Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) The
internship portion of the program shall be conducted at one or more public or
nonpublic schools so as to enable the candidate to participate in concentrated
school internship/clinical field experiences over an extended period of time,
in accordance with NELP standards, and to participate variety of school
leadership situations in settings that represent diverse economic and cultural
conditions and involve interaction with various members of the school community
(e.g., parents, school board members, local school councils or other governing
councils, community partners).
1) The
internship shall consist of the following components:
A) Engagement in instructional activities
that involve teachers at all grade levels (i.e., early childhood education
through grade 12), including teachers in general education, special education,
bilingual education, and gifted education settings;
B) Observation of the hiring, supervision and
evaluation of teachers, other licensed staff, and nonlicensed staff, and
development of a professional development plan for teachers; and
C) Participation in leadership opportunities
to demonstrate that the candidate meets the required competencies described in
Section
30.45.
2) The internship shall not include
activities that are not directly related to the provision of instruction at the
school (e.g., supervision of students during lunch or recess periods,
completion of program coursework).
3) The internship shall require the candidate
to work directly with the mentor observing, participating in, and taking the
lead in specific tasks related to meeting the critical success factors and
essential competencies referenced in Section
30.30(b)(3).
b) A public or nonpublic school may serve as
an internship site if:
1) the principal of the
school:
A) holds a valid and current
professional educator license endorsed for general administrative or principal
issued pursuant either to 23 Ill. Adm. Code
25.337 or,
in the case of an individual serving as both the district superintendent and
principal, endorsed for general administrative, principal, or superintendent;
or
B) if the internship site is
located in another state, holds a valid and current license that is comparable
to the required Illinois professional educator license endorsed for general
administrative or principal issued by the state in which the internship site is
located; or
C) in the case of a
nonpublic school, either holds a valid and exempt Illinois professional
educator license that is registered and endorsed for general administrative or
principal or meets the requirements of subsection (b)(1)(B).
2) In all cases, the principal
shall have two years of successful experience as a building principal as
evidenced by relevant data, including data supporting student growth in two of
the principal's previous five years, and formal evaluations or letters of
recommendation from current or former supervisors.
c) Each program shall assign a faculty member
to serve as faculty supervisor for the internship portion of the program.
1) Each faculty supervisor shall meet the
following qualifications:
A) hold a valid and
current professional educator license endorsed for general administrative or
principal or a valid and current license that is comparable to the required
Illinois professional educator license endorsed for general administrative or
principal issued by the state in which the internship site is located;
and
B) have two years of successful
experience as a building principal as evidenced by relevant data (which may
include data supporting student growth in two of the individual's last five
years serving as a principal) and formal evaluations or letters of
recommendation from current or former supervisors.
2) Faculty supervisors shall:
A) in a format determined by the program,
observe, evaluate, and provide feedback at least four times a year to each
candidate about the candidate's performance;
B) host three seminars each year for
candidates to discuss issues related to student learning and school improvement
arising from the internship; and
C)
work in collaboration with site mentors to complete the assessment of the
candidate's performance during the internship as required pursuant to Section
30.45.
d)
Programs shall ensure that each candidate:
1)
successfully completes the training and passes the assessment required under
Section 24A-3 of the School Code before receipt of endorsement; and
2) passes the applicable content-area test
(see 23 Ill. Adm. Code
25.710) prior to
receipt of endorsement.
e) Programs may charge fees of candidates, in
addition to tuition, to be used to reimburse schools for the costs of employing
substitute teachers for candidates who are full-time teachers and must be
absent from their classrooms in order to complete internship
activities.
f) Programs may provide
monetary stipends for candidates while they are participating in their
internship.
g) A program may extend
the length of an internship beyond 24 months for any candidate who has to
discontinue the internship portion of the program due to unforeseen
circumstances, such as a medical or family emergency, provided that the program
adopts procedures for requesting the exemption, the specific reasons under
which the exemption would be granted, and the length of time within which a
candidate must resume the internship. A copy of the policy shall be provided to
each candidate who enrolls in the program.
