HB2683 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB2683

 

Introduced , by Rep. William Davis

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the School Code. Makes changes concerning references to adequate yearly progress with respect to the State Board of Education's recognition standards for student performance and school improvement, the State Board's system of rewards for school districts and schools, the State Board's system to acknowledge schools, State interventions, and remote educational programs. Removes provisions concerning academic early warning and watch status. Instead, requires the State Board to establish a Multiple Measure Index and Annual Measurable Objectives for each public school in this State that address the school's overall performance in terms of academic success and equity and sets forth provisions concerning priority and focus districts. Makes changes concerning student outcome data on a school report card. Repeals a Section concerning appeals from school districts pertaining to school or district status levels, recognition levels, or corrective action. Effective July 1, 2015.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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 Sections
52-3.25a, 2-3.25c, 2-3.25d, 2-3.25e-5, 2-3.25f, 2-3.136, 7-8,
610-17a, 10-29, 11E-120, and 21B-70 and by adding Section
72-3.25d-5 as follows:
 
8    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.25a)  (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25a)
9    Sec. 2-3.25a. "School district" defined; additional
10standards.
11    (a) For the purposes of this Section and Sections 3.25b,
123.25c, 3.25d, 3.25e, and 3.25f of this Code, "school district"
13includes other public entities responsible for administering
14public schools, such as cooperatives, joint agreements,
15charter schools, special charter districts, regional offices
16of education, local agencies, and the Department of Human
17Services.
18    (b) In addition to the standards established pursuant to
19Section 2-3.25, the State Board of Education shall develop
20recognition standards for student performance and school
21improvement in all public schools operated by school districts.
22The indicators to determine adequate yearly progress shall be
23limited to the State assessment of student performance in

 

 

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1reading and mathematics, student attendance rates at the
2elementary school level, graduation rates at the high school
3level, and participation rates on student assessments. The
4standards shall be designed to permit the measurement of
5student performance and school improvement by schools and
6school districts compared to student performance and school
7improvement for the preceding academic years.
8(Source: P.A. 96-734, eff. 8-25-09.)
 
9    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.25c)  (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25c)
10    Sec. 2-3.25c. Rewards and acknowledgements. The State
11Board of Education shall implement a system of rewards for
12school districts, and the schools themselves, through a process
13that recognizes (i) high-poverty, high-performing schools that
14are closing achievement gaps and excelling in academic
15achievement; (ii) schools that have sustained high
16performance; (iii) schools that have substantial growth
17performance over the 3 years immediately preceding the year in
18which recognition is awarded; and (iv) schools that have
19demonstrated the most progress, in comparison to schools
20statewide, in closing the achievement gap among various
21subgroups of students in the 3 years immediately preceding the
22year in which recognition is awarded whose students and schools
23consistently meet adequate yearly progress criteria for 2 or
24more consecutive years and a system to acknowledge schools and
25districts that meet adequate yearly progress criteria in a

 

 

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1given year as specified in Section 2-3.25d of this Code.
2    If a school or school district meets adequate yearly
3progress criteria for 2 consecutive school years, that school
4or district shall be exempt from review and approval of its
5improvement plan for the next 2 succeeding school years.
6(Source: P.A. 93-470, eff. 8-8-03.)
 
7    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.25d)  (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25d)
8    Sec. 2-3.25d. Multiple Measure Index and Annual Measurable
9Objectives Academic early warning and watch status.
10    (a) The State Board of Education shall establish a Multiple
11Measure Index and Annual Measurable Objectives for each public
12school in this State that address the school's overall
13performance in terms of (i) academic success and (ii) equity.
14At a minimum, "academic success" shall include measures of
15college and career readiness, growth, and the graduation rate.
16At a minimum, "equity" shall include both the academic growth
17and college and career readiness of each school's subgroups of
18students. Beginning with the 2005-2006 school year, unless the
19federal government formally disapproves of such policy through
20the submission and review process for the Illinois
21Accountability Workbook, those schools that do not meet
22adequate yearly progress criteria for 2 consecutive annual
23calculations in the same subject or in their participation
24rate, attendance rate, or graduation rate shall be placed on
25academic early warning status for the next school year. Schools

 

 

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1on academic early warning status that do not meet adequate
2yearly progress criteria for a third annual calculation in the
3same subject or in their participation rate, attendance rate,
4or graduation rate shall remain on academic early warning
5status. Schools on academic early warning status that do not
6meet adequate yearly progress criteria for a fourth annual
7calculation in the same subject or in their participation rate,
8attendance rate, or graduation rate shall be placed on initial
9academic watch status. Schools on academic watch status that do
10not meet adequate yearly progress criteria for a fifth or
11subsequent annual calculation in the same subject or in their
12participation rate, attendance rate, or graduation rate shall
13remain on academic watch status. Schools on academic early
14warning or academic watch status that meet adequate yearly
15progress criteria for 2 consecutive calculations shall be
16considered as having met expectations and shall be removed from
17any status designation.
18    The school district of a school placed on either academic
19early warning status or academic watch status may appeal the
20status to the State Board of Education in accordance with
21Section 2-3.25m of this Code.
22    A school district that has one or more schools on academic
23early warning or academic watch status shall prepare a revised
24School Improvement Plan or amendments thereto setting forth the
25district's expectations for removing each school from academic
26early warning or academic watch status and for improving

