Full Text of HB2420 98th General Assembly
HB2420eng 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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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 changing Sections | 5 | | 21-25 and 21B-25 as follows:
| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/21-25) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-25)
| 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2013) | 8 | | Sec. 21-25. School service personnel certificate.
| 9 | | (a) For purposes of this Section, "school service | 10 | | personnel" means persons employed and performing appropriate | 11 | | services in an Illinois public or State-operated elementary | 12 | | school, secondary school, or cooperative or joint agreement | 13 | | with a governing body or board of control or a charter school | 14 | | operating in compliance with the Charter Schools Law in a | 15 | | position requiring a school service personnel certificate. | 16 | | Subject to the provisions of Section 21-1a, a school | 17 | | service
personnel certificate shall be issued to those | 18 | | applicants of good
character, good health, a citizen of the | 19 | | United States and at least 19
years of age who have a | 20 | | Bachelor's degree with not fewer than 120
semester hours from a | 21 | | regionally accredited institution of higher learning and
who | 22 | | meets the requirements established by the State Superintendent | 23 | | of
Education in consultation with the State Teacher |
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| 1 | | Certification Board. A
school service personnel certificate | 2 | | with a school nurse endorsement may be
issued to a person who | 3 | | holds a bachelor of science degree from an institution
of | 4 | | higher learning accredited by the North Central Association or | 5 | | other
comparable regional accrediting association.
Persons | 6 | | seeking any other endorsement on the school service personnel
| 7 | | certificate shall be recommended for the endorsement by a | 8 | | recognized teacher
education institution as having completed a | 9 | | program of preparation approved by
the State Superintendent of | 10 | | Education in consultation with the State Teacher
Certification | 11 | | Board.
| 12 | | (b) Until August 30, 2002, a school service personnel | 13 | | certificate endorsed
for school social work may be issued to a | 14 | | student who has completed a school
social work program that has | 15 | | not been approved by the State Superintendent of
Education, | 16 | | provided that each of the following conditions is met:
| 17 | | (1) The program was offered by a recognized, public | 18 | | teacher education
institution that first enrolled students | 19 | | in its master's degree program in
social work in 1998;
| 20 | | (2) The student applying for the school service | 21 | | personnel certificate was
enrolled in the institution's | 22 | | master's degree program in social work on or
after May 11, | 23 | | 1998;
| 24 | | (3) The State Superintendent verifies that the student | 25 | | has completed
coursework that is substantially similar to | 26 | | that required in approved school
social work programs, |
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| 1 | | including (i) not fewer than 600 clock hours of a
| 2 | | supervised internship in a school setting or (ii) if the | 3 | | student has completed
part of a supervised internship in a | 4 | | school setting prior to the effective date
of this | 5 | | amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly and receives | 6 | | the prior
approval of the State Superintendent, not fewer | 7 | | than 300 additional clock hours
of supervised work in a | 8 | | public school setting under the supervision of a
certified | 9 | | school social worker who certifies that the supervised work | 10 | | was
completed in a satisfactory manner; and
| 11 | | (4) The student has passed a test of basic skills and | 12 | | the test of subject
matter knowledge required by Section | 13 | | 21-1a.
| 14 | | This subsection (b) does not apply after August 29, 2002.
| 15 | | (c) A school service personnel certificate shall be | 16 | | endorsed
with the area of Service as
determined by the State | 17 | | Superintendent of Education in consultation with
the State | 18 | | Teacher Certification Board.
| 19 | | The holder of such certificate shall be entitled to all of | 20 | | the rights
and privileges granted holders of a valid teaching | 21 | | certificate, including
teacher benefits, compensation and | 22 | | working conditions.
| 23 | | When the holder of such certificate has earned a master's | 24 | | degree,
including 8 semester hours of graduate professional | 25 | | education from a
recognized institution of higher learning, and | 26 | | has at least 2 years of
successful school experience while |
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| 1 | | holding such certificate, the
certificate may be endorsed for | 2 | | supervision.
