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91_HB1361
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1 AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section
2 34-3.4.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
6 Section 34-3.4 as follows:
7 (105 ILCS 5/34-3.4)
8 (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2000)
9 Sec. 34-3.4. Chicago Schools Academic Accountability
10 Council.
11 (a) The Chicago Schools Academic Accountability Council,
12 hereinafter in this Section referred to as the "Council",
13 shall be created as provided in this Section to assist the
14 board and the State Board of Education in ensuring the
15 continuous improvement in all schools operated by the board.
16 (b) The purpose of the Council is to develop and
17 implement a comprehensive system of review, evaluation, and
18 analysis of school performance within the Chicago public
19 schools.
20 (c) The Trustees in consultation with the State Board of
21 Education shall establish the Chicago Schools Academic
22 Accountability Council to develop and implement an evaluation
23 system of the academic achievement of schools in districts
24 having a population that exceeds 500,000. The Trustees, in
25 consultation with the State Board of Education, shall
26 determine the size and makeup of the Council, the terms of
27 office of its members, and the process for appointment,
28 removal, and replacement of Council members. Evaluations will
29 be provided to the Trustees, the chief educational officer,
30 the respective principals, the respective local school
31 councils, and the State Superintendent of Education.
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1 Evaluations may make recommendations to support future school
2 improvement, including recognition for exemplary achievement,
3 and initiation of remediation, probation, intervention, or
4 closure for an attendance center not meeting academic
5 standards. Consultation with the State Board of Education
6 shall be directed at ensuring consistency of evaluations and
7 preventing duplicative evaluation efforts.
8 (d) Nothing in this Section is designed to limit or
9 otherwise affect the general powers and responsibilities of
10 the chief educational officer to intervene or otherwise act
11 with respect to any attendance center not meeting standards
12 of academic performance and improvement specified by the
13 board, including intervention or action through remediation,
14 probation, intervention or closure.
15 (e) The Trustees and the chief educational officer may
16 request the Council to conduct or arrange for evaluations of
17 educational programs, policies, and procedures as may be
18 deemed necessary to ensure the academic progress of the
19 attendance centers in the system.
20 (f) The annual budget of the Council shall be determined
21 by the Trustees. Revenues needed to support the operations
22 of the Council may be derived from any available sources,
23 including, but not limited to, State aid received by the
24 board that was previously paid to the School Finance
25 Authority. Revenues may also be derived from grants and
26 other contributions from civic, business, and community-based
27 foundations and from other private sources.
28 (g) The Council shall be subject to the provisions of
29 the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act. The
30 Council shall adopt and publicize a set of criteria that the
31 Council must use to determine which teachers and principals
32 it reviews and investigates.
33 (h) This Section is repealed on June 30, 2000.
34 (Source: P.A. 89-15, eff. 5-30-95; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96.)