 

 

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1student performance in the affected school or schools.
2Districts operating under Article 34 of this Code may prepare
3the School Improvement Plan required under Section 34-2.4 of
4this Code.
5    The revised School Improvement Plan for a school that is
6initially placed on academic early warning status or that
7remains on academic early warning status after a third annual
8calculation must be approved by the school board (and by the
9school's local school council in a district operating under
10Article 34 of this Code, unless the school is on probation
11pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 34-8.3 of this Code).
12    The revised School Improvement Plan for a school that is
13initially placed on academic watch status after a fourth annual
14calculation must be approved by the school board (and by the
15school's local school council in a district operating under
16Article 34 of this Code, unless the school is on probation
17pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 34-8.3 of this Code).
18    The revised School Improvement Plan for a school that
19remains on academic watch status after a fifth annual
20calculation must be approved by the school board (and by the
21school's local school council in a district operating under
22Article 34 of this Code, unless the school is on probation
23pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 34-8.3 of this Code). In
24addition, the district must develop a school restructuring plan
25for the school that must be approved by the school board (and
26by the school's local school council in a district operating

 

 

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1under Article 34 of this Code).
2    A school on academic watch status that does not meet
3adequate yearly progress criteria for a sixth annual
4calculation shall implement its approved school restructuring
5plan beginning with the next school year, subject to the State
6interventions specified in Sections 2-3.25f and 2-3.25f-5 of
7this Code.
8    (b) Beginning in 2015, all schools shall receive Annual
9Measurable Objectives that will provide annual targets for
10progress of each school's Multiple Measure Index. Each element
11of the Multiple Measure Index shall have an Annual Measurable
12Objective. Beginning with the 2005-2006 school year, unless the
13federal government formally disapproves of such policy through
14the submission and review process for the Illinois
15Accountability Workbook, those school districts that do not
16meet adequate yearly progress criteria for 2 consecutive annual
17calculations in the same subject or in their participation
18rate, attendance rate, or graduation rate shall be placed on
19academic early warning status for the next school year.
20Districts on academic early warning status that do not meet
21adequate yearly progress criteria for a third annual
22calculation in the same subject or in their participation rate,
23attendance rate, or graduation rate shall remain on academic
24early warning status. Districts on academic early warning
25status that do not meet adequate yearly progress criteria for a
26fourth annual calculation in the same subject or in their

 

 

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1participation rate, attendance rate, or graduation rate shall
2be placed on initial academic watch status. Districts on
3academic watch status that do not meet adequate yearly progress
4criteria for a fifth or subsequent annual calculation in the
5same subject or in their participation rate, attendance rate,
6or graduation rate shall remain on academic watch status.
7Districts on academic early warning or academic watch status
8that meet adequate yearly progress criteria for one annual
9calculation shall be considered as having met expectations and
10shall be removed from any status designation.
11    A district placed on either academic early warning status
12or academic watch status may appeal the status to the State
13Board of Education in accordance with Section 2-3.25m of this
14Code.
15    Districts on academic early warning or academic watch
16status shall prepare a District Improvement Plan or amendments
17thereto setting forth the district's expectations for removing
18the district from academic early warning or academic watch
19status and for improving student performance in the district.
20    All District Improvement Plans must be approved by the
21school board.
22    (c) All revised School and District Improvement Plans shall
23be developed in collaboration with parents, staff in the
24affected school or school district, and outside experts. All
25revised School and District Improvement Plans shall be
26developed, submitted, and monitored pursuant to rules adopted

 

 

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1by the State Board of Education. The revised Improvement Plan
2shall address measurable outcomes for improving student
3performance so that such performance meets adequate yearly
4progress criteria as specified by the State Board of Education.
5All school districts required to revise a School Improvement
6Plan in accordance with this Section shall establish a peer
7review process for the evaluation of School Improvement Plans.
8(d) All federal requirements apply to schools and school
9districts utilizing federal funds under Title I, Part A of the
10federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
11    (e) The State Board of Education, from any moneys it may
12have available for this purpose, must implement and administer
13a grant program that provides 2-year grants to school districts
14on the academic watch list and other school districts that have
15the lowest achieving students, as determined by the State Board
16of Education, to be used to improve student achievement. In
17order to receive a grant under this program, a school district
18must establish an accountability program. The accountability
19program must involve the use of statewide testing standards and
20local evaluation measures. A grant shall be automatically
21renewed when achievement goals are met. The Board may adopt any
22rules necessary to implement and administer this grant program.
23(Source: P.A. 98-1155, eff. 1-9-15.)
 
24    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.25d-5 new)
25    Sec. 2-3.25d-5. Priority and focus districts.

