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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||
5 | 2-3.148 and by changing Section 22-45 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.148 new)
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7 | Sec. 2-3.148. Community schools. | ||||||
8 | (a) This Section applies beginning with the 2009-2010 | ||||||
9 | school year. | ||||||
10 | (b) The General Assembly finds all of the following: | ||||||
11 | (1) All children are capable of success. | ||||||
12 | (2) Schools are the centers of vibrant communities. | ||||||
13 | (3) Strong families build strong educational | ||||||
14 | communities. | ||||||
15 | (4) Children succeed when adults work together to | ||||||
16 | foster positive educational outcomes. | ||||||
17 | (5) Schools work best when families take active roles | ||||||
18 | in the education of children. | ||||||
19 | (6) Schools today are limited in their ability to | ||||||
20 | dedicate time and resources to provide a wide range of | ||||||
21 | educational opportunities to students because of the focus | ||||||
22 | on standardized test outcomes. | ||||||
23 | (7) By providing learning opportunities outside of |
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1 | normal school hours, including programs on life skills and | ||||||
2 | health, students are more successful academically, more | ||||||
3 | engaged in their communities, safer, and better prepared to | ||||||
4 | make a successful transition from school to adulthood. | ||||||
5 | (8) A community school is a traditional school that | ||||||
6 | actively partners with its community to leverage existing | ||||||
7 | resources and identify new resources to support the | ||||||
8 | transformation of the school to provide enrichment and | ||||||
9 | additional life skill opportunities for students, parents, | ||||||
10 | and community members at-large. Each community school is | ||||||
11 | unique because its programming is designed by and for the | ||||||
12 | school staff, in partnership with parents, community | ||||||
13 | stakeholders, and students. | ||||||
14 | (9) Community schools currently exist in this State in | ||||||
15 | urban, rural, and suburban communities. | ||||||
16 | (10) Research shows that community schools have a | ||||||
17 | powerful positive impact on students, as demonstrated by | ||||||
18 | increased academic success, a positive change in attitudes | ||||||
19 | toward school and learning, and decreased behavioral | ||||||
20 | problems. | ||||||
21 | (11) After-school and evening programs offered by | ||||||
22 | community schools provide academic enrichment consistent | ||||||
23 | with the Illinois Learning Standards and general school | ||||||
24 | curriculum; an opportunity for physical fitness activities | ||||||
25 | for students, fine arts programs, structured learning | ||||||
26 | "play" time, and other recreational opportunities; a safe |
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1 | haven for students; and work supports for working families. | ||||||
2 | (12) Community schools are cost-effective because they | ||||||
3 | leverage existing resources provided by local, State, | ||||||
4 | federal, and private sources and bring programs to the | ||||||
5 | schools, where the students are already congregated. | ||||||
6 | Community schools have been shown to leverage between $5 to | ||||||
7 | $8 in existing programming for every $1 spent on a | ||||||
8 | community school. | ||||||
9 | (c) Subject to an appropriation or the availability of | ||||||
10 | funding for such purposes, the State Board of Education shall | ||||||
11 | make grants available to fund community schools and to enhance | ||||||
12 | programs at community schools. A request-for-proposal process | ||||||
13 | must be used in awarding grants under this subsection (c). | ||||||
14 | Proposals may be submitted on behalf of a school, a school | ||||||
15 | district, or a consortium of 2 or more schools or school | ||||||
16 | districts. Proposals must be evaluated and scored on the basis | ||||||
17 | of criteria consistent with this Section and other factors | ||||||
18 | developed and adopted by the State Board of Education. | ||||||
19 | Technical assistance in grant writing must be made available to | ||||||
20 | schools, school districts, or consortia of school districts | ||||||
21 | through the State Board of Education directly or through a | ||||||
22 | resource and referral directory established and maintained by | ||||||
