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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
510-21.4 and 10-23.8 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-21.4)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-21.4)
7    Sec. 10-21.4. Superintendent - Duties. Except in districts
8in which there is only one school with fewer less than 4 four
9teachers, to employ a superintendent, who shall have charge of
10the administration of the schools under the direction of the
11board of education. However, in any school district that has
12boundaries that lie in 3 counties, one county of which has a
13population exceeding 1,000,000 inhabitants, that has an
14enrollment of more than 35,000 students, and that has on staff
15properly licensed assistant superintendents or directors in
16the areas of instruction, finance, special education,
17assessments, and career and technology education, the school
18board may instead, by a vote of a majority of its full
19membership, appoint a chief executive officer to serve as its
20superintendent, who shall be a person of recognized
21administrative ability and management experience, hold a
22master's degree, have been employed with the school district
23for a minimum of 5 years in an administrative capacity, be

 

 

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1responsible for the management of the district, and have all
2other powers and duties of a superintendent as set forth in
3this Code, but who shall be exempt from the provisions and
4requirements of Section 21B-15 of this Code for a period of 5
5years.
6    In addition to the administrative duties, the
7superintendent shall make recommendations to the board
8concerning the budget, building plans, the locations of sites,
9the selection, retention and dismissal of teachers and all
10other employees, the selection of textbooks, instructional
11material and courses of study. However, in districts under a
12Financial Oversight Panel pursuant to Section 1A-8 for
13violating a financial plan, the duties and responsibilities of
14the superintendent in relation to the financial and business
15operations of the district shall be approved by the Panel. In
16the event the Board refuses or fails to follow a directive or
17comply with an information request of the Panel, the
18performance of those duties shall be subject to the direction
19of the Panel. The superintendent shall also notify the State
20Board of Education, the board and the chief administrative
21official, other than the alleged perpetrator himself, in the
22school where the alleged perpetrator serves, that any person
23who is employed in a school or otherwise comes into frequent
24contact with children in the school has been named as a
25perpetrator in an indicated report filed pursuant to the Abused
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1amended. The superintendent shall keep or cause to be kept the
2records and accounts as directed and required by the board, aid
3in making reports required by the board, and perform such other
4duties as the board may delegate to him.
5    In addition, each year at a time designated by the State
6Superintendent of Education, each superintendent shall report
7to the State Board of Education the number of high school
8students in the district who are enrolled in accredited courses
9(for which high school credit will be awarded upon successful
10completion of the courses) at any community college, together
11with the name and number of the course or courses which each
12such student is taking.
13    The provisions of this Section section shall also apply to
14board of director districts.
15    Notice of intent not to renew a contract must be given in
16writing stating the specific reason therefor by April 1 of the
17contract year unless the contract specifically provides
18otherwise. Failure to do so will automatically extend the
19contract for an additional year. Within 10 days after receipt
20of notice of intent not to renew a contract, the superintendent
21may request a closed session hearing on the dismissal. At the
22hearing the superintendent has the privilege of presenting
23evidence, witnesses and defenses on the grounds for dismissal.
24The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to a district
25under a Financial Oversight Panel pursuant to Section 1A-8 for
26violating a financial plan.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 97-256, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
2    (105 ILCS 5/10-23.8)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-23.8)
3    Sec. 10-23.8. Superintendent contracts. After the
4effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 and the
5expiration of contracts in effect on the effective date of this
6amendatory Act, school districts may only employ a
7superintendent or, if authorized by law, a chief executive
8officer under either a contract for a period not exceeding one
9year or a performance-based contract for a period not exceeding
105 years.
11    Performance-based contracts shall be linked to student
12performance and academic improvement within the schools of the
13districts. No performance-based contract shall be extended or
14rolled-over prior to its scheduled expiration unless all the
15performance and improvement goals contained in the contract
16have been met. Each performance-based contract shall include
17the goals and indicators of student performance and academic
18improvement determined and used by the local school board to
19measure the performance and effectiveness of the
20superintendent and such other information as the local school
21board may determine.
22    By accepting the terms of a multi-year contract, the
23superintendent or chief executive officer waives all rights
24granted him or her under Sections 24-11 through 24-16 of this
25Act only for the term of the multi-year contract. Upon

 

 

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1acceptance of a multi-year contract, the superintendent or
2chief executive officer shall not lose any previously acquired
3tenure credit with the district.
4(Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 91-314, eff. 1-1-00.)