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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
52-3.25f as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.25f)  (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25f)
7    Sec. 2-3.25f. State interventions.
8    (a) The State Board of Education shall provide technical
9assistance to assist with the development and implementation of
10School and District Improvement Plans.
11    Schools or school districts that fail to make reasonable
12efforts to implement an approved Improvement Plan may suffer
13loss of State funds by school district, attendance center, or
14program as the State Board of Education deems appropriate.
15    (a-5) (Blank).
16    (b) If after 3 years following its placement on academic
17watch status a school district or school remains on academic
18watch status, the State Board of Education may (i) change the
19recognition status of the school district or school to
20nonrecognized or (ii) authorize the State Superintendent of
21Education to direct the reassignment of pupils or direct the
22reassignment or replacement of school district personnel who
23are relevant to the failure to meet adequate yearly progress

 

 

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1criteria. If a school district is nonrecognized in its
2entirety, it shall automatically be dissolved on July 1
3following that nonrecognition and its territory realigned with
4another school district or districts by the regional board of
5school trustees in accordance with the procedures set forth in
6Section 7-11 of the School Code. The effective date of the
7nonrecognition of a school shall be July 1 following the
8nonrecognition.
9    (b-5) The State Board of Education shall also develop a
10system to provide assistance and resources to lower performing
11school districts. At a minimum, the State Board shall identify
12school districts to receive priority services, to be known as
13priority districts. The school district shall provide the
14exclusive bargaining representative with a 5-day notice that
15the district has been identified as a priority district. In
16addition, the State Board may, by rule, develop other
17categories of low-performing schools and school districts to
18receive services.
19    Districts designated as priority districts shall be those
20that fall within one of the following categories:
21        (1) Have at least one school that is among the lowest
22    performing 5% of schools in this State based on a 3-year
23    average, with respect to the performance of the "all
24    students" group for the percentage of students meeting or
25    exceeding standards in reading and mathematics combined,
26    and demonstrate a lack of progress as defined by the State

 

 

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1    Board of Education.
2        (2) Have at least one secondary school that has an
3    average graduation rate of less than 60% over the last 3
4    school years.
5        (3) Have at least one school receiving a school
6    improvement grant under Section 1003(g) of the federal
7    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
8    The State Board of Education shall work with a priority
9district to perform a district needs assessment to determine
10the district's core functions that are areas of strength and
11weakness, unless the district is already undergoing a national
12accreditation process. The results from the district needs
13assessment shall be used by the district to identify goals and
14objectives for the district's improvement. The district needs
15assessment shall include a study of district functions, such as
16district finance, governance, student engagement, instruction
17practices, climate, community involvement, and continuous
18improvement.
19    Based on the results of the district needs assessment, the
20State Board of Education shall work with the district to
21provide technical assistance and professional development, in
22partnership with the district, to implement a continuous
23improvement plan that would increase outcomes for students. The
24plan for continuous improvement shall be based on the results
25of the district needs assessment and shall be used to determine
26the types of services that are to be provided to each priority

 

 

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1district. Potential services for a district may include
2monitoring adult and student practices, reviewing and
3reallocating district resources, developing a district
4leadership team, providing access to curricular content area
5specialists, and providing online resources and professional
6development.
7    The State Board of Education may require priority districts
8identified as having deficiencies in one or more core functions
9of the district needs assessment to undergo an accreditation
10process as provided in subsection (d) of Section 2-3.25f-5 of
11this Code.
12    (c) All federal requirements apply to schools and school
13districts utilizing federal funds under Title I, Part A of the
14federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
15(Source: P.A. 97-370, eff. 1-1-12; 98-1155, eff. 1-9-15.)
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17becoming law.