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1 AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Sections
2 34-2.1, 34-2.3, and 34-8.1.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
6 Sections 34-2.1, 34-2.3, and 34-8.1 as follows:
7 (105 ILCS 5/34-2.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.1)
8 Sec. 34-2.1. Local School Councils - Composition -
9 Voter-Eligibility - Elections - Terms.
10 (a) A local school council shall be established for each
11 attendance center within the school district. Each local
12 school council shall consist of the following 11 voting
13 members: the principal of the attendance center, 2 teachers
14 employed and assigned to perform the majority of their
15 employment duties at the attendance center, 6 parents of
16 students currently enrolled at the attendance center and 2
17 community residents. Neither the parents nor the community
18 residents who serve as members of the local school council
19 shall be employees of the Board of Education. In each
20 secondary attendance center, the local school council shall
21 consist of 12 voting members -- the 11 voting members
22 described above and one full-time student member, appointed
23 as provided in subsection (m) below. In the event that the
24 chief executive officer of the Chicago School Reform Board of
25 Trustees determines that a local school council is not
26 carrying out its financial duties effectively, the chief
27 executive officer is authorized to appoint a representative
28 of the business community with experience in finance and
29 management to serve as an advisor to the local school council
30 for the purpose of providing advice and assistance to the
31 local school council on fiscal matters. The advisor shall
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1 have access to relevant financial records of the local school
2 council. The advisor may attend executive sessions. The
3 chief executive officer shall issue a written policy defining
4 the circumstances under which a local school council is not
5 carrying out its financial duties effectively.
6 (b) Within 7 days of January 11, 1991, the Mayor shall
7 appoint the members and officers (a Chairperson who shall be
8 a parent member and a Secretary) of each local school council
9 who shall hold their offices until their successors shall be
10 elected and qualified. Members so appointed shall have all
11 the powers and duties of local school councils as set forth
12 in this amendatory Act of 1991. The Mayor's appointments
13 shall not require approval by the City Council.
14 The membership of each local school council shall be
15 encouraged to be reflective of the racial and ethnic
16 composition of the student population of the attendance
17 center served by the local school council.
18 (c) Beginning with the 1995-1996 school year and in
19 every even-numbered year thereafter, the Board shall set
20 second semester Parent Report Card Pick-up Day for Local
21 School Council elections and may schedule elections at
22 year-round schools for the same dates as the remainder of the
23 school system. Elections shall be conducted as provided
24 herein by the Board of Education in consultation with the
25 local school council at each attendance center.
26 (d) Beginning with the 1995-96 school year, the
27 following procedures shall apply to the election of local
28 school council members at each attendance center:
29 (i) The elected members of each local school
30 council shall consist of the 6 parent members and the 2
31 community resident members.
32 (ii) Each elected member shall be elected by the
33 eligible voters of that attendance center to serve for a
34 two-year term commencing on July 1 immediately following
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1 the election described in subsection (c). Eligible
2 voters for each attendance center shall consist of the
3 parents and community residents for that attendance
4 center.
5 (iii) Each eligible voter shall be entitled to cast
6 one vote for up to a total of 5 candidates, irrespective
7 of whether such candidates are parent or community
8 resident candidates.
9 (iv) Each parent voter shall be entitled to vote in
10 the local school council election at each attendance
11 center in which he or she has a child currently enrolled.
12 Each community resident voter shall be entitled to vote
13 in the local school council election at each attendance
14 center for which he or she resides in the applicable
15 attendance area or voting district, as the case may be.
16 (v) Each eligible voter shall be entitled to vote
17 once, but not more than once, in the local school council
18 election at each attendance center at which the voter is
19 eligible to vote.
20 (vi) The 2 teacher members of each local school
21 council shall be appointed as provided in subsection (l)
22 below each to serve for a two-year term coinciding with
23 that of the elected parent and community resident
24 members.
25 (vii) At secondary attendance centers, the voting
26 student member shall be appointed as provided in
27 subsection (m) below to serve for a one-year term
28 coinciding with the beginning of the terms of the elected
29 parent and community members of the local school council.
30 (e) The Council shall publicize the date and place of
31 the election by posting notices at the attendance center, in
32 public places within the attendance boundaries of the
33 attendance center and by distributing notices to the pupils
34 at the attendance center, and shall utilize such other means
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1 as it deems necessary to maximize the involvement of all
2 eligible voters.
3 (f) Nomination. The Council shall publicize the opening
4 of nominations by posting notices at the attendance center,
5 in public places within the attendance boundaries of the
6 attendance center and by distributing notices to the pupils
7 at the attendance center, and shall utilize such other means
8 as it deems necessary to maximize the involvement of all
9 eligible voters. Not less than 2 weeks before the election
10 date, persons eligible to run for the Council shall submit
11 their name, date of birth, social security number, if
12 available, and some evidence of eligibility to the Council.
13 The Council shall encourage nomination of candidates
14 reflecting the racial/ethnic population of the students at
15 the attendance center. Each person nominated who runs as a
16 candidate shall disclose, in a manner determined by the
17 Board, any economic interest held by such person, by such
18 person's spouse or children, or by each business entity in
19 which such person has an ownership interest, in any contract
20 with the Board, any local school council or any public school
21 in the school district. Each person nominated who runs as a
22 candidate shall also disclose, in a manner determined by the
23 Board, if he or she ever has been convicted of any of the
24 offenses specified in subsection (c) of Section 34-18.5;
25 provided that neither this provision nor any other provision
26 of this Section shall be deemed to require the disclosure of
27 any information that is contained in any law enforcement
28 record or juvenile court record that is confidential or whose
29 accessibility or disclosure is restricted or prohibited under
30 Section 5-901 or 5-905 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
31 Failure to make such disclosure shall render a person
32 ineligible for election or to serve on the local school
33 council. The same disclosure shall be required of persons
34 under consideration for appointment to the Council pursuant
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1 to subsections (l) and (m) of this Section.
