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HR0135LRB104 12294 MST 22417 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The ongoing teacher shortage and declining 

3student performance in Illinois could be mitigated by 

4increasing preparation time for educators; and

5 WHEREAS, Adequate preparation time allows teachers to 

6enhance their effectiveness in the classroom, which 

7contributes to improved student performance and academic 

8success; currently, on average, teachers receive approximately 

9half an hour of prep time within their contract hours; and

10 WHEREAS, Teachers consistently report that increased 

11planning and collaboration time is a key factor in improving 

12both retention and job satisfaction as well as effective 

13instruction; research suggests that the ideal 

14preparation-to-teaching time ratio should be 1:1 to 2:1, 

15meaning that for each hour of classroom instruction, a teacher 

16should have one to two hours for preparation; and

17 WHEREAS, With an ongoing shortage of substitute teachers, 

18educators across the state are often asked and even coerced to 

19forgo their own planning time in order to cover the education 

20of students of other teachers, often with short notice, 

21forcing them to spend uncompensated hours to prepare for their 

22own student's instruction, adding to burn out and increasing 

HR0135- 2 -LRB104 12294 MST 22417 r

1the rate of individuals leaving the profession; and

2 WHEREAS, If teachers had adequate paid preparation time 

3within the contracted school day, Illinois would benefit with 

4improved student outcomes and the mitigation of a cause of 

5early departure of teachers from classrooms; therefore, be it

6 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 

7HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE O