Many other requirements are too lengthy to mention in this article, but suffice it to say, Bob Dylan summed it up with his song, “The Times They Are a Changin’.” We can only hope the new requirements do not discourage the best can-
Lizanne DeStefano, on behalf of Miguel Del Valle, letter sent to superintendents, October 2010, http://www. google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc= s&source=web&cd=9&ved=0CE0QFjAI &url=http%3A%2F%2Fillinoisschoolleader.org%2Fdocuments%2FPA0960903FAQ.pdf&ei=m5JUUNHkIYesywG8
m4CwDw&usg=AFQjCNG6YSFhisX1U k2w7YlaVHprJogq3Q http://www.isbe.net/rules Phi Delta Kappan, “The 44th Annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll of the Public’s Attitudes Toward Public Schools,” September 2012
didates from obtaining the new principal endorsement but actually encourage them to rise to the occasion. The best of the best must step forward because, it is all about serving students and they deserve the best. References Illinois Public Act 096-0903 (Effective July 1, 2010) Illinois Compiled Statutes 105 ILCS5 School Code, Section 21-7.1, 7.6, 2012 ISBE 23 Illinois Administrative Code 25 Subtitle A Subchapter b; Title 23: Education and Cultural Resources; Subtitle A: Education; Chapter 1: State Board of Education; Subchapter b: Personnel; Part 25; Certification. ISBE 23 Illinois Administrative Code 30 Subtitle A Subchapter b; Title 23: Education and Cultural Resources; Subtitle A: Education; Chapter 1: State Board of Education; Subchapter b: Personnel; Part 30; Programs for the Preparation of Principals in Illinois. ISBE: Illinois Principal Preparation Program Application: IL State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board and IL Principal Preparation Review Panel Scoring Guide: 2/6/2012 1:03PMIL Principal Preparation Program Scoring Rubric. ISBE: Handout Presented at the Illinois Principal Preparation Summit, June 17, 2011: Illinois Principal Preparation Program Application for Approval, retrieved October 10, 2012 from http:// illinoisschoolleader.org/documents/ PPPApplicationFINALmseelbach6-1711.pdf
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