2 (f-5) Notwithstanding disclosure, a person who has been
3 convicted of any of the following offenses at any time shall
4 be ineligible for election or appointment to a local school
5 council and ineligible for appointment to a local school
6 council pursuant to subsections (l) and (m) of this Section:
7 (i) those defined in Section 11-6, 11-9.1, 11-16, 11-17.1,
8 11-19, 11-19.1, 11-19.2, 11-20.1, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1,
9 12-15, or 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or (ii) any
10 offense committed or attempted in any other state or against
11 the laws of the United States, which, if committed or
12 attempted in this State, would have been punishable as one or
13 more of the foregoing offenses. Notwithstanding disclosure,
14 a person who has been convicted of any of the following
15 offenses within the 10 years previous to the date of
16 nomination or appointment shall be ineligible for election or
17 appointment to a local school council pursuant to subsections
18 (l) and (m) of this Section: (i) those defined in Section
19 401.1, 405.1, or 405.2 of the Illinois Controlled Substances
20 Act or (ii) any offense committed or attempted in any other
21 state or against the laws of the United States, which, if
22 committed or attempted in this State, would have been
23 punishable as one or more of the foregoing offenses.
24 Immediately upon election or appointment, incoming local
25 school council members shall be required to undergo a
26 criminal background investigation, to be completed prior to
27 the member taking office, using the member's name, date of
28 birth, and social security number, if available, in order to
29 identify any criminal convictions under the offenses
30 enumerated in Section 34-18.5. The investigation shall be
31 conducted by the Department of State Police in the same
32 manner as provided for in Section 34-18.5. However,
33 notwithstanding Section 34-18.5, the social security number
34 shall be provided only if available. In instances in which
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1 one or more individuals have the same name, date of birth,
2 and social security number as the member, the member shall
3 undergo a fingerprint background check. If it is determined
4 at any time that a local school council member or
5 member-elect has been convicted of any of the offenses
6 enumerated in this Section or failed to disclose a conviction
7 of any of the offenses enumerated in Section 34-18.5, the
8 general superintendent shall notify the local school council
9 member or member-elect of such determination and the local
10 school council member or member-elect shall be removed from
11 the local school council by the Board, subject to a hearing,
12 convened pursuant to Board rule, prior to removal.
13 (g) At least one week before the election date, the
14 Council shall publicize, in the manner provided in subsection
15 (e), the names of persons nominated for election.
16 (h) Voting shall be in person by secret ballot at the
17 attendance center between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 7:00
18 p.m.
19 (i) Candidates receiving the highest number of votes
20 shall be declared elected by the Council. In cases of a tie,
21 the Council shall determine the winner by lot.
22 (j) The Council shall certify the results of the
23 election and shall publish the results in the minutes of the
24 Council.
25 (k) The general superintendent shall resolve any
26 disputes concerning election procedure or results and shall
27 ensure that, except as provided in subsections (e) and (g),
28 no resources of any attendance center shall be used to
29 endorse or promote any candidate.
30 (l) Beginning with the 1995-1996 school year and in
31 every even numbered year thereafter, the Board shall appoint
32 2 teacher members to each local school council. These
33 appointments shall be made in the following manner:
34 (i) The Board shall appoint 2 teachers who are
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1 employed and assigned to perform the majority of their
2 employment duties at the attendance center to serve on
3 the local school council of the attendance center for a
4 two-year term coinciding with the terms of the elected
5 parent and community members of that local school
6 council. These appointments shall be made from among
7 those teachers who are nominated in accordance with
8 subsection (f).
9 (ii) A non-binding, advisory poll to ascertain the
10 preferences of the school staff regarding appointments of
11 teachers to the local school council for that attendance
12 center shall be conducted in accordance with the
13 procedures used to elect parent and community Council
14 representatives. At such poll, each member of the school
15 staff shall be entitled to indicate his or her preference
16 for up to 2 candidates from among those who submitted
17 statements of candidacy as described above. These
18 preferences shall be advisory only and the Board shall
19 maintain absolute discretion to appoint teacher members
20 to local school councils, irrespective of the preferences
21 expressed in any such poll.
22 (iii) In the event that a teacher representative is
23 unable to perform his or her employment duties at the
24 school due to illness, disability, leave of absence,
25 disciplinary action, or any other reason, the Board shall
26 declare a temporary vacancy and appoint a replacement
27 teacher representative to serve on the local school
28 council until such time as the teacher member originally
29 appointed pursuant to this subsection (l) resumes service
30 at the attendance center or for the remainder of the
31 term. The replacement teacher representative shall be
32 appointed in the same manner and by the same procedures
33 as teacher representatives are appointed in subdivisions
34 (i) and (ii) of this subsection (l).
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1 (m) Beginning with the 1995-1996 school year, and in
2 every year thereafter, the Board shall appoint one student
3 member to each secondary attendance center. These
4 appointments shall be made in the following manner:
5 (i) Appointments shall be made from among those
6 students who submit statements of candidacy to the
7 principal of the attendance center, such statements to be
8 submitted commencing on the first day of the twentieth
9 week of school and continuing for 2 weeks thereafter.
10 The form and manner of such candidacy statements shall be
11 determined by the Board.
12 (ii) During the twenty-second week of school in
13 every year, the principal of each attendance center shall
14 conduct a non-binding, advisory poll to ascertain the
15 preferences of the school students regarding the
16 appointment of a student to the local school council for
17 that attendance center. At such poll, each student shall
18 be entitled to indicate his or her preference for up to
19 one candidate from among those who submitted statements
20 of candidacy as described above. The Board shall
21 promulgate rules to ensure that these non-binding,
22 advisory polls are conducted in a fair and equitable
23 manner and maximize the involvement of all school
24 students. The preferences expressed in these
25 non-binding, advisory polls shall be transmitted by the
26 principal to the Board. However, these preferences shall
27 be advisory only and the Board shall maintain absolute
28 discretion to appoint student members to local school
29 councils, irrespective of the preferences expressed in
30 any such poll.
31 (iii) For the 1995-96 school year only,
32 appointments shall be made from among those students who
33 submitted statements of candidacy to the principal of the
34 attendance center during the first 2 weeks of the school
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1 year. The principal shall communicate the results of any
2 nonbinding, advisory poll to the Board. These results
3 shall be advisory only, and the Board shall maintain
4 absolute discretion to appoint student members to local
5 school councils, irrespective of the preferences
6 expressed in any such poll.
7 (n) The Board may promulgate such other rules and
8 regulations for election procedures as may be deemed
9 necessary to ensure fair elections.
10 (o) In the event that a vacancy occurs during a member's
11 term, the Council shall appoint a person eligible to serve on
12 the Council, to fill the unexpired term created by the
13 vacancy, except that any teacher vacancy shall be filled by
14 the Board after considering the preferences of the school
15 staff as ascertained through a non-binding advisory poll of
16 school staff.
17 (p) If less than the specified number of persons is
18 elected within each candidate category, the newly elected
19 local school council shall appoint eligible persons to serve
20 as members of the Council for two-year terms.
21 (q) The Board shall promulgate rules regarding conflicts
22 of interest and disclosure of economic interests which shall
23 apply to local school council members and which shall require
24 reports or statements to be filed by Council members at
25 regular intervals with the Secretary of the Board. Failure
26 to comply with such rules or intentionally falsifying such
27 reports shall be grounds for disqualification from local
28 school council membership. A vacancy on the Council for
29 disqualification may be so declared by the Secretary of the
30 Board. Rules regarding conflicts of interest and disclosure
31 of economic interests promulgated by the Board shall apply to
32 local school council members. No less than 45 days prior to
33 the deadline, the general superintendent shall provide
34 notice, by mail, to each local school council member of all
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1 requirements and forms for compliance with economic interest
2 statements.
3 (r) (1) If a parent member of a local school council
4 ceases to have any child enrolled in the attendance center
5 governed by the Local School Council due to the graduation or
6 voluntary transfer of a child or children from the attendance
7 center, the parent's membership on the Local School Council
8 and all voting rights are terminated immediately as of the
9 date of the child's graduation or voluntary transfer.
10 Further, a local school council member may be removed from
11 the Council by a majority vote of the Council as provided in
12 subsection (c) of Section 34-2.2 if the Council member has
13 missed 3 consecutive regular meetings, not including
14 committee meetings, or 5 regular meetings in a 12 month
15 period, not including committee meetings. If a parent member
16 of a local school council ceases to be eligible to serve on
17 the Council for any other reason, he or she shall be removed
18 by the Board subject to a hearing, convened pursuant to Board
19 rule, prior to removal. A vote to remove a Council member by
20 the local school council shall only be valid if the Council
21 member has been notified personally or by certified mail,
22 mailed to the person's last known address, of the Council's
23 intent to vote on the Council member's removal at least 7
24 days prior to the vote. The Council member in question shall
25 have the right to explain his or her actions and shall be
26 eligible to vote on the question of his or her removal from
27 the Council. The provisions of this subsection shall be
28 contained within the petitions used to nominate Council
29 candidates.
30 (2) A person may continue to serve as a community
31 resident member of a local school council as long as he or
32 she resides in the attendance area served by the school and
33 is not employed by the Board nor is a parent of a student
34 enrolled at the school. If a community resident member
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1 ceases to be eligible to serve on the Council, he or she
2 shall be removed by the Board subject to a hearing, convened
3 pursuant to Board rule, prior to removal.
4 (3) A person may continue to serve as a teacher member
5 of a local school council as long as he or she is employed
6 and assigned to perform a majority of his or her duties at
7 the school, provided that if the teacher representative
8 resigns from employment with the Board or voluntarily
9 transfers to another school, the teacher's membership on the
10 local school council and all voting rights are terminated
11 immediately as of the date of the teacher's resignation or
12 upon the date of the teacher's voluntary transfer to another
13 school. If a teacher member of a local school council ceases
14 to be eligible to serve on a local school council for any
15 other reason, that member shall be removed by the Board
16 subject to a hearing, convened pursuant to Board rule, prior
17 to removal.
18 (Source: P.A. 90-378, eff. 8-14-97; 90-590, eff. 1-1-00;
19 91-622, eff. 8-19-99.)
20 (105 ILCS 5/34-2.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.3)
21 Sec. 34-2.3. Local school councils - Powers and duties.
22 Each local school council shall have and exercise, consistent
23 with the provisions of this Article and the powers and duties
24 of the board of education, the following powers and duties:
25 1. (A) To annually evaluate the performance of the
26 principal of the attendance center using a Board approved
27 principal evaluation form, which shall include the evaluation
28 of (i) student academic improvement, as defined by the school
29 improvement plan, (ii) student absenteeism rates at the
30 school, (iii) instructional leadership, (iv) the effective
31 implementation of programs, policies, or strategies to
32 improve student academic achievement, (v) school management,
33 and (vi) any other factors deemed relevant by the local
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1 school council, including, without limitation, the
2 principal's communication skills and ability to create and
3 maintain a student-centered learning environment, to develop
4 opportunities for professional development, and to encourage
5 parental involvement and community partnerships to achieve
6 school improvement;
7 (B) to determine in the manner provided by subsection
8 (c) of Section 34-2.2 and subdivision 1.5 of this Section
9 whether the performance contract of the principal shall be
10 renewed; and
11 (C) to directly select, in the manner provided by
12 subsection (c) of Section 34-2.2, a new principal (including
13 a new principal to fill a vacancy) -- without submitting any
14 list of candidates for that position to the general
15 superintendent as provided in paragraph 2 of this Section --
16 to serve under a 4 year performance contract; provided that
17 (i) the determination of whether the principal's performance
18 contract is to be renewed, based upon the evaluation required
19 by subdivision 1.5 of this Section, shall be made no later
20 than 150 days prior to the expiration of the current
21 performance-based contract of the prinicipal, (ii) and in
22 cases where such performance contract is not renewed -- a
23 direct selection of a new principal -- to serve under a 4
24 year performance contract shall be made by the local school
25 council no later than 45 days prior to the expiration of the
26 current performance contract of the principal, and (iii) (ii)
27 a selection by the local school council of a new principal to
28 fill a vacancy under a 4 year performance contract shall be
29 made within 90 days after the date such vacancy occurs. A
30 Council shall be required, if requested by the principal, to
31 provide in writing the reasons for the council's not renewing
32 the principal's contract.
33 1.5. The local school council's determination of whether
34 to renew the principal's contract shall be based on an
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1 evaluation to assess the educational and administrative
2 progress made at the school during the principal's current
3 performance-based contract. The local school council shall
4 base its evaluation on (i) student academic improvement, as
5 defined by the school improvement plan, (ii) student
6 absenteeism rates at the school, (iii) instructional
7 leadership, (iv) the effective implementation of programs,
8 policies, or strategies to improve student academic
9 achievement, (v) school management, and (vi) any other
10 factors deemed relevant by the local school council,
11 including, without limitation, the principal's communication
12 skills and ability to create and maintain a student-centered
13 learning environment, to develop opportunities for
14 professional development, and to encourage parental
15 involvement and community partnerships to achieve school
16 improvement. If a local school council fails to renew the
17 performance contract of a principal rated by the general
18 superintendent, or his or her designee, in the previous
19 years' evaluations as meeting or exceeding expectations, the
20 principal, within 15 days after the local school council's
21 decision not to renew the contract, may request a review of
22 the local school council's principal non-retention decision
23 by a hearing officer appointed by the American Arbitration
24 Association. A local school council member or members or the
25 general superintendent may support the principal's request
26 for review. During the period of the hearing officer's review
27 of the local school council's decision on whether or not to
28 retain the principal, the local school council shall maintain
29 all authority to search for and contract with a person to
30 serve as interim or acting principal, or as the principal of
31 the attendance center under a 4-year performance contract,
32 provided that any performance contract entered into by the
33 local school council shall be voidable or modified in
34 accordance with the decision of the hearing officer. The
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1 principal may request review only once while at that
2 attendance center. If a local school council renews the
3 contract of a principal who failed to obtain a rating of
4 "meets" or "exceeds expectations" in the general
5 superintendent's evaluation for the previous year, a local
6 school council member or members or the general
7 superintendent, within 15 days after the local school
8 council's decision to renew the contract, may request a
9 review of the local school council's principal retention
10 decision by a hearing officer appointed by the American
11 Arbitration Association. The local school council member or
12 members or the general superintendent may request a review
13 only once for that principal at that attendance center. All
14 requests to review the retention or non-retention of a
15 principal shall be submitted to the general superintendent,
16 who shall, in turn, forward such requests, within 14 days of
17 receipt, to the American Arbitration Association. The general
18 superintendent shall send a contemporaneous copy of the
19 request that was forwarded to the American Arbitration
20 Association to the principal and to each local school council
21 member and shall inform the local school council of its
22 rights and responsibilities under the arbitration process,
23 including the local school council's right to representation
24 and the manner and process by which the Board shall pay the
25 costs of the council's representation. If the local school
26 council retains the principal and the general superintendent
27 requests a review of the retention decision, the local school
28 council principal and the general superintendent shall be
29 considered adversarial parties to the arbitration, and a
30 hearing officer shall be chosen between those 2 parties
31 pursuant to procedures promulgated by the State Board of
32 Education, and the principal may retain counsel and
33 participate in the arbitration as described in Section 34-85
34 of this Code. If the local school council retains the
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1 principal and a member or members of the local school council
2 requests a review of the principal's contract, the principal
3 and the local school council shall be considered adversarial
4 parties and a hearing officer shall be chosen between those 2
5 parties as described in Section 34-85 of this Code. If the
6 local school council does not retain the principal and the
7 principal requests a review of the retention decision, the
8 local school council and the principal shall be considered
9 adversarial parties to the arbitration and a hearing officer
10 shall be chosen between those 2 parties pursuant to
11 procedures promulgated by the State Board of Education in the
12 manner described in Section 34-85 of this Code. The hearing
13 shall begin (i) within 45 days after the initial request for
14 review is submitted by the principal to the general
15 superintendent or (ii) if the initial request for review is
16 made by the general superintendent, within 45 days after that
17 request is mailed to the American Arbitration Association.
18 The hearing officer shall render a decision within 45 days
19 after the hearing begins and within 90 days after the initial
20 request for review. The Board shall contract with the
21 American Arbitration Association for all of the hearing
22 officer's reasonable and necessary costs. In addition, the
23 Board shall pay any reasonable costs incurred by a local
24 school council for representation before a hearing officer.
25 1.10. The hearing officer shall conduct a hearing, which
26 shall include (i) a review of the principal's performance,
27 evaluations, and other evidence of the principal's service at
28 the school, (ii) reasons provided by the local school council
29 for its decision, and (iii) documentation evidencing views of
30 interested persons, including, without limitation, students,
31 parents, local school council members, school faculty and
32 staff, the principal, the general superintendent or his or
33 her designee, and members of the community. The burden of
34 proof in establishing that the local school council's
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1 decision was arbitrary and capricious shall be on the party
2 requesting the arbitration, and this party shall sustain the
3 burden by a preponderance of the evidence. The hearing
4 officer shall set the local school council decision aside if
5 that decision, in light of the record developed at the
6 hearing, is arbitrary and capricious. The decision of the
7 hearing officer may not be appealed to the Board or the State
8 Board of Education. If the hearing officer decides that the
9 principal shall be retained, the retention period shall not
10 exceed 2 years.
11 2. In the event (i) the local school council does not
12 renew the performance contract of the principal, or the
13 principal fails to receive a satisfactory rating as provided
14 in subsection (h) of Section 34-8.3, or the principal is
15 removed for cause during the term of his or her performance
16 contract in the manner provided by Section 34-85, or a
17 vacancy in the position of principal otherwise occurs prior
18 to the expiration of the term of a principal's performance
19 contract, and (ii) the local school council fails to directly
20 select a new principal to serve under a 4 year performance
21 contract, the local school council in such event shall submit
22 to the general superintendent a list of 3 candidates --
23 listed in the local school council's order of preference --
24 for the position of principal, one of which shall be selected
25 by the general superintendent to serve as principal of the
26 attendance center. If the general superintendent fails or
27 refuses to select one of the candidates on the list to serve
28 as principal within 30 days after being furnished with the
29 candidate list, the general superintendent shall select and
30 place a principal on an interim basis (i) for a period not to
31 exceed one year or (ii) until the local school council
32 selects a new principal with 7 affirmative votes as provided
33 in subsection (c) of Section 34-2.2, whichever occurs first.
