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| Public Act 099-0590 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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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 adding Section | ||||
22-82 as follows: | ||||
(105 ILCS 5/22-82 new) | ||||
Sec. 22-82. Assessment reporting. | ||||
(a) Before the 30th day of each school year, beginning with | ||||
the 2016-2017 school year, every school district shall report, | ||||
for each of its schools, all of the following to the State | ||||
Board of Education, using a form developed by the State Board | ||||
of Education: | ||||
(1) Every reliable assessment that measures a certain | ||||
group or subset of students in the same manner with the | ||||
same potential assessment items; is scored by a | ||||
non-district entity; is administered either statewide or | ||||
beyond Illinois, such as assessments available from the | ||||
Northwest Evaluation Association, Scantron Performance | ||||
Series assessments, Renaissance Learning's STAR Reading | ||||
Enterprise assessments, the College Board's SAT, Advanced | ||||
Placement or International Baccalaureate examinations, or | ||||
ACT's Educational Planning and Assessment System tests; | ||||
and will be administered by each school that school year. | ||||
(2) The administration window for each of these | ||
assessments. | ||
(3) Which entity is requiring the assessment (State, | ||
school district, network, or principal). | ||
(4) Which grade levels will be taking the assessment. | ||
(5) Which subsets of students, such as English Learners | ||
and special education students, will be taking the | ||
assessment. | ||
(6) An estimate of the average time it will take a | ||
student to complete the assessment. | ||
(7) If the results of the assessment are to be used for | ||
purposes other than for guiding instruction, what the | ||
results of the assessment will be used for, such as for | ||
promotion, course placement, graduation, teacher | ||
evaluation, or school performance ratings. | ||
(b) The State Board of Education shall compile the | ||
information reported under subsection (a) of this Section for | ||
each school year and make that information available to the | ||
public. Each school shall also make that information publicly | ||
available to the parents and guardians of its students through | ||
the school district's Internet website or distribution in paper | ||
form. | ||
(c) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules | ||
necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this Section.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||
1, 2016.
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