Sen. Heather A. Steans

Filed: 3/12/2015

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 665

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 665 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
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

 

 

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1watch status a school district or school remains on academic
2watch status, the State Board of Education may (i) change the
3recognition status of the school district or school to
4nonrecognized or (ii) authorize the State Superintendent of
5Education to direct the reassignment of pupils or direct the
6reassignment or replacement of school district personnel who
7are relevant to the failure to meet adequate yearly progress
8criteria. If a school district is nonrecognized in its
9entirety, it shall automatically be dissolved on July 1
10following that nonrecognition and its territory realigned with
11another school district or districts by the regional board of
12school trustees in accordance with the procedures set forth in
13Section 7-11 of the School Code. The effective date of the
14nonrecognition of a school shall be July 1 following the
15nonrecognition.
16    (b-5) The State Board of Education shall also develop a
17system to provide assistance and resources to lower performing
18school districts. At a minimum, the State Board shall identify
19school districts to receive priority services, to be known as
20priority districts. The school district shall provide the
21exclusive bargaining representative with a 5-day notice that
22the district has been identified as a priority district. In
23addition, the State Board may, by rule, develop other
24categories of low-performing schools and school districts to
25receive services.
26    Districts designated as priority districts shall be those

 

 

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1that fall within one of the following categories:
2        (1) Have at least one school that is among the lowest
3    performing 5% of schools in this State based on a 3-year
4    average, with respect to the performance of the "all
5    students" group for the percentage of students meeting or
6    exceeding standards in reading and mathematics combined,
7    and demonstrate a lack of progress as defined by the State
8    Board of Education.
9        (2) Have at least one secondary school that has an
10    average graduation rate of less than 60% over the last 3
11    school years.
12        (3) Have at least one school receiving a school
13    improvement grant under Section 1003(g) of the federal
14    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
15    The State Board of Education shall work with a priority
16district to perform a district needs assessment to determine
17the district's core functions that are areas of strength and
18weakness, unless the district is already undergoing a national
19accreditation process. The results from the district needs
20assessment shall be used by the district to identify goals and
21objectives for the district's improvement. The district needs
22assessment shall include a study of district functions, such as
23district finance, governance, student engagement, instruction
24practices, climate, community involvement, and continuous
25improvement.
26    Based on the results of the district needs assessment, the

 

 

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1State Board of Education shall work with the district to
2provide technical assistance and professional development, in
3partnership with the district, to implement a continuous
4improvement plan that would increase outcomes for students. The
5plan for continuous improvement shall be based on the results
6of the district needs assessment and shall be used to determine
7the types of services that are to be provided to each priority
8district. Potential services for a district may include
9monitoring adult and student practices, reviewing and
10reallocating district resources, developing a district
11leadership team, providing access to curricular content area
12specialists, and providing online resources and professional
13development.
14    The State Board of Education may require priority districts
15identified as having deficiencies in one or more core functions
16of the district needs assessment to undergo an accreditation
17process as provided in subsection (d) of Section 2-3.25f-5 of
18this Code.
19    (c) All federal requirements apply to schools and school
20districts utilizing federal funds under Title I, Part A of the
21federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
22(Source: P.A. 97-370, eff. 1-1-12; 98-1155, eff. 1-9-15.)
 
23    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24becoming law.".