34 If the local school council fails or refuses to select and
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1 appoint a new principal, as specified by subsection (c) of
2 Section 34-2.2, the general superintendent may select and
3 appoint a new principal on an interim basis for an additional
4 year or until a new contract principal is selected by the
5 local school council. There shall be no discrimination on
6 the basis of race, sex, creed, color or disability unrelated
7 to ability to perform in connection with the submission of
8 candidates for, and the selection of a candidate to serve as
9 principal of an attendance center. No person shall be
10 directly selected, listed as a candidate for, or selected to
11 serve as principal of an attendance center (i) if such person
12 has been removed for cause from employment by the Board or
13 (ii) if such person does not hold a valid administrative
14 certificate issued or exchanged under Article 21 and endorsed
15 as required by that Article for the position of principal. A
16 principal whose performance contract is not renewed as
17 provided under subsection (c) of Section 34-2.2 may
18 nevertheless, if otherwise qualified and certified as herein
19 provided and if he or she has received a satisfactory rating
20 as provided in subsection (h) of Section 34-8.3, be included
21 by a local school council as one of the 3 candidates listed
22 in order of preference on any candidate list from which one
23 person is to be selected to serve as principal of the
24 attendance center under a new performance contract. The
25 initial candidate list required to be submitted by a local
26 school council to the general superintendent in cases where
27 the local school council does not renew the performance
28 contract of its principal and does not directly select a new
29 principal to serve under a 4 year performance contract shall
30 be submitted not later than 30 days prior to the expiration
31 of the current performance contract. In cases where the
32 local school council fails or refuses to submit the candidate
33 list to the general superintendent no later than 30 days
34 prior to the expiration of the incumbent principal's
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1 contract, the general superintendent may appoint a principal
2 on an interim basis for a period not to exceed one year,
3 during which time the local school council shall be able to
4 select a new principal with 7 affirmative votes as provided
5 in subsection (c) of Section 34-2.2. In cases where a
6 principal is removed for cause or a vacancy otherwise occurs
7 in the position of principal and the vacancy is not filled by
8 direct selection by the local school council, the candidate
9 list shall be submitted by the local school council to the
10 general superintendent within 90 days after the date such
11 removal or vacancy occurs. In cases where the local school
12 council fails or refuses to submit the candidate list to the
13 general superintendent within 90 days after the date of the
14 vacancy, the general superintendent may appoint a principal
15 on an interim basis for a period of one year, during which
16 time the local school council shall be able to select a new
17 principal with 7 affirmative votes as provided in subsection
18 (c) of Section 34-2.2.
19 2.5. Whenever a vacancy in the office of a principal
20 occurs for any reason, the vacancy shall be filled in the
21 manner provided by this Section by the selection of a new
22 principal to serve under a 4 year performance contract.
23 3. To establish additional criteria to be included as
24 part of the performance contract of its principal, provided
25 that such additional criteria shall not discriminate on the
26 basis of race, sex, creed, color or disability unrelated to
27 ability to perform, and shall not be inconsistent with the
28 uniform 4 year performance contract for principals developed
29 by the board as provided in Section 34-8.1 of the School Code
30 or with other provisions of this Article governing the
31 authority and responsibility of principals.
32 4. To approve the expenditure plan prepared by the
33 principal with respect to all funds allocated and distributed
34 to the attendance center by the Board. The expenditure plan
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1 shall be administered by the principal. Notwithstanding any
2 other provision of this Act or any other law, any expenditure
3 plan approved and administered under this Section 34-2.3
4 shall be consistent with and subject to the terms of any
5 contract for services with a third party entered into by the
6 Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees or the board under
7 this Act.
8 Via a supermajority vote of 7 members of the local school
9 council or 8 members of a high school local school council,
10 the Council may transfer allocations pursuant to Section
11 34-2.3 within funds; provided that such a transfer is
12 consistent with applicable law and collective bargaining
13 agreements.
14 Beginning in fiscal year 1991 and in each fiscal year
15 thereafter, the Board may reserve up to 1% of its total
16 fiscal year budget for distribution on a prioritized basis to
17 schools throughout the school system in order to assure
18 adequate programs to meet the needs of special student
19 populations as determined by the Board. This distribution
20 shall take into account the needs catalogued in the
21 Systemwide Plan and the various local school improvement
22 plans of the local school councils. Information about these
23 centrally funded programs shall be distributed to the local
24 school councils so that their subsequent planning and
25 programming will account for these provisions.
26 Beginning in fiscal year 1991 and in each fiscal year
27 thereafter, from other amounts available in the applicable
28 fiscal year budget, the board shall allocate a lump sum
29 amount to each local school based upon such formula as the
30 board shall determine taking into account the special needs
31 of the student body. The local school principal shall
32 develop an expenditure plan in consultation with the local
33 school council, the professional personnel advisory committee
34 and with all other school personnel, which reflects the
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1 priorities and activities as described in the school's local
2 school improvement plan and is consistent with applicable law
3 and collective bargaining agreements and with board policies
4 and standards; however, the local school council shall have
5 the right to request waivers of board policy from the board
6 of education and waivers of employee collective bargaining
7 agreements pursuant to Section 34-8.1a.
8 The expenditure plan developed by the principal with
9 respect to amounts available from the fund for prioritized
10 special needs programs and the allocated lump sum amount must
11 be approved by the local school council.
12 The lump sum allocation shall take into account the
13 following principles:
14 a. Teachers: Each school shall be allocated funds
15 equal to the amount appropriated in the previous school
16 year for compensation for teachers (regular grades
17 kindergarten through 12th grade) plus whatever increases
18 in compensation have been negotiated contractually or
19 through longevity as provided in the negotiated
20 agreement. Adjustments shall be made due to layoff or
21 reduction in force, lack of funds or work, change in
22 subject requirements, enrollment changes, or contracts
23 with third parties for the performance of services or to
24 rectify any inconsistencies with system-wide allocation
25 formulas or for other legitimate reasons.
26 b. Other personnel: Funds for other teacher
27 certificated and uncertificated personnel paid through
28 non-categorical funds shall be provided according to
29 system-wide formulas based on student enrollment and the
30 special needs of the school as determined by the Board.
31 c. Non-compensation items: Appropriations for all
32 non-compensation items shall be based on system-wide
33 formulas based on student enrollment and on the special
34 needs of the school or factors related to the physical
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1 plant, including but not limited to textbooks, supplies,
2 electricity, equipment, and routine maintenance.
