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Public Act 094-0666 |
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AN ACT concerning schools.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | ||||
2-3.25a and 2-3.25d as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/2-3.25a) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25a)
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Sec. 2-3.25a. "School district" defined; additional | ||||
standards.
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(a) For the purposes of this Section and Sections 3.25b, | ||||
3.25c,
3.25d, 3.25e, and 3.25f of this Code, "school district" | ||||
includes other
public entities responsible for administering | ||||
public schools, such as
cooperatives, joint agreements, | ||||
charter schools, special charter districts,
regional offices | ||||
of
education, local agencies, and the Department of Human | ||||
Services.
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(b) In addition to the standards
established pursuant to | ||||
Section 2-3.25, the State Board of Education shall
develop | ||||
recognition standards for student performance and school
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improvement
in all public schools operated by school districts. | ||||
The indicators to
determine adequate yearly progress shall be | ||||
limited to the State assessment
of student performance in | ||||
reading and mathematics, student attendance rates at
the | ||||
elementary school level, graduation rates
at the high school | ||||
level, and participation rates on student assessments.
Unless | ||||
the federal government formally disapproves of such policy | ||||
through the submission and review process for the Illinois | ||||
Accountability Workbook, the indicators to determine adequate | ||||
yearly progress for children with disabilities shall be based | ||||
on their individualized education plans. The standards
shall be | ||||
designed to permit the measurement of student
performance and | ||||
school improvement by schools and school districts compared to
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student
performance and school improvement for the preceding |
academic years.
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(Source: P.A. 93-470, eff. 8-8-03.)
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(105 ILCS 5/2-3.25d) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25d)
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Sec. 2-3.25d. Academic early warning and watch status.
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(a) Beginning with the 2005-2006 school year, unless the | ||
federal government formally disapproves of such policy through | ||
the submission and review process for the Illinois | ||
Accountability Workbook, those
Those
schools that do not meet | ||
adequate yearly progress criteria , as
specified by the State | ||
Board of Education, for 2 consecutive annual
calculations in | ||
the same subgroup and in the same subject or in their | ||
participation rate, attendance rate, or graduation rate ,
shall | ||
be placed on academic early warning status for the next school | ||
year.
Schools on academic early warning status that do not meet | ||
adequate yearly
progress criteria for a third annual | ||
calculation in the same subgroup and in the same subject or in | ||
their participation rate, attendance rate, or graduation rate
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shall remain on academic early
warning status. Schools on | ||
academic early warning status that do not meet
adequate yearly | ||
progress criteria for a fourth annual calculation in the same | ||
subgroup and in the same subject or in their participation | ||
rate, attendance rate, or graduation rate shall be
placed
on | ||
initial academic watch status. Schools on academic watch status | ||
that do not
meet adequate yearly progress criteria for a fifth | ||
or subsequent annual
calculation in the same subgroup and in | ||
the same subject or in their participation rate, attendance | ||
rate, or graduation rate shall remain on academic watch status. | ||
Schools on academic early
warning or academic watch status that | ||
meet adequate yearly progress criteria
for
one annual | ||
calculation shall be acknowledged for making improvement and | ||
shall
maintain their current statuses for the next school year. | ||
Schools on academic
early warning or academic watch status that | ||
meet adequate yearly progress
criteria for 2 consecutive annual | ||
calculations
shall be considered as having
met
expectations and | ||
shall be removed from any status designation.
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The school district of a school placed on either academic | ||
early warning
status or academic watch status may appeal the | ||
status to the State Board of
Education in accordance with | ||
Section 2-3.25m of this Code.
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A school district that has one or more schools on academic | ||
early warning
or academic watch status shall prepare a revised | ||
School Improvement Plan or
amendments thereto setting forth the | ||
district's expectations for removing each
school from academic | ||
early warning or academic watch status and for improving
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student performance in the affected school or schools. | ||
Districts operating
under
Article 34 of this Code may prepare | ||
the School Improvement Plan required under
Section 34-2.4 of | ||
this Code.
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The revised School Improvement Plan for a school
that is | ||
initially placed on academic early warning status
or that | ||
remains on
academic early warning status after a third annual | ||
calculation
must be approved by
the
school board (and by the | ||
school's local school council in a district operating
under | ||
Article 34 of this Code, unless the school is on probation | ||
pursuant to
subsection (c) of Section
34-8.3 of this Code).
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The revised School Improvement Plan for a school placed on | ||
initial
academic watch status after a fourth annual calculation | ||
must be approved by the
school board (and by the school's local | ||
school council in a district operating
under Article 34 of this | ||
Code, unless the school is on probation pursuant to
subsection | ||
(c) of Section
34-8.3 of this Code) and the State | ||
Superintendent of Education.
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The revised School Improvement Plan for a school that | ||
remains on
academic watch status after a fifth annual | ||
calculation must be approved by the
school board (and by the | ||
school's local school council in a district operating
under | ||
Article 34 of this Code, unless the school is on probation | ||
pursuant to
subsection (c) of Section
34-8.3 of this Code) and | ||
the State Superintendent of Education.
