IL HR0010

Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools' survey identified widespread teacher and substitute teacher shortages, with particular concerns in rural central Illinois and southern Illinois districts.

Resolution urges the State Board of Education to discontinue using edTPA as a teacher certification requirement for licensure.

Argues edTPA diverts focus from classroom learning, duplicates existing oversight by at least three educational professionals, and shifts student-teaching emphasis from learning to test preparation.

Claims edTPA may disadvantage student teachers in low-income and diverse school settings, costs $300 per test, lacks research validation, and is scored by temporary Pearson Education workers rather than qualified teacher evaluators.

Notes student teachers receive no compensation for classroom hours while self-funding certification programs, allowing Pearson Education to profit from pre-service educators who often enter the profession in debt.