principal's contract shall be based on an evaluation
3 to assess the educational and administrative progress made at
4 the school during the principal's current performance-based
5 contract. The local school council shall base its evaluation on
6 (i) student academic improvement, as defined by the school
7 improvement plan, (ii) student absenteeism rates at the school,
8 (iii) instructional leadership, (iv) the effective
9 implementation of programs, policies, or strategies to improve
10 student academic achievement, (v) school management, and (vi)
11 any other factors deemed relevant by the local school council,
12 including, without limitation, the principal's communication
13 skills and ability to create and maintain a student-centered
14 learning environment, to develop opportunities for
15 professional development, and to encourage parental
16 involvement and community partnerships to achieve school
17 improvement. If a local school council fails to renew the
18 performance contract of a principal rated by the general
19 superintendent, or his or her designee, in the previous years'
20 evaluations as meeting or exceeding expectations, the
21 principal, within 15 days after the local school council's
22 decision not to renew the contract, may request a review of the
23 local school council's principal non-retention decision by a
24 hearing officer appointed by the American Arbitration
25 Association. A local school council member or members or the
26 general superintendent may support the principal's request for
27 review. During the period of the hearing officer's review of
28 the local school council's decision on whether or not to retain
29 the principal, the local school council shall maintain all
30 authority to search for and contract with a person to serve as
31 interim or acting principal, or as the principal of the
32 attendance center under a 4-year performance contract,
33 provided that any performance contract entered into by the
34 local school council shall be voidable or modified in
35 accordance with the decision of the hearing officer. The
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1 center. If a local school council renews the contract of a
2 principal who failed to obtain a rating of "meets" or "exceeds
3 expectations" in the general superintendent's evaluation for
4 the previous year, the general superintendent, within 15 days
5 after the local school council's decision to renew the
6 contract, may request a review of the local school council's
7 principal retention decision by a hearing officer appointed by
8 the American Arbitration Association. The general
9 superintendent may request a review only once for that
10 principal at that attendance center. All requests to review the
11 retention or non-retention of a principal shall be submitted to
12 the general superintendent, who shall, in turn, forward such
13 requests, within 14 days of receipt, to the American
14 Arbitration Association. The general superintendent shall send
15 a contemporaneous copy of the request that was forwarded to the
16 American Arbitration Association to the principal and to each
17 local school council member and shall inform the local school
18 council of its rights and responsibilities under the
19 arbitration process, including the local school council's
20 right to representation and the manner and process by which the
21 Board shall pay the costs of the council's representation. If
22 the local school council retains the principal and the general
23 superintendent requests a review of the retention decision, the
24 local school council and the general superintendent shall be
25 considered parties to the arbitration, a hearing officer shall
26 be chosen between those 2 parties pursuant to procedures
27 promulgated by the State Board of Education, and the principal
28 may retain counsel and participate in the arbitration. If the
29 local school council does not retain the principal and the
30 principal requests a review of the retention decision, the
31 local school council and the principal shall be considered
32 parties to the arbitration and a hearing officer shall be
33 chosen between those 2 parties pursuant to procedures
34 promulgated by the State Board of Education. The hearing shall
35 begin (i) within 45 days after the initial request for review
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1 (ii) if the initial request for review is made by the general
2 superintendent, within 45 days after that request is mailed to
3 the American Arbitration Association. The hearing officer
4 shall render a decision within 45 days after the hearing begins
5 and within 90 days after the initial request for review. The
6 Board shall contract with the American Arbitration Association
7 for all of the hearing officer's reasonable and necessary
8 costs. In addition, the Board shall pay any reasonable costs
9 incurred by a local school council for representation before a
10 hearing officer.
11     1.10. The hearing officer shall conduct a hearing, which
12 shall include (i) a review of the principal's performance,
13 evaluations, and other evidence of the principal's service at
14 the school, (ii) reasons provided by the local school council
15 for its decision, and (iii) documentation evidencing views of
16 interested persons, including, without limitation, students,
17 parents, local school council members, school faculty and
18 staff, the principal, the general superintendent or his or her
19 designee, and members of the community. The burden of proof in
20 establishing that the local school council's decision was
21 arbitrary and capricious shall be on the party requesting the
22 arbitration, and this party shall sustain the burden by a
23 preponderance of the evidence. The hearing officer shall set
24 the local school council decision aside if that decision, in
25 light of the record developed at the hearing, is arbitrary and
26 capricious. The decision of the hearing officer may not be
27 appealed to the Board or the State Board of Education. If the
28 hearing officer decides that the principal shall be retained,
29 the retention period shall not exceed 2 years.
