Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) A
program seeking approval shall follow the procedures set forth in 23 Ill. Adm.
Code
25.120.
b) In addition to meeting the requirements of
23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.120, the program proposal required to be submitted as part
of the request for approval shall specify how the program will meet the
requirements set forth in this Part, as well as address each of the following:
1) The guidance to be developed to ensure
that faculty supervisors effectively assist candidates to optimize their
experiences during the internship;
2) The roles and responsibilities of
candidates and faculty supervisors;
3) Employment criteria used in selecting and
evaluating adjunct faculty;
4) The
process the institution or not-for-profit entity will use to communicate with
the faculty supervisor and candidate;
5) Any additional requirements for admission
to the program that the institution or not-for-profit entity will
impose;
6) A description of the
rubric the program will use to assess and evaluate the quality of a candidate's
portfolio required under Section
30.70;
7) The competencies, to include those
specified in Section
30.45(a),
expected of candidates who complete the program and how those expectations will
be communicated to the candidate upon his or her admittance to the
program;
8) The activities to meet
the expectations embedded in the critical success factors specified in Section
30.45(b)
that will be required of candidates for completion of the program and how these
activities and expectations will be communicated to the candidate upon his or
her admittance to the program;
9) A
copy of the partnership agreement or agreements and a description of the
partners' involvement in the development of the program, a description of the
roles each partner will have, and information on how the partnership will
continue to operate and how it will be evaluated;
10) A copy of any agreements with school
districts or nonpublic schools (other than those participating in the
partnership) that will serve as sites for the internship or field
experiences;
11) A description of
each course proposed and the internship, to include:
A) a course syllabus;
B) how progress will be measured and
successful completion will be determined;
C) a data table that demonstrates each
course's, and the internship's, alignment to the NELP 2018 building-level
standards (see Section
30.30(c))
; and
D) for individual courses, a
detailed description of any field experiences required for course
completion;
12) Copies
of assessments and rubrics to be used in the program, including, but not
limited to, samples of scenarios to which a candidate must provide a written
response and interview questions for selection in the program and any
additional assessments to be used for the internship beyond what is required
under Section 30.45;
13) A
description of the coursework for candidates and training to be provided for
faculty members relative to the evaluation of licensed staff under Article 24A
of the School Code;
14) A letter
signed by the chief administrator of the institution or the not-for-profit
entity, stating its commitment to hiring additional full-time faculty if
enrollment in the program increases; and
15) A complete description of how data on the
program will be collected, analyzed, and used for program improvement, and how
these data will be shared with the educational unit or not-for-profit entity
and the partnering school district or nonpublic school.
c) A request for program approval shall be
submitted to the State Superintendent for consideration (see 23 Ill. Adm. Code
25.120(a))
.
d) An approved principal
preparation program shall be subject to the review process set forth in 23 Ill.
Adm. Code 25.120.
e) Actions
following upon the recommendation of the SEPLB shall be as described in 23 Ill.
Adm. Code
25.160.
f) An approved principal preparation program
shall be subject to the review process set forth in 23 Ill. Adm. Code
25.120.