| 3 | | (d) Persons who have successfully achieved National Board | 4 | | certification through the National Board for Professional | 5 | | Teaching Standards shall be issued a Master School Service | 6 | | Personnel Certificate, valid for 10 years and renewable | 7 | | thereafter every 10 years through compliance with requirements | 8 | | set forth by the State Board of Education, in consultation with | 9 | | the State Teacher Certification Board. However, each holder of | 10 | | a Master School Service Personnel Certificate shall be eligible | 11 | | for a corresponding position in this State in the areas for | 12 | | which he or she holds a Master Certificate without satisfying | 13 | | any other requirements of this Code, except for those | 14 | | requirements pertaining to criminal background checks.
| 15 | | (e) School service personnel certificates are renewable | 16 | | every 5 years and may be renewed as provided in this Section. | 17 | | Requests for renewals must be submitted, in a format prescribed | 18 | | by the State Board of Education, to the regional office of | 19 | | education responsible for the school where the holder is | 20 | | employed. | 21 | | Upon completion of at least 80 hours of continuing | 22 | | professional development as provided in this subsection (e), a | 23 | | person who holds a valid school service personnel certificate | 24 | | shall have his or her certificate renewed for a period of 5 | 25 | | years. A person who (i) holds an active license issued by the | 26 | | State as a clinical professional counselor, a professional |
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| 1 | | counselor, a marriage and family therapist, a clinical social | 2 | | worker, a social worker, or a speech-language pathologist; (ii) | 3 | | holds national certification as a Nationally Certified School | 4 | | Psychologist from the National School Psychology Certification | 5 | | Board; (iii) is nationally certified as a National Certified | 6 | | School Nurse from the National Board for Certification of | 7 | | School Nurses; (iv) is nationally certified as a National | 8 | | Certified Counselor or National Certified School Counselor | 9 | | from the National Board for Certified Counselors; or (v) holds | 10 | | a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American | 11 | | Speech-Language-Hearing Association
shall be deemed to have | 12 | | satisfied the continuing professional development requirements | 13 | | established by the State Board of Education and the State | 14 | | Teacher Certification Board to renew a school service personnel | 15 | | certificate. | 16 | | School service personnel certificates may be renewed by the | 17 | | State Teacher Certification Board based upon proof of | 18 | | continuing professional development. The State Board of | 19 | | Education shall (i) establish a procedure for renewing school | 20 | | service personnel certificates, which shall include without | 21 | | limitation annual timelines for the renewal process and the | 22 | | components set forth in this Section; (ii) approve or | 23 | | disapprove the providers of continuing professional | 24 | | development activities; and (iii) provide, on a timely basis to | 25 | | all school service personnel certificate holders, regional | 26 | | superintendents of schools, school districts, and others with |
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| 1 | | an interest in continuing professional development, | 2 | | information about the standards and requirements established | 3 | | pursuant to this subsection (e). | 4 | | Any school service personnel certificate held by an | 5 | | individual employed and performing services in an Illinois | 6 | | public or State-operated elementary school, secondary school, | 7 | | or cooperative or joint agreement with a governing body or | 8 | | board of control in a certificated school service personnel | 9 | | position or in a charter school in compliance with the Charter | 10 | | Schools Law must be maintained Valid and Active through | 11 | | certificate renewal activities specified in the certificate | 12 | | renewal procedure established pursuant to this Section, | 13 | | provided that a holder of a Valid and Active certificate who is | 14 | | only employed on either a part-time basis or day-to-day basis | 15 | | as a substitute shall pay only the required registration fee to | 16 | | renew his or her certificate and maintain it as Valid and | 17 | | Active. All other school service personnel certificates held | 18 | | may be maintained as Valid and Exempt through the registration | 19 | | process provided for in the certificate renewal procedure | 20 | | established pursuant to Section 21-14 of this Code. A Valid and | 21 | | Exempt certificate must be immediately activated, through | 22 | | procedures developed by the State Board of Education upon the | 23 | | certificate holder becoming employed and performing services | 24 | | in an Illinois public or State-operated elementary school, | 25 | | secondary school, or cooperative or joint agreement with a | 26 | | governing body or board of control in a certificated school |