30     2. In the event (i) the local school council does not renew
31 the performance contract of the principal, or the principal
32 fails to receive a satisfactory rating as provided in
33 subsection (h) of Section 34-8.3, or the principal is removed
34 for cause during the term of his or her performance contract in
35 the manner provided by Section 34-85, or a vacancy in the
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1 of the term of a principal's performance contract, and (ii) the
2 local school council fails to directly select a new principal
3 to serve under a 4 year performance contract, the local school
4 council in such event shall submit to the general
5 superintendent a list of 3 candidates -- listed in the local
6 school council's order of preference -- for the position of
7 principal, one of which shall be selected by the general
8 superintendent to serve as principal of the attendance center.
9 If the general superintendent fails or refuses to select one of
10 the candidates on the list to serve as principal within 30 days
11 after being furnished with the candidate list, the general
12 superintendent shall select and place a principal on an interim
13 basis (i) for a period not to exceed one year or (ii) until the
14 local school council selects a new principal with 7 affirmative
15 votes as provided in subsection (c) of Section 34-2.2,
16 whichever occurs first. If the local school council fails or
17 refuses to select and appoint a new principal, as specified by
18 subsection (c) of Section 34-2.2, the general superintendent
19 may select and appoint a new principal on an interim basis for
20 an additional year or until a new contract principal is
21 selected by the local school council. There shall be no
22 discrimination on the basis of race, sex, creed, color or
23 disability unrelated to ability to perform in connection with
24 the submission of candidates for, and the selection of a
25 candidate to serve as principal of an attendance center. No
26 person shall be directly selected, listed as a candidate for,
27 or selected to serve as principal of an attendance center (i)
28 if such person has been removed for cause from employment by
29 the Board or (ii) if such person does not hold a valid
30 administrative certificate issued or exchanged under Article
31 21 and endorsed as required by that Article for the position of
32 principal. A principal whose performance contract is not
33 renewed as provided under subsection (c) of Section 34-2.2 may
34 nevertheless, if otherwise qualified and certified as herein
35 provided and if he or she has received a satisfactory rating as
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1 local school council as one of the 3 candidates listed in order
2 of preference on any candidate list from which one person is to
3 be selected to serve as principal of the attendance center
4 under a new performance contract. The initial candidate list
5 required to be submitted by a local school council to the
6 general superintendent in cases where the local school council
7 does not renew the performance contract of its principal and
8 does not directly select a new principal to serve under a 4
9 year performance contract shall be submitted not later than 30
10 days prior to the expiration of the current performance
11 contract. In cases where the local school council fails or
12 refuses to submit the candidate list to the general
13 superintendent no later than 30 days prior to the expiration of
14 the incumbent principal's contract, the general superintendent
15 may appoint a principal on an interim basis for a period not to
16 exceed one year, during which time the local school council
17 shall be able to select a new principal with 7 affirmative
18 votes as provided in subsection (c) of Section 34-2.2. In cases
19 where a principal is removed for cause or a vacancy otherwise
20 occurs in the position of principal and the vacancy is not
21 filled by direct selection by the local school council, the
22 candidate list shall be submitted by the local school council
23 to the general superintendent within 90 days after the date
24 such removal or vacancy occurs. In cases where the local school
25 council fails or refuses to submit the candidate list to the
26 general superintendent within 90 days after the date of the
27 vacancy, the general superintendent may appoint a principal on
28 an interim basis for a period of one year, during which time
29 the local school council shall be able to select a new
30 principal with 7 affirmative votes as provided in subsection
31 (c) of Section 34-2.2.
32     2.5. Whenever a vacancy in the office of a principal occurs
33 for any reason, the vacancy shall be filled in the manner
34 provided by this Section by the selection of a new principal to
35 serve under a 4 year performance contract.
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1 of the performance contract of its principal, provided that
2 such additional criteria shall not discriminate on the basis of
3 race, sex, creed, color or disability unrelated to ability to
4 perform, and shall not be inconsistent with the uniform 4 year
5 performance contract for principals developed by the board as
6 provided in Section 34-8.1 of the School Code or with other
7 provisions of this Article governing the authority and
8 responsibility of principals.
9     4. To approve the expenditure plan prepared by the
10 principal with respect to all funds allocated and distributed
11 to the attendance center by the Board. The expenditure plan
12 shall be administered by the principal. Notwithstanding any
13 other provision of this Act or any other law, any expenditure
14 plan approved and administered under this Section 34-2.3 shall
15 be consistent with and subject to the terms of any contract for
16 services with a third party entered into by the Chicago School
17 Reform Board of Trustees or the board under this Act.
18     Via a supermajority vote of 7 members of the local school
19 council or 8 members of a high school local school council, the
20 Council may transfer allocations pursuant to Section 34-2.3
21 within funds; provided that such a transfer is consistent with
22 applicable law and collective bargaining agreements.