23 | the State Board of Education. | ||||||
24 | (d) In order to qualify for a community school grant under | ||||||
25 | this Section, a school must, at a minimum, have the following | ||||||
26 | components: |
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1 | (1) Before and after-school programming each school | ||||||
2 | day to meet the identified needs of students. | ||||||
3 | (2) Weekend programming. | ||||||
4 | (3) At least 4 weeks of summer programming. | ||||||
5 | (4) A local advisory group comprised of school | ||||||
6 | leadership, parents, and community stakeholders that | ||||||
7 | establishes school-specific programming goals, assesses | ||||||
8 | program needs, and oversees the process of implementing | ||||||
9 | expanded programming. | ||||||
10 | (5) A program director or resource coordinator who is | ||||||
11 | responsible for establishing a local advisory group, | ||||||
12 | assessing the needs of students and community members, | ||||||
13 | identifying programs to meet those needs, developing the | ||||||
14 | before and after-school, weekend, and summer programming | ||||||
15 | and overseeing the implementation of programming to ensure | ||||||
16 | high quality, efficiency, and robust participation. | ||||||
17 | (6) Programming that includes academic excellence | ||||||
18 | aligned with the Illinois Learning Standards, life skills, | ||||||
19 | healthy minds and bodies, parental support, and community | ||||||
20 | engagement and that promotes staying in school and | ||||||
21 | non-violent behavior and non-violent conflict resolution. | ||||||
22 | (7) Maintenance of attendance records in all | ||||||
23 | programming components. | ||||||
24 | (8) Maintenance of measurable data showing annual | ||||||
25 | participation and the impact of programming on the | ||||||
26 | participating children and adults. |
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1 | (9) Documentation of true collaboration between the | ||||||
2 | school and community stakeholders, including local | ||||||
3 | governmental units, civic organizations, families, | ||||||
4 | businesses, and social service providers. | ||||||
5 | (10) A non-discrimination policy ensuring that the | ||||||
6 | community school does not condition participation upon | ||||||
7 | race, ethnic origin, religion, sex, or disability. | ||||||
8 | (105 ILCS 5/22-45)
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9 | Sec. 22-45. Illinois P-20 Council. | ||||||
10 | (a) The General Assembly finds that preparing Illinoisans | ||||||
11 | for success in school and the workplace requires a continuum of | ||||||
12 | quality education from preschool through graduate school. This | ||||||
13 | State needs a framework to guide education policy and integrate | ||||||
14 | education at every level. A statewide coordinating council to | ||||||
15 | study and make recommendations concerning education at all | ||||||
16 | levels can avoid fragmentation of policies, promote improved | ||||||
17 | teaching and learning, and continue to cultivate and | ||||||
18 | demonstrate strong accountability and efficiency. Establishing | ||||||
19 | an Illinois P-20 Council will develop a statewide agenda that | ||||||
20 | will move the State towards the common goals of improving | ||||||
21 | academic achievement, increasing college access and success, | ||||||
22 | improving use of existing data and measurements, developing | ||||||
23 | improved accountability, fostering innovative approaches to | ||||||
24 | education, promoting lifelong learning, easing the transition | ||||||
25 | to college, and reducing remediation. A pre-kindergarten |
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1 | through grade 20 agenda will strengthen this State's economic | ||||||
2 | competitiveness by producing a highly-skilled workforce. In | ||||||
3 | addition, lifelong learning plans will enhance this State's | ||||||
4 | ability to leverage funding. | ||||||
5 | (b) There is created the Illinois P-20 Council. The | ||||||
6 | Illinois P-20 Council shall include all of the following | ||||||
7 | members: | ||||||
8 | (1) The Governor or his or designee, to serve as | ||||||
9 | chairperson. | ||||||
10 | (2) Four members of the General Assembly, one appointed | ||||||
11 | by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one | ||||||
12 | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | ||||||
13 | Representatives, one appointed by the President of the | ||||||
14 | Senate, and one appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
