Full Text of HB2817 97th General Assembly
HB2817 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012 HB2817 Introduced 2/18/2011, by Rep. Tom Cross - Robert W. Pritchard SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning community schools.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | 5 | | 2-3.152 as follows: | 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.152) | 7 | | Sec. 2-3.152. Community schools. | 8 | | (a) This Section applies beginning with the 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 | | (Source: P.A. 96-746, eff. 8-25-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
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