 

 

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1    (a) Beginning in 2015, school districts designated as
2priority districts shall be those that have one or more
3priority schools. "Priority school" is defined as:
4        (1) a school that is among the lowest performing 5% of
5    schools in this State based on a 3-year average, with
6    respect to the performance of the "all students" group for
7    the percentage of students deemed proficient in
8    English/language arts and mathematics combined, and
9    demonstrates a lack of progress as defined by the State
10    Board of Education;
11        (2) a beginning secondary school that has an average
12    graduation rate of less than 60% over the last 3 school
13    years; or
14        (3) a school receiving a school improvement grant under
15    Section 1003(g) of the federal Elementary and Secondary
16    Education Act of 1965.
17    The State Board of Education shall work with a priority
18district to perform a district needs assessment to determine
19the district's core functions that are areas of strength and
20weakness, unless the district is already undergoing a national
21accreditation process. The results from the district needs
22assessment shall be used by the district to identify goals and
23objectives for the district's improvement. The district needs
24assessment shall include a study of district functions, such as
25district finance, governance, student engagement, instruction
26practices, climate, community involvement, and continuous

 

 

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1improvement.
2    (b) Beginning in 2015, districts designated as focus
3districts shall be those that have one or more focus schools.
4"Focus school" means a school that is contributing to the
5achievement gaps in this State and is defined as:
6        (1) a school that has a subgroup or subgroups with low
7    achievement; or
8        (2) a school with an average graduation rate of less
9    than 60% and not identified for priority.
 
10    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.25e-5)
11    Sec. 2-3.25e-5. Two years as priority school on academic
12watch status; full-year school plan.
13    (a) In this Section, "school" means any of the following
14named public schools or their successor name:
15        (1) Dirksen Middle School in Dolton School District
16    149.
17        (2) Diekman Elementary School in Dolton School
18    District 149.
19        (3) Caroline Sibley Elementary School in Dolton School
20    District 149.
21        (4) Berger-Vandenberg Elementary School in Dolton
22    School District 149.
23        (5) Carol Moseley Braun School in Dolton School
24    District 149.
25        (6) New Beginnings Learning Academy in Dolton School

 

 

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1    District 149.
2        (7) McKinley Junior High School in South Holland School
3    District 150.
4        (8) Greenwood Elementary School in South Holland
5    School District 150.
6        (9) McKinley Elementary School in South Holland School
7    District 150.
8        (10) Eisenhower School in South Holland School
9    District 151.
10        (11) Madison School in South Holland School District
11    151.
12        (12) Taft School in South Holland School District 151.
13        (13) Wolcott School in Thornton School District 154.
14        (14) Memorial Junior High School in Lansing School
15    District 158.
16        (15) Oak Glen Elementary School in Lansing School
17    District 158.
18        (16) Lester Crawl Primary Center in Lansing School
19    District 158.
20        (17) Brookwood Junior High School in Brookwood School
21    District 167.
22        (18) Brookwood Middle School in Brookwood School
23    District 167.
24        (19) Hickory Bend Elementary School in Brookwood
25    School District 167.
26        (20) Medgar Evers Primary Academic Center in Ford

 

 

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1    Heights School District 169.
2        (21) Nathan Hale Elementary School in Sunnybrook
3    School District 171.
4        (22) Ira F. Aldridge Elementary School in City of
5    Chicago School District 299.
6        (23) William E.B. DuBois Elementary School in City of
7    Chicago School District 299.
8    (b) If, after 2 years following its identification as a
9priority school under Section 2-3.25d-5 of this Code placement
10on academic watch status, a school remains a priority school on
11academic watch status, then, subject to federal appropriation
12money being available, the State Board of Education shall allow
13the school board to opt into the process of operating that
14school on a pilot, full-year school plan, approved by the State
15Board of Education, upon expiration of its teachers' current
16collective bargaining agreement until the expiration of the
17next collective bargaining agreement. A school board must
18notify the State Board of Education of its intent to opt into
19the process of operating a school on a pilot, full-year school
20plan.
21(Source: P.A. 98-1155, eff. 1-9-15.)
 
22    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.25f)  (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25f)
23    Sec. 2-3.25f. State interventions.
24    (a) The State Board of Education shall provide technical
25assistance to assist with the development and implementation of

 

 

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1School and District Improvement Plans.
2    Schools or school districts that fail to make reasonable
3efforts to implement an approved Improvement Plan may suffer
4loss of State funds by school district, attendance center, or
5program as the State Board of Education deems appropriate.
6    (a-5) (Blank).
7    (b) Beginning in 2017, if If after 3 years following its
8identification as a priority district under Section 2-3.25d-5
9of this Code, a district does not make progress as measured by
10a reduction in achievement gaps commensurate with the targets
11in this State's approved accountability plan with the U.S.
12Department of Education placement on academic watch status a
13school district or school remains on academic watch status,
14then the State Board of Education may (i) change the
15recognition status of the school district or school to
16nonrecognized or (ii) authorize the State Superintendent of
17Education to direct the reassignment of pupils or direct the
18reassignment or replacement of school district personnel who
19are relevant to the failure to meet adequate yearly progress
20criteria. If a school district is nonrecognized in its
21entirety, it shall automatically be dissolved on July 1
22following that nonrecognition and its territory realigned with
23another school district or districts by the regional board of
24school trustees in accordance with the procedures set forth in
25Section 7-11 of the School Code. The effective date of the
26nonrecognition of a school shall be July 1 following the

 

 