15 | Senate. | ||||||
16 | (3) Six at-large members appointed by the Governor as | ||||||
17 | follows, with 2 members being from the City of Chicago, 2
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18 | members being from Lake County, McHenry County, Kane
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19 | County, DuPage County, Will County, or that part of Cook
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20 | County outside of the City of Chicago, and 2 members being
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21 | from the remainder of the State: | ||||||
22 | (A) one representative of civic leaders; | ||||||
23 | (B) one representative of local government; | ||||||
24 | (C) one representative of trade unions; | ||||||
25 | (D) one representative of nonprofit organizations | ||||||
26 | or foundations; |
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1 | (E) one representative of parents' organizations; | ||||||
2 | and | ||||||
3 | (F) one education research expert. | ||||||
4 | (4) Five members appointed by statewide business | ||||||
5 | organizations and business trade associations. | ||||||
6 | (5) Six members appointed by statewide professional | ||||||
7 | organizations and associations representing | ||||||
8 | pre-kindergarten through grade 20 teachers, community | ||||||
9 | college faculty, and public university faculty. | ||||||
10 | (6) Two members appointed by associations representing | ||||||
11 | local school administrators and school board members. One | ||||||
12 | of these members must be a special education administrator. | ||||||
13 | (7) One member representing community colleges, | ||||||
14 | appointed by the Illinois Council of Community College | ||||||
15 | Presidents. | ||||||
16 | (8) One member representing 4-year independent | ||||||
17 | colleges and universities, appointed by a statewide | ||||||
18 | organization representing private institutions of higher | ||||||
19 | learning. | ||||||
20 | (9) One member representing public 4-year | ||||||
21 | universities, appointed jointly by the university | ||||||
22 | presidents and chancellors. | ||||||
23 | (10) Ex-officio members as follows: | ||||||
24 | (A) The State Superintendent of Education or his or | ||||||
25 | her designee. | ||||||
26 | (B) The Executive Director of the Board of Higher
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1 | Education or his or her designee. | ||||||
2 | (C) The President and Chief Executive Officer of | ||||||
3 | the Illinois Community College Board or his or her | ||||||
4 | designee. | ||||||
5 | (D) The Executive Director of the Illinois Student | ||||||
6 | Assistance Commission or his or her designee. | ||||||
7 | (E) The Co-chairpersons of the Illinois Workforce | ||||||
8 | Investment Board or their designee. | ||||||
9 | (F) The Director of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
10 | Opportunity or his or her designee. | ||||||
11 | (G) The Chairperson of the Illinois Early Learning | ||||||
12 | Council or his or her designee. | ||||||
13 | (H) The President of the Illinois Mathematics and | ||||||
14 | Science Academy or his or her designee. | ||||||
15 | (I) The president of an association representing | ||||||
16 | educators of adult learners or his or her
designee. | ||||||
17 | Ex-officio members shall have no vote on the Illinois P-20 | ||||||
18 | Council. | ||||||
19 | Appointed members shall serve for staggered terms expiring | ||||||
20 | on July 1 of the first, second, or third calendar year | ||||||
21 | following their appointments or until their successors are | ||||||
22 | appointed and have qualified. Staggered terms shall be | ||||||
23 | determined by lot at the organizing meeting of the Illinois | ||||||
24 | P-20 Council. | ||||||
25 | Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original | ||||||
26 | appointments, and any member so appointed shall serve during |
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1 | the remainder of the term for which the vacancy occurred. | ||||||
2 | (c) The Illinois P-20 Council shall be funded through State | ||||||
3 | appropriations to support staff activities, research, | ||||||
4 | data-collection, and dissemination. The Illinois P-20 Council | ||||||
5 | shall be staffed by the Office of the Governor, in coordination | ||||||
6 | with relevant State agencies, boards, and commissions. The | ||||||
7 | Illinois Education Research Council shall provide research and | ||||||
8 | coordinate research collection activities for the Illinois | ||||||
9 | P-20 Council. | ||||||
