Public Act 097-0671
 
HB0605 EnrolledLRB097 03427 NHT 43464 b



    AN ACT concerning education.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly: 



 
    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by changing Sections 
10-17a and 34-88 as follows:
 



    (105 ILCS 5/10-17a)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-17a)



    Sec. 10-17a. State, school district, and school report 
cards Better schools accountability. 

    (1) By October 31, 2013 and October 31 of each subsequent 
school year, the State Board of Education, through the State 
Superintendent of Education, shall prepare a State report card, 
school district report cards, and school report cards, and 
shall by the most economic means provide to Policy and
Purpose.  
It shall be the policy of the State of Illinois that each 
school
district in this State, including special charter 
districts and districts
subject to the provisions of Article 
34, the report cards for the shall submit to parents, taxpayers

of such district, the Governor, the General Assembly, and the 
State
Board of Education a school district and each of its 
schools report card assessing the performance of its
schools 
and students.  
    (2) In addition to any information required by federal law, 
the State Superintendent shall determine the indicators and 
presentation of the school report card, which must include, at 
a minimum, the most current data possessed by the State Board 
of Education related to the following:
        (A)  school characteristics and student demographics, 
    including average class size, average teaching experience,  
    student racial/ethnic breakdown, and the percentage of 
    students classified as low-income; the percentage of 
    students classified as limited English proficiency; the 
    percentage of students who have individualized education 
    plans or 504 plans that provide for special education 
    services;  the percentage of students who annually 
    transferred in or out of the school district; the per-pupil 
    operating expenditure of the school district; and the 
    per-pupil State average operating expenditure  for the 
    district type (elementary, high school, or unit);
        (B)  curriculum information, including, where 
    applicable, Advanced Placement, International 
    Baccalaureate or equivalent courses, dual enrollment 
    courses, foreign language classes, school personnel 
    resources (including Career Technical Education teachers), 
    before and after school programs, extracurricular 
    activities, subjects in which elective classes are 
    offered, health and wellness initiatives (including the 
    average number of days of Physical Education per week per 
    student), approved programs of study, awards received, 
    community partnerships, and special programs such as 
    programming for the gifted and talented, students with 
    disabilities, and work-study students;
        (C) student outcomes, including, where applicable, the 
    percentage of students meeting as well as exceeding State 
    standards on assessments, the percentage of students in the 
    eighth grade who pass Algebra, the percentage of students 
    enrolled in post-secondary institutions (including 
    colleges, universities, community colleges, 
    trade/vocational schools, and training programs leading to 
    career certification within 2 semesters of high school 
    graduation), the percentage of students graduating from 
    high school who are college ready, the percentage of 
    students graduating from high school who are career ready, 
    and the percentage of graduates enrolled in community 
    colleges, colleges, and universities who are in one or more 
    courses that the community college, college, or university 
    identifies as a remedial course; 
        (D)  student progress, including, where applicable, the 
    percentage of students in the ninth grade who have earned 5 
    credits or more without failing more than one core class, a 
    measure of students entering kindergarten ready to learn, a 
    measure of growth, and the percentage of students who enter 
    high school on track for college and career readiness; and
        (E)  the school environment, including, where 
    applicable, the percentage of students with less than 10 
    absences in a school year, the percentage of teachers with 
    less than 10 absences in a school year for reasons other 
    than professional development, leaves taken pursuant to 
    the federal Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, long-term 
    disability, or parental leaves, the 3-year average of the 
    percentage of teachers returning to the school from the 
    previous year, the number of different principals at the 
    school in the last 6 years, 2 or more indicators from any 
    school climate survey developed by the State and 
    administered pursuant to Section 2-3.153 of this Code, and 
    the combined percentage of teachers rated as proficient or 
    excellent in their most recent evaluation. 
    The school report card shall also be an index of school

performance measured against statewide and local standards and 
will provide
information that allows for comparing the current 
outcome, progress, and environment data to the State average, 
to the school data from the past 5 years, and to the outcomes, 
progress, and environment of similar schools based on the type 
of school and enrollment of low-income, special education, and 
limited English proficiency students to make prior year 
comparisons and to set future year targets
through the school 
improvement plan.