In addition, the | ||
district must develop a school restructuring plan for the
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school that
must
be approved by the school board (and by the |
school's local school council in a
district operating under | ||
Article 34 of this Code) and subsequently approved by
the State | ||
Superintendent of Education.
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A school on academic watch status that does not meet | ||
adequate yearly
progress criteria for a sixth annual | ||
calculation shall implement its approved
school restructuring | ||
plan beginning with the next school year, subject to the
State
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interventions specified in Section 2-3.25f of this Code.
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(b) Beginning with the 2005-2006 school year, unless the | ||
federal government formally disapproves of such policy through | ||
the submission and review process for the Illinois | ||
Accountability Workbook, those
Those
school districts that do | ||
not meet adequate yearly progress
criteria , as specified by the | ||
State Board of Education, for 2 consecutive
annual
calculations | ||
in the same subgroup and in the same subject or in their | ||
participation rate, attendance rate, or graduation rate , shall | ||
be placed on academic early warning status for the next
school | ||
year. Districts on academic early warning status that do not | ||
meet
adequate yearly progress criteria for a third annual | ||
calculation in the same subgroup and in the same subject or in | ||
their participation rate, attendance rate, or graduation rate
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shall remain
on
academic early warning status. Districts on | ||
academic early warning status that
do not meet adequate yearly | ||
progress criteria for a fourth annual calculation
in the same | ||
subgroup and in the same subject or in their participation | ||
rate, attendance rate, or graduation rate shall
be placed on | ||
initial academic watch status. Districts on academic watch | ||
status
that do not meet adequate yearly progress criteria for a | ||
fifth or subsequent
annual calculation in the same subgroup and | ||
in the same subject or in their participation rate, attendance | ||
rate, or graduation rate shall remain on academic watch status. | ||
Districts on academic
early warning or academic watch status | ||
that meet adequate yearly progress
criteria for one annual | ||
calculation shall be acknowledged for making
improvement and | ||
shall maintain their current statuses for the next school year.
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Districts on academic early warning or academic watch status |
that meet adequate
yearly progress criteria for 2 consecutive | ||
annual calculations shall be
considered
as having met | ||
expectations and shall be removed from any status designation.
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A district placed on either academic early warning status | ||
or academic
watch status may appeal the status to the State | ||
Board of Education in
accordance with Section 2-3.25m of this | ||
Code.
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Districts on academic early warning or academic watch | ||
status shall
prepare a District Improvement Plan or amendments | ||
thereto setting forth the
district's expectations for removing | ||
the district from academic early warning
or
academic watch | ||
status and for improving student performance in the district.
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The
District Improvement Plan for a district that is | ||
initially placed on academic
early
warning status must be | ||
approved by the school board.
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The revised District Improvement Plan for a district that | ||
remains on
academic early warning status after a third annual | ||
calculation must be approved
by the school board.
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The revised District Improvement Plan for a district on | ||
initial academic
watch
status after a fourth annual calculation | ||
must be approved by the school board
and the State | ||
Superintendent of Education.
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The revised District Improvement Plan for a district that | ||
remains on
academic watch status after a fifth annual | ||
calculation must be approved by the
school board and the State | ||
Superintendent of Education. In addition, the
district must
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develop a district restructuring plan that must be approved by | ||
the school
board and the State Superintendent of Education.
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A district on academic watch status that does not meet | ||
adequate yearly
progress criteria for a sixth annual | ||
calculation shall implement its approved
district | ||
restructuring plan beginning with the next school year, subject | ||
to
the State
interventions specified in Section 2-3.25f of this | ||
Code.
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(c) All revised School and District Improvement Plans shall | ||
be developed
in collaboration with staff in the affected school |
or school district. All
revised
School and District Improvement | ||
Plans shall be developed, submitted, and
approved pursuant to | ||
rules adopted by the State Board of Education. The
revised | ||
Improvement Plan shall address measurable outcomes for | ||
improving
student performance so that such performance meets | ||
adequate yearly progress
criteria as specified by the State | ||
Board of Education.
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(d) All federal requirements apply to schools and school | ||
districts utilizing
federal funds under Title I, Part A of the | ||
federal Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965. | ||
(e) The State Board of Education, from any moneys it may | ||
have available for this purpose, must implement
and administer | ||
a grant
program that provides 2-year grants to school districts | ||
on the academic watch
list and other school districts that have | ||
the lowest achieving students, as
determined by the State Board | ||
of Education, to be
used to improve student achievement.
In | ||
order
to receive a
grant under this program, a school district | ||
must establish an accountability
program. The
accountability | ||
program must involve the use of statewide testing standards and
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local
evaluation measures. A grant shall be automatically | ||
renewed when achievement
goals are met. The Board may adopt any | ||
rules necessary to implement and
administer this grant program.
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(Source: P.A. 93-470, eff. 8-8-03; 93-890, eff. 8-9-04.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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