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 1                    AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 890

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend Senate Bill  890  on  page  1,
 3    line 4, after "by," by inserting "changing Section 21-2 and";
 4    and

 5    on  page  1,  immediately  below  line  5,  by  inserting the
 6    following:

 7        "(105 ILCS 5/21-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-2)
 8        Sec. 21-2.  Grades of certificates.
 9        (a)  All certificates issued under this Article shall  be
10    State  certificates valid, except as limited in Section 21-1,
11    in every school district coming under the provisions of  this
12    Act  and  shall be limited in time and designated as follows:
13    Provisional  vocational  certificate,  temporary  provisional
14    vocational   certificate,   early   childhood    certificate,
15    elementary school certificate, special certificate, secondary
16    certificate,    school    service    personnel   certificate,
17    administrative  certificate,  provisional  certificate,   and
18    substitute  certificate.  The requirement of student teaching
19    under  close  and  competent  supervision  for  obtaining   a
20    teaching  certificate  may  be  waived  by  the State Teacher
21    Certification Board upon presentation to  the  Board  by  the
22    teacher of evidence of 5 years successful teaching experience
 
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 1    on  a  valid  certificate  and  graduation  from a recognized
 2    institution of higher learning with a bachelor's degree.
 3        (b)  Initial Teaching Certificate.  Persons who (1)  have
 4    completed  an  approved  teacher preparation program, (2) are
 5    recommended by an approved teacher preparation  program,  (3)
 6    have    successfully    completed    the   Initial   Teaching
 7    Certification examinations required by  the  State  Board  of
 8    Education, and (4) have met all other criteria established by
 9    the  State  Board of Education in consultation with the State
10    Teacher Certification  Board,  shall  be  issued  an  Initial
11    Teaching  Certificate  valid  for  4  years  of  teaching, as
12    defined in Section 21-14  of  this  Code.   Initial  Teaching
13    Certificates  shall be issued for categories corresponding to
14    Early Childhood, Elementary,  Secondary,  and  Special  K-12,
15    with   special   certification   designations   for   Special
16    Education,  Bilingual  Education,  fundamental learning areas
17    (including  Language  Arts,  Reading,  Mathematics,  Science,
18    Social Science, Physical Development and Health,  Fine  Arts,
19    and  Foreign  Language, including Asian languages), and other
20    areas  designated  by  the  State  Board  of  Education,   in
21    consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.
22        (c)  Standard Certificate.
23        (1)  Persons  who (i) have completed 4 years of teaching,
24    as defined in Section 21-14 of this  Code,  with  an  Initial
25    Certificate  or  an  Initial Alternative Teaching Certificate
26    and have met all other  criteria  established  by  the  State
27    Board  of  Education  in  consultation with the State Teacher
28    Certification Board, (ii) have completed 4 years of  teaching
29    on  a  valid  equivalent  certificate  in  another  State  or
30    territory  of the United States, or have completed 4 years of
31    teaching in a  nonpublic  Illinois  elementary  or  secondary
32    school  with an Initial Certificate or an Initial Alternative
33    Teaching  Certificate,  and  have  met  all  other   criteria
34    established  by the State Board of Education, in consultation
 
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 1    with the State Teacher Certification  Board,  or  (iii)  were
 2    issued  teaching  certificates prior to February 15, 2000 and
 3    are renewing those  certificates  after  February  15,  2000,
 4    shall  be  issued  a  Standard Certificate valid for 5 years,
 5    which may be renewed thereafter every 5 years  by  the  State
 6    Teacher  Certification  Board  based  on  proof of continuing
 7    education or professional  development.   Beginning  July  1,
 8    2003,  persons  who  have  completed  4 years of teaching, as
 9    described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this paragraph (1), have
10    successfully completed the  requirements  of  paragraphs  (2)
11    through  (4)  of  this subsection (c), and have met all other
12    criteria established by the  State  Board  of  Education,  in
13    consultation  with  the  State  Teacher  Certification Board,
14    shall be issued Standard Certificates.  Standard Certificates
15    shall  be  issued  for  categories  corresponding  to   Early
16    Childhood,  Elementary,  Secondary,  and  Special  K-12, with
17    special certification  designations  for  Special  Education,
18    Bilingual  Education,  fundamental  learning areas (including
19    Language Arts, Reading, Mathematics, Science, Social Science,
20    Physical Development  and  Health,  Fine  Arts,  and  Foreign
21    Language,   including   Asian  languages),  and  other  areas
22    designated by the State Board of Education,  in  consultation
23    with the State Teacher Certification Board.
24        (2)  This  paragraph  (2)  applies  only to those persons
25    required to successfully complete the  requirements  of  this
26    paragraph  under  paragraph  (1)  of this subsection (c).  In
27    order to receive a Standard Teaching  Certificate,  a  person
28    must  satisfy  one  of  the following requirements, which the
29    person must identify, in writing, as the requirement that the
30    person  has  chosen  to  satisfy  to  the  responsible  local
31    professional development committee  established  pursuant  to
32    subsection (f) of Section 21-14 of this Code:
33             (A)  Completion   of  a  program  of  induction  and
34        mentoring for new teachers that is based upon a  specific
 
