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Rep. Michael K. Smith
Filed: 4/11/2008
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5970
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5970 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections |
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| 2-3.53a and 21-7.10 as follows: |
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| (105 ILCS 5/2-3.53a)
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| Sec. 2-3.53a. New principal mentoring program. |
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| (a) Beginning on July 1, 2007, and subject to an annual |
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| appropriation by the General Assembly, to establish a new |
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| principal mentoring program for new principals. Any individual |
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| who is hired as a principal in the State of Illinois on or |
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| after July 1, 2007 and before July 1, 2008 shall participate in |
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| a new principal mentoring program for the duration of his or |
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| her first year as a principal and must complete the program in |
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| accordance with the requirements established by the State Board |
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| of Education by rule or, for a school district created by |
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| Article 34 of this Code, in accordance with the provisions of |
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| Section 34-18.27 of this Code. School districts created by |
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| Article 34 are not subject to the requirements of subsection |
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| (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (g) of this Section. Principals |
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| hired on or after July 1, 2007 and before July 1, 2008 may |
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| participate in a second year of mentoring if it is determined |
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| by the State Superintendent of Education that sufficient |
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| funding exists for such participation. Beginning on July 1, |
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| 2008, and subject to an annual appropriation by the General |
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| Assembly, any individual who is first hired as a principal in |
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| the State of Illinois on or after July 1, 2008 shall |
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| participate in a new principal mentoring program for the |
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| duration of his or her first year and second year as a |
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| principal and must complete the program in accordance with |
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| requirements herein. The new principal mentoring program shall |
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| match an experienced principal who meets the requirements of |
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| subsection (b) of this Section with each new principal in his |
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| or her first year in that position in order to assist the new |
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| principal in the development of his or her professional growth |
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| and to provide guidance during the new principal's first year |
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| of service . |
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| (b) Any individual who has been a principal in Illinois for |
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| 3 or more years and who has demonstrated success as an |
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| instructional leader, as determined by the State Board by rule, |
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| is eligible to apply to be a mentor under a new principal |
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| mentoring program. Mentors shall complete mentoring training |
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| by entities approved by the State Board and meet any other |
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| requirements set forth by the State Board and by the school |
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| district employing the mentor. |
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| (c) The State Board shall certify an entity or entities |
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| approved to provide training of mentors. |
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| (d) A mentor shall be assigned to a new principal based on |
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| (i) similarity of grade level or type of school, (ii) learning |
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| needs of the new principal, and (iii) geographical proximity of |
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| the mentor to the new principal. The principal, in |
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| collaboration with the mentor, shall identify areas for |
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| improvement of the new principal's professional growth, |
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| including, but not limited to, each of the following: |
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| (1) Analyzing data and applying it to practice. |
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| (2) Aligning professional development and |
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| instructional programs. |
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| (3) Building a professional learning community. |
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| (4) Observing classroom practices and providing |
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| feedback. |
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| (5) Facilitating effective meetings. |
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| (6) Developing distributive leadership practices. |
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| (7) Facilitating organizational change. |
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| The mentor shall not be required to provide an evaluation of |
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| the new principal on the basis of the mentoring relationship. |
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| (e) On or after January 1, 2008 and on or after January 1 |
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| of each year thereafter, each mentor and each new principal |
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| shall complete a survey of progress on a form developed by |
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| their respective school districts. On or before July 1, 2008 |
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| and on or after July 1 of each year thereafter, the State Board |
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| shall facilitate a review and evaluate the mentoring training |
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| program in collaboration with the approved providers. Each new |
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| principal and his or her mentor must complete a verification |
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| form developed by the State Board in order to certify their |
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| completion of a new principal mentoring program. |
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| (f) The requirements of this Section do not apply to any |
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| individual who has previously served as an assistant principal |
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| in Illinois acting under an administrative certificate for 5 or |
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| more years and who is hired, on or after July 1, 2007, as a |
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| principal by the school district in which the individual last |
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| served as an assistant principal, although such an individual |
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| may choose to participate in this program or shall be required |
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| to participate by the school district. |
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| (g) The State Board may adopt any rules necessary for the |
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| implementation of this Section. |
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| (h) On an annual basis, the State Superintendent of |
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| Education shall determine whether appropriations are likely to |
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| be sufficient to require operation of the mentoring program for |
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| the coming year. In doing so, the State Superintendent shall |
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| first determine whether it is likely that funds will be |
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| sufficient to require operation of the mentoring program for |
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| individuals in their first year as principal and shall then |
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| determine whether it is likely that funds will be sufficient to |
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| require operation of the mentoring program for individuals in |
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| their second year as principal. If it is likely that funds will |
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| be sufficient to require operation of the mentoring program for |
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| individuals in their first year as principal, but not for |
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| individuals in their second year as principal, the State |
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| Superintendent shall have the discretion to determine that the |
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| mentoring program for that year will only operate as to |
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| individuals in their first year as principal.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-1039, eff. 7-20-06.) |
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| (105 ILCS 5/21-7.10)
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| Sec. 21-7.10. Master principal designation program. |
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| (a) The General Assembly recognizes the important role a |
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| principal serves as a school's instructional leader and |
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| believes it is in the best interest of the State to establish a |
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| mechanism for training , mentoring, and recognizing master |
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| level principals. |
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| (b) The State Board of Education shall certify statewide |
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| organizations representing principals, institutions of higher |
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| education, and regional offices of education and one school |
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| district or organization representing principals in a school |
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| district organized under Article 34 of this Code to establish a |
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| master principal designation program if these entities meet the |
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| criteria established by the State Board. These entities shall |
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| work with a statewide design team made up of institutions of |
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| higher education, regional offices of education, statewide |
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| organizations, and other appropriate entities, as determined |
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| by the State Board, to conceptualize the master principal |
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| designation program. The State Board shall adopt rules, in |
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| consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board, for |
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| entities seeking to provide a program under this Section, |
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| including an approval process and other criteria.
A master |
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| principal designation program aligned with the Illinois |
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| Professional Leadership Standards shall include at least the |
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| following components: |
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| (1) Expansion of the principal's knowledge base and |
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| leadership. |
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| (2) Application of strategies and collection of |
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| evidence of student learning and school processes. |
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| (3) Demonstration of the ability and skills necessary |
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| to lead sustained academic improvement in a school or |
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| district. |
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| (c) An individual serving as a principal for at least 3 |
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| years is eligible for participation in a master principal |
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| designation program.
Each year, those entities approved to |
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| offer a master principal designation program must submit to the |
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| State Board a report indicating the number of individuals |
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| enrolled in the program, the progress of candidates, |
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| anticipated changes to the program, and any other relevant |
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| information requested by the State Board. All substantive |
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| changes to an entity's master principal designation program |
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| shall require prior written approval from the State Board.
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| entity that fails to meet the requirements of this Section or |
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| any other criteria established by the State Board by rule shall |
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| have its authority to offer a master principal designation |
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| program revoked pursuant to procedures established by rule by |
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| the State Board. |
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| (d) The State, through the State Board, shall appropriate |
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| funds for the master principal designation program, with the |
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| State Superintendent of Education having the exclusive |
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| authority to determine (i) the number of statewide |
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| organizations to be approved as providers of the program and |
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| (ii) the amount of funding needed by the one or more approved |
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| statewide organizations to provide the program. |
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| (e) In this Section, "master principal designation |
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| program" shall also be known as the Illinois Distinguished |
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| Principal Leadership Institute.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-1039, eff. 7-20-06.)".
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