Rep. Rita Mayfield

Filed: 4/20/2018

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5144

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5144 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
521B-50 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/21B-50)
7    Sec. 21B-50. Alternative educator licensure program.
8    (a) There is established an alternative educator licensure
9program, to be known as the Alternative Educator Licensure
10Program for Teachers.
11    (b) Beginning on January 1, 2013, the Alternative Educator
12Licensure Program for Teachers may be offered by a recognized
13institution approved to offer educator preparation programs by
14the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
15Educator Preparation and Licensure Board.
16    The program shall be comprised of 4 phases:

 

 

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1        (1) A course of study that at a minimum includes
2    instructional planning; instructional strategies,
3    including special education, reading, and English language
4    learning; classroom management; and the assessment of
5    students and use of data to drive instruction.
6        (2) A year of residency, which is a candidate's
7    assignment to a full-time teaching position or as a
8    co-teacher for one full school year. An individual must
9    hold an Educator License with Stipulations with an
10    alternative provisional educator endorsement in order to
11    enter the residency and must complete additional program
12    requirements that address required State and national
13    standards, pass the assessment of professional teaching
14    before entering the second residency year, as required
15    under phase (3) of this subsection (b), and be recommended
16    by the principal and program coordinator to continue with
17    the second year of the residency.
18        (3) A second year of residency, which shall include the
19    candidate's assignment to a full-time teaching position
20    for one school year. The candidate must be assigned an
21    experienced teacher to act as a mentor and coach the
22    candidate through the second year of residency.
23        (4) A comprehensive assessment of the candidate's
24    teaching effectiveness, as evaluated by the principal and
25    the program coordinator, at the end of the second year of
26    residency. If there is disagreement between the 2

 

 

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1    evaluators about the candidate's teaching effectiveness,
2    the candidate may complete one additional year of residency
3    teaching under a professional development plan developed
4    by the principal and preparation program. At the completion
5    of the third year, a candidate must have positive
6    evaluations and a recommendation for full licensure from
7    both the principal and the program coordinator or no
8    Professional Educator License shall be issued.
9    Successful completion of the program shall be deemed to
10satisfy any other practice or student teaching and content
11matter requirements established by law.
12    (c) An alternative provisional educator endorsement on an
13Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 2 years of
14teaching in the public schools, including without limitation a
15charter school, or in a State-recognized nonpublic school in
16which the chief administrator is required to have the licensure
17necessary to be a principal in a public school in this State
18and in which a majority of the teachers are required to have
19the licensure necessary to be instructors in a public school in
20this State, but may be renewed for a third year if needed to
21complete the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for
22Teachers. The endorsement shall be issued only once to an
23individual who meets all of the following requirements:
24        (1) Has graduated from a regionally accredited college
25    or university with a bachelor's degree or higher.
26        (2) Has a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or

 

 

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1    greater on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent on another scale.
2        (3) Has completed a major in the content area if
3    seeking a middle or secondary level endorsement or, if
4    seeking an early childhood, elementary, or special
5    education endorsement, has completed a major in the content
6    area of reading, English/language arts, mathematics, or
7    one of the sciences. If the individual does not have a
8    major in a content area for any level of teaching, he or
9    she must submit transcripts to the State Superintendent of
10    Education to be reviewed for equivalency. An individual who
11    has passed the content area test required under paragraph
12    (5) of this subsection (c) in an area that has been
13    identified by the U.S. Department of Education as a teacher
14    shortage area does not need to meet the requirements of
15    this paragraph (3).
16        (4) Has successfully completed phase (1) of subsection
17    (b) of this Section.
18        (5) Has passed a test of basic skills and content area
19    test required for the specific endorsement for admission
20    into the program, as required under Section 21B-30 of this
21    Code.
22    A candidate possessing the alternative provisional
23educator endorsement may receive a salary, benefits, and any
24other terms of employment offered to teachers in the school who
25are members of an exclusive bargaining representative, if any,
26but a school is not required to provide these benefits during

 

 

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1the years of residency if the candidate is serving only as a
2co-teacher. If the candidate is serving as the teacher of
3record, the candidate must receive a salary, benefits, and any
4other terms of employment. Residency experiences must not be
5counted towards tenure.
6    (d) The recognized institution offering the Alternative
7Educator Licensure Program for Teachers must partner with a
8school district, including without limitation a charter
9school, or a State-recognized, nonpublic school in this State
10in which the chief administrator is required to have the
11licensure necessary to be a principal in a public school in
12this State and in which a majority of the teachers are required
13to have the licensure necessary to be instructors in a public
14school in this State. The program presented for approval by the
15State Board of Education must demonstrate the supports that are
16to be provided to assist the provisional teacher during the
172-year residency period. These supports must provide a maximum
18of 5 additional contact hours with mentors during the first
19year of residency.
20    (e) Upon completion of the 4 phases outlined in subsection
21(b) of this Section and all assessments required under Section
2221B-30 of this Code, an individual shall receive a Professional
23Educator License.
24    (f) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
25State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such
26rules as may be necessary to establish and implement the

 

 

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1Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers.
2(Source: P.A. 99-58, eff. 7-16-15.)
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4becoming law.".