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 1        plan  approved  by  the  State  Board  of  Education,  in
 2        consultation  with the State Teacher Certification Board.
 3        The plan must describe the role of mentor  teachers,  the
 4        criteria and process for their selection, and how all the
 5        following components are to be provided:
 6                  (i)  Assignment  of  a  formally trained mentor
 7             teacher to each new teacher for a  specified  period
 8             of time, which shall be established by the employing
 9             school  or  school  district but shall be at least 2
10             school years in duration,  provided  that  a  mentor
11             teacher  may  not directly or indirectly participate
12             in the evaluation  of  a  new  teacher  pursuant  to
13             Article 24A of this Code or the evaluation procedure
14             of the school.
15                  (ii)  Formal mentoring for each new teacher.
16                  (iii)  Support for each new teacher in relation
17             to the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards, the
18             content-area   standards   applicable   to  the  new
19             teacher's area of certification, and any  applicable
20             local    school    improvement    and   professional
21             development plans.
22                  (iv)  Professional   development   specifically
23             designed to foster the growth of each new  teacher's
24             knowledge and skills.
25                  (v)  Formative  assessment that is based on the
26             Illinois   Professional   Teaching   Standards   and
27             designed to provide feedback to the new teacher  and
28             opportunities   for   reflection   on   his  or  her
29             performance, which must  not  be  used  directly  or
30             indirectly  in  any  evaluation  of  a  new  teacher
31             pursuant   to  Article  24A  of  this  Code  or  the
32             evaluation procedure of the school  and  which  must
33             include  the activities specified in clauses (B)(i),
34             (B)(ii), and (B)(iii) of this paragraph (2).
 
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 1                  (vi)  Assignment    of    responsibility    for
 2             coordination of the induction and mentoring  program
 3             within  each  school  district  participating in the
 4             program.
 5             (B)  Successful completion of 4  semester  hours  of
 6        graduate-level  coursework on the assessment of one's own
 7        performance in  relation  to  the  Illinois  Professional
 8        Teaching  Standards.   The coursework must be approved by
 9        the State Board of Education, in  consultation  with  the
10        State Teacher Certification Board; must be offered either
11        by  an  institution  of  higher  education,  by  such  an
12        institution  in  partnership with a teachers' association
13        or union or with a regional office of  education,  or  by
14        another  entity  authorized  to issue college credit; and
15        must include demonstration of performance through all  of
16        the   following  activities  for  each  of  the  Illinois
17        Professional Teaching Standards:
18                  (i)  Observation, by the course  instructor  or
19             another  experienced  teacher,  of the new teacher's
20             classroom practice (the observation may be  recorded
21             for  later  viewing)  for the purpose of identifying
22             and describing how  the  new  teacher  made  content
23             meaningful  for  students; how the teacher motivated
24             individuals and the group and created an environment
25             conducive to positive  social  interactions,  active
26             learning,  and  self-motivation;  what instructional
27             strategies the teacher used to  encourage  students'
28             development  of  critical thinking, problem solving,
29             and performance; how the teacher communicated  using
30             written, verbal, nonverbal, and visual communication
31             techniques; and how the teacher maintained standards
32             of  professional  conduct and provided leadership to
33             improve students' learning.
34                  (ii)  Review  and  analysis,  by   the   course
 