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| 1 | | service personnel position or in a charter school operating in | 2 | | compliance with the Charter Schools Law. A holder of a Valid | 3 | | and Exempt certificate may activate his or her certificate | 4 | | through procedures provided for in the certificate renewal | 5 | | procedure established pursuant to this Section. | 6 | | A school service personnel certificate that has been | 7 | | maintained as Valid and Active for the 5 years of the | 8 | | certificate's validity shall be renewed as Valid and Active | 9 | | upon the certificate holder (i) completing the National Board | 10 | | for Professional Teaching Standards process in an area of | 11 | | concentration comparable to the holder's school service | 12 | | personnel certificate of endorsement or (ii) earning 80 | 13 | | continuing professional development units as described in this | 14 | | Section. If, however, the certificate holder has maintained the | 15 | | certificate as Valid and Exempt for a portion of the 5-year | 16 | | period of validity, the number of continuing professional | 17 | | development units needed to renew the certificate as Valid and | 18 | | Active must be proportionately reduced by the amount of time | 19 | | the certificate was Valid and Exempt. If a certificate holder | 20 | | is employed and performs services requiring the holder's school | 21 | | service personnel certificate on a part-time basis for all or a | 22 | | portion of the certificate's 5-year period of validity, the | 23 | | number of continuing professional development units needed to | 24 | | renew the certificate as Valid and Active shall be reduced by | 25 | | 50% for the amount of time the certificate holder has been | 26 | | employed and performing such services on a part-time basis. |
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| 1 | | "Part-time" means less than 50% of the school day or school | 2 | | term. | 3 | | Beginning July 1, 2008, in order to satisfy the | 4 | | requirements for continuing professional development provided | 5 | | for in this Section, each Valid and Active school service | 6 | | personnel certificate holder shall complete professional | 7 | | development activities that address the certificate or those | 8 | | certificates that are required of his or her certificated | 9 | | position, if the certificate holder is employed and performing | 10 | | services in an Illinois public or State operated elementary | 11 | | school, secondary school, or cooperative or joint agreement | 12 | | with a governing body or board of control, or that certificate | 13 | | or those certificates most closely related to his or her | 14 | | teaching position, if the certificate holder is employed in a | 15 | | charter school. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection | 16 | | (e), the certificate holder's activities must address and must | 17 | | reflect the following continuing professional development | 18 | | purposes: | 19 | | (1) Advance both the certificate holder's knowledge
| 20 | | and skills consistent with the Illinois Standards for the | 21 | | service area in which the certificate is endorsed in order | 22 | | to keep the certificate holder current in that area. | 23 | | (2) Develop the certificate holder's knowledge and | 24 | | skills in areas determined by the State Board of Education | 25 | | to be critical for all school service personnel. | 26 | | (3) Address the knowledge, skills, and goals of the |
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| 1 | | certificate holder's local school improvement plan, if the | 2 | | certificate holder is employed in an Illinois public or | 3 | | State-operated elementary school, secondary school, or | 4 | | cooperative or joint agreement with a governing body or | 5 | | board of control. | 6 | | (4) Address the needs of serving students with | 7 | | disabilities, including adapting and modifying clinical or | 8 | | professional practices to meet the needs of students with | 9 | | disabilities and serving such students in the least | 10 | | restrictive environment. | 11 | | (5) Address the needs of serving students who are the | 12 | | children of immigrants, including, if the certificate | 13 | | holder is employed as a counselor in an Illinois public or | 14 | | State-operated secondary school, opportunities for higher | 15 | | education for students who are undocumented immigrants. | 16 | | The coursework or continuing professional development | 17 | | units ("CPDU") required under this subsection (e) must total 80 | 18 | | CPDUs or the equivalent and must address 4 of the 5 purposes | 19 | | described in items (1) through (5) of this subsection (e). | 20 | | Holders of school service personnel certificates may fulfill | 21 | | this obligation with any combination of semester hours or CPDUs | 22 | | as follows: | 23 | | (A) Collaboration and partnership activities related | 24 | | to improving the school service personnel certificate | 25 | | holder's knowledge and skills, including (i) participating | 26 | | on collaborative planning and professional improvement |
