Ill. Admin. Code tit. 23, § 401.240 - Staffing Requirements
a) The
composition and qualifications of each facility's professional and
paraprofessional staff shall be in accordance with the needs and requirements
of the students with disabilities placed under Section 14-7.02 of the School
Code. Each provider subject to this Part shall employ sufficient onsite
professional staff, including staff having professional expertise and training
in the disability-related educational needs of the students served in
accordance with 23 Ill. Adm. Code
401.140 (Provision of
Educational Program) and, to meet the requirements of 23 Ill. Adm. Code 226,
Subpart I (Personnel), as those requirements are affected by Section 10-21.4a
of the School Code and 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25 (Educator Licensure). Beginning
with 2026-2027 school year, each facility's staff must include a full-time
chief administrator of a special school or, in the instance the chief
administrator oversees multiple program locations, a full-time supervisor or
administrator who is located onsite and meets the requirements of 23 Ill. Adm.
Code 226.800(g) or
holds a valid professional educator license and a general administrative,
principal, or director of special education endorsement, unless a head teacher
is serving as permitted by Section 10-21.4a of the School Code, in which case
the head teacher shall be required to hold a supervisory endorsement. This
shall be allowable at educational programs with no more than three teachers,
including the head teacher. Paraprofessional educators employed by facilities
under this Part shall be subject to the requirements of 23 Ill. Adm. Code
25.510 (Endorsement for
Paraprofessional Educators). Licenses/certificates issued by the Illinois
Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (DFPR) or the licensing
agency in the state in which the facility is located, are acceptable
credentials. The position title listed on the application shall match the
position titles listed in 23 Ill. Adm. Code 226, Subpart I or 23 Ill. Adm. Code
25 and/or the licenses/certificates issued by DFPR or the licensing agency in
the state in which the facility is located.
b) A substitute teacher holding a valid
license endorsed for early childhood, elementary, secondary, special K-12, or
special preschool-age 22 or holding a substitute teaching license/certificate,
shall be employed to replace absent teachers. Only teachers holding a
license/certificate or teaching approval in special education, as applicable to
the students to be taught, shall be used to open new classrooms, begin a school
year, or meet the staffing requirements set forth in this Section for purposes
of approval of an application for eligibility.
c) Facilities located outside Illinois shall
employ personnel who possess the specific qualifications comparable to those
issued in Illinois in connection with the positions in question.
d) If the State Superintendent determines
that a program has been operated for more than 40 business days in
noncompliance with the requirements of this Section, the State Superintendent
shall change the provider's SBE approval status accordingly, pursuant to the
provisions of Section
401.30.
Notes
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a) The composition and qualifications of each facility's professional and paraprofessional staff shall be in accordance with the needs and requirements of the students with disabilities placed under Section 14-7.02 of the School Code. Each provider subject to this Part shall employ sufficient professional staff, including staff having professional expertise and training in the disability-related educational needs of the students served, to meet the requirements of 23 Ill. Adm. Code 226, Subpart I (Personnel), as those requirements are affected by Section 10-21.4a of the School Code and 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25 (Educator Licensure). A head teacher serving in place of a principal as permitted by Section 10-21.4a of the School Code shall be required to hold a supervisory endorsement. Paraprofessional educators employed by facilities under this Part shall be subject to the requirements of 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.510 (Endorsement for Paraprofessional Educators). Licenses/certificates issued by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (DFPR) or the licensing agency in the state in which the facility is located, are acceptable credentials. The position title listed on the application shall match the position titles listed in 23 Ill. Adm. Code 226, Subpart I or 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25 and/or the licenses/certificates issued by DFPR or the licensing agency in the state in which the facility is located.
b) A substitute teacher holding a valid license endorsed for early childhood, elementary, secondary, special K-12, special preschool-age 22 or holding a substitute teaching license/certificate, shall be employed to replace absent teachers. Only teachers holding a license/certificate or teaching approval in special education, as applicable to the students to be taught, shall be used to open new classrooms, begin a school year, or meet the staffing requirements set forth in this Section for purposes of approval of an application for eligibility.
c) Facilities located outside Illinois shall employ personnel who possess the specific qualifications comparable to those issued in Illinois in connection with the positions in question.
d) If the State Superintendent determines that a program has been operated for more than 40 business days in noncompliance with the requirements of this Section, the State Superintendent shall change the provider's SBE approval status accordingly, pursuant to the provisions of Section 401.30.
Notes
Amended at 30 Ill. Reg. 8818, effective April 25, 2006