Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 52, December 27, 2024
a) The
internship portion of the program shall be conducted at one or more public
school districts so as to enable the candidate to be exposed to and to
participate in a variety of educational 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
leadership activities at all grade levels (i.e., preschool through grade 12),
that focus on creating, evaluating, selecting, supervising, and monitoring
high-quality and rigorous curricular, instructional, assessment, and financial
resources designed to:
i) increase achievement
of students in general education, special education, bilingual education, and
gifted education settings; and
ii)
contribute to school improvement;
B) Active participation in the hiring,
supervision, and evaluation of administrators, teachers, other licensed staff
and nonlicensed staff, as applicable, and development of professional
development plans aligned to the goals of the district improvement
plan;
C) Active participation in
management and operational activities (e.g., strategic or long-range planning,
policies and procedures, budgeting and financial management, facilities
maintenance) that promote efficiency and a safe and healthy environment;
and
D) Active collaboration with
administrators, faculty, families, and communities that results in
decision-making that has legal and ethical bases.
2) The internship shall require the candidate
to work directly with administrators and others in the school district's
primary office and to participate and take the lead in specific tasks related
to meeting the competencies referenced in Appendix A.
b) Internship Site
1) A public school district may serve as an
internship site if the superintendent:
A)
holds a valid and current professional educator license endorsed for
superintendent issued pursuant to 23 Ill. Adm. Code
25.355;
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
superintendent issued by the state in which the internship site is
located.
2) The
provisions of subsection (b)(1) do not apply to a school district authorized
under Article 34 of the School Code.
3) In all cases, the superintendent shall
have two years of successful experience in that position as evidenced by
relevant data and formal evaluations or letters of recommendation from former
supervisors that reflect achievement of the competencies set forth in Appendix
A.
c) The school district
superintendent shall serve as the internship supervisor for that portion of the
program.
1) Each internship supervisor shall
meet the following qualifications:
A) hold a
valid and current professional educator license endorsed for superintendent or
a valid and current license that is comparable to the required Illinois
professional educator license endorsed for superintendent issued by the state
in which the internship site is located; and
B) have served at least two years on a
full-time basis as a superintendent, except that a first-year superintendent
may serve as the internship supervisor if that individual was hired after the
candidate started the internship in the respective school
district.
2) Each
internship supervisor shall:
A) assign the
candidate to the administrative staff whose duties and responsibilities are
most closely aligned to the particular leadership skills and experiences being
assessed; however, the internship supervisor shall retain supervisory authority
and oversight for the candidate's progress;
B) observe, evaluate, and provide feedback to
each candidate about the candidate's performance; and
C) work in collaboration with other personnel
with whom the candidate has been assigned to complete the assessment of the
candidate's performance during the internship as required pursuant to Section
33.45.
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 prior to
licensure, or before the candidate evaluates staff, should evaluations be
included as a component of the preparation program, whichever occurs first;
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 school districts for the costs of
employing substitute administrators for candidates who are full-time
administrators and must be absent from their school districts 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 the expected date of completion 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.