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| Public Act 096-0373 |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | ||||
2-3.53a and 21-7.10 as follows: | ||||
(105 ILCS 5/2-3.53a)
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Sec. 2-3.53a. New principal mentoring program. | ||||
(a) Beginning on July 1, 2007, and subject to an annual | ||||
appropriation by the General Assembly, to establish a new | ||||
principal mentoring program for new principals. Any individual | ||||
who is first hired as a principal in the State of Illinois on | ||||
or after July 1, 2007 shall participate in a new principal | ||||
mentoring program for the duration of his or her first year as | ||||
a principal and must complete the program in accordance with | ||||
the requirements established by the State Board of Education by | ||||
rule or, for a school district created by Article 34 of this | ||||
Code, in accordance with the provisions of Section 34-18.27 of | ||||
this Code. School districts created by Article 34 are not | ||||
subject to the requirements of subsection (b), (c), (d), (e), | ||||
(f), or (g) of this Section. Any individual who is first hired | ||||
as a principal on or after July 1, 2008 may participate in a | ||||
second year of mentoring if it is determined by the State | ||||
Superintendent of Education that sufficient funding exists for | ||||
such participation. The new principal mentoring program shall | ||
match an experienced principal who meets the requirements of | ||
subsection (b) of this Section with each new principal in his | ||
or her first year in that position in order to assist the new | ||
principal in the development of his or her professional growth | ||
and to provide guidance during the new principal's first year | ||
of service. | ||
(b) Any individual who has been a principal in Illinois for | ||
3 or more years and who has demonstrated success as an | ||
instructional leader, as determined by the State Board by rule, | ||
is eligible to apply to be a mentor under a new principal | ||
mentoring program. Mentors shall complete mentoring training | ||
by entities approved by the State Board and meet any other | ||
requirements set forth by the State Board and by the school | ||
district employing the mentor. | ||
(c) The State Board shall certify an entity or entities | ||
approved to provide training of mentors. | ||
(d) A mentor shall be assigned to a new principal based on | ||
(i) similarity of grade level or type of school, (ii) learning | ||
needs of the new principal, and (iii) geographical proximity of | ||
the mentor to the new principal. The principal, in | ||
collaboration with the mentor, shall identify areas for | ||
improvement of the new principal's professional growth, | ||
including, but not limited to, each of the following: | ||
(1) Analyzing data and applying it to practice. | ||
(2) Aligning professional development and | ||
instructional programs. | ||
(3) Building a professional learning community. | ||
(4) Observing classroom practices and providing | ||
feedback. | ||
(5) Facilitating effective meetings. | ||
(6) Developing distributive leadership practices. | ||
(7) Facilitating organizational change. | ||
The mentor shall not be required to provide an evaluation of | ||
the new principal on the basis of the mentoring relationship. | ||
(e) On or after January 1, 2008 and on or after January 1 | ||
of each year thereafter, each mentor and each new principal | ||
shall complete a survey of progress on a form developed by | ||
their respective school districts. On or before July 1, 2008 | ||
and on or after July 1 of each year thereafter, the State Board | ||
shall facilitate a review and evaluate the mentoring training | ||
program in collaboration with the approved providers. Each new | ||
principal and his or her mentor must complete a verification | ||
form developed by the State Board in order to certify their | ||
completion of a new principal mentoring program. | ||
(f) The requirements of this Section do not apply to any | ||
individual who has previously served as an assistant principal | ||
in Illinois acting under an administrative certificate for 5 or | ||
more years and who is hired, on or after July 1, 2007, as a | ||
principal by the school district in which the individual last | ||
served as an assistant principal, although such an individual | ||
may choose to participate in this program or shall be required | ||
to participate by the school district. | ||
(g) The State Board may adopt any rules necessary for the | ||
implementation of this Section. | ||
(h) On an annual basis, the State Superintendent of | ||
Education shall determine whether appropriations are likely to | ||
be sufficient to require operation of the mentoring program for | ||
the coming year. In doing so, the State Superintendent of | ||
Education shall first determine whether it is likely that funds | ||
will be sufficient to require operation of the mentoring | ||
program for individuals in their first year as principal and | ||
shall then determine whether it is likely that funds will be | ||
sufficient to require operation of the mentoring program for | ||
individuals in their second year as principal.
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(Source: P.A. 94-1039, eff. 7-20-06.) | ||
(105 ILCS 5/21-7.10)
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Sec. 21-7.10. Master principal designation program. | ||
(a) The General Assembly recognizes the important role a | ||
principal serves as a school's instructional leader and | ||
believes it is in the best interest of the State to establish a | ||
mechanism for training, mentoring, and recognizing master | ||
level principals. | ||
(b) The State Board of Education shall certify statewide | ||
organizations representing principals, institutions of higher | ||
education, and regional offices of education and one school | ||
district or organization representing principals in a school | ||
district organized under Article 34 of this Code to establish a | ||
master principal designation program if these entities meet the | ||
criteria established by the State Board. These entities shall | ||
work with a statewide design team made up of institutions of | ||
higher education, regional offices of education, statewide | ||
organizations, and other appropriate entities, as determined | ||
by the State Board, to conceptualize the master principal | ||
designation program. The State Board shall select, through a | ||
competitive application process, a statewide entity or | ||
entities to receive funds appropriated for the purpose of | ||
providing a program under this Section. The State Board shall | ||
adopt rules, in consultation with the State Teacher | ||
Certification Board, for entities seeking to provide a program | ||
under this Section, including an approval process and other | ||
criteria.
A master principal designation program aligned with | ||
the Illinois Professional Leadership Standards shall include | ||
at least the following components: | ||
(1) Expansion of the principal's knowledge base and | ||
leadership. | ||
(2) Application of strategies and collection of | ||
evidence of student learning and school processes. | ||
(3) Demonstration of the ability and skills necessary | ||
to lead sustained academic improvement in a school or | ||
district. | ||
(c) An individual serving as a principal for at least 3 | ||
years is eligible for participation in a master principal | ||
designation program.
Each year, those entities approved to | ||
offer a master principal designation program must submit to the | ||
State Board a report indicating the number of individuals | ||
enrolled in the program, the progress of candidates, | ||
anticipated changes to the program, and any other relevant | ||
information requested by the State Board. All substantive | ||
changes to an entity's master principal designation program | ||
shall require prior written approval from the State Board.
An | ||
entity that fails to meet the requirements of this Section or | ||
any other criteria established by the State Board by rule shall | ||
have its authority to offer a master principal designation | ||
program revoked pursuant to procedures established by rule by | ||
the State Board. | ||
(d) In this Section, "master principal designation | ||
program" shall also be known as the Illinois Distinguished | ||
Principal Leadership Institute.
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(Source: P.A. 94-1039, eff. 7-20-06.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||