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1nonrecognition.
2    (b-5) The State Board of Education shall also develop a
3system to provide assistance and resources to lower performing
4school districts. At a minimum, the State Board shall identify
5school districts to receive priority services, to be known as
6priority districts under Section 2-3.25d-5 of this Code. In
7addition, the State Board may, by rule, develop other
8categories of low-performing schools and school districts to
9receive services.
10    Districts designated as priority districts shall be those
11that fall within one of the following categories:
12        (1) Have at least one school that is among the lowest
13    performing 5% of schools in this State based on a 3-year
14    average, with respect to the performance of the "all
15    students" group for the percentage of students meeting or
16    exceeding standards in reading and mathematics combined,
17    and demonstrate a lack of progress as defined by the State
18    Board of Education.
19        (2) Have at least one secondary school that has an
20    average graduation rate of less than 60% over the last 3
21    school years.
22        (3) Have at least one school receiving a school
23    improvement grant under Section 1003(g) of the federal
24    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
25    The State Board of Education shall work with a priority
26district to perform a district needs assessment to determine

 

 

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1the district's core functions that are areas of strength and
2weakness, unless the district is already undergoing a national
3accreditation process. The results from the district needs
4assessment shall be used by the district to identify goals and
5objectives for the district's improvement. The district needs
6assessment shall include a study of district functions, such as
7district finance, governance, student engagement, instruction
8practices, climate, community involvement, and continuous
9improvement.
10    Based on the results of the district needs assessment under
11Section 2-3.25d-5 of this Code, the State Board of Education
12shall work with the district to provide technical assistance
13and professional development, in partnership with the
14district, to implement a continuous improvement plan that would
15increase outcomes for students. The plan for continuous
16improvement shall be based on the results of the district needs
17assessment and shall be used to determine the types of services
18that are to be provided to each priority district. Potential
19services for a district may include monitoring adult and
20student practices, reviewing and reallocating district
21resources, developing a district leadership team, providing
22access to curricular content area specialists, and providing
23online resources and professional development.
24    The State Board of Education may require priority districts
25identified as having deficiencies in one or more core functions
26of the district needs assessment to undergo an accreditation

 

 

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1process as provided in subsection (d) of Section 2-3.25f-5 of
2this Code.
3    (c) All federal requirements apply to schools and school
4districts utilizing federal funds under Title I, Part A of the
5federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
6(Source: P.A. 97-370, eff. 1-1-12; 98-1155, eff. 1-9-15.)
 
7    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.136)
8    Sec. 2-3.136. Class size reduction grant programs.
9    (a) A K-3 class size reduction grant program is created.
10The program shall be implemented and administered by the State
11Board of Education. From appropriations made for purposes of
12this Section, the State Board shall award grants to schools
13that meet the criteria established by this subsection (a) for
14the award of those grants.
15    Grants shall be awarded pursuant to application. The form
16and manner of applications and the criteria for the award of
17grants shall be prescribed by the State Board of Education. The
18grant criteria as so prescribed, however, shall provide that
19only those schools that are identified as priority schools
20under Section 2-3.25d-5 of this Code and on the State Board of
21Education Early Academic Warning List or the academic watch
22list under Section 2-3.25d that maintain grades kindergarten
23through 3 are grant eligible.
24    Grants awarded to eligible schools under this subsection
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1costs and expenses of operating and maintaining classes in
2grades kindergarten through 3 with an average class size within
3a specific grade of no more than 20 pupils. If a school's
4facilities are inadequate to allow for this specified class
5size, then a school may use the grant funds for teacher aides
6instead.
7    (b) A K-3 pilot class size reduction grant program is
8created. The program shall be implemented and administered by
9the State Board of Education. From appropriations made for
10purposes of this subsection (b), the State Board shall award
11grants to schools that meet the criteria established by this
12Section for the award of those grants.
13    Grants shall be awarded pursuant to application. The form
14and manner of application and the criteria for the award of
15grants shall be prescribed by the State Board of Education.
16    Grants awarded to eligible schools under this subsection
17(b) shall be used and applied by the schools to defray the
18costs and expenses of operating and maintaining classes in
19grades kindergarten through 3 of no more than 15 pupils per
20teacher per class. A teacher aide may not be used to meet this
21requirement.
22    (c) If a school board determines that a school is using
23funds awarded under this Section for purposes not authorized by
24this Section, then the school board, rather than the school,
25shall determine how the funds are used.
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1consistent with the requirements of this Section, that are
2necessary to implement and administer the class size reduction
3grant programs.
4(Source: P.A. 93-814, eff. 7-27-04; 94-566, eff. 1-1-06;
594-894, eff. 7-1-06.)
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/7-8)  (from Ch. 122, par. 7-8)
7    Sec. 7-8. Limitation on successive petitions. No
8territory, nor any part thereof, which is involved in any
9proceeding to change the boundaries of a school district by
10detachment from or annexation to such school district of such
11territory, and which is not so detached nor annexed, shall be
12again involved in proceedings to change the boundaries of such
13school district for at least 2 two years after final
14determination of such first proceeding, unless during that
152-year 2 year period a petition filed is substantially
16different than any other previously filed petition during the
17previous 2 years or if a school district involved is identified
18as a priority district under Section 2-3.25d-5 of this Code, is
19placed on academic watch status or the financial watch list by
20the State Board of Education, or is certified as being in
21financial difficulty during that 2-year 2 year period or if
22such first proceeding involved a petition brought under Section
237-2b of this Article 7.
24(Source: P.A. 93-470, eff. 8-8-03.)
 

