Recertification of Deans and Supervisors
Dear Regional Superintendent, Assistant Regional Superintendent, and ROE Certification Staff:
This message is meant to provide more information about professional development required for deans and supervisors to renew their certificate(s).
The Certification Division has been receiving a number of inquiries about specific deans and supervisors in relation to what they must complete in order to renew their certificate(s). This issue can be complex because people serving in some of these positions consider themselves to be in an administrator position even though they only hold a teaching certificate with a supervisory endorsement.
Currently, school districts are instructed to report a person serving as a dean as a "Supervisory Dean" or a "Student Dean" on the Teacher Service Record
- In order to be employed as a "Supervisory Dean," a person must hold an administrative Type 75 certificate with a General Administrative or General Supervisory endorsement.
- In order to be employed as a "Student Dean," a person must hold any teaching certificate.
This means persons employed as a "Supervisory Dean" in an Illinois public school must complete the administrative certificate renewal process and persons employed as a "Student Dean" must complete the teacher certificate renewal process.
Currently, school districts are instructed to report a person serving as a supervisor as a "Staff Supervisor" or a "Program Supervisor" on the Teacher Service Record.
- In order to be employed as a "Staff Supervisor," a person must hold an administrative Type 75 certificate with a Superintendent, General Administrative, or General Supervisory endorsement OR a teaching certificate with the appropriate subject/supervising endorsement.
- In order to be employed as a "Program Supervisor," a person must hold an administrative Type 75 certificate with a Superintendent, General Administrative, or General Supervisory endorsement OR a teaching certificate with the appropriate subject/supervising endorsement.
This means persons employed as a "Staff Supervisor" or "Program Supervisor" in an Illinois public school can complete either the administrative certificate renewal or the teacher certificate renewal process if they hold both certificates. (Please note that TCIS is programmed to indicate they must complete the administrative certificate renewal process, but that can easily be changed by entering an exemption for the administrative certificate). If the supervisor only holds one type of certificate, he or she must complete the process associated with that type of certificate.
Feel free to share this information with your local school districts where appropriate. Thank you for your help with this issue.
Dennis Williams
Division Administrator
Certification & Professional Development
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