Illinois Administrative Code

Section 28.340 Standards for the LBS II/Deaf-Blind Specialist By October 1, 2025, all candidates for an endorsement as a Deaf-Blind Specialist will be required to complete a program aligned to the Initial Specialty Set for Deafblindness (2015) and the Advanced Specialty Set for S…

Section 28.350 Standards for the LBS II/Behavior Intervention Specialist By October 25, 2025, all candidates for an endorsement as a Behavior Intervention Specialist will be required to complete a program aligned to the Advanced Specialty Set for Special Education Behavior Interv…

Section 28.360 Standards for the LBS II/Curriculum Adaptation Specialist By October 1, 2025, all candidates for an endorsement as a Curriculum Adaptation Specialist will be required to complete a program aligned to the Advanced Specialty Set for Special Education Academic Interve…

Section 28.370 Standards for the LBS II/Multiple Disabilities Specialist By October 1, 2025, all candidates for an endorsement as a Multiple Disabilities Specialist will be required to complete a program aligned to the Initial Specialty Set for Physical, Health, and Multiple Disa…

Section 29.10 Purpose and Effective Dates This Part establishes the standards that shall apply to the issuance of administrative endorsements available on a professional educator license. The standards set forth in this Part shall apply both to candidates for the respective endor…

Section 29.100 Illinois Professional School Leader Standards The standards that shall apply to all candidates for any administrative endorsement are the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (2015), adopted by the National Policy Board for Educational Administration, 190…

Section 29.110 Chief School Business Official Each candidate for the chief school business official's endorsement shall be required to meet the standards set forth in this Section in addition to those set forth in Section 29.100 of this Part. a) Educational Foundations of Schools…

Section 29.120 General Administrative Endorsement (Through August 31, 2014) (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 44 Ill. Reg. 9110, effective May 12, 2020)

Section 29.130 Superintendent (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 44 Ill. Reg. 9110, effective May 12, 2020)

Section 29.140 Director of Special Education By October 1, 2025, all candidates for an endorsement in special education will be required to complete a program aligned to the Council for Exceptional Children Advanced Preparation Standards (2015), the Advanced Common Specialty Item…

Section 29.150 New Credential Required – Directors and Assistant Directors of Special Education (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 28 Ill. Reg. 8681, effective June 1, 2004)

Section 30.10 Definitions As used in this Part: "Adjunct faculty" means part-time faculty who are not full-time employees of the institution. "Dispositions" means professional attitudes, values and beliefs demonstrated through both verbal and nonverbal behaviors as educators inte…

Section 30.20 Purpose and Applicability a) This Part sets forth the requirements for the approval of programs to prepare individuals to be highly effective in leadership roles to improve teaching and learning and increase academic achievement and the development of all students […

Section 30.30 General Program Requirements a) The program shall be jointly established by one or more institutions or not-for-profit entities and one or more public school districts or nonpublic schools. b) The responsibility and roles of each partner in the design, implementatio…

Section 30.40 Internship Requirements 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, …

Section 30.45 Assessment of the Internship a) The principal preparation program shall rate each candidate's level of knowledge and abilities gained and dispositions demonstrated as a result of the candidate's participation in the internship required under Section 30.40 of this Pa…

Section 30.50 Coursework Requirements a) The coursework required by the preparation program of its candidates must cover each of the following areas: 1) State and federal laws, regulations, and case law affecting Illinois public schools; 2) State and federal laws, regulations, an…

Section 30.60 Staffing Requirements a) Preparation program providers may determine the sufficient faculty allocation for the programs. b) No candidate shall receive more than one-third of his or her coursework from the same instructor. c) No more than 80 percent of the coursework…

Section 30.70 Candidate Selection Candidates admitted to a program for principal preparation shall be selected through an interview process. Each candidate must meet the following minimum requirements. a) Have two years' experience as a teacher or school support personnel in an I…

Section 30.80 Program Approval and Review 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 …

Section 30.APPENDIX A Standards for Assessment and Evaluation By October 1, 2025, all standards shall be assessed using the candidate assessments and evaluation rubrics set forth in Appendix 1 of the National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP) Program Recognition Standards…

Section 33.10 Definitions As used in this Part: "Educational unit" means the college, school, department or division of an institution or not-for-profit entity that is primarily responsible for the initial and continuing preparation of educators. "Field-based experiences" means m…

Section 33.20 Purpose and Applicability a) This Part sets forth the requirements for the approval of programs to provide individuals with the knowledge, skills, and experiences necessary to implement a systems-orientation approach to educational leadership, financial oversight, s…

Section 33.30 General Program Requirements a) The program shall be jointly established by one or more institutions or not-for-profit entities in partnership with one or more public school districts and in consultation with one or more professional organizations that represent sch…

Section 33.40 Internship Requirements 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 …

Section 33.45 Assessment of the Internship a) The superintendent preparation program shall rate each candidate's level of knowledge and abilities gained as a result of the candidate's participation in the internship required under Section 33.40 by implementing a process to assess…

