Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

Filed: 4/18/2018

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2345

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2345 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
510-17a as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-17a)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-17a)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 100-448)
8    Sec. 10-17a. State, school district, and school report
9cards.
10    (1) By October 31, 2013 and October 31 of each subsequent
11school year, the State Board of Education, through the State
12Superintendent of Education, shall prepare a State report card,
13school district report cards, and school report cards, and
14shall by the most economic means provide to each school
15district in this State, including special charter districts and
16districts subject to the provisions of Article 34, the report

 

 

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1cards for the school district and each of its schools.
2    (2) In addition to any information required by federal law,
3the State Superintendent shall determine the indicators and
4presentation of the school report card, which must include, at
5a minimum, the most current data collected and maintained by
6the State Board of Education related to the following:
7        (A) school characteristics and student demographics,
8    including average class size, average teaching experience,
9    student racial/ethnic breakdown, and the percentage of
10    students classified as low-income; the percentage of
11    students classified as English learners; the percentage of
12    students who have individualized education plans or 504
13    plans that provide for special education services; the
14    number and percentage of all students who have been
15    assessed for placement in a gifted education or advanced
16    academic program and, of those students: (i) the racial and
17    ethnic breakdown, (ii) the percentage who are classified as
18    low-income, and (iii) the number and percentage of students
19    who received direct instruction from a teacher who holds a
20    gifted education endorsement and, of those students, the
21    percentage who are classified as low-income; the
22    percentage of students scoring at the "exceeds
23    expectations" level on the assessments required under
24    Section 2-3.64a-5 of this Code; the percentage of students
25    who annually transferred in or out of the school district;
26    the per-pupil operating expenditure of the school

 

 

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1    district; and the per-pupil State average operating
2    expenditure for the district type (elementary, high
3    school, or unit);
4        (B) curriculum information, including, where
5    applicable, Advanced Placement, International
6    Baccalaureate or equivalent courses, dual enrollment
7    courses, foreign language classes, school personnel
8    resources (including Career Technical Education teachers),
9    before and after school programs, extracurricular
10    activities, subjects in which elective classes are
11    offered, health and wellness initiatives (including the
12    average number of days of Physical Education per week per
13    student), approved programs of study, awards received,
14    community partnerships, and special programs such as
15    programming for the gifted and talented, students with
16    disabilities, and work-study students;
17        (C) student outcomes, including, where applicable, the
18    percentage of students deemed proficient on assessments of
19    State standards, the percentage of students in the eighth
20    grade who pass Algebra, the percentage of students enrolled
21    in post-secondary institutions (including colleges,
22    universities, community colleges, trade/vocational
23    schools, and training programs leading to career
24    certification within 2 semesters of high school
25    graduation), the percentage of students graduating from
26    high school who are college and career ready, and the

 

 

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1    percentage of graduates enrolled in community colleges,
2    colleges, and universities who are in one or more courses
3    that the community college, college, or university
4    identifies as a developmental course;
5        (D) student progress, including, where applicable, the
6    percentage of students in the ninth grade who have earned 5
7    credits or more without failing more than one core class, a
8    measure of students entering kindergarten ready to learn, a
9    measure of growth, and the percentage of students who enter
10    high school on track for college and career readiness;
11        (E) the school environment, including, where
12    applicable, the percentage of students with less than 10
13    absences in a school year, the percentage of teachers with
14    less than 10 absences in a school year for reasons other
15    than professional development, leaves taken pursuant to
16    the federal Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, long-term
17    disability, or parental leaves, the 3-year average of the
18    percentage of teachers returning to the school from the
19    previous year, the number of different principals at the
20    school in the last 6 years, the number of teachers who hold
21    a gifted education endorsement, the process and criteria
22    used by the district to determine whether a student is
23    eligible for participation in a gifted education program or
24    advanced academic program and the manner in which parents
25    and guardians are made aware of the process and criteria, 2
26    or more indicators from any school climate survey selected

 

 

