Section 1.50  Calculation of Participation Rate

a)         A district's or a school's adequate yearly progress for a particular year is generally contingent upon participation in the State assessment by at least 95 percent of the district's or the school's students, both in the aggregate and within each subgroup represented.  However, a district or a school that has not achieved 95 percent participation in a given year shall be considered to have had a participation rate sufficient for adequate yearly progress if, for each affected subgroup or the entity as a whole, as applicable:

1)         the average of the participation rate for the year in question and the participation rate for the immediately preceding year is at least 95%; or

2)         the average of the participation rate for the year in question and the participation rates for the two immediately preceding years is at least 95%.

b)         Students who, at the time of administration of the State assessment, are participating in residential programs that provide psychological treatment or treatment for drug or alcohol abuse, are jailed or in a locked-down facility, are residing in or attending facilities out of state or out of country, or are hospitalized because of medical emergencies or procedures shall not be required to participate in the State assessment.  For students who are homebound, districts shall examine the circumstances of each case individually to determine whether administration of the State assessment is feasible and appropriate.  A student not tested pursuant to this subsection (b) may be excluded from the enrollment counts of the affected schools and districts for purposes of calculating the participation rate.

(Source:  Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 19891, effective November 23, 2005)