Section 3035.270  Other Requirements

a)         Testing

1)         Plans for pre- and post-testing of students must be attached to the proposal application.  The Slosson Oral Reading Test-Revised (SORT-R), 2002 edition (produced by Slosson Educational Publications, Inc., P.O. Box 280, East Aurora NY 14052-0280), or the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE), 2004 edition (produced by CTB/McGraw-Hill, 20 Ryan Ranch Road, Monterey CA 93940) must be used in student testing for semiannual reports submitted to the State Library.  The materials incorporated by reference include no later amendments or editions.  Programs are encouraged to use additional tests for their own purposes.

2)         In the case of English as a Second Language (ESL) projects, professionally accepted tests must be used, such as the ESLOA Oral Assessment, 1978 edition (produced by New Reader's Press, 1320 Jamesville Ave., Syracuse NY 13210); the Comprehensive English Language Skills Assessment (CELSA), 2009 edition (produced by the Association of Classroom Teacher Testers, 1187 Coast Village Road, Suite 1, # 378, Montecito CA 93108-2794); the Basic English Skills Test (BEST), 2006 edition (produced by the Center for Applied Linguistics, 4646 40^th Street, NW, Washington DC 20016); the Foreign Service Institute Oral Proficiency Interview (FSI) (also known as ILR), 1983  edition (produced by the Foreign Service Institute Shultz Center, 4000 Arlington Boulevard, Arlington VA 22204-1500).  The materials incorporated by reference include no later amendments or editions.  All tests used must be described in the proposal.  Results must accompany semiannual and final reports.

3)         In the case of students who enroll for math assistance only, the TABE math test, 2004 edition (produced by CTB/McGraw-Hill, 20 Ryan Ranch Road, Monterey CA 93940), must be used in testing for semiannual reports submitted to the State Library, Office of the Secretary of State.  The material incorporated by reference includes no later amendments or editions.

4)         Other professionally accepted literacy and language assessments may be used that provide accurate measurements of student proficiency.

b)         No grant funds shall be used to purchase equipment.

c)         No literacy program shall transfer funds within the approved grant budget in excess of 10% of the budget line item from which the funds are transferred, without the prior written approval of the State Library.  Approval will be granted by the State Library when justification is shown for why the transfer is necessary and how it will affect the goals and objectives of the project.  Unapproved expenditures in excess of 10% of a budget line will not be paid for by the grant.

d)         Costs for purchase of consultant services will not be allowed in the proposal budget unless the specific expertise required is not available at the applicant's agency or the State Library.  Justification must be provided if consultant services are purchased, and a complete description of the work to be performed must also be provided.  The proposed consultant must be mutually acceptable to both the grantee and State Library, based on the consultant's prior experience and expertise in literacy programs.

e)         A literacy grant monitor shall make a minimum of one site visit during each biennium.  Additional site visits shall be made at the discretion of the State Library Literacy Office (for such reasons as poor recordkeeping, fiscal irregularities, monitor's/staff's request after viewing narrative reports, requests by literacy program).  Literacy monitors shall evaluate program effectiveness.  It shall be the responsibility of the grant monitor to:

1)         Review the grant budget and expenditures in the project to date.

2)         Verify that the project plan is being implemented according to the proposal approved by the LAB.

3)         Submit a written report on the progress of the project to the Literacy Office following each site visit.

(Source:  Amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 18366, effective October 18, 2011)