(105 ILCS 5/13A-5)
Sec. 13A-5.
Alternative school program curriculum.
(a) The regional superintendent
shall implement, or contract with one or more school districts to
implement, a
multi-disciplinary curriculum, which may include work-based learning and
community service
work approved by the regional
superintendent of schools in consultation with the State Board of Education
for which academic credit is earned, for the
alternative school program designed
to
address
the individualized needs of the students of that program, with
special
emphasis
toward making the educational experience of each student meaningful and
worthwhile. In the design and implementation of that curriculum, the
regional superintendent or school district
shall give due consideration to the rules and regulations adopted by the State
Board of Education for alternative schools and optional education programs.
The regional superintendent or school district (i) may contract with third
parties for any services otherwise performed by employees and (ii) may apply
for waivers or modifications of mandates of this Code or of administrative
rules as provided in Section 2-3.25g of this Code and as are necessary for the
alternative school program.
(b) An administratively transferred student who successfully completes the
requirements for his or her high school graduation shall receive a diploma
identifying the student as graduating from the transferring high school. In
the event the student is administratively transferred before enrolling in a
high school, then that student shall receive a diploma from the high school the
student would have attended if the student had not attended an alternative
school program.
(Source: P.A. 90-283, eff. 7-31-97; 91-318, eff. 7-29-99.)
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