ILLINOIS REGISTER 7643
09
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
3) met the requirements of this Section or their predecessor requirements at a
time when they were applicable, as confirmed by the employing district's
verification of the individual's qualifications; or
4) is assigned pursuant to Section 1.745(b)(3) or 1.755(c) of this Part; or
5) is assigned pursuant to authorization received under 23 Ill. Adm. Code
25.464 (Short-Term Authorization for Positions Otherwise Unfilled).
c) A school district may also assign certain other teachers to departmentalized
positions in any of Grades 5 through 8 for the 2009-10 school year and thereafter
as described in this subsection (c).
1) A teacher who was employed in the district during the school year
immediately preceding the year when the instructional format in that
teacher's school is changed to a departmentalized configuration and who
was appropriately certified for his or her position but does not meet the
requirements of subsection (b) of this Section may be assigned to a
departmentalized position in any of Grades 5 through 8 (or any of Grades
6 through 8 for the holder of a secondary certificate) for a period not to
exceed three school years, provided that he or she has already completed
at least nine semester hours of coursework in the subject of the major
teaching assignment. If specific coursework is required for the major
teaching assignment under subsection (a) of this Section, the teacher shall
have completed nine semester hours that will count toward an
endorsement in that subject.
2) The school district shall notify the responsible regional superintendent of
schools of all assignments made pursuant to this subsection (c) no more
than 30 days after they occur. Further, the school district shall maintain
on file for each teacher assigned in accordance with this subsection (c) a
plan that:
A) includes a statement of intent signed by the individual, stipulating
that he or she will complete all requirements for the middle-grades
endorsement in the subject of his or her major teaching
assignment;