3 d. Funds for categorical programs: Schools shall
4 receive personnel and funds based on, and shall use such
5 personnel and funds in accordance with State and Federal
6 requirements applicable to each categorical program
7 provided to meet the special needs of the student body
8 (including but not limited to, Federal Chapter I,
9 Bilingual, and Special Education).
10 d.1. Funds for State Title I: Each school shall
11 receive funds based on State and Board requirements
12 applicable to each State Title I pupil provided to meet
13 the special needs of the student body. Each school shall
14 receive the proportion of funds as provided in Section
15 18-8 to which they are entitled. These funds shall be
16 spent only with the budgetary approval of the Local
17 School Council as provided in Section 34-2.3.
18 e. The Local School Council shall have the right to
19 request the principal to close positions and open new
20 ones consistent with the provisions of the local school
21 improvement plan provided that these decisions are
22 consistent with applicable law and collective bargaining
23 agreements. If a position is closed, pursuant to this
24 paragraph, the local school shall have for its use the
25 system-wide average compensation for the closed position.
26 f. Operating within existing laws and collective
27 bargaining agreements, the local school council shall
28 have the right to direct the principal to shift
29 expenditures within funds.
30 g. (Blank).
31 Any funds unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall
32 be available to the board of education for use as part of its
33 budget for the following fiscal year.
34 5. To make recommendations to the principal concerning
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1 textbook selection and concerning curriculum developed
2 pursuant to the school improvement plan which is consistent
3 with systemwide curriculum objectives in accordance with
4 Sections 34-8 and 34-18 of the School Code and in conformity
5 with the collective bargaining agreement.
6 6. To advise the principal concerning the attendance and
7 disciplinary policies for the attendance center, subject to
8 the provisions of this Article and Article 26, and consistent
9 with the uniform system of discipline established by the
10 board pursuant to Section 34-19.
11 7. To approve a school improvement plan developed as
12 provided in Section 34-2.4. The process and schedule for plan
13 development shall be publicized to the entire school
14 community, and the community shall be afforded the
15 opportunity to make recommendations concerning the plan. At
16 least twice a year the principal and local school council
17 shall report publicly on progress and problems with respect
18 to plan implementation.
19 8. To evaluate the allocation of teaching resources and
20 other certificated and uncertificated staff to the attendance
21 center to determine whether such allocation is consistent
22 with and in furtherance of instructional objectives and
23 school programs reflective of the school improvement plan
24 adopted for the attendance center; and to make
25 recommendations to the board, the general superintendent and
26 the principal concerning any reallocation of teaching
27 resources or other staff whenever the council determines that
28 any such reallocation is appropriate because the
29 qualifications of any existing staff at the attendance center
30 do not adequately match or support instructional objectives
31 or school programs which reflect the school improvement plan.
32 9. To make recommendations to the principal and the
33 general superintendent concerning their respective
34 appointments, after August 31, 1989, and in the manner
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1 provided by Section 34-8 and Section 34-8.1, of persons to
2 fill any vacant, additional or newly created positions for
3 teachers at the attendance center or at attendance centers
4 which include the attendance center served by the local
5 school council.
6 10. To request of the Board the manner in which training
7 and assistance shall be provided to the local school council.
8 Pursuant to Board guidelines a local school council is
9 authorized to direct the Board of Education to contract with
10 personnel or not-for-profit organizations not associated with
11 the school district to train or assist council members. If
12 training or assistance is provided by contract with personnel
13 or organizations not associated with the school district, the
14 period of training or assistance shall not exceed 30 hours
15 during a given school year; person shall not be employed on a
16 continuous basis longer than said period and shall not have
17 been employed by the Chicago Board of Education within the
18 preceding six months. Council members shall receive training
19 in at least the following areas:
20 1. school budgets;
21 2. educational theory pertinent to the attendance
22 center's particular needs, including the development of
23 the school improvement plan and the principal's
24 performance contract; and
25 3. personnel selection.
26 Council members shall, to the greatest extent possible,
27 complete such training within 90 days of election.
28 11. In accordance with systemwide guidelines contained
29 in the System-Wide Educational Reform Goals and Objectives
30 Plan, criteria for evaluation of performance shall be
31 established for local school councils and local school
32 council members. If a local school council persists in
33 noncompliance with systemwide requirements, the Board may
34 impose sanctions and take necessary corrective action,
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1 consistent with Section 34-8.3.
2 12. Each local school council shall comply with the Open
3 Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Each local
4 school council shall issue and transmit to its school
5 community a detailed annual report accounting for its
6 activities programmatically and financially. Each local
7 school council shall convene at least 2 well-publicized
8 meetings annually with its entire school community. These
9 meetings shall include presentation of the proposed local
10 school improvement plan, of the proposed school expenditure
11 plan, and the annual report, and shall provide an opportunity
12 for public comment.
13 13. Each local school council is encouraged to involve
14 additional non-voting members of the school community in
15 facilitating the council's exercise of its responsibilities.
16 14. The local school council may adopt a school uniform
17 or dress code policy that governs the attendance center and
18 that is necessary to maintain the orderly process of a school
19 function or prevent endangerment of student health or safety,
20 consistent with the policies and rules of the Board of
21 Education. A school uniform or dress code policy adopted by a
22 local school council: (i) shall not be applied in such manner
23 as to discipline or deny attendance to a transfer student or
24 any other student for noncompliance with that policy during
25 such period of time as is reasonably necessary to enable the
26 student to acquire a school uniform or otherwise comply with
27 the dress code policy that is in effect at the attendance
28 center into which the student's enrollment is transferred;
29 and (ii) shall include criteria and procedures under which
30 the local school council will accommodate the needs of or
31 otherwise provide appropriate resources to assist a student
32 from an indigent family in complying with an applicable
33 school uniform or dress code policy. A student whose parents
34 or legal guardians object on religious grounds to the
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1 student's compliance with an applicable school uniform or
2 dress code policy shall not be required to comply with that
3 policy if the student's parents or legal guardians present to
4 the local school council a signed statement of objection
5 detailing the grounds for the objection.
6 15. All decisions made and actions taken by the local
7 school council in the exercise of its powers and duties shall
8 comply with State and federal laws, all applicable collective
9 bargaining agreements, court orders and rules properly
10 promulgated by the Board.
