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Title
Improvements to the Illinois Certification System: An Annual Report (2000, covering 2000)
Covers Time Period
2000
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- Report to the General Assembly (CertificationSystem-20011.pdf)
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This report is submitted in compliance with 105 ILCS 5/21-1a. The law states: The State Board shall report to the Illinois General Assembly and the Governor with recommendations for further changes and improvements in the teacher certification system no later than January 1, 1999, and on an annual basis until January 1, 2001. This report details efforts made by the State Board of Education to ensure a quality educator in every classroom. Reforms in teacher training that are part of the new Teaching Certificate renewal system are highlighted in the report as well as updates on accountability measures for teacher training institutions and program graduates. Information on a proposed induction and mentoring system also is included in the report.
Subject Classification
- Education: Public schools
- Education: School personnel: Certification of school personnel
- Education: School personnel: Teachers: Certification of school personnel
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.Improvements to the Illinois Certification System: An Annual Report This report is submitted in compliance with ILCS 5/21-1a. The law states: The State Board shall report to the Illinois General Assembly and the Governor with recommendations for further changes and improvements in the teacher certification system no later than January 1, 1999, and on an annual basis until January 1, 2001. In 1996, the Illinois State Board of Education adopted the policy initiatives identified in the Illinois Framework for Restructuring the Recruitment, Preparation, Licensure, and Continuing Professional Development of Teachers. Many of the reform items found in the Framework were also detailed in the What Matters Most: Teaching for Americas Future, published two months earlier by the National Commission on Teaching and Americas Future. Consonant with the reform directions articulated in these two documents, the State Board of Education created several advisory panels to recommend the design and imple
Issuing Agency
Illinois State Board of Education (1973- )
Contact
Name: Mike Long
Organization: Illinois State Board of Education
IL
Phone: 217-557-0643
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- Language(s): EN-English
- Creation Date (from issuing agency): 12 21 2000
- Document Modification Date (from issuing agency): 12 21 2000
- Date Accepted Into Depository: Thu, 18 May 2006 19:15:26 GMT
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