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The Department of District and School Leadership will support stakeholders as they recruit, coach, and retain high-quality, equity-minded education leaders who support and reflect the diversity of our students.

Principal Recruitment Program

There are currently five approved providers, each of which has a unique approach and focus. Applicants may pursue an opportunity with any provider that they see as a good fit. For more information, please contact any of the approved providers listed below. If you have general questions, you may contact Shawn Walsh at swalsh@isbe.net.

Approved Providers

ROE 17

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University of Illinois-Champaign/Urbana

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Rachel Roegman

Roosevelt University

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Jeanne Barnas

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Roosevelt Instructional Leadership

ROE 21

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Lorie LeQuatte

Illinois Principals Association

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Illinois School Leader Pipeline Program (ilprincipals.org)

New Principal Mentoring Program

The New Principal Mentoring Program will provide all new principals with access to individualized mentoring that builds leadership capacity and reduces principal turnover, particularly for diverse leaders and in schools serving diverse students. The State of Illinois has set aside $1.2 million in federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds to support delivery of principal mentoring to all new principals during their first year.

The New Principal Mentoring Program will match new principals in their first year of employment in Illinois with veteran principals who have demonstrated success as instructional leaders.