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 1             instructor   or   another  experienced  teacher,  of
 2             written   documentation   (i.e.,    lesson    plans,
 3             assignments,  assessment instruments, and samples of
 4             students' work) prepared by the new teacher  for  at
 5             least  2  lessons.  The  documentation  must provide
 6             evidence  of  classroom   performance   related   to
 7             Illinois  Professional  Teaching Standards 1 through
 8             9, with an emphasis on how the teacher used  his  or
 9             her  understanding of students, assessment data, and
10             subject matter to decide on learning goals; how  the
11             teacher   designed   or   selected   activities  and
12             instructional materials and aligned  instruction  to
13             the  relevant  Illinois  Learning Standards; how the
14             teacher  adapted  or  modified  curriculum  to  meet
15             individual students'  needs;  and  how  the  teacher
16             sequenced   instruction  and  designed  or  selected
17             student assessment strategies.
18                  (iii)  Demonstration of professional  expertise
19             on  the part of the new teacher in reflecting on his
20             or her practice, which  was  observed  under  clause
21             (B)(i)  of  this  paragraph (2) and documented under
22             clause (B)(ii) of this paragraph (2),  in  terms  of
23             teaching strengths, weaknesses, and implications for
24             improvement  according  to the Illinois Professional
25             Teaching Standards.
26             (C)  Successful  completion  of  a  minimum   of   4
27        semester  hours  of  graduate-level coursework addressing
28        preparation to meet the requirements for certification by
29        the National Board for  Professional  Teaching  Standards
30        (NBPTS).   The  coursework  must be approved by the State
31        Board  of  Education,  in  consultation  with  the  State
32        Teacher Certification Board, and must be  offered  either
33        by  an  institution  of  higher  education,  by  such  an
34        institution  in  partnership with a teachers' association
 
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 1        or union or with a regional office of  education,  or  by
 2        another  entity  authorized to issue college credit.  The
 3        course must address the 5  NBPTS  Core  Propositions  and
 4        relevant standards through such means as the following:
 5                  (i)  Observation,  by  the course instructor or
 6             another experienced teacher, of  the  new  teacher's
 7             classroom  practice (the observation may be recorded
 8             for later viewing) for the  purpose  of  identifying
 9             and  describing  how  the  new  teacher made content
10             meaningful for students; how the  teacher  motivated
11             individuals and the group and created an environment
12             conducive  to  positive  social interactions, active
13             learning, and  self-motivation;  what  instructional
14             strategies  the  teacher used to encourage students'
15             development of critical thinking,  problem  solving,
16             and  performance; how the teacher communicated using
17             written, verbal, nonverbal, and visual communication
18             techniques; and how the teacher maintained standards
19             of professional conduct and provided  leadership  to
20             improve students' learning.
21                  (ii)  Review   and   analysis,  by  the  course
22             instructor  or  another  experienced   teacher,   of
23             written    documentation    (i.e.,   lesson   plans,
24             assignments, assessment instruments, and samples  of
25             students'  work)  prepared by the new teacher for at
26             least 2  lessons.  The  documentation  must  provide
27             evidence of classroom performance, including how the
28             teacher  used  his or her understanding of students,
29             assessment data, and subject  matter  to  decide  on
30             learning goals; how the teacher designed or selected
31             activities  and  instructional materials and aligned
32             instruction  to  the  relevant   Illinois   Learning
33             Standards;  how  the  teacher  adapted  or  modified
34             curriculum  to  meet individual students' needs; and
 
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 1             how the teacher sequenced instruction  and  designed
 2             or selected student assessment strategies.
 3                  (iii)  Demonstration  of professional expertise
 4             on the part of the new teacher in reflecting on  his
 5             or  her  practice,  which  was observed under clause
 6             (C)(i) of this paragraph (2)  and  documented  under
 7             clause  (C)(ii)  of  this paragraph (2), in terms of
 8             teaching strengths, weaknesses, and implications for
 9             improvement.
10             (D)  Receipt  of  an   advanced   degree   from   an
11        accredited   institution   of   higher  education  in  an
12        education-related  field,  provided  that  at   least   8
13        semester hours of the coursework completed count toward a
14        degree, certificate, or endorsement in a teaching field.
15             (E)  Accumulation   of  60  continuing  professional
16        development units (CPDUs), earned by completing  selected
17        activities  that  comply  with  paragraphs (3) and (4) of
18        this subsection (c).   However,  for  an  individual  who
19        holds  an  Initial  Teaching Certificate on the effective
20        date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly,
21        the number of CPDUs  shall  be  reduced  to  reflect  the
22        teaching   time   remaining   on   the  Initial  Teaching
23        Certificate.
24             (F)  Completion    of    a    nationally     normed,
25        performance-based  assessment,  if  made available by the
26        State Board of Education in consultation with  the  State
27        Teacher  Certification  Board,  provided that the cost to
28        the person shall not exceed the cost  of  the  coursework
29        described in clause (B) of this paragraph (2).
30        (3)  This  paragraph  (3)  applies  only to those persons
31    required to successfully complete the  requirements  of  this
32    paragraph  under  paragraph  (1)  of this subsection (c).  At
33    least one-half the CPDUs a person must  accrue  in  order  to
34    qualify  for  a  Standard Teaching Certificate must be earned
 
