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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
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
17cards for the school district and each of its schools.
18    (2) In addition to any information required by federal law,
19the State Superintendent shall determine the indicators and
20presentation of the school report card, which must include, at
21a minimum, the most current data collected and maintained by
22the State Board of Education related to the following:
23        (A) school characteristics and student demographics,

 

 

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1    including average class size, average teaching experience,
2    student racial/ethnic breakdown, and the percentage of
3    students classified as low-income; the percentage of
4    students classified as English learners; the percentage of
5    students who have individualized education plans or 504
6    plans that provide for special education services; the
7    number and percentage of all students who have been
8    assessed for placement in a gifted education or advanced
9    academic program and, of those students: (i) the racial and
10    ethnic breakdown, (ii) the percentage who are classified as
11    low-income, and (iii) the number and percentage of students
12    who received direct instruction from a teacher who holds a
13    gifted education endorsement and, of those students, the
14    percentage who are classified as low-income; the
15    percentage of students scoring at the "exceeds
16    expectations" level on the assessments required under
17    Section 2-3.64a-5 of this Code; the percentage of students
18    who annually transferred in or out of the school district;
19    the per-pupil operating expenditure of the school
20    district; and the per-pupil State average operating
21    expenditure for the district type (elementary, high
22    school, or unit);
23        (B) curriculum information, including, where
24    applicable, Advanced Placement, International
25    Baccalaureate or equivalent courses, dual enrollment
26    courses, foreign language classes, school personnel

 

 

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1    resources (including Career Technical Education teachers),
2    before and after school programs, extracurricular
3    activities, subjects in which elective classes are
4    offered, health and wellness initiatives (including the
5    average number of days of Physical Education per week per
6    student), approved programs of study, awards received,
7    community partnerships, and special programs such as
8    programming for the gifted and talented, students with
9    disabilities, and work-study students;
10        (C) student outcomes, including, where applicable, the
11    percentage of students deemed proficient on assessments of
12    State standards, the percentage of students in the eighth
13    grade who pass Algebra, the percentage of students enrolled
14    in post-secondary institutions (including colleges,
15    universities, community colleges, trade/vocational
16    schools, and training programs leading to career
17    certification within 2 semesters of high school
18    graduation), the percentage of students graduating from
19    high school who are college and career ready, and the
20    percentage of graduates enrolled in community colleges,
21    colleges, and universities who are in one or more courses
22    that the community college, college, or university
23    identifies as a developmental course;
24        (D) student progress, including, where applicable, the
25    percentage of students in the ninth grade who have earned 5
26    credits or more without failing more than one core class, a

 

 

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1    measure of students entering kindergarten ready to learn, a
2    measure of growth, and the percentage of students who enter
3    high school on track for college and career readiness;
4        (E) the school environment, including, where
5    applicable, the percentage of students with less than 10
6    absences in a school year, the percentage of teachers with
7    less than 10 absences in a school year for reasons other
8    than professional development, leaves taken pursuant to
9    the federal Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, long-term
10    disability, or parental leaves, the 3-year average of the
11    percentage of teachers returning to the school from the
12    previous year, the number of different principals at the
13    school in the last 6 years, the number of teachers who hold
14    a gifted education endorsement, the process and criteria
15    used by the district to determine whether a student is
16    eligible for participation in a gifted education program or
17    advanced academic program and the manner in which parents
18    and guardians are made aware of the process and criteria, 2
19    or more indicators from any school climate survey selected
20    or approved by the State and administered pursuant to
21    Section 2-3.153 of this Code, with the same or similar
22    indicators included on school report cards for all surveys
23    selected or approved by the State pursuant to Section
24    2-3.153 of this Code, and the combined percentage of
25    teachers rated as proficient or excellent in their most
26    recent evaluation;

 

 

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1        (F) a school district's and its individual schools'
2    balanced accountability measure, in accordance with
3    Section 2-3.25a of this Code;
4        (G) the total and per pupil normal cost amount the
5    State contributed to the Teachers' Retirement System of the
6    State of Illinois in the prior fiscal year for the school's
7    employees, which shall be reported to the State Board of
8    Education by the Teachers' Retirement System of the State
9    of Illinois; and
10        (H) for a school district organized under Article 34 of
11    this Code only, State contributions to the Public School
12    Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago and State
13    contributions for health care for employees of that school
14    district; .
15        (I) (G) a school district's Final Percent of Adequacy,
16    as defined in paragraph (4) of subsection (f) of Section
17    18-8.15 of this Code;
18        (J) (H) a school district's Local Capacity Target, as
19    defined in paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of Section
20    18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount; and
21        (K) (I) a school district's Real Receipts, as defined
22    in paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 18-8.15 of
23    this Code, divided by a school district's Adequacy Target,
24    as defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Section
25    18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount;
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1        (L) whether or not the school has participated in the
2    Illinois Youth Survey. In this paragraph (L), "Illinois
3    Youth Survey" means a self-report survey, administered in
4    school settings every 2 years, designed to gather
5    information about health and social indicators, including
6    substance abuse patterns and the attitudes of students in
7    grades 8, 10, and 12.
8    The school report card shall also provide information that
9allows for comparing the current outcome, progress, and
10environment data to the State average, to the school data from
11the past 5 years, and to the outcomes, progress, and
12environment of similar schools based on the type of school and
13enrollment of low-income students, special education students,
14and English learners.
15    As used in this subsection paragraph (2):
16    "Advanced academic program" means a course of study to
17which students are assigned based on advanced cognitive ability
18or advanced academic achievement compared to local age peers
19and in which the curriculum is substantially differentiated
20from the general curriculum to provide appropriate challenge
21and pace.
22    "Gifted education" means educational services, including
23differentiated curricula and instructional methods, designed
24to meet the needs of gifted children as defined in Article 14A
25of this Code.
26    (3) At the discretion of the State Superintendent, the

