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92_SB0910

 
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  School  Code by changing Section
 2    2-3.25d.

 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    Section 2-3.25d as follows:

 7        (105 ILCS 5/2-3.25d) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25d)
 8        Sec. 2-3.25d.  Academic watch list.
 9        (a)  Those  schools that are not meeting the standards of
10    academic performance measured  by  the  State  assessment  of
11    student  performance  as  specified  by  the  State  Board of
12    Education may be placed on an academic watch list established
13    by the State Superintendent of Education after serving for  2
14    years  on the State Board of Education Early Academic Warning
15    List and  shall  be  subject  to  an  on-site  visitation  to
16    determine whether extenuating circumstances exist as to why a
17    school  or  schools should not be placed on an academic watch
18    list by the State Superintendent of Education.
19        A school district that has one or  more  schools  on  the
20    academic watch list shall submit a revised School Improvement
21    Plan  or  amendments  thereto  setting  forth  the district's
22    expectations for removing each school in  the  district  from
23    the academic watch list and for improving student performance
24    in  that  school. Districts operating under Article 34 of the
25    School Code may submit the School Improvement  Plan  required
26    under  Section  34-2.4.   If  any  district  submits a School
27    Improvement Plan which exceeds 2 years in duration, the  Plan
28    shall  contain provisions for evaluation and determination as
29    to  the  improvement  of  student   performance   or   school
30    improvement  after  no later than 2 years. The revised School
31    Improvement Plan or amendments thereto shall be developed  in
 
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 1    consultation  with  the staff of the affected school and must
 2    be approved by the local board of education and the  school's
 3    local school council for districts operating under Article 34
 4    of  the School Code. Revised School Improvement Plans must be
 5    submitted  for  approval  to  the  State  Superintendent   of
 6    Education  pursuant  to  rules and regulations promulgated by
 7    the State Board of Education.  The revised School Improvement
 8    Plan  shall  address  specific,   measurable   outcomes   for
 9    improving student performance so that such performance equals
10    or exceeds standards set for the school by the State Board of
11    Education.
12        A  school  or  schools shall remain on the academic watch
13    list for at  least  one  full  academic  year.   During  each
14    academic  year  for  which  a school is on the academic watch
15    list it shall continue to be evaluated and  assessed  by  the
16    State Board of Education as to whether it is meeting outcomes
17    identified in its revised School Improvement Plan.
18        The  provisions  of  this  Section  are  subject  to  the
19    provisions of Section 2-3.25k.
20        (b)  The  State  Board  of  Education shall implement and
21    administer a grant program that  provides  2-year  grants  to
22    school  districts on the academic watch list and other school
23    districts  that  have  the  lowest  achieving  students,   as
24    determined  by  the  State  Board of Education, to be used to
25    improve student achievement.  In order  to  receive  a  grant
26    under  this  program,  a  school  district  must establish an
27    accountability  program.   The  accountability  program  must
28    involve the use of  statewide  testing  standards  and  local
29    evaluation  measures.  A grant shall be automatically renewed
30    when achievement goals are met.   The  Board  may  adopt  any
31    rules  necessary  to  implement  and  administer  this  grant
32    program.
33    (Source: P.A. 89-398, eff. 8-20-95; 89-698, eff. 1-14-97.)
 
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 1        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
 2    becoming law.

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