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1    or approved by the State and administered pursuant to
2    Section 2-3.153 of this Code, with the same or similar
3    indicators included on school report cards for all surveys
4    selected or approved by the State pursuant to Section
5    2-3.153 of this Code, and the combined percentage of
6    teachers rated as proficient or excellent in their most
7    recent evaluation;
8        (F) a school district's and its individual schools'
9    balanced accountability measure, in accordance with
10    Section 2-3.25a of this Code;
11        (G) the total and per pupil normal cost amount the
12    State contributed to the Teachers' Retirement System of the
13    State of Illinois in the prior fiscal year for the school's
14    employees, which shall be reported to the State Board of
15    Education by the Teachers' Retirement System of the State
16    of Illinois; and
17        (H) for a school district organized under Article 34 of
18    this Code only, State contributions to the Public School
19    Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago and State
20    contributions for health care for employees of that school
21    district; .
22        (I) (G) a school district's Final Percent of Adequacy,
23    as defined in paragraph (4) of subsection (f) of Section
24    18-8.15 of this Code;
25        (J) (H) a school district's Local Capacity Target, as
26    defined in paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of Section

 

 

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1    18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount; and
2        (K) (I) a school district's Real Receipts, as defined
3    in paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 18-8.15 of
4    this Code, divided by a school district's Adequacy Target,
5    as defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Section
6    18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount;
7    and .
8        (L) whether or not the school has participated in the
9    Illinois Youth Survey. In this paragraph (L), "Illinois
10    Youth Survey" means a self-report survey, administered in
11    school settings every 2 years, designed to gather
12    information about health and social indicators, including
13    substance abuse patterns and the attitudes of students in
14    grades 8, 10, and 12.
15    The school report card shall also provide information that
16allows for comparing the current outcome, progress, and
17environment data to the State average, to the school data from
18the past 5 years, and to the outcomes, progress, and
19environment of similar schools based on the type of school and
20enrollment of low-income students, special education students,
21and English learners.
22    As used in this subsection paragraph (2):
23    "Advanced academic program" means a course of study to
24which students are assigned based on advanced cognitive ability
25or advanced academic achievement compared to local age peers
26and in which the curriculum is substantially differentiated

 

 

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1from the general curriculum to provide appropriate challenge
2and pace.
3    "Gifted education" means educational services, including
4differentiated curricula and instructional methods, designed
5to meet the needs of gifted children as defined in Article 14A
6of this Code.
7    (3) At the discretion of the State Superintendent, the
8school district report card shall include a subset of the
9information identified in paragraphs (A) through (E) of
10subsection (2) of this Section, as well as information relating
11to the operating expense per pupil and other finances of the
12school district, and the State report card shall include a
13subset of the information identified in paragraphs (A) through
14(E) of subsection (2) of this Section.
15    (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
16Section, in consultation with key education stakeholders, the
17State Superintendent shall at any time have the discretion to
18amend or update any and all metrics on the school, district, or
19State report card.
20    (5) Annually, no more than 30 calendar days after receipt
21of the school district and school report cards from the State
22Superintendent of Education, each school district, including
23special charter districts and districts subject to the
24provisions of Article 34, shall present such report cards at a
25regular school board meeting subject to applicable notice
26requirements, post the report cards on the school district's

 

 

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1Internet web site, if the district maintains an Internet web
2site, make the report cards available to a newspaper of general
3circulation serving the district, and, upon request, send the
4report cards home to a parent (unless the district does not
5maintain an Internet web site, in which case the report card
6shall be sent home to parents without request). If the district
7posts the report card on its Internet web site, the district
8shall send a written notice home to parents stating (i) that
9the report card is available on the web site, (ii) the address
10of the web site, (iii) that a printed copy of the report card
11will be sent to parents upon request, and (iv) the telephone
12number that parents may call to request a printed copy of the
13report card.
14    (6) Nothing contained in Public Act 98-648 this amendatory
15Act of the 98th General Assembly repeals, supersedes,
16invalidates, or nullifies final decisions in lawsuits pending
17on July 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-648) this
18amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly in Illinois courts
19involving the interpretation of Public Act 97-8.
20(Source: P.A. 99-30, eff. 7-10-15; 99-193, eff. 7-30-15;
2199-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-227, eff. 8-18-17; 100-364, eff.
221-1-18; 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; revised 9-25-17.)
 
23    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 100-448)
24    Sec. 10-17a. State, school district, and school report
25cards.