11 15a. To grant, in accordance with board rules and
12 policies, the use of assembly halls and classrooms when not
13 otherwise needed, including lighting, heat, and attendants,
14 for public lectures, concerts, and other educational and
15 social activities.
16 15b. To approve, in accordance with board rules and
17 policies, receipts and expenditures for all internal accounts
18 of the attendance center, and to approve all fund-raising
19 activities by nonschool organizations that use the school
20 building.
21 16. (Blank).
22 17. Names and addresses of local school council members
23 shall be a matter of public record.
24 (Source: P.A. 90-14, eff. 7-1-97; 91-622, eff. 8-19-99.)
25 (105 ILCS 5/34-8.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-8.1)
26 Sec. 34-8.1. Principals. Principals shall be employed to
27 supervise the operation of each attendance center. Their
28 powers and duties shall include but not be limited to the
29 authority (i) to direct, supervise, evaluate, and suspend
30 with or without pay or otherwise discipline all teachers,
31 assistant principals, and other employees assigned to the
32 attendance center in accordance with board rules and policies
33 and (ii) to direct all other persons assigned to the
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1 attendance center pursuant to a contract with a third party
2 to provide services to the school system. The right to
3 employ, discharge, and layoff shall be vested solely with the
4 board. The principal shall fill positions by appointment as
5 provided in this Section and may make recommendations to the
6 board regarding the employment, discharge, or layoff of any
7 individual. The authority of the principal shall include the
8 authority to direct the hours during which the attendance
9 center shall be open and available for use provided the use
10 complies with board rules and policies, to determine when and
11 what operations shall be conducted within those hours, and to
12 schedule staff within those hours. Under the direction of,
13 and subject to the authority of the principal, the Engineer
14 In Charge shall be accountable for the safe, economical
15 operation of the plant and grounds and shall also be
16 responsible for orientation, training, and supervising the
17 work of Engineers, Trainees, school maintenance assistants,
18 custodial workers and other plant operation employees under
19 his or her direction.
20 There shall be established by the board a system of
21 semi-annual evaluations conducted by the principal as to
22 performance of the engineer in charge. Nothing in this
23 Section shall prevent the principal from conducting
24 additional evaluations. An overall numerical rating shall
25 be given by the principal based on the evaluation conducted
26 by the principal. An unsatisfactory numerical rating shall
27 result in disciplinary action, which may include, without
28 limitation and in the judgment of the principal, loss of
29 promotion or bidding procedure, reprimand, suspension with or
30 without pay, or recommended dismissal. The board shall
31 establish procedures for conducting the evaluation and
32 reporting the results to the engineer in charge.
33 Under the direction of, and subject to the authority of,
34 the principal, the Food Service Manager is responsible at all
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1 times for the proper operation and maintenance of the lunch
2 room to which he is assigned and shall also be responsible
3 for the orientation, training, and supervising the work of
4 cooks, bakers, porters, and lunchroom attendants under his or
5 her direction.
6 There shall be established by the Board a system of
7 semi-annual evaluations conducted by the principal as to the
8 performance of the food service manager. Nothing in this
9 Section shall prevent the principal from conducting
10 additional evaluations. An overall numerical rating shall be
11 given by the principal based on the evaluation conducted by
12 the principal. An unsatisfactory numerical rating shall
13 result in disciplinary action which may include, without
14 limitation and in the judgment of the principal, loss of
15 promotion or bidding procedure, reprimand, suspension with or
16 without pay, or recommended dismissal. The board shall
17 establish rules for conducting the evaluation and reporting
18 the results to the food service manager.
19 Nothing in this Section shall be interpreted to require
20 the employment or assignment of an Engineer-In-Charge or a
21 Food Service Manager for each attendance center.
22 Principals shall be employed to supervise the educational
23 operation of each attendance center. If a principal is absent
24 due to extended illness or leave or absence, an assistant
25 principal may be assigned as acting principal for a period
26 not to exceed 100 school days. Each principal shall assume
27 administrative responsibility and instructional leadership,
28 in accordance with reasonable rules and regulations of the
29 board, for the planning, operation and evaluation of the
30 educational program of the attendance center to which he is
31 assigned. The principal shall submit recommendations to the
32 general superintendent concerning the appointment, dismissal,
33 retention, promotion, and assignment of all personnel
34 assigned to the attendance center; provided, that from and
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1 after September 1, 1989: (i) if any vacancy occurs in a
2 position at the attendance center or if an additional or new
3 position is created at the attendance center, that position
4 shall be filled by appointment made by the principal in
5 accordance with procedures established and provided by the
6 Board whenever the majority of the duties included in that
7 position are to be performed at the attendance center which
8 is under the principal's supervision, and each such
9 appointment so made by the principal shall be made and based
10 upon merit and ability to perform in that position without
11 regard to seniority or length of service, provided, that such
12 appointments shall be subject to the Board's desegregation
13 obligations, including but not limited to the Consent Decree
14 and Desegregation Plan in U.S. v. Chicago Board of Education;
15 (ii) the principal shall submit recommendations based upon
16 merit and ability to perform in the particular position,
17 without regard to seniority or length of service, to the
18 general superintendent concerning the appointment of any
19 teacher, teacher aide, counselor, clerk, hall guard, security
20 guard and any other personnel which is to be made by the
21 general superintendent whenever less than a majority of the
22 duties of that teacher, teacher aide, counselor, clerk, hall
23 guard, and security guard and any other personnel are to be
24 performed at the attendance center which is under the
25 principal's supervision; and (iii) subject to law and the
26 applicable collective bargaining agreements, the authority
27 and responsibilities of a principal with respect to the
28 evaluation of all teachers and other personnel assigned to an
29 attendance center shall commence immediately upon his or her
30 appointment as principal of the attendance center, without
31 regard to the length of time that he or she has been the
32 principal of that attendance center.
33 Notwithstanding the existence of any other law of this
34 State, nothing in this Act shall prevent the board from
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1 entering into a contract with a third party for services
2 currently performed by any employee or bargaining unit
3 member.
4 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, each
5 principal may approve contracts, binding on the board, in the
6 amount of no more than $10,000, if the contract is endorsed
7 by the Local School Council.
