About the Pilot Programs

Ten pilots received first-year funding from the Illinois State Board of Education for the 2006-2007 school year and ISBE awarded continuation funding for the 2007-2008 school year. In addition, ISBE funded thirty-one new pilot sites in February 2008. Receiving grants were large and small districts, Regional Offices of Education, colleges and universities, and other professional development agencies located throughout Illinois. These sites represent a broad spectrum of characteristics/demographics, i.e., size, income, grade levels, subject areas, partnerships, location, and delivery systems. The pilot programs use a variety of approaches incorporating mentoring, formative assessment with new teachers, and intensive professional development for the participants based on, at least in part, individual induction plans. Programs differ in their delivery of professional development and induction and mentoring models. All teachers served with grant funds are new to the profession and are in their first or second year of teaching.

Illinois State Board of Education Funded Beginning Teacher Programs

FY08 Statistics

10 continuing programs FY07 and FY08
31 new programs FY08
Serving teachers new to the profession in their first or second year of teaching

Representing:
        25 school districts
          12 regional offices of education
          2 universities
          2 consortia

 Located throughout the State of Illinois:
          27 in northwest and northeast regions
          10 in east central and west central regions
          4 in southeast and southwest regions

 Implementing within
         178 school districts
Representing a broad spectrum of characteristics/demographics (size, income, grade levels, subject areas, partnerships, locations, delivery systems)
Using a variety of approaches while incorporating mentoring, formative assessment with new teachers and intensive professional development for participants

Serving approximately*
       1,581 first-year teachers
          481 second-year teachers

Supporting teaching and learning*
            51 full-time mentors,
            32 lead mentors,
       1,360 building level mentors

Impacting more than
     78,890 students in Illinois schools.*

*Figures are based on statistics as of May 19, 2008

Implementation support through:
  Site visits, email, online tools, regional and statewide networking opportunities