10 | (d) The Illinois P-20 Council shall have all of the | ||||||
11 | following duties: | ||||||
12 | (1) To make recommendations to do all of the following: | ||||||
13 | (A) Coordinate pre-kindergarten through grade 20 | ||||||
14 | (graduate school) education in this State through | ||||||
15 | working at the intersections of educational systems to | ||||||
16 | promote collaborative infrastructure. | ||||||
17 | (B) Coordinate and leverage strategies, actions, | ||||||
18 | legislation, policies, and resources of all | ||||||
19 | stakeholders to support fundamental and lasting | ||||||
20 | improvement in this State's public schools, community | ||||||
21 | colleges, and universities. | ||||||
22 | (C) Better align the high school curriculum with | ||||||
23 | postsecondary expectations. | ||||||
24 | (D) Better align assessments across all levels of | ||||||
25 | education. | ||||||
26 | (E) Reduce the need for students entering |
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1 | institutions of higher education to take remedial | ||||||
2 | courses. | ||||||
3 | (F) Smooth the transition from high school to | ||||||
4 | college. | ||||||
5 | (G) Improve high school and college graduation | ||||||
6 | rates. | ||||||
7 | (H) Improve the rigor and relevance of academic | ||||||
8 | standards for college and workforce readiness. | ||||||
9 | (I) Better align college and university teaching | ||||||
10 | programs with the needs of Illinois schools.
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11 | (2) To advise the Governor, the General Assembly, the | ||||||
12 | State's education and higher education agencies, and the
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13 | State's workforce and economic development boards and
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14 | agencies on policies related to lifelong learning for | ||||||
15 | Illinois students and families. | ||||||
16 | (3) To articulate a framework for systemic educational | ||||||
17 | improvement and innovation that will enable every student | ||||||
18 | to meet or exceed Illinois learning standards and be | ||||||
19 | well-prepared to succeed in the workforce and community. | ||||||
20 | (4) To provide an estimated fiscal impact for | ||||||
21 | implementation of all Council recommendations.
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22 | (e) The chairperson of the Illinois P-20 Council may | ||||||
23 | authorize the creation of working groups focusing on areas of | ||||||
24 | interest to Illinois educational and workforce development, | ||||||
25 | including without limitation the following areas: | ||||||
26 | (1) Preparation, recruitment, and certification of |
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1 | highly qualified teachers. | ||||||
2 | (2) Mentoring and induction of highly qualified | ||||||
3 | teachers. | ||||||
4 | (3) The diversity of highly qualified teachers. | ||||||
5 | (4) Funding for highly qualified teachers, including | ||||||
6 | developing a strategic and collaborative plan to seek | ||||||
7 | federal and private grants to support initiatives | ||||||
8 | targeting teacher preparation and its impact on student | ||||||
9 | achievement. | ||||||
10 | (5) Highly effective administrators. | ||||||
11 | (6) Illinois birth through age 3 education, | ||||||
12 | pre-kindergarten, and early childhood education. | ||||||
13 | (7) The assessment, alignment, outreach, and network | ||||||
14 | of college and workforce readiness efforts.
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15 | (8) Alternative routes to college access. | ||||||
16 | (9) Research data and accountability. | ||||||
17 | (10) Community schools, community participation, and | ||||||
18 | other innovative approaches to education that foster | ||||||
19 | community partnerships. | ||||||
20 | The chairperson of the Illinois P-20 Council may designate | ||||||
21 | Council members to serve as working group chairpersons. Working | ||||||
22 | groups may invite organizations and individuals representing | ||||||
23 | pre-kindergarten through grade 20 interests to participate in | ||||||
24 | discussions, data collection, and dissemination.
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25 | (Source: P.A. 95-626, eff. 6-1-08; 95-996, eff. 10-3-08.)
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26 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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1 | becoming law.
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