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 1    through  completion  of  coursework,   workshops,   seminars,
 2    conferences,  and  other  similar  training  events  that are
 3    pre-approved by the State Board of Education, in consultation
 4    with the State Teacher Certification Board, for  the  purpose
 5    of  reflection  on teaching practices in order to address all
 6    of the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards necessary  to
 7    obtain  a  Standard  Teaching  Certificate.  These activities
 8    must meet all of the following requirements:
 9             (A)  Each activity must be  designed  to  advance  a
10        person's  knowledge and skills in relation to one or more
11        of the Illinois Professional  Teaching  Standards  or  in
12        relation  to the content-area standards applicable to the
13        teacher's field of certification.
14             (B)  Taken together, the activities  completed  must
15        address   each  of  the  Illinois  Professional  Teaching
16        Standards as provided in  clauses  (B)(i),  (B)(ii),  and
17        (B)(iii) of paragraph (2) of this subsection (c).
18             (C)  Each  activity  must  be  provided by an entity
19        approved by the State Board of Education, in consultation
20        with the State  Teacher  Certification  Board,  for  this
21        purpose.
22             (D)  Each   activity,  integral  to  its  successful
23        completion, must require participants to demonstrate  the
24        degree  to  which  they  have  acquired  new knowledge or
25        skills, such as through performance, through  preparation
26        of  a  written  product,  through  assembling  samples of
27        students' or teachers' work, or by some other means  that
28        is appropriate to the subject matter of the activity.
29             (E)  One  CPDU  shall  be available for each hour of
30        direct participation by a holder of an  Initial  Teaching
31        Certificate in a qualifying activity.  An activity may be
32        attributed  to more than one of the Illinois Professional
33        Teaching Standards, but credit for any activity shall  be
34        counted only once.
 
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 1        (4)  This  paragraph  (4)  applies  only to those persons
 2    required to successfully complete the  requirements  of  this
 3    paragraph  under  paragraph  (1) of this subsection (c).  The
 4    balance of the CPDUs a person must accrue in order to qualify
 5    for a Standard  Teaching  Certificate,  in  combination  with
 6    those  earned  pursuant  to  paragraph (3) of this subsection
 7    (c), may be chosen from among the following, provided that an
 8    activity listed in clause (C) of this paragraph (4) shall  be
 9    creditable  only if its provider is approved for this purpose
10    by the State Board of Education,  in  consultation  with  the
11    State Teacher Certification Board:
12             (A)  Collaboration    and   partnership   activities
13        related to improving a person's knowledge and skills as a
14        teacher, including all of the following:
15                  (i)  Peer review and coaching.
16                  (ii)  Mentoring in a formal mentoring  program,
17             including    service   as   a   consulting   teacher
18             participating in a  remediation  process  formulated
19             under Section 24A-5 of this Code.
20                  (iii)  Facilitating  parent  education programs
21             directly  related  to  student  achievement  for   a
22             school,  school  district,  or  regional  office  of
23             education.
24                  (iv)  Participating  in  business,  school,  or
25             community  partnerships  directly related to student
26             achievement.
27             (B)  Teaching college or university courses in areas
28        relevant to a teacher's field of certification,  provided
29        that  the  teaching  may  only be counted once during the
30        course of 4 years.
31             (C)  Conferences, workshops,  institutes,  seminars,
32        and  symposiums related to improving a person's knowledge
33        and skills as a teacher, including all of the following:
34                  (i)  Completing non-university credit  directly
 