23     Beginning in fiscal year 1991 and in each fiscal year
24 thereafter, the Board may reserve up to 1% of its total fiscal
25 year budget for distribution on a prioritized basis to schools
26 throughout the school system in order to assure adequate
27 programs to meet the needs of special student populations as
28 determined by the Board. This distribution shall take into
29 account the needs catalogued in the Systemwide Plan and the
30 various local school improvement plans of the local school
31 councils. Information about these centrally funded programs
32 shall be distributed to the local school councils so that their
33 subsequent planning and programming will account for these
34 provisions.
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1 fiscal year budget, the board shall allocate a lump sum amount
2 to each local school based upon such formula as the board shall
3 determine taking into account the special needs of the student
4 body. The local school principal shall develop an expenditure
5 plan in consultation with the local school council, the
6 professional personnel leadership committee and with all other
7 school personnel, which reflects the priorities and activities
8 as described in the school's local school improvement plan and
9 is consistent with applicable law and collective bargaining
10 agreements and with board policies and standards; however, the
11 local school council shall have the right to request waivers of
12 board policy from the board of education and waivers of
13 employee collective bargaining agreements pursuant to Section
14 34-8.1a.
15     The expenditure plan developed by the principal with
16 respect to amounts available from the fund for prioritized
17 special needs programs and the allocated lump sum amount must
18 be approved by the local school council.
19     The lump sum allocation shall take into account the
20 following principles:
21         a. Teachers: Each school shall be allocated funds equal
22     to the amount appropriated in the previous school year for
23     compensation for teachers (regular grades kindergarten
24     through 12th grade) plus whatever increases in
25     compensation have been negotiated contractually or through
26     longevity as provided in the negotiated agreement.
27     Adjustments shall be made due to layoff or reduction in
28     force, lack of funds or work, change in subject
29     requirements, enrollment changes, or contracts with third
30     parties for the performance of services or to rectify any
31     inconsistencies with system-wide allocation formulas or
32     for other legitimate reasons.
33         b. Other personnel: Funds for other teacher
34     certificated and uncertificated personnel paid through
35     non-categorical funds shall be provided according to
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1     special needs of the school as determined by the Board.
2         c. Non-compensation items: Appropriations for all
3     non-compensation items shall be based on system-wide
4     formulas based on student enrollment and on the special
5     needs of the school or factors related to the physical
6     plant, including but not limited to textbooks, supplies,
7     electricity, equipment, and routine maintenance.
8         d. Funds for categorical programs: Schools shall
9     receive personnel and funds based on, and shall use such
10     personnel and funds in accordance with State and Federal
11     requirements applicable to each categorical program
12     provided to meet the special needs of the student body
13     (including but not limited to, Federal Chapter I,
14     Bilingual, and Special Education).
15         d.1. Funds for State Title I: Each school shall receive
16     funds based on State and Board requirements applicable to
17     each State Title I pupil provided to meet the special needs
18     of the student body. Each school shall receive the
19     proportion of funds as provided in Section 18-8 to which
20     they are entitled. These funds shall be spent only with the
21     budgetary approval of the Local School Council as provided
22     in Section 34-2.3.
23         e. The Local School Council shall have the right to
24     request the principal to close positions and open new ones
25     consistent with the provisions of the local school
26     improvement plan provided that these decisions are
27     consistent with applicable law and collective bargaining
28     agreements. If a position is closed, pursuant to this
29     paragraph, the local school shall have for its use the
30     system-wide average compensation for the closed position.
31         f. Operating within existing laws and collective
32     bargaining agreements, the local school council shall have
33     the right to direct the principal to shift expenditures
34     within funds.
35         g. (Blank).
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1 available to the board of education for use as part of its
2 budget for the following fiscal year.
3     5. To make recommendations to the principal concerning
4 textbook selection and concerning curriculum developed
5 pursuant to the school improvement plan which is consistent
6 with systemwide curriculum objectives in accordance with
7 Sections 34-8 and 34-18 of the School Code and in conformity
8 with the collective bargaining agreement.
9     6. To advise the principal concerning the attendance and
10 disciplinary policies for the attendance center, subject to the
11 provisions of this Article and Article 26, and consistent with
12 the uniform system of discipline established by the board
13 pursuant to Section 34-19.
14     7. To approve a school improvement plan developed as
15 provided in Section 34-2.4. The process and schedule for plan
16 development shall be publicized to the entire school community,
17 and the community shall be afforded the opportunity to make
18 recommendations concerning the plan. At least twice a year the
19 principal and local school council shall report publicly on
20 progress and problems with respect to plan implementation.
