105 ILCS 5/34-18.85

(105 ILCS 5/34-18.85)

Sec. 34-18.85. Chicago Board of Education Black Student Achievement Committee.

(a) The Chicago Board of Education Black Student Achievement Committee is created to be a standing committee of the Board with the purpose of providing Black students with the maximum opportunity for success in areas where research shows that there has been chronic underperformance of African American students during their elementary and secondary education experience.

(b) The Chicago Board of Education Black Student Achievement Committee shall be chaired by a member of the Board and shall be composed of individuals appointed by the President of the Board to help the Board shape educational policies and to:

(1) develop strategies and recommendations for Black student achievement and opportunity;

(2) use data to conduct an evidence-based needs assessment to better understand needs and establish a baseline for Black student achievement;

(3) develop a strategic management plan to identify goals, objectives, and outcomes designed to bring about academic parity between Black children and their peers;

(4) identify and track metrics and key performance indicators that demonstrate positive movement toward achieving the goals and objectives outlined in the strategic management plan; and

(5) prepare and provide regular progress reports to the Board and the public.

(c) The Committee's membership shall be diverse in terms of skills and geography.

(Source: P.A. 103-584, eff. 3-18-24.)