XIII. Renewing Administrative Certificates
Effective June 30, 2004, Public Act 093-0679 changed
the administrative certificate renewal requirements for
Illinois public school administrators who hold positions
that require administrative certification. There are no
administrative certificate renewal requirements for non-public
school administrators in Illinois.
The administrative rules will be amended to reflect the
changes, providing details for implementing the new law.
Emergency rules were established in August. Proposed rules
were available for public comment until October 18, 2004.
Based on these changes, public school administrators
will no longer be required to:
- create or submit a professional development plan,
- complete activities associated with a plan,
- submit evidence that activities were completed (with
the exception of an audit), and
- submit anything to a district or co-op reviewer.
Based on these changes, public school administrators
will be required to
- complete professional development activities;
- maintain evidence that activities were completed for
audit purposes;
- complete a minimum of 30 hours of Administrators'
Academy courses, rather than 36 hours;
- complete, if required, the "Introduction to Evaluation
of Certified Staff" course above and beyond the
30 hours/1 course per year requirement;
- complete a verification form and certify the appropriate
amount of continuing professional development activities
and Administrators' Academies were completed;
- submit the verification form to the Regional Superintendent
of Schools; and
- submit evidence that activities were completed if
chosen for audit.
The entire certificate renewal process for administrators
is conducted electronically on the Certificate Renewal
Tracking System (CeRTS). CeRTS is available on-line at
https://sec1.isbe.net/Certs/Default.asp.
All public school administrators, who have not already
done so, must create a profile on CeRTS and use the electronic
system to:
- maintain documentation,
- verify completion, and
- submit a verification form indicating completion
of the renewal requirements.
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