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 1             related   to   student   achievement,  the  Illinois
 2             Professional  Teaching  Standards,  or  content-area
 3             standards.
 4                  (ii)  Participating   in   or   presenting   at
 5             workshops, seminars,  conferences,  institutes,  and
 6             symposiums.
 7                  (iii)  Training  as  external reviewers for the
 8             State Board of Education.
 9                  (iv)  Training  as  reviewers   of   university
10             teacher preparation programs.
11             (D)  Other   educational   experiences   related  to
12        improving a person's knowledge and skills as  a  teacher,
13        including all of the following:
14                  (i)  Participating   in   action  research  and
15             inquiry projects.
16                  (ii)  Observing   programs   or   teaching   in
17             schools, related businesses,  or  industry  that  is
18             systematic,  purposeful, and relevant to a teacher's
19             field of certification.
20                  (iii)  Participating in study groups related to
21             student  achievement,  the   Illinois   Professional
22             Teaching Standards, or content-area standards.
23                  (iv)  Participating  in  work/learn programs or
24             internships.
25                  (v)  Developing a portfolio  of  students'  and
26             teacher's work.
27             (E)  Professional  leadership experiences related to
28        improving a person's knowledge and skills as  a  teacher,
29        including all of the following:
30                  (i)  Participating in curriculum development or
31        assessment  activities  at  the  school, school district,
32        regional office of education, State, or national level.
33                  (ii)  Participating  in  team   or   department
34             leadership in a school or school district.
 
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 1                  (iii)  Participating  on  external  or internal
 2             school or school district review teams.
 3                  (iv)  Publishing educational articles, columns,
 4             or  books  relevant  to   a   teacher's   field   of
 5             certification.
 6                  (v)  Participating    in   non-strike   related
 7             activities of a professional  association  or  labor
 8             organization   that   are  related  to  professional
 9             development.
10        (5)  A person must complete his or her chosen requirement
11    under  paragraph  (2)  of  this  subsection  (c)  before  the
12    expiration of his or her  Initial  Teaching  Certificate  and
13    must   submit  evidence  of  having  done  so  to  the  local
14    professional development committee.   Within  30  days  after
15    receipt  of  a  person's  evidence  of  completion, the local
16    professional development committee shall forward the evidence
17    of completion to the responsible regional  superintendent  of
18    schools   along   with  the  local  professional  development
19    committee's recommendation, based on  that  evidence,  as  to
20    whether the person is eligible to receive a Standard Teaching
21    Certificate.   The  local  professional development committee
22    shall provide a copy of this recommendation to  the  affected
23    person.
24        The  regional  superintendent of schools shall review the
25    evidence of completion submitted by a person and, based  upon
26    compliance  with  all  of  the  requirements for receipt of a
27    Standard Teaching Certificate, shall  forward  to  the  State
28    Board   of   Education   a  recommendation  for  issuance  or
29    non-issuance.  The regional superintendent of  schools  shall
30    notify the affected person of the recommendation forwarded.
31        Upon  review  of  a  regional  superintendent of school's
32    recommendations, the State Board  of  Education  shall  issue
33    Standard Teaching Certificates to those who qualify and shall
34    notify a person, in writing, of a decision denying a Standard
 
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 1    Teaching  Certificate.   Any  decision  denying issuance of a
 2    Standard Teaching Certificate to a person may be appealed  to
 3    the State Teacher Certification Board.
 4        (6)  The  State  Board of Education, in consultation with
 5    the State Teacher Certification Board,  may  adopt  rules  to
 6    implement  this  subsection (c) and may periodically evaluate
 7    any of the methods of  qualifying  for  a  Standard  Teaching
 8    Certificate described in this subsection (c).
 9        (d)  Master  Certificate.   Persons who have successfully
10    achieved National Board certification  through  the  National
11    Board  for  Professional Teaching Standards shall be issued a
12    Master  Certificate,  valid  for  10  years   and   renewable
13    thereafter   every   10   years   through   compliance   with
14    requirements  set  forth  by the State Board of Education, in
15    consultation with  the  State  Teacher  Certification  Board.
16    However, each teacher who holds a Master Certificate shall be
17    eligible  for  a teaching position in this State in the areas
18    for which he  or  she  holds  a  Master  Certificate  without
19    satisfying  any  other  requirements of this Code, except for
20    those requirements pertaining to criminal background  checks.
21    A  teacher  who holds a Master Certificate shall be deemed to
22    meet State certification renewal requirements in the area  or
23    areas  for which he or she holds a Master Certificate for the
24    10-year term of the teacher's Master Certificate.
25    (Source: P.A. 91-102, eff.  7-12-99;  91-606,  eff.  8-16-99;
26    91-609,  eff.  1-1-00;  92-16,  eff.  6-28-01;  92-796,  eff.
27    8-10-02.)".