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| 1 | | teams and committees; (ii) peer review and coaching; (iii) | 2 | | mentoring in a formal mentoring program, including service | 3 | | as a consulting teacher participating in a remediation | 4 | | process formulated under Section 24A-5 of this Code; (iv) | 5 | | participating in site-based management or decision-making | 6 | | teams, relevant committees, boards, or task forces | 7 | | directly related to school improvement plans; (v) | 8 | | coordinating community resources in schools, if the | 9 | | project is a specific goal of the school improvement plan; | 10 | | (vi) facilitating parent education programs for a school, | 11 | | school district, or regional office of education directly | 12 | | related to student achievement or school improvement | 13 | | plans; (vii) participating in business, school, or | 14 | | community partnerships directly related to student | 15 | | achievement or school improvement plans; or (viii) | 16 | | supervising a student teacher (student services personnel) | 17 | | or teacher education candidate in clinical supervision, | 18 | | provided that the supervision may be counted only once | 19 | | during the course of 5 years. | 20 | | (B) Coursework from a regionally accredited | 21 | | institution of higher learning related to one of the | 22 | | purposes listed in items (1) through (4) of this subsection | 23 | | (e), which shall apply at the rate of 15 continuing | 24 | | professional development units per semester hour of credit | 25 | | earned during the previous 5-year period when the status of | 26 | | the holder's school service personnel certificate was |
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| 1 | | Valid and Active. Proportionate reductions shall apply | 2 | | when the holder's status was Valid and Active for less than | 3 | | the 5-year period preceding the renewal. | 4 | | (C) Teaching college or university courses in areas | 5 | | relevant to the certificate area being renewed, provided | 6 | | that the teaching may be counted only once during the | 7 | | course of 5 years. | 8 | | (D) Conferences, workshops, institutes, seminars, or | 9 | | symposiums designed to improve the certificate holder's | 10 | | knowledge and skills in the service area and applicable to | 11 | | the purposes listed in items (1) through (5) of this | 12 | | subsection (e). One CPDU shall be awarded for each hour of | 13 | | attendance. No one shall receive credit for conferences, | 14 | | workshops, institutes, seminars, or symposiums that are | 15 | | designed for entertainment, promotional, or commercial | 16 | | purposes or that are solely inspirational or motivational. | 17 | | The State Superintendent of Education and regional | 18 | | superintendents of schools are authorized to review the | 19 | | activities and events provided or to be provided under this | 20 | | subdivision (D) and to investigate complaints regarding | 21 | | those activities and events. Either the State | 22 | | Superintendent of Education or a regional superintendent | 23 | | of schools may recommend that the State Board of Education | 24 | | disapprove those activities and events considered to be | 25 | | inconsistent with this subdivision (D). | 26 | | (E) Completing non-university credit directly related |
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| 1 | | to student achievement, school improvement plans, or State | 2 | | priorities. | 3 | | (F) Participating in or presenting at workshops, | 4 | | seminars, conferences, institutes, or symposiums. | 5 | | (G) Training as external reviewers for quality | 6 | | assurance. | 7 | | (H) Training as reviewers of university teacher | 8 | | preparation programs. | 9 | | (I) Other educational experiences related to improving | 10 | | the school service personnel's knowledge and skills as a | 11 | | teacher, including (i) participating in action research | 12 | | and inquiry projects; (ii) traveling related to one's | 13 | | assignment and directly related to school service | 14 | | personnel achievement or school improvement plans and | 15 | | approved by the regional superintendent of schools or his | 16 | | or her designee at least 30 days prior to the travel | 17 | | experience, provided that the traveling shall not include | 18 | | time spent commuting to destinations where the learning | 19 | | experience will occur; (iii) participating in study groups | 20 | | related to student achievement or school improvement | 21 | | plans; (iv) serving on a statewide education-related | 22 | | committee, including without limitation the State Teacher | 23 | | Certification Board, State Board of Education strategic | 24 | | agenda teams, or the State Advisory Council on Education of | 25 | | Children with Disabilities; (v) participating in | 26 | | work/learn programs or internships; or (vi) developing a |
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| 1 | | portfolio of student and teacher work. | 2 | | (J) Professional leadership experiences related to | 3 | | improving the teacher's knowledge and skills as a teacher, | 4 | | including (i) participating in curriculum development or | 5 | | assessment activities at the school, school district, | 6 | | regional office of education, State, or national level; | 7 | | (ii) participating in team or department leadership in a | 8 | | school or school district; (iii) participating on external | 9 | | or internal school or school district review teams; (iv) | 10 | | publishing educational articles, columns, or books | 11 | | relevant to the certificate area being renewed; or (v) | 12 | | participating in non-strike-related professional | 13 | | association or labor organization service or activities | 14 | | related to professional development.