 

 

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1    (1) By October 31, 2013 and October 31 of each subsequent
2school year, the State Board of Education, through the State
3Superintendent of Education, shall prepare a State report card,
4school district report cards, and school report cards, and
5shall by the most economic means provide to each school
6district in this State, including special charter districts and
7districts subject to the provisions of Article 34, the report
8cards for the school district and each of its schools.
9    (2) In addition to any information required by federal law,
10the State Superintendent shall determine the indicators and
11presentation of the school report card, which must include, at
12a minimum, the most current data collected and maintained by
13the State Board of Education related to the following:
14        (A) school characteristics and student demographics,
15    including average class size, average teaching experience,
16    student racial/ethnic breakdown, and the percentage of
17    students classified as low-income; the percentage of
18    students classified as English learners; the percentage of
19    students who have individualized education plans or 504
20    plans that provide for special education services; the
21    number and percentage of all students who have been
22    assessed for placement in a gifted education or advanced
23    academic program and, of those students: (i) the racial and
24    ethnic breakdown, (ii) the percentage who are classified as
25    low-income, and (iii) the number and percentage of students
26    who received direct instruction from a teacher who holds a

 

 

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1    gifted education endorsement and, of those students, the
2    percentage who are classified as low-income; the
3    percentage of students scoring at the "exceeds
4    expectations" level on the assessments required under
5    Section 2-3.64a-5 of this Code; the percentage of students
6    who annually transferred in or out of the school district;
7    average daily attendance; the per-pupil operating
8    expenditure of the school district; and the per-pupil State
9    average operating expenditure for the district type
10    (elementary, high school, or unit);
11        (B) curriculum information, including, where
12    applicable, Advanced Placement, International
13    Baccalaureate or equivalent courses, dual enrollment
14    courses, foreign language classes, school personnel
15    resources (including Career Technical Education teachers),
16    before and after school programs, extracurricular
17    activities, subjects in which elective classes are
18    offered, health and wellness initiatives (including the
19    average number of days of Physical Education per week per
20    student), approved programs of study, awards received,
21    community partnerships, and special programs such as
22    programming for the gifted and talented, students with
23    disabilities, and work-study students;
24        (C) student outcomes, including, where applicable, the
25    percentage of students deemed proficient on assessments of
26    State standards, the percentage of students in the eighth

 

 

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1    grade who pass Algebra, the percentage of students enrolled
2    in post-secondary institutions (including colleges,
3    universities, community colleges, trade/vocational
4    schools, and training programs leading to career
5    certification within 2 semesters of high school
6    graduation), the percentage of students graduating from
7    high school who are college and career ready, and the
8    percentage of graduates enrolled in community colleges,
9    colleges, and universities who are in one or more courses
10    that the community college, college, or university
11    identifies as a developmental course;
12        (D) student progress, including, where applicable, the
13    percentage of students in the ninth grade who have earned 5
14    credits or more without failing more than one core class, a
15    measure of students entering kindergarten ready to learn, a
16    measure of growth, and the percentage of students who enter
17    high school on track for college and career readiness;
18        (E) the school environment, including, where
19    applicable, the percentage of students with less than 10
20    absences in a school year, the percentage of teachers with
21    less than 10 absences in a school year for reasons other
22    than professional development, leaves taken pursuant to
23    the federal Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, long-term
24    disability, or parental leaves, the 3-year average of the
25    percentage of teachers returning to the school from the
26    previous year, the number of different principals at the

 

 

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1    school in the last 6 years, the number of teachers who hold
2    a gifted education endorsement, the process and criteria
3    used by the district to determine whether a student is
4    eligible for participation in a gifted education program or
5    advanced academic program and the manner in which parents
6    and guardians are made aware of the process and criteria, 2
7    or more indicators from any school climate survey selected
8    or approved by the State and administered pursuant to
9    Section 2-3.153 of this Code, with the same or similar
10    indicators included on school report cards for all surveys
11    selected or approved by the State pursuant to Section
12    2-3.153 of this Code, and the combined percentage of
13    teachers rated as proficient or excellent in their most
14    recent evaluation;
15        (F) a school district's and its individual schools'
16    balanced accountability measure, in accordance with
17    Section 2-3.25a of this Code;
18        (G) the total and per pupil normal cost amount the
19    State contributed to the Teachers' Retirement System of the
20    State of Illinois in the prior fiscal year for the school's
21    employees, which shall be reported to the State Board of
22    Education by the Teachers' Retirement System of the State
23    of Illinois; and
24        (H) for a school district organized under Article 34 of
25    this Code only, State contributions to the Public School
26    Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago and State

