Illinois HR 62: ISBE VISITING TEACHERS

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HR0062LRB104 09698 ECR 19764 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, Administrators nationwide are facing teacher 

3shortages; in a Frontline Education study that polled 

4approximately 1,200 school and district leaders in the 

5country, it was revealed that two out of every three 

6respondents reported a teacher shortage, and 75% of city 

7school districts are dealing with a shortage; and

8 WHEREAS, Illinois is a prime example of this teacher 

9shortage with over 4,000 teaching positions in Illinois left 

10unfilled as of October 2023; a survey report released by the 

11Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents revealed that 

12over 90% of schools in the State reported having issues with 

13teacher shortages in the 2023 to 2024 school year; and

14 WHEREAS, ISBE is designated as a sponsor of an Exchange 

15Visitor Program by the United States Department of State; 

16through this designation, ISBE can sponsor teachers from other 

17countries to teach in Illinois through the Exchange Visitor 

18Program for Teachers; and

19 WHEREAS, The visiting teachers in this program are 

20required to have at least two years of teaching experience, 

21and they must make an initial one to three-year commitment to 

22teach in Illinois; if the school agrees to rehire them, they 

HR0062- 2 -LRB104 09698 ECR 19764 r

1can teach up to five years with a J-1 visa if they obtain a 

2program extension approval from the U.S. Department of State; 

3and

4 WHEREAS, Through this program, ISBE has developed 

5partnerships with foreign entities to assist in the 

6recruitment of international teachers; these partnerships have 

7been developed as a means of promoting multi-cultural and 

8educational understanding, of creating a foundation