 

 

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1school district report card shall include a subset of the
2information identified in paragraphs (A) through (E) of
3subsection (2) of this Section, as well as information relating
4to the operating expense per pupil and other finances of the
5school district, and the State report card shall include a
6subset of the information identified in paragraphs (A) through
7(E) of subsection (2) of this Section.
8    (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
9Section, in consultation with key education stakeholders, the
10State Superintendent shall at any time have the discretion to
11amend or update any and all metrics on the school, district, or
12State report card.
13    (5) Annually, no more than 30 calendar days after receipt
14of the school district and school report cards from the State
15Superintendent of Education, each school district, including
16special charter districts and districts subject to the
17provisions of Article 34, shall present such report cards at a
18regular school board meeting subject to applicable notice
19requirements, post the report cards on the school district's
20Internet web site, if the district maintains an Internet web
21site, make the report cards available to a newspaper of general
22circulation serving the district, and, upon request, send the
23report cards home to a parent (unless the district does not
24maintain an Internet web site, in which case the report card
25shall be sent home to parents without request). If the district
26posts the report card on its Internet web site, the district

 

 

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1shall send a written notice home to parents stating (i) that
2the report card is available on the web site, (ii) the address
3of the web site, (iii) that a printed copy of the report card
4will be sent to parents upon request, and (iv) the telephone
5number that parents may call to request a printed copy of the
6report card.
7    (6) Nothing contained in Public Act 98-648 this amendatory
8Act of the 98th General Assembly repeals, supersedes,
9invalidates, or nullifies final decisions in lawsuits pending
10on July 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-648) this
11amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly in Illinois courts
12involving the interpretation of Public Act 97-8.
13(Source: P.A. 99-30, eff. 7-10-15; 99-193, eff. 7-30-15;
1499-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-227, eff. 8-18-17; 100-364, eff.
151-1-18; 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; revised 9-25-17.)
 
16    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 100-448)
17    Sec. 10-17a. State, school district, and school report
18cards.
19    (1) By October 31, 2013 and October 31 of each subsequent
20school year, the State Board of Education, through the State
21Superintendent of Education, shall prepare a State report card,
22school district report cards, and school report cards, and
23shall by the most economic means provide to each school
24district in this State, including special charter districts and
25districts 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    average daily attendance; the per-pupil operating

 

 

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1    expenditure of the school district; and the per-pupil State
2    average operating expenditure for the district type
3    (elementary, high 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    For the purposes of paragraph (A) of this subsection (2),
8"average daily attendance" means the average of the actual
9number of attendance days during the previous school year for
10any enrolled student who is subject to compulsory attendance by
11Section 26-1 of this Code at each school and charter school.
12    (3) At the discretion of the State Superintendent, the
13school district report card shall include a subset of the
14information identified in paragraphs (A) through (E) of
15subsection (2) of this Section, as well as information relating
16to the operating expense per pupil and other finances of the
17school district, and the State report card shall include a
18subset of the information identified in paragraphs (A) through
19(E) of subsection (2) of this Section. The school district
20report card shall include the average daily attendance, as that
21term is defined in subsection (2) of this Section, of students
22who have individualized education programs and students who
23have 504 plans that provide for special education services
24within the school district.
25    (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
26Section, in consultation with key education stakeholders, the

 

 

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1State Superintendent shall at any time have the discretion to
2amend or update any and all metrics on the school, district, or
3State report card.
4    (5) Annually, no more than 30 calendar days after receipt
5of the school district and school report cards from the State
6Superintendent of Education, each school district, including
7special charter districts and districts subject to the
8provisions of Article 34, shall present such report cards at a
9regular school board meeting subject to applicable notice
10requirements, post the report cards on the school district's
11Internet web site, if the district maintains an Internet web
12site, make the report cards available to a newspaper of general
13circulation serving the district, and, upon request, send the
14report cards home to a parent (unless the district does not
15maintain an Internet web site, in which case the report card
16shall be sent home to parents without request). If the district
17posts the report card on its Internet web site, the district
18shall send a written notice home to parents stating (i) that
19the report card is available on the web site, (ii) the address
20of the web site, (iii) that a printed copy of the report card
21will be sent to parents upon request, and (iv) the telephone
22number that parents may call to request a printed copy of the
23report card.
24    (6) Nothing contained in Public Act 98-648 this amendatory
25Act of the 98th General Assembly repeals, supersedes,
26invalidates, or nullifies final decisions in lawsuits pending

 

 

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1on July 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-648) this
2amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly in Illinois courts
3involving the interpretation of Public Act 97-8.
4(Source: P.A. 99-30, eff. 7-10-15; 99-193, eff. 7-30-15;
599-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-227, eff. 8-18-17; 100-364, eff.
61-1-18; 100-448, eff. 7-1-19; 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; revised
79-25-17.)
 
8    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
9changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
10that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
11represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
12not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
13made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
14Public Act.