| 15 | | (f) This Section is repealed on June 30, 2013. | 16 | | (Source: P.A. 97-233, eff. 8-1-11; 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; | 17 | | 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
| 18 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-25) | 19 | | Sec. 21B-25. Endorsement on licenses. All licenses issued | 20 | | under paragraph (1) of Section 21B-20 of this Code shall be | 21 | | specifically endorsed by the State Board of Education for each | 22 | | content area, school support area, and administrative area for | 23 | | which the holder of the license is qualified. Recognized | 24 | | institutions approved to offer educator preparation programs | 25 | | shall be trained to add endorsements to licenses issued to |
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| 1 | | applicants who meet all of the requirements for the endorsement | 2 | | or endorsements, including passing any required tests. The | 3 | | State Superintendent of Education shall randomly audit | 4 | | institutions to ensure that all rules and standards are being | 5 | | followed for entitlement or when endorsements are being | 6 | | recommended. | 7 | | (1) The State Board of Education, in consultation with | 8 | | the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall | 9 | | establish, by rule, the grade level and subject area | 10 | | endorsements to be added to the Professional Educator | 11 | | License. These rules shall outline the requirements for | 12 | | obtaining each endorsement. | 13 | | (2) In addition to any and all grade level and content | 14 | | area endorsements developed by rule, the State Board of | 15 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 16 | | Preparation and Licensure Board, shall develop the | 17 | | requirements for the following endorsements: | 18 | | (A) General administrative endorsement. A general | 19 | | administrative endorsement shall be added to a | 20 | | Professional Educator License, provided that an | 21 | | approved program has been completed. An individual | 22 | | holding a general administrative endorsement may work | 23 | | only as a principal or assistant principal or in a | 24 | | related or similar position, as determined by the State | 25 | | Superintendent of Education, in consultation with the | 26 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. |
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| 1 | | Beginning on September 1, 2014, the general | 2 | | administrative endorsement shall no longer be issued. | 3 | | Individuals who hold a valid and registered | 4 | | administrative certificate with a general | 5 | | administrative endorsement issued under Section 21-7.1 | 6 | | of this Code or a Professional Educator License with a | 7 | | general administrative endorsement issued prior to | 8 | | September 1, 2014 and who have served for at least one | 9 | | full year during the 5 years prior in a position | 10 | | requiring a general administrative endorsement shall, | 11 | | upon request to the State Board of Education and | 12 | | through July 1, 2015, have their respective general | 13 | | administrative endorsement converted to a principal | 14 | | endorsement on the Professional Educator License. | 15 | | Candidates shall not be admitted to an approved general | 16 | | administrative preparation program after September 1, | 17 | | 2012. | 18 | | All other individuals holding a valid and | 19 | | registered administrative certificate with a general | 20 | | administrative endorsement issued pursuant to Section | 21 | | 21-7.1 of this Code or a general administrative | 22 | | endorsement on a Professional Educator License issued | 23 | | prior to September 1, 2014 shall have the general | 24 | | administrative endorsement converted to a principal | 25 | | endorsement on a Professional Educator License upon | 26 | | request to the State Board of Education and by |
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| 1 | | completing one of the following pathways: | 2 | | (i) Passage of the State principal assessment | 3 | | developed by the State Board of Education. | 4 | | (ii) Through July 1, 2019, completion of an | 5 | | Illinois Educators' Academy course designated by | 6 | | the State Superintendent of Education. | 7 | | (iii) Completion of a principal preparation | 8 | | program established and approved pursuant to | 9 | | Section 21B-60 of this Code and applicable rules. | 10 | | Individuals who do not choose to convert the | 11 | | general administrative endorsement on the | 12 | | administrative certificate issued pursuant to Section | 13 | | 21-7.1 of this Code or on the Professional Educator | 14 | | License shall continue to be able to serve in any | 15 | | position previously allowed under paragraph (2) of | 16 | | subsection (e) of Section 21-7.1 of this Code. | 17 | | The general administrative endorsement on the | 18 | | Professional Educator License is available only to | 19 | | individuals who, prior to September 1, 2014, had such | 20 | | an endorsement on the administrative certificate | 21 | | issued pursuant to Section 21-7.1 of this Code or who | 22 | | already have a Professional Educator License and have | 23 | | completed a general administrative program and who do | 24 | | not choose to convert the general administrative | 25 | | endorsement to a principal endorsement pursuant to the | 26 | | options in this Section. |