 

 

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1    (105 ILCS 5/10-17a)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-17a)
2    Sec. 10-17a. State, school district, and school report
3cards.
4    (1) By October 31, 2013 and October 31 of each subsequent
5school year, the State Board of Education, through the State
6Superintendent of Education, shall prepare a State report card,
7school district report cards, and school report cards, and
8shall by the most economic means provide to each school
9district in this State, including special charter districts and
10districts subject to the provisions of Article 34, the report
11cards for the school district and each of its schools.
12    (2) In addition to any information required by federal law,
13the State Superintendent shall determine the indicators and
14presentation of the school report card, which must include, at
15a minimum, the most current data possessed by the State Board
16of Education related to the following:
17        (A) school characteristics and student demographics,
18    including average class size, average teaching experience,
19    student racial/ethnic breakdown, and the percentage of
20    students classified as low-income; the percentage of
21    students classified as limited English proficiency; the
22    percentage of students who have individualized education
23    plans or 504 plans that provide for special education
24    services; the percentage of students who annually
25    transferred in or out of the school district; the per-pupil
26    operating expenditure of the school district; and the

 

 

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1    per-pupil State average operating expenditure for the
2    district type (elementary, high school, or unit);
3        (B) curriculum information, including, where
4    applicable, Advanced Placement, International
5    Baccalaureate or equivalent courses, dual enrollment
6    courses, foreign language classes, school personnel
7    resources (including Career Technical Education teachers),
8    before and after school programs, extracurricular
9    activities, subjects in which elective classes are
10    offered, health and wellness initiatives (including the
11    average number of days of Physical Education per week per
12    student), approved programs of study, awards received,
13    community partnerships, and special programs such as
14    programming for the gifted and talented, students with
15    disabilities, and work-study students;
16        (C) student outcomes, including, where applicable, the
17    percentage of students deemed proficient on assessments of
18    meeting as well as exceeding State standards on
19    assessments, the percentage of students in the eighth grade
20    who pass Algebra, the percentage of students enrolled in
21    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
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1    percentage of students graduating from high school who are
2    career ready, and the percentage of graduates enrolled in
3    community colleges, colleges, and universities who are in
4    one or more courses that the community college, college, or
5    university identifies as a developmental remedial course;
6        (D) student progress, including, where applicable, the
7    percentage of students in the ninth grade who have earned 5
8    credits or more without failing more than one core class, a
9    measure of students entering kindergarten ready to learn, a
10    measure of growth, and the percentage of students who enter
11    high school on track for college and career readiness; and
12        (E) the school environment, including, where
13    applicable, the percentage of students with less than 10
14    absences in a school year, the percentage of teachers with
15    less than 10 absences in a school year for reasons other
16    than professional development, leaves taken pursuant to
17    the federal Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, long-term
18    disability, or parental leaves, the 3-year average of the
19    percentage of teachers returning to the school from the
20    previous year, the number of different principals at the
21    school in the last 6 years, 2 or more indicators from any
22    school climate survey selected or approved by the State and
23    administered pursuant to Section 2-3.153 of this Code, with
24    the same or similar indicators included on school report
25    cards for all surveys selected or approved by the State
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1    percentage of teachers rated as proficient or excellent in
2    their most recent evaluation.
3    The school report card shall also provide information that
4allows for comparing the current outcome, progress, and
5environment data to the State average, to the school data from
6the past 5 years, and to the outcomes, progress, and
7environment of similar schools based on the type of school and
8enrollment of low-income, special education, and limited
9English proficiency students.
10    (3) At the discretion of the State Superintendent, the
11school district report card shall include a subset of the
12information identified in paragraphs (A) through (E) of
13subsection (2) of this Section, as well as information relating
14to the operating expense per pupil and other finances of the
15school district, and the State report card shall include a
16subset of the information identified in paragraphs (A) through
17(E) of subsection (2) of this Section.
18    (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
19Section, in consultation with key education stakeholders, the
20State Superintendent shall at any time have the discretion to
21amend or update any and all metrics on the school, district, or
22State report card.
23    (5) Annually, no more than 30 calendar days after receipt
24of the school district and school report cards from the State
25Superintendent of Education, each school district, including
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1provisions of Article 34, shall present such report cards at a
2regular school board meeting subject to applicable notice
3requirements, post the report cards on the school district's
4Internet web site, if the district maintains an Internet web
5site, make the report cards available to a newspaper of general
6circulation serving the district, and, upon request, send the
7report cards home to a parent (unless the district does not
8maintain an Internet web site, in which case the report card
9shall be sent home to parents without request). If the district
10posts the report card on its Internet web site, the district
11shall send a written notice home to parents stating (i) that
12the report card is available on the web site, (ii) the address
13of the web site, (iii) that a printed copy of the report card
14will be sent to parents upon request, and (iv) the telephone
15number that parents may call to request a printed copy of the
16report card.
17    (6) Nothing contained in this amendatory Act of the 98th
18General Assembly repeals, supersedes, invalidates, or
19nullifies final decisions in lawsuits pending on the effective
20date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly in
21Illinois courts involving the interpretation of Public Act
2297-8.
23(Source: P.A. 97-671, eff. 1-24-12; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13;
2498-648, eff. 7-1-14.)
 