    (3)  At the discretion of the State Superintendent, the 
school district report card shall include a subset of the 
information identified in paragraphs (A) through (E) of 
subsection (2) of this Section, as well as information relating 
to the operating expense per pupil and other finances of the 
school district, and the State report card shall include a 
subset of the information identified in paragraphs (A) through 
(E) of subsections (2) of this Section. 
    (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this 
Section, in consultation with key education stakeholders, the 
State Superintendent shall at any time have the discretion to 
amend or update any and all metrics on the school, district, or 
State report card. 
    (2) Reporting Requirements.  Each school district shall 
prepare a report
card in accordance with the guidelines set 
forth in this Section which
describes the performance of its 
students by school attendance centers and
by district and the 
district's financial resources and use of financial
resources.
    (5) Annually, no more than 30 calendar days after receipt 
of the school district and school report cards from the State 
Superintendent of Education, each school district, including 
special charter districts and districts subject to the 
provisions of Article 34, shall present such  Such report
cards 
card shall be presented at a regular school board meeting 
subject to
applicable notice requirements, post the report 
cards
posted on the
school district's Internet web site, if the 
district maintains an Internet web
site, make the report cards

made available
to a newspaper of general circulation serving 
the district, and, upon
request, send the report cards sent

home to a parent (unless the district does not maintain an 
Internet web site,
in which case
the report card shall be sent 
home to parents without request).  If the
district posts the 
report card on its Internet web
site, the district
shall send a

written notice home to parents stating (i) that the report card 
is available on
the web site,
(ii) the address of the web site, 
(iii) that a printed copy of the report card
will be sent to

parents upon request, and (iv) the telephone number that 
parents may
call to
request a printed copy of the report card.
 
In addition, each school district shall submit the
completed 
report card to the office of the district's Regional

Superintendent which shall make copies available to any 
individuals
requesting them.

    The report card shall be completed and disseminated prior 
to October 31
in each school year.  The report card shall 
contain, but
not be limited to, actual local school attendance 
center, school district
and statewide data indicating the 
present performance of the school, the
State norms and the 
areas for planned improvement for the school and school

district.

    (3) (a) The report card shall include the following 
applicable
indicators of attendance center, district, and 
statewide student
performance: percent of students who exceed, 
meet, or do not meet
standards established by the
State Board 
of Education pursuant to Section 2-3.25a; composite and subtest

means on
nationally normed achievement tests for
college bound 
students; student attendance rates; chronic
truancy rate; 
dropout rate;
graduation rate;
and student
mobility, turnover

shown as a percent of transfers out and a percent of transfers 
in.

    (b) The report card shall include the following 
descriptions for the
school,
district, and State:  average
class 
size; amount of time per day devoted to mathematics, science,

English and social science at primary,
middle and junior high 
school grade levels;
number of students taking the Prairie 
State Achievement Examination under
subsection (c) of
Section 
2-3.64, the number of those students who received a score of 
excellent,
and
the average score by school of students taking 
the examination;
pupil-teacher ratio; pupil-administrator 
ratio;
operating expenditure per
pupil; district expenditure 
by fund; average administrator salary; and average
teacher 
salary.
The report card shall also specify the amount of money 
that the district
receives from all sources, including without 
limitation subcategories
specifying the amount from local 
property taxes, the amount from
general State aid, the amount 
from other State funding, and the amount
from other income.

    (c) The report card shall include applicable indicators of 
parental
involvement in each attendance center.  The parental 
involvement component
of the report card shall include the 
percentage of students whose parents
or guardians have had one 
or more personal contacts with the students'
teachers during 
the school year concerning the students' education, and such

other information, commentary, and suggestions as the school 
district
desires.  For the purposes of this paragraph, "personal 
contact" includes,
but is not limited to, parent-teacher 
conferences, parental visits to
school, school visits to home, 
telephone conversations, and written
correspondence.  The 
parental involvement component shall not single out or
identify 
individual students, parents, or guardians by name.

    (d) The report card form shall be prepared by the State 
Board of
Education and provided to school districts by the most 
efficient, economic,
and appropriate means.

(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)

 



    (105 ILCS 5/34-88)  (from Ch. 122, par. 34-88)



    Sec. 34-88. District and school report cards School 
reports. The board shall, in accordance with Section 10-17a of 
the School Code, annually present and disseminate the school 
district and school report cards prepared by the State 
Superintendent of Education. Each attendance center shall 
prepare a report
card in accordance with the guidelines 
established in paragraphs (b) and
(c) of subsection (3) of 
Section 10-17a which describes the performance
of its schools 
and students.  This report card shall be transmitted to
the 
general superintendent who shall present report cards from
each 
of the attendance centers within the district to the
board. 

    The board shall make available to a newspaper of general

circulation
serving the district a report which provides 
information detailing the
performance of the district.

(Source: P.A. 89-15, eff. 5-30-95.)

 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
1, 2012.


Effective Date:  01/24/2012