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| 1 | | (B) Principal endorsement. A principal endorsement | 2 | | shall be affixed to a Professional Educator License of | 3 | | any holder who qualifies by having all of the | 4 | | following: | 5 | | (i) Successful completion of a principal | 6 | | preparation program approved in accordance with | 7 | | Section 21B-60 of this Code and any applicable | 8 | | rules. | 9 | | (ii) Four years of teaching in a public school | 10 | | or nonpublic school recognized by the State Board | 11 | | of Education; however, the State Board of | 12 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 13 | | Preparation and Licensure Board, shall allow, by | 14 | | rules, for fewer than 4 years of experience based | 15 | | on meeting standards set forth in such rules, | 16 | | including without limitation a review of | 17 | | performance evaluations or other evidence of | 18 | | demonstrated qualifications. | 19 | | (iii) A master's degree or higher from a | 20 | | regionally accredited college or university. | 21 | | (C) Chief school business official endorsement. A | 22 | | chief school business official endorsement shall be | 23 | | affixed to the Professional Educator License of any | 24 | | holder who qualifies by having a master's degree or | 25 | | higher, 2 years of full-time administrative experience | 26 | | in school business management or 2 years of |
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| 1 | | university-approved practical experience, and a | 2 | | minimum of 24 semester hours of graduate credit in a | 3 | | program approved by the State Board of Education for | 4 | | the preparation of school business administrators and | 5 | | by passage of the applicable State tests. The chief | 6 | | school business official endorsement may also be | 7 | | affixed to the Professional Educator License of any | 8 | | holder who qualifies by having a master's degree in | 9 | | business administration, finance, or accounting and | 10 | | who completes an additional 6 semester hours of | 11 | | internship in school business management from a | 12 | | regionally accredited institution of higher education | 13 | | and passes the applicable State tests. This | 14 | | endorsement shall be required for any individual | 15 | | employed as a chief school business official. | 16 | | (D) Superintendent endorsement. A superintendent | 17 | | endorsement shall be affixed to the Professional | 18 | | Educator License of any holder who has completed a | 19 | | program approved by the State Board of Education for | 20 | | the preparation of superintendents of schools, has had | 21 | | at least 2 years of experience employed as a full-time | 22 | | principal, director of special education, or chief | 23 | | school business official in the public schools or in a | 24 | | State-recognized nonpublic school in which the chief | 25 | | administrator is required to have the licensure | 26 | | necessary to be a principal in a public school in this |
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| 1 | | State and where a majority of the teachers are required | 2 | | to have the licensure necessary to be instructors in a | 3 | | public school in this State, and has passed the | 4 | | required State tests; or of any holder who has | 5 | | completed a program from out-of-state that has a | 6 | | program with recognition standards comparable to those | 7 | | approved by the State Superintendent of Education and | 8 | | holds the general administrative, principal, or chief | 9 | | school business official endorsement and who has had 2 | 10 | | years of experience as a principal, director of special | 11 | | education, or chief school business official while | 12 | | holding a valid educator license or certificate | 13 | | comparable in validity and educational and experience | 14 | | requirements and has passed the appropriate State | 15 | | tests, as provided in Section 21B-30 of this Code. The | 16 | | superintendent endorsement shall allow individuals to | 17 | | serve only as a superintendent or assistant | 18 | | superintendent. | 19 | | (E) Teacher leader endorsement. It shall be the | 20 | | policy of this State to improve the quality of | 21 | | instructional leaders by providing a career pathway | 22 | | for teachers interested in serving in leadership | 23 | | roles, but not as principals. The State Board of | 24 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 25 | | Preparation and Licensure Board, may issue a teacher | 26 | | leader endorsement under this subdivision (E). Persons |
