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Teacher Institute Guidelines
Guidelines for Teacher Institute Approval and Evaluations
Not more than (4) days annually can be scheduled as Institute Days (105 ILCS 5/3-11). Of these four (4) days, two (2) days may be utilized as Parental Institute Days as provided in 105 ILCS 5/10-22.18d. Two (2) days may be used for conducting Parent-Teacher Conferences (105 ILCS 5/3-11). No district may utilize Teachers’ Institute Days as Parental Institute Days without the consent of the district’s In-service Advisory Committee (105 ILCS 5/10-22.18d). Other guidelines for Parental Institutes may be found in the Illinois School Code.
The date of the Institute must agree with the District’s official school calendar.
- The planning committee must be composed of 50% teachers, 25% school administrators, and 25% school service personnel. The Chairperson must be a member of the committee elected by the committee (105 ILCS 5/10-22. 18d).
- The Institute Program must provide for five (5) clock hours, excluding registration, breaks, and lunch.
- South Cook ISC will review the application and will send an approval letter to the district.
Approval Procedure
Please submit the request at least thirty (30) days prior to a scheduled Institute Day.
- SC-TI-1 for a District(s) Institute(s), Parental Institute or Parent-Teacher Conference
- SC-TI-3 for a Township Institute
- District Summary of Program Evaluation – TI-E-4
Summarizing Participant Data
At the completion of Institute/Curriculum meetings, please use the following form to summarize participant evaluation data. Summary data should be received at South Cook ISC within twenty-one (21) days of program.
Direct all Institute inquiries to: institute@s-cook.org
Residency
Educator Professional Development Audit
Beginning with the 2015 – 2020 renewal cycle, and every cycle thereafter, teachers and school support services personnel must complete 120 hours of professional development to renew regardless of the number or types of degrees held. Acceptable Professional Development: Coursework from a regionally accredited Illinois College or University, National Board Certification, National Licenses (For School Support Personnel) and activities provided by an Approved Illinois Professional Development Provider. Professional development credit is awarded on a 1:1 basis – 1 clock hour of attendance = 1 professional development hour.
During each school year, ISBE may audit an educator’s professional development activities and the licensee must submit all required documentation to ISBE.