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1    Sec. 10-29. Remote educational programs.
2    (a) For purposes of this Section, "remote educational
3program" means an educational program delivered to students in
4the home or other location outside of a school building that
5meets all of the following criteria:
6        (1) A student may participate in the program only after
7    the school district, pursuant to adopted school board
8    policy, and a person authorized to enroll the student under
9    Section 10-20.12b of this Code determine that a remote
10    educational program will best serve the student's
11    individual learning needs. The adopted school board policy
12    shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
13            (A) Criteria for determining that a remote
14        educational program will best serve a student's
15        individual learning needs. The criteria must include
16        consideration of, at a minimum, a student's prior
17        attendance, disciplinary record, and academic history.
18            (B) Any limitations on the number of students or
19        grade levels that may participate in a remote
20        educational program.
21            (C) A description of the process that the school
22        district will use to approve participation in the
23        remote educational program. The process must include
24        without limitation a requirement that, for any student
25        who qualifies to receive services pursuant to the
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1        Improvement Act of 2004, the student's participation
2        in a remote educational program receive prior approval
3        from the student's individualized education program
4        team.
5            (D) A description of the process the school
6        district will use to develop and approve a written
7        remote educational plan that meets the requirements of
8        subdivision (5) of this subsection (a).
9            (E) A description of the system the school district
10        will establish to calculate the number of clock hours a
11        student is participating in instruction in accordance
12        with the remote educational program.
13            (F) A description of the process for renewing a
14        remote educational program at the expiration of its
15        term.
16            (G) Such other terms and provisions as the school
17        district deems necessary to provide for the
18        establishment and delivery of a remote educational
19        program.
20        (2) The school district has determined that the remote
21    educational program's curriculum is aligned to State
22    learning standards and that the program offers instruction
23    and educational experiences consistent with those given to
24    students at the same grade level in the district.
25        (3) The remote educational program is delivered by
26    instructors that meet the following qualifications:

 

 

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1            (A) they are certificated under Article 21 of this
2        Code;
3            (B) they meet applicable highly qualified criteria
4        under the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; and
5            (C) they have responsibility for all of the
6        following elements of the program: planning
7        instruction, diagnosing learning needs, prescribing
8        content delivery through class activities, assessing
9        learning, reporting outcomes to administrators and
10        parents and guardians, and evaluating the effects of
11        instruction.
12        (4) During the period of time from and including the
13    opening date to the closing date of the regular school term
14    of the school district established pursuant to Section
15    10-19 of this Code, participation in a remote educational
16    program may be claimed for general State aid purposes under
17    Section 18-8.05 of this Code on any calendar day,
18    notwithstanding whether the day is a day of pupil
19    attendance or institute day on the school district's
20    calendar or any other provision of law restricting
21    instruction on that day. If the district holds year-round
22    classes in some buildings, the district shall classify each
23    student's participation in a remote educational program as
24    either on a year-round or a non-year-round schedule for
25    purposes of claiming general State aid. Outside of the
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1    program may be offered as part of any summer school program
2    authorized by this Code.
3        (5) Each student participating in a remote educational
4    program must have a written remote educational plan that
5    has been approved by the school district and a person
6    authorized to enroll the student under Section 10-20.12b of
7    this Code. The school district and a person authorized to
8    enroll the student under Section 10-20.12b of this Code
9    must approve any amendment to a remote educational plan.
10    The remote educational plan must include, but is not
11    limited to, all of the following:
12            (A) Specific achievement goals for the student
13        aligned to State learning standards.
14            (B) A description of all assessments that will be
15        used to measure student progress, which description
16        shall indicate the assessments that will be
17        administered at an attendance center within the school
18        district.
19            (C) A description of the progress reports that will
20        be provided to the school district and the person or
21        persons authorized to enroll the student under Section
22        10-20.12b of this Code.
23            (D) Expectations, processes, and schedules for
24        interaction between a teacher and student.
25            (E) A description of the specific responsibilities
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1        respect to equipment, materials, phone and Internet
2        service, and any other requirements applicable to the
3        home or other location outside of a school building
4        necessary for the delivery of the remote educational
5        program.
6            (F) If applicable, a description of how the remote
7        educational program will be delivered in a manner
8        consistent with the student's individualized education
9        program required by Section 614(d) of the federal
10        Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement
11        Act of 2004 or plan to ensure compliance with Section
12        504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
13            (G) A description of the procedures and
14        opportunities for participation in academic and
15        extra-curricular activities and programs within the
16        school district.
17            (H) The identification of a parent, guardian, or
18        other responsible adult who will provide direct
19        supervision of the program. The plan must include an
20        acknowledgment by the parent, guardian, or other
21        responsible adult that he or she may engage only in
22        non-teaching duties not requiring instructional
23        judgment or the evaluation of a student. The plan shall
24        designate the parent, guardian, or other responsible
25        adult as non-teaching personnel or volunteer personnel
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1            (I) The identification of a school district
2        administrator who will oversee the remote educational
3        program on behalf of the school district and who may be
4        contacted by the student's parents with respect to any
5        issues or concerns with the program.
6            (J) The term of the student's participation in the
7        remote educational program, which may not extend for
8        longer than 12 months, unless the term is renewed by
9        the district in accordance with subdivision (7) of this
10        subsection (a).
11            (K) A description of the specific location or
12        locations in which the program will be delivered. If
13        the remote educational program is to be delivered to a
14        student in any location other than the student's home,
15        the plan must include a written determination by the
16        school district that the location will provide a
17        learning environment appropriate for the delivery of
18        the program. The location or locations in which the
19        program will be delivered shall be deemed a long
20        distance teaching reception area under subsection (a)
21        of Section 10-22.34 of this Code.
22            (L) Certification by the school district that the
23        plan meets all other requirements of this Section.
24        (6) Students participating in a remote educational
25    program must be enrolled in a school district attendance
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1    or policies. A student participating in a remote
2    educational program must be tested as part of all
3    assessments administered by the school district pursuant
4    to Section 2-3.64a-5 of this Code at the attendance center
5    in which the student is enrolled and in accordance with the
6    attendance center's assessment policies and schedule. The
7    student must be included within all adequate yearly
8    progress and other accountability determinations for the
9    school district and attendance center under State and
10    federal law.
11        (7) The term of a student's participation in a remote
12    educational program may not extend for longer than 12
13    months, unless the term is renewed by the school district.
14    The district may only renew a student's participation in a
15    remote educational program following an evaluation of the
16    student's progress in the program, a determination that the
17    student's continuation in the program will best serve the
18    student's individual learning needs, and an amendment to
19    the student's written remote educational plan addressing
20    any changes for the upcoming term of the program.
21    (b) A school district may, by resolution of its school
22board, establish a remote educational program.
23    (c) Clock hours of instruction by students in a remote
24educational program meeting the requirements of this Section
25may be claimed by the school district and shall be counted as
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1and subject to the limitations of Section 18-8.05 of this Code.
2    (d) The impact of remote educational programs on wages,
3hours, and terms and conditions of employment of educational
4employees within the school district shall be subject to local
5collective bargaining agreements.
6    (e) The use of a home or other location outside of a school
7building for a remote educational program shall not cause the
8home or other location to be deemed a public school facility.
9    (f) A remote educational program may be used, but is not
10required, for instruction delivered to a student in the home or
11other location outside of a school building that is not claimed
12for general State aid purposes under Section 18-8.05 of this
13Code.
14    (g) School districts that, pursuant to this Section, adopt
15a policy for a remote educational program must submit to the
16State Board of Education a copy of the policy and any
17amendments thereto, as well as data on student participation in
18a format specified by the State Board of Education. The State
19Board of Education may perform or contract with an outside
20entity to perform an evaluation of remote educational programs
21in this State.
22    (h) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules
23necessary to ensure compliance by remote educational programs
24with the requirements of this Section and other applicable
25legal requirements.
26(Source: P.A. 97-339, eff. 8-12-11; 98-972, eff. 8-15-14.)
 