Section 33.50 Coursework Requirements a) The coursework required by the preparation program of its candidates must cover each of the following areas: 1) State and federal laws, regulations, and case law affecting Illinois public schools; 2) State and federal laws, regulations, an…

Section 33.60 Candidate Selection Candidates admitted to a program for superintendent preparation shall be selected through an interview process. Each candidate must meet the following minimum requirements: a) Hold a valid and current Illinois professional educator license endors…

Section 33.70 Program Approval and Review 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 …

Section 35.10 Purpose and Applicability a) This Part establishes requirements for the selection and training of experienced principals to serve as mentors for new principals and for new principals' participation in the mentoring program designed for them, as required by Section 2…

Section 35.20 Annual Program Planning; Fiscal Provisions a) No later than June 1 of each year, each district superintendent shall report to the State Superintendent of Education, or to the State Superintendent's designee, the following information: 1) the names, professional educ…

Section 35.30 Requirements of the Program Each first-year principal, or those first-year principals who choose to participate in mentoring services in any year when the program is voluntary under Section 35.20(c), shall complete a mentoring program that complies with the requirem…

Section 35.40 Eligibility of Mentors Pursuant to Section 2-3.53a of the School Code, eligibility for service as mentors under this Part shall be limited to individuals who have served as principals in Illinois for at least three years, who have demonstrated success as instruction…

Section 35.50 Training for Mentors a) Prior to beginning the first assignment as a mentor under this Part, each experienced principal shall be required to complete a standardized training program prescribed by the State Superintendent of Education. This training program shall be …

Section 35.60 Approval of Entities and Their Role The State Superintendent of Education shall, through a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) process governed by the State procurement process, approve one or more entities to administer and implement the new principal mentoring…

Section 35.70 Alternate Arrangements In cases where an assigned mentor becomes unavailable after a mentoring assignment has been initiated, the approved entity that facilitated the mentor's assignment shall be responsible for identifying a replacement to complete the assignment a…

Section 70.10 Purpose and Applicability The goal of the Early Childhood Teacher Preparation Assistance Grant is to address the shortages experienced by preschool education programs funded under Section 2-3.71 of the School Code [105 ILCS 5/2-3.71] of teachers holding a profession…

Section 70.20 Eligible Applicants a) An eligible applicant for the Early Childhood Teacher Preparation Assistance Grant shall be a partnership consisting of: 1) One or more educational entities serving elementary and secondary schools (e.g., school districts, private schools, Reg…

Section 70.30 Planning Grants – Procedures and Content of Proposals A planning grant shall be used to support costs associated with developing a plan for implementation of an Early Childhood Teacher Preparation Assistance Grant program, which shall include the identification and …

Section 70.40 Criteria for Review and Approval of Planning Proposals a) Planning grant proposals shall be reviewed and ranked according to the following criteria. 1) The applicant demonstrates that the area proposed to be served has unmet needs that could be effectively addressed…

Section 70.50 Implementation Grants – Procedures and Content of Proposals Implementation grants shall be offered in years when the level of available funding is such that one or more new partnerships can be funded or, for partnerships already funded, a new group of individuals ca…

Section 70.60 Criteria for Review and Approval of Implementation Proposals a) Proposals for implementation grants shall be evaluated in accordance with the following criteria. 1) Quality of Proposed Program (40 points) A) The proposal demonstrates that: i) coursework and experien…

Section 70.70 Application Content and Approval Criteria for Continuation Programs a) A partnership that has received implementation funding for a group of individuals shall be subject to the requirements of this Section with respect to continued funding for that group in subseque…

Section 70.80 Loans; Waiver or Deferral of Repayment Any candidate in a program administered under this Part may receive a forgivable loan for direct expenses associated with completion of the Early Childhood teacher preparation program, provided those expenditures are not otherw…

Section 100.10 Purpose and Applicability This Part establishes requirements for school districts' budgets and accounts as required by Section 2-3.27 of the School Code. Beginning with Fiscal Year 2009, the requirements of this Part shall apply to each Illinois school district and…

Section 100.100 Annual Financial Reports a) Each annual financial report shall be prepared on forms specified by the State Superintendent of Education and, in order to capture all financial information required to be reported pursuant to Sections 2-3.27, 3-15.1, 10-17, 10-20.21, …

Section 100.110 Annual Audit Requirements Pursuant to Section 2-3.17a of the Code, audits of regional offices of education and intermediate service centers are the responsibility of the Auditor General. Each annual audit of any other entity subject to this Part shall be conducted…

Section 100.120 Provisions Related to Debt a) For purposes of Section 19-1(b) of the School Code [105 ILCS 5/19-1(b)], the State Superintendent of Education shall concur with a district's enrollment projection and approve the need for additional school sites or building facilitie…

Section 100.130 Requirements Specific to Funds Received Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the Education Jobs Fund Program (Ed Jobs), the Race to the Top Program, and the Preschool Expansion Grant Program This Section applies only to funds rece…

Section 100.20 Definitions "ALN" means Assistance Listing Number available on the U.S. General Services Administration's website at https://sam.gov/. "Basis of accounting" means either a cash basis or an accrual basis. For purposes of this Part, "cash basis" includes a modified c…