 

 

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1    contributions for health care for employees of that school
2    district; .
3        (I) (G) a school district's Final Percent of Adequacy,
4    as defined in paragraph (4) of subsection (f) of Section
5    18-8.15 of this Code;
6        (J) (H) a school district's Local Capacity Target, as
7    defined in paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of Section
8    18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount; and
9        (K) (I) a school district's Real Receipts, as defined
10    in paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 18-8.15 of
11    this Code, divided by a school district's Adequacy Target,
12    as defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Section
13    18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount;
14    and .
15        (L) whether or not the school has participated in the
16    Illinois Youth Survey. In this paragraph (L), "Illinois
17    Youth Survey" means a self-report survey, administered in
18    school settings every 2 years, designed to gather
19    information about health and social indicators, including
20    substance abuse patterns and the attitudes of students in
21    grades 8, 10, and 12.
22    The school report card shall also provide information that
23allows for comparing the current outcome, progress, and
24environment data to the State average, to the school data from
25the past 5 years, and to the outcomes, progress, and
26environment of similar schools based on the type of school and

 

 

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1enrollment of low-income students, special education students,
2and English learners.
3    As used in this subsection paragraph (2):
4    "Advanced academic program" means a course of study to
5which students are assigned based on advanced cognitive ability
6or advanced academic achievement compared to local age peers
7and in which the curriculum is substantially differentiated
8from the general curriculum to provide appropriate challenge
9and pace.
10    "Gifted education" means educational services, including
11differentiated curricula and instructional methods, designed
12to meet the needs of gifted children as defined in Article 14A
13of this Code.
14    For the purposes of paragraph (A) of this subsection (2),
15"average daily attendance" means the average of the actual
16number of attendance days during the previous school year for
17any enrolled student who is subject to compulsory attendance by
18Section 26-1 of this Code at each school and charter school.
19    (3) At the discretion of the State Superintendent, the
20school district report card shall include a subset of the
21information identified in paragraphs (A) through (E) of
22subsection (2) of this Section, as well as information relating
23to the operating expense per pupil and other finances of the
24school district, and the State report card shall include a
25subset of the information identified in paragraphs (A) through
26(E) of subsection (2) of this Section. The school district

 

 

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1report card shall include the average daily attendance, as that
2term is defined in subsection (2) of this Section, of students
3who have individualized education programs and students who
4have 504 plans that provide for special education services
5within the school district.
6    (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
7Section, in consultation with key education stakeholders, the
8State Superintendent shall at any time have the discretion to
9amend or update any and all metrics on the school, district, or
10State report card.
11    (5) Annually, no more than 30 calendar days after receipt
12of the school district and school report cards from the State
13Superintendent of Education, each school district, including
14special charter districts and districts subject to the
15provisions of Article 34, shall present such report cards at a
16regular school board meeting subject to applicable notice
17requirements, post the report cards on the school district's
18Internet web site, if the district maintains an Internet web
19site, make the report cards available to a newspaper of general
20circulation serving the district, and, upon request, send the
21report cards home to a parent (unless the district does not
22maintain an Internet web site, in which case the report card
23shall be sent home to parents without request). If the district
24posts the report card on its Internet web site, the district
25shall send a written notice home to parents stating (i) that
26the report card is available on the web site, (ii) the address

 

 

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1of the web site, (iii) that a printed copy of the report card
2will be sent to parents upon request, and (iv) the telephone
3number that parents may call to request a printed copy of the
4report card.
5    (6) Nothing contained in Public Act 98-648 this amendatory
6Act of the 98th General Assembly repeals, supersedes,
7invalidates, or nullifies final decisions in lawsuits pending
8on July 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-648) this
9amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly in Illinois courts
10involving the interpretation of Public Act 97-8.
11(Source: P.A. 99-30, eff. 7-10-15; 99-193, eff. 7-30-15;
1299-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-227, eff. 8-18-17; 100-364, eff.
131-1-18; 100-448, eff. 7-1-19; 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; revised
149-25-17.)
 
15    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
16changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
17that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
18represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
19not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
20made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
21Public Act.".