 

 

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1    (105 ILCS 5/11E-120)
2    Sec. 11E-120. Limitation on successive petitions.
3    (a) No affected district shall be again involved in
4proceedings under this Article for at least 2 years after a
5final non-procedural determination of the first proceeding,
6unless during that 2-year 2 year period a petition filed is
7substantially different than any other previously filed
8petition during the previous 2 years or if an affected district
9is identified as a priority district under Section 2-3.25d-5 of
10this Code, is placed on academic watch status or the financial
11watch list by the State Board of Education, or is certified as
12being in financial difficulty during that 2-year 2 year period.
13    (b) Nothing contained in this Section shall be deemed to
14limit or restrict the ability of an elementary district to join
15an optional elementary unit district in accordance with the
16terms and provisions of subsection (d) of Section 11E-30 of
17this Code.
18(Source: P.A. 94-1019, eff. 7-10-06.)
 
19    (105 ILCS 5/21B-70)
20    Sec. 21B-70. Illinois Teaching Excellence Program.
21    (a) As used in this Section:
22    "Poverty or low-performing school" means a school
23identified as a priority school under Section 2-3.25d-5 of this
24Code in academic early warning status or academic watch status

 

 

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1or a school in which 50% or more of its students are eligible
2for free or reduced-price school lunches.
3    "Qualified educator" means a teacher or school counselor
4currently employed in a school district who is in the process
5of obtaining certification through the National Board for
6Professional Teaching Standards or who has completed
7certification and holds a current Professional Educator
8License with a National Board for Professional Teaching
9Standards designation or a retired teacher or school counselor
10who holds a Professional Educator License with a National Board
11for Professional Teaching Standards designation.
12    (b) Beginning on July 1, 2011, any funds appropriated for
13the Illinois Teaching Excellence Program must be used to
14provide monetary assistance and incentives for qualified
15educators who are employed by school districts and who have or
16are in the process of obtaining licensure through the National
17Board for Professional Teaching Standards. The goal of the
18program is to improve instruction and student performance.
19    The State Board of Education shall allocate an amount as
20annually appropriated by the General Assembly for the Illinois
21Teaching Excellence Program for (i) application fees for each
22qualified educator seeking to complete certification through
23the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, to be
24paid directly to the National Board for Professional Teaching
25Standards, and (ii) incentives for each qualified educator to
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1district shall distribute this payment to each eligible teacher
2or school counselor as a single payment.
3    The State Board of Education's annual budget must set out
4by separate line item the appropriation for the program. Unless
5otherwise provided by appropriation, qualified educators are
6eligible for monetary assistance and incentives outlined in
7subsection (c) of this Section.
8    (c) When there are adequate funds available, monetary
9assistance and incentives shall include the following:
10        (1) A maximum of $2,000 towards the application fee for
11    up to 750 teachers or school counselors in a poverty or
12    low-performing school who apply on a first-come,
13    first-serve basis for National Board certification.
14        (2) A maximum of $2,000 towards the application fee for
15    up to 250 teachers or school counselors in a school other
16    than a poverty or low-performing school who apply on a
17    first-come, first-serve basis for National Board
18    certification. However, if there were fewer than 750
19    individuals supported in item (1) of this subsection (c),
20    then the number supported in this item (2) may be increased
21    as such that the combination of item (1) of this subsection
22    (c) and this item (2) shall equal 1,000 applicants.
23        (3) A maximum of $1,000 towards the National Board for
24    Professional Teaching Standards' renewal application fee.
25        (4) (Blank).
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1    paid to each qualified educator currently employed in a
2    school district who holds both a National Board for
3    Professional Teaching Standards designation and a current
4    corresponding certificate issued by the National Board for
5    Professional Teaching Standards and who agrees, in
6    writing, to provide at least 30 hours of mentoring or
7    National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
8    professional development or both during the school year to
9    classroom teachers or school counselors, as applicable.
10    Funds must be dispersed on a first-come, first-serve basis,
11    with priority given to poverty or low-performing schools.
12    Mentoring shall include, either singly or in combination,
13    the following:
