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91_SB1895
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1 AN ACT to amend the School Code by adding Section
2 2-3.131.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
6 2-3.131 as follows:
7 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.131 new)
8 Sec. 2-3.131. Teacher Cadet Program.
9 (a) The Teacher Cadet Program is hereby established and
10 shall be operated by the State Board of Education. The
11 Program is established for the purpose of introducing public
12 secondary school pupils to the teaching profession. The main
13 purpose of the Program is to encourage high school pupils who
14 possess a high level of academic achievement and the
15 personality traits found in good teachers to consider a
16 career in teaching.
17 (b) The State Board of Education shall develop a grant
18 program that assists school districts chosen by the State
19 Board of Education on a competitive basis in offering year
20 long coursework designed to expose pupils to teaching careers
21 and the education system through the development of a
22 hands-on curriculum that includes the following elements:
23 (1) Classroom discussions led by the supervising
24 teacher at the high school.
25 (2) Hands-on activities designed to excite pupils
26 about teaching.
27 (3) Observation and participation in public school
28 classrooms.
29 (4) Interaction with successful administrators and
30 teachers.
31 (5) Opportunities for high school pupils to
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1 participate in classrooms through tutoring, internships,
2 and classroom observation of teaching.
3 (c) A school district that participates in the Teacher
4 Cadet Program shall receive, from funds appropriated for that
5 purpose, a one-time grant of up to $5,000 for the start-up of
6 the Program at its school site that will fund the development
7 of the curriculum, the purchase of materials, and the
8 development of tutoring, internship, and observation options
9 for the high school pupils enrolled in the Program.
10 (d) Subject to the availability of funding, the State
11 Board of Education shall contract for an evaluation of the
12 Teacher Cadet Program and shall report on the evaluation to
13 the General Assembly by January 1, 2004. This evaluation
14 shall include (i) interviews with Program participants
15 regarding their views on the value of the Program and whether
16 participation in the Program has been instrumental in
17 encouraging the selection of teaching as a major in college
18 or as a career and (ii) surveys of colleges and universities
19 to determine whether there has been an increase in the number
20 of pupils that indicate an interest in preparing for a career
21 in public education.
22 (e) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules
23 necessary to implement and administer this Section.
24 (f) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2008.
25 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
26 becoming law.