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92_HB3705ham001 LRB9211126NTpkam 1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3705 2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 3705 as follows: 3 on page 1, line 5, after "34-2.3,", by inserting "34-2.4,"; 4 and 5 on page 11, line 29, after "principal", by inserting ", the 6 professional personnel leadership committee,"; and 7 on page 15, by replacing lines 5 through 32 with the 8 following: 9 "(105 ILCS 5/34-2.4) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.4) 10 Sec. 34-2.4. School improvement plan. A 3 year local 11 school improvement plan shall be developed and implemented at 12 each attendance center. This plan shall reflect the 13 overriding purpose of the attendance center to improve 14 educational quality. The local school principal shall develop 15 a school improvement plan in consultation with the local 16 school council, all categories of school staff, parents and 17 community residents. Once the plan is developed, reviewed by 18 the professional personnel leadership committee, and approved 19 byand afterthe local school councilhas approved the same, 20 the principal shall be responsible for directing 21 implementation of the plan, and the local school council 22 shall monitor its implementation. After the termination of -2- LRB9211126NTpkam 1 the initial 3 year plan, a new 3 year plan shall be developed 2 and modified as appropriate on an annual basis. 3 The school improvement plan shall be designed to achieve 4 priority goals including but not limited to: 5 (a) assuring that students show significant 6 progress toward meeting and exceeding State performance 7 standards in State mandated learning areas, including the 8 mastery of higher order thinking skills in these areas; 9 (b) assuring that students attend school regularly 10 and graduate from school at such rates that the district 11 average equals or surpasses national norms; 12 (c) assuring that students are adequately prepared 13 for and aided in making a successful transition to 14 further education and life experience; 15 (d) assuring that students are adequately prepared 16 for and aided in making a successful transition to 17 employment; and 18 (e) assuring that students are, to the maximum 19 extent possible, provided with a common learning 20 experience that is of high academic quality and that 21 reflects high expectations for all students' capacities 22 to learn. 23 With respect to these priority goals, the school 24 improvement plan shall include but not be limited to the 25 following: 26 (a) an analysis of data collected in the attendance 27 center and community indicating the specific strengths 28 and weaknesses of the attendance center in light of the 29 goals specified above, including data and analysis 30 specified by the State Board of Education pertaining to 31 specific measurable outcomes for student performance, the 32 attendance centers, and their instructional programs; 33 (b) a description of specific annual objectives the 34 attendance center will pursue in achieving the goals -3- LRB9211126NTpkam 1 specified above; 2 (c) a description of the specific activities the 3 attendance center will undertake to achieve its 4 objectives; 5 (d) an analysis of the attendance center's staffing 6 pattern and material resources, and an explanation of how 7 the attendance center's planned staffing pattern, the 8 deployment of staff, and the use of material resources 9 furthers the objectives of the plan; 10 (e) a description of the key assumptions and 11 directions of the school's curriculum and the academic 12 and non-academic programs of the attendance center, and 13 an explanation of how this curriculum and these programs 14 further the goals and objectives of the plan; 15 (f) a description of the steps that will be taken 16 to enhance educational opportunities for all students, 17 regardless of gender, including limited English 18 proficient students, disabled students, low-income 19 students and minority students; 20 (g) a description of any steps which may be taken 21 by the attendance center to educate parents as to how 22 they can assist children at home in preparing their 23 children to learn effectively; 24 (h) a description of the steps the attendance 25 center will take to coordinate its efforts with, and to 26 gain the participation and support of, community 27 residents, business organizations, and other local 28 institutions and individuals; 29 (i) a description of any staff development program 30 for all school staff and volunteers tied to the priority 31 goals, objectives, and activities specified in the plan; 32 (j) a description of the steps the local school 33 council will undertake to monitor implementation of the 34 plan on an ongoing basis; -4- LRB9211126NTpkam 1 (k) a description of the steps the attendance 2 center will take to ensure that teachers have working 3 conditions that provide a professional environment 4 conducive to fulfilling their responsibilities; 5 (l) a description of the steps the attendance 6 center will take to ensure teachers the time and 7 opportunity