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| 1 | | who meet and successfully complete the requirements of | 2 | | the endorsement shall be issued a teacher leader | 3 | | endorsement on the Professional Educator License for | 4 | | serving in schools in this State. Teacher leaders may | 5 | | qualify to serve in such positions as department | 6 | | chairs, coaches, mentors, curriculum and instruction | 7 | | leaders, or other leadership positions as defined by | 8 | | the district. The endorsement shall be available to | 9 | | those teachers who (i) hold a Professional Educator | 10 | | License, (ii) hold a master's degree or higher from a | 11 | | regionally accredited institution, (iii) have | 12 | | completed a program of study that has been approved by | 13 | | the State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 14 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, and | 15 | | (iv) have taken coursework in all of the following | 16 | | areas: | 17 | | (I) Leadership. | 18 | | (II) Designing professional development to | 19 | | meet teaching and learning needs. | 20 | | (III) Building school culture that focuses on | 21 | | student learning. | 22 | | (IV) Using assessments to improve student | 23 | | learning and foster school improvement. | 24 | | (V) Building collaboration with teachers and | 25 | | stakeholders. | 26 | | A teacher who meets the requirements set forth in |
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| 1 | | this Section and holds a teacher leader endorsement may | 2 | | evaluate teachers pursuant to Section 24A-5 of this | 3 | | Code, provided that the individual has completed the | 4 | | evaluation component required by Section 24A-3 of this | 5 | | Code and a teacher leader is allowed to evaluate | 6 | | personnel under the respective school district's | 7 | | collective bargaining agreement. | 8 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with | 9 | | the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, | 10 | | may adopt such rules as may be necessary to establish | 11 | | and implement the teacher leader endorsement program | 12 | | and to specify the positions for which this endorsement | 13 | | shall be required. | 14 | | (F) Special education endorsement. A special | 15 | | education endorsement in one or more areas shall be | 16 | | affixed to a Professional Educator License for any | 17 | | individual that meets those requirements established | 18 | | by the State Board of Education in rules. Special | 19 | | education endorsement areas shall include without | 20 | | limitation the following: | 21 | | (i) Learning Behavior Specialist I; | 22 | | (ii) Learning Behavior Specialist II; | 23 | | (iii) Speech Language Pathologist; | 24 | | (iv) Blind or Visually Impaired; | 25 | | (v) Deaf-Hard of Hearing; and | 26 | | (vi) Early Childhood Special Education. |
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| 1 | | Notwithstanding anything in this Code to the contrary, | 2 | | the State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 3 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may | 4 | | add additional areas of special education by rule. | 5 | | (G) School support personnel endorsement. School | 6 | | support personnel endorsement areas shall include, but | 7 | | are not limited to, school counselor, marriage and | 8 | | family therapist, school psychologist, school speech | 9 | | and language pathologist, school nurse, and school | 10 | | social worker. This endorsement is for individuals who | 11 | | are not teachers or administrators, but still require | 12 | | licensure to work in an instructional support position | 13 | | in a public or State-operated elementary school, | 14 | | secondary school, or cooperative or joint agreement | 15 | | with a governing body or board of control or a charter | 16 | | school operating in compliance with the Charter | 17 | | Schools Law. The school support personnel endorsement | 18 | | shall be affixed to the Professional Educator License | 19 | | and shall meet all of the requirements established in | 20 | | any rules adopted to implement this subdivision (G). | 21 | | The holder of such an endorsement is entitled to all of | 22 | | the rights and privileges granted holders of any other | 23 | | Professional Educator License, including teacher | 24 | | benefits, compensation, and working conditions.
| 25 | | (Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.)
| 26 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| 1 | | becoming law.
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