14            (A) National Board for Professional Teaching
15        Standards certification candidates.
16            (B) National Board for Professional Teaching
17        Standards re-take candidates.
18            (C) National Board for Professional Teaching
19        Standards renewal candidates.
20            (D) (Blank).
21    Funds may also be used for instructional leadership
22training for qualified educators interested in supporting
23implementation of the Illinois Learning Standards or teaching
24and learning priorities of the State Board of Education or
25both.
26(Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; 98-646, eff. 7-1-14.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 10. The School Breakfast and Lunch Program Act is
2amended by changing Section 2.5 as follows:
 
3    (105 ILCS 125/2.5)
4    Sec. 2.5. Breakfast incentive program. The State Board of
5Education shall fund a breakfast incentive program comprised of
6the components described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of
7this Section, provided that a separate appropriation is made
8for the purposes of this Section. The State Board of Education
9may allocate the appropriation among the program components in
10whatever manner the State Board of Education finds will best
11serve the goal of increasing participation in school breakfast
12programs. If the amount of the appropriation allocated under
13paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this Section is insufficient to
14fund all claims submitted under that particular paragraph, the
15claims under that paragraph shall be prorated.
16        (1) Additional funding incentive. The State Board of
17    Education may reimburse each sponsor of a school breakfast
18    program at least an additional $0.10 for each free,
19    reduced-price, and paid breakfast served over and above the
20    number of such breakfasts served in the same month during
21    the preceding year.
22        (2) Start-up incentive. The State Board of Education
23    may make grants to school boards and welfare centers that
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1    schools or other sites. First priority for these grants
2    shall be given through August 15 to schools in which 40% or
3    more of their students are eligible for free and reduced
4    price meals, based on the school district's previous year's
5    October claim, under the National School Lunch Act (42
6    U.S.C. 1751 et seq.). Depending on the availability of
7    funds and the rate at which funds are being utilized, the
8    State Board of Education is authorized to allow additional
9    schools or other sites to receive these grants in the order
10    in which they are received by the State Board of Education.
11    The amount of the grant shall be $3,500 for each qualifying
12    school or site in which a school breakfast program is
13    started. The grants shall be used to pay the start-up costs
14    for the school breakfast program, including equipment,
15    supplies, and program promotion, but shall not be used for
16    food, labor, or other recurring operational costs.
17    Applications for the grants shall be made to the State
18    Board of Education on forms designated by the State Board
19    of Education. Any grantee that fails to operate a school
20    breakfast program for at least 3 years after receipt of a
21    grant shall refund the amount of the grant to the State
22    Board of Education.
23        (3) Non-traditional breakfast incentive. Understanding
24    that there are barriers to implementing a school breakfast
25    program in a traditional setting such as in a cafeteria,
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1    boards and welfare centers to offer the school breakfast
2    program in non-traditional settings or using
3    non-traditional methods. Priority will be given to
4    applications through August 15 of each year from schools
5    that are identified as priority schools under Section
6    2-3.25d-5 of the School Code on the Early Academic Warning
7    List. Depending on the availability of funds and the rate
8    at which funds are being utilized, the State Board of
9    Education is authorized to allow additional schools or
10    other sites to receive these grants in the order in which
11    they are received by the State Board of Education.
12(Source: P.A. 96-158, eff. 8-7-09.)
 
13    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.25m rep.)
14    Section 15. The School Code is amended by repealing Section
152-3.25m.
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
172015.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    105 ILCS 5/2-3.25afrom Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25a
4    105 ILCS 5/2-3.25cfrom Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25c
5    105 ILCS 5/2-3.25dfrom Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25d
6    105 ILCS 5/2-3.25d-5 new
7    105 ILCS 5/2-3.25e-5
8    105 ILCS 5/2-3.25ffrom Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25f
9    105 ILCS 5/2-3.136
10    105 ILCS 5/7-8from Ch. 122, par. 7-8
11    105 ILCS 5/10-17afrom Ch. 122, par. 10-17a
12    105 ILCS 5/10-29
13    105 ILCS 5/11E-120
14    105 ILCS 5/21B-70
15    105 ILCS 125/2.5
16    105 ILCS 5/2-3.25m rep.