21     8. To evaluate the allocation of teaching resources and
22 other certificated and uncertificated staff to the attendance
23 center to determine whether such allocation is consistent with
24 and in furtherance of instructional objectives and school
25 programs reflective of the school improvement plan adopted for
26 the attendance center; and to make recommendations to the
27 board, the general superintendent and the principal concerning
28 any reallocation of teaching resources or other staff whenever
29 the council determines that any such reallocation is
30 appropriate because the qualifications of any existing staff at
31 the attendance center do not adequately match or support
32 instructional objectives or school programs which reflect the
33 school improvement plan.
34     9. To make recommendations to the principal and the general
35 superintendent concerning their respective appointments, after
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1 Section 34-8.1, of persons to fill any vacant, additional or
2 newly created positions for teachers at the attendance center
3 or at attendance centers which include the attendance center
4 served by the local school council.
5     10. To request of the Board the manner in which training
6 and assistance shall be provided to the local school council.
7 Pursuant to Board guidelines a local school council is
8 authorized to direct the Board of Education to contract with
9 personnel or not-for-profit organizations not associated with
10 the school district to train or assist council members. If
11 training or assistance is provided by contract with personnel
12 or organizations not associated with the school district, the
13 period of training or assistance shall not exceed 30 hours
14 during a given school year; person shall not be employed on a
15 continuous basis longer than said period and shall not have
16 been employed by the Chicago Board of Education within the
17 preceding six months. Council members shall receive training in
18 at least the following areas:
19         1. school budgets;
20         2. educational theory pertinent to the attendance
21     center's particular needs, including the development of
22     the school improvement plan and the principal's
23     performance contract; and
24         3. personnel selection.
25 Council members shall, to the greatest extent possible,
26 complete such training within 90 days of election.
27     11. In accordance with systemwide guidelines contained in
28 the System-Wide Educational Reform Goals and Objectives Plan,
29 criteria for evaluation of performance shall be established for
30 local school councils and local school council members. If a
31 local school council persists in noncompliance with systemwide
32 requirements, the Board may impose sanctions and take necessary
33 corrective action, consistent with Section 34-8.3.
34     12. Each local school council shall comply with the Open
35 Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Each local
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1 a detailed annual report accounting for its activities
2 programmatically and financially. Each local school council
3 shall convene at least 2 well-publicized meetings annually with
4 its entire school community. These meetings shall include
5 presentation of the proposed local school improvement plan, of
6 the proposed school expenditure plan, and the annual report,
7 and shall provide an opportunity for public comment.
8     13. Each local school council is encouraged to involve
9 additional non-voting members of the school community in
10 facilitating the council's exercise of its responsibilities.
11     14. The local school council may adopt a school uniform or
12 dress code policy that governs the attendance center and that
13 is necessary to maintain the orderly process of a school
14 function or prevent endangerment of student health or safety,
15 consistent with the policies and rules of the Board of
16 Education. A school uniform or dress code policy adopted by a
17 local school council: (i) shall not be applied in such manner
18 as to discipline or deny attendance to a transfer student or
19 any other student for noncompliance with that policy during
20 such period of time as is reasonably necessary to enable the
21 student to acquire a school uniform or otherwise comply with
22 the dress code policy that is in effect at the attendance
23 center into which the student's enrollment is transferred; and
24 (ii) shall include criteria and procedures under which the
25 local school council will accommodate the needs of or otherwise
26 provide appropriate resources to assist a student from an
27 indigent family in complying with an applicable school uniform
28 or dress code policy. A student whose parents or legal
29 guardians object on religious grounds to the student's
30 compliance with an applicable school uniform or dress code
31 policy shall not be required to comply with that policy if the
32 student's parents or legal guardians present to the local
33 school council a signed statement of objection detailing the
34 grounds for the objection.
35     15. All decisions made and actions taken by the local
36 school council in the exercise of its powers and duties shall

 

 

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1 comply with State and federal laws, all applicable collective
2 bargaining agreements, court orders and rules properly
3 promulgated by the Board.
4     15a. To grant, in accordance with board rules and policies,
5 the use of assembly halls and classrooms when not otherwise
6 needed, including lighting, heat, and attendants, for public
7 lectures, concerts, and other educational and social
8 activities.
9     15b. To approve, in accordance with board rules and
10 policies, receipts and expenditures for all internal accounts
11 of the attendance center, and to approve all fund-raising
12 activities by nonschool organizations that use the school
13 building.
14     16. (Blank).
15     17. Names and addresses of local school council members
16 shall be a matter of public record.
17 (Source: P.A. 93-48, eff. 7-1-03.)
 
18     Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
19 Section 8.30 as follows:
 
20     (30 ILCS 805/8.30 new)
21     Sec. 8.30. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8
22 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
23 implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of
24 the 94th General Assembly.
 
25     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
26 becoming law.