8 Unless otherwise prohibited by law or by rule of the
9 board, the principal shall provide to local school council
10 members copies of all internal audits and any other pertinent
11 information generated by any audits or reviews of the
12 programs and operation of the attendance center.
13 Each principal shall hold a valid administrative
14 certificate issued or exchanged in accordance with Article 21
15 and endorsed as required by that Article for the position of
16 principal. The board may establish or impose academic,
17 educational, examination, and experience requirements and
18 criteria that are in addition to those established and
19 required by Article 21 for issuance of a valid certificate
20 endorsed for the position of principal as a condition of the
21 nomination, selection, appointment, employment, or continued
22 employment of a person as principal of any attendance center,
23 or as a condition of the renewal of any principal's
24 performance contract.
25 The board shall specify in its formal job description for
26 principals, and from and after July 1, 1990 shall specify in
27 the 4 year performance contracts for use with respect to all
28 principals, that his or her primary responsibility is in the
29 improvement of instruction. A majority of the time spent by
30 a principal shall be spent on curriculum and staff
31 development through both formal and informal activities,
32 establishing clear lines of communication regarding school
33 goals, accomplishments, practices and policies with parents
34 and teachers. The principal, with the assistance of the
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1 local school council, shall develop a school improvement plan
2 as provided in Section 34-2.4 and, upon approval of the plan
3 by the local school council, shall be responsible for
4 directing implementation of the plan. The principal, with the
5 assistance of the Professional Personnel Advisory Committee,
6 shall develop the specific methods and contents of the
7 school's curriculum within the board's system-wide curriculum
8 standards and objectives and the requirements of the school
9 improvement plan. The board shall ensure that all principals
10 are evaluated on their instructional leadership ability and
11 their ability to maintain a positive education and learning
12 climate. It shall also be the responsibility of the
13 principal to utilize resources of proper law enforcement
14 agencies when the safety and welfare of students and teachers
15 are threatened by illegal use of drugs and alcohol, by
16 illegal use or possession of weapons, or by illegal gang
17 activity.
18 On or before October 1, 1989, the Board of Education, in
19 consultation with any professional organization representing
20 principals in the district, shall promulgate rules and
21 implement a lottery for the purpose of determining whether a
22 principal's existing performance contract (including the
23 performance contract applicable to any principal's position
24 in which a vacancy then exists) expires on June 30, 1990 or
25 on June 30, 1991, and whether the ensuing 4 year performance
26 contract begins on July 1, 1990 or July 1, 1991. The Board of
27 Education shall establish and conduct the lottery in such
28 manner that of all the performance contracts of principals
29 (including the performance contracts applicable to all
30 principal positions in which a vacancy then exists), 50% of
31 such contracts shall expire on June 30, 1990, and 50% shall
32 expire on June 30, 1991. All persons serving as principal on
33 May 1, 1989, and all persons appointed as principal after May
34 1, 1989 and prior to July 1, 1990 or July 1, 1991, in a
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1 manner other than as provided by Section 34-2.3, shall be
2 deemed by operation of law to be serving under a performance
3 contract which expires on June 30, 1990 or June 30, 1991; and
4 unless such performance contract of any such principal is
5 renewed (or such person is again appointed to serve as
6 principal) in the manner provided by Section 34-2.2 or
7 34-2.3, the employment of such person as principal shall
8 terminate on June 30, 1990 or June 30, 1991.
9 Commencing on July 1, 1990, or on July 1, 1991, and
10 thereafter, the principal of each attendance center shall be
11 the person selected in the manner provided by Section 34-2.3
12 to serve as principal of that attendance center under a 4
13 year performance contract. All performance contracts of
14 principals expiring after July 1, 1990, or July 1, 1991,
15 shall commence on the date specified in the contract, and the
16 renewal of their performance contracts and the appointment of
17 principals when their performance contracts are not renewed
18 shall be governed by Sections 34-2.2 and 34-2.3. Whenever a
19 vacancy in the office of a principal occurs for any reason,
20 the vacancy shall be filled by the selection of a new
21 principal to serve under a 4 year performance contract in the
22 manner provided by Section 34-2.3.
23 The board of education shall develop and prepare, in
24 consultation with the organization representing principals, a
25 4 year performance contract for use at all attendance
26 centers, and shall furnish the same to each local school
27 council. The term of the performance contract shall be 4
28 years, unless the principal is retained by the decision of a
29 hearing officer pursuant to subdivision 1.5 of Section
30 34-2.3, in which case the contract shall be extended for 2
31 years. The contract's 4-year term may be modified by the
32 board pursuant to the principal retention review provisions
33 of Section 34-2.3. The performance contract of each
34 principal shall consist of the uniform performance contract,
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1 as developed or from time to time modified by the board, and
2 such additional criteria as are established by a local school
3 council pursuant to Section 34-2.3 for the performance
4 contract of its principal.
5 During the term of his or her performance contract, a
6 principal may be removed only as provided for in the
7 performance contract except for cause. He or she shall also
8 be obliged to follow the rules of the board of education
9 concerning conduct and efficiency.
10 In the event the performance contract of a principal is
11 not renewed or a principal is not reappointed as principal
12 under a new performance contract, or in the event a principal
13 is appointed to any position of superintendent or higher
14 position, or voluntarily resigns his position of principal,
15 his or her employment as a principal shall terminate and such
16 former principal shall not be reinstated to the position from
17 which he or she was promoted to principal, except that he or
18 she, if otherwise qualified and certified in accordance with
19 Article 21, shall be placed by the board on appropriate
20 eligibility lists which it prepares for use in the filling of
21 vacant or additional or newly created positions for teachers.
22 The principal's total years of service to the board as both a
23 teacher and a principal, or in other professional capacities,
24 shall be used in calculating years of experience for purposes
25 of being selected as a teacher into new, additional or vacant
26 positions.
27 In the event the performance contract of a principal is
28 not renewed or a principal is not reappointed as principal
29 under a new performance contract, such principal shall be
30 eligible to continue to receive his or her previously
31 provided level of health insurance benefits for a period of
32 90 days following the non-renewal of the contract at no
33 expense to the principal, provided that such principal has
34 not retired.
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1 (Source: P.A. 91-622, eff. 8-19-99.)
2 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3 becoming law.
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