to incorporate new ideas and techniques, both 8 in subject matter and teaching skills, into their own 9 work; 10 (m) a description of the steps the attendance 11 center will take to encourage pride and positive 12 identification with the attendance center through various 13 athletic activities; and 14 (n) a description of the student need for and 15 provision of services to special populations, beyond the 16 standard school programs provided for students in grades 17 K through 12 and those enumerated in the categorical 18 programs cited in item d of part 4 of Section 34-2.3, 19 including financial costs of providing same and a 20 timeline for implementing the necessary services, 21 including but not limited, when applicable, to ensuring 22 the provisions of educational services to all eligible 23 children aged 4 years for the 1990-91 school year and 24 thereafter, reducing class size to State averages in 25 grades K-3 for the 1991-92 school year and thereafter and 26 in all grades for the 1993-94 school year and thereafter, 27 and providing sufficient staff and facility resources for 28 students not served in the regular classroom setting. 29 Based on the analysis of data collected indicating 30 specific strengths and weaknesses of the attendance center, 31 the school improvement plan may place greater emphasis from 32 year to year on particular priority goals, objectives, and 33 activities. 34 (Source: P.A. 88-686, eff. 1-24-95.) -5- LRB9211126NTpkam 1 (105 ILCS 5/34-2.4a) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.4a) 2 Sec. 34-2.4a. Professional personnel leadershipadvisory3 committee. 4 (a) At each attendance center operated pursuant to this 5 Article, a professional personnel leadershipadvisory6 committee consisting of (i) 7 members elected each school 7 year who are certified classroom teachers orandother 8 certificated personnel, who are employed at the attendance 9 center, and who desire to be members of the committee and 10 (ii) the 2 teacher members of the local school council. The 11 teacher members of the local school council shall serve as 12 co-chairs of the committee, or one teacher member of the 13 local school council chosen by the committee shall serve as 14 chair of the committee. 15 (b) The purpose of the committee is to develop and 16 formally present recommendations toshall be elected each17school year for the purpose of advisingthe principal and the 18 local school council on all matters of educational program, 19 including but not limited to curriculum,andschool 20 improvement plan development and implementation, and school 21 budgeting. 22 (c) For the elected committee members, the principal 23 shall convene a publicized meeting of all certified classroom 24 teachers and other certificated personnel, at which meeting 25 those certified classroom teachers and other certificated 26 personnel present, excluding the principal, shall elect 27 membersteachers and other certificated personnelto serve on 28 the committee.The total number of teachers and other29certificated personnel to be elected to serve on the30committee during the school year shall be determined by the31certified classroom teachers and other certificated personnel32present at the meeting at which the teachers and other33certificated personnel are to be elected.A staff member 34 eligible to vote may vote for 7 candidates in the electionas-6- LRB9211126NTpkam 1many candidates as are to be elected, but votes shall not be 2 cumulated. Ties shall be determined by lot. Vacancies shall 3 be filled in like manner. 4 (d) In furtherance of its purpose, the committee shall 5 have the authority to gather information from school staff 6 through interviews or questionnaires without the prior 7 approval of the principal, the local school council, the 8 board, the board's chief executive officer, or the chief 9 executive officer's administrative staff. 10 The committee shall meet once a month with the principal 11 to assist the principal in developing the specific methods 12 and contents of the school's curriculum, as provided in 13 Section 34-8.1 of this Code, and to make other educational 14 improvement recommendations approved by the committee. A 15 report from the committee regarding these matters shall be an 16 agenda item at each regular meeting of the local school 17 council. 18 The principal shall provide the committee with the 19 opportunity to review and make recommendations regarding the 20 school improvement plan and school budget. The teacher 21 members of the local school council shall bring motions 22 concerning the recommendations approved by the committee, 23 which motions shall formally be considered at meetings of the 24 local school council. 25 (Source: P.A. 85-1418; 86-1477.)"; and 26 on page 20, line 14, by replacing "Professional Personnel 27 Leadership" with "professional personnel leadership"; and 28 on page 20, line 15, by replacing "Committee" with 29 "committee"; and 30 on page 23, immediately below line 7, by inserting the 31 following: 32 "Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on -7- LRB9211126NTpkam 1 July 1, 2002.".