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one-sixth of a school day for every class hour of instruction |
of 40 minutes or more attended pursuant to such enrollment, |
unless a pupil is enrolled in a block-schedule format of 80 |
minutes or more of instruction, in which case the pupil may be |
counted on the basis of the proportion of minutes of school |
work completed each day to the minimum number of minutes that |
school work is required to be held that day. |
(c) A session of 4 or more clock hours may be counted as a |
day of attendance upon certification by the regional |
superintendent of schools and approval by the State |
Superintendent of Education to the extent that the district |
has been forced to use daily multiple sessions. |
(d) A session of 3 or more clock hours may be counted as a |
day of attendance (1) when the remainder of the school day or |
at least 2 hours in the evening of that day is utilized for an |
in-service training program for teachers, up to a maximum of |
10 days per school year, provided that a district conducts an |
in-service training program for teachers in accordance with |
Section 10-22.39 of this Code, or, in lieu of 4 such days, 2 |
full days may be used, in which event each such day may be |
counted as a day required for a legal school calendar pursuant |
to Section 10-19 of this Code; (2) when, of the 5 days allowed |
under item (1), a maximum of 4 days are used for parent-teacher |
conferences, or, in lieu of 4 such days, 2 full days are used, |
in which case each such day may be counted as a calendar day |
required under Section 10-19 of this Code, provided that the |
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full-day, parent-teacher conference consists of (i) a minimum |
of 5 clock hours of parent-teacher conferences, (ii) both a |
minimum of 2 clock hours of parent-teacher conferences held in |
the evening following a full day of student attendance and a |
minimum of 3 clock hours of parent-teacher conferences held on |
the day immediately following evening parent-teacher |
conferences, or (iii) multiple parent-teacher conferences held |
in the evenings following full days of student attendance in |
which the time used for the parent-teacher conferences is |
equivalent to a minimum of 5 clock hours; and (3) when days in |
addition to those provided in items (1) and (2) are scheduled |
by a school pursuant to its school improvement plan adopted |
under Article 34 or its revised or amended school improvement |
plan adopted under Article 2, provided that (i) such sessions |
of 3 or more clock hours are scheduled to occur at regular |
intervals, (ii) the remainder of the school days in which such |
sessions occur are utilized for in-service training programs |
or other staff development activities for teachers, and (iii) |
a sufficient number of minutes of school work under the direct |
supervision of teachers are added to the school days between |
such regularly scheduled sessions to accumulate not less than |
the number of minutes by which such sessions of 3 or more clock |
hours fall short of 5 clock hours. Days scheduled for |
in-service training programs, staff development activities, or |
parent-teacher conferences may be scheduled separately for |
different grade levels and different attendance centers of the |
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district. |
(e) A session of not less than one clock hour of teaching |
hospitalized or homebound pupils on-site or by telephone to |
the classroom may be counted as a half day of attendance; |
however, these pupils must receive 4 or more clock hours of |
instruction to be counted for a full day of attendance. |
(f) A session of at least 4 clock hours may be counted as a |
day of attendance for first grade pupils and pupils in |
full-day kindergartens, and a session of 2 or more hours may be |
counted as a half day of attendance by pupils in kindergartens |
that provide only half days of attendance. |
(g) For children with disabilities who are below the age |
of 6 years and who cannot attend 2 or more clock hours because |
of their disability or immaturity, a session of not less than |
one clock hour may be counted as a half day of attendance; |
however, for such children whose educational needs require a |
session of 4 or more clock hours, a session of at least 4 clock |
hours may be counted as a full day of attendance. |
(h) A recognized kindergarten that provides for only a |
half day of attendance by each pupil shall not have more than |
one half day of attendance counted in any one day. However, |
kindergartens may count 2 and a half days of attendance in any |
5 consecutive school days. When a pupil attends such a |
kindergarten for 2 half days on any one school day, the pupil |
shall have the following day as a day absent from school, |
unless the school district obtains permission in writing from |
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the State Superintendent of Education. Attendance at |
kindergartens that provide for a full day of attendance by |
each pupil shall be counted the same as attendance by first |
grade pupils. Only the first year of attendance in one |
kindergarten shall be counted, except in the case of children |
who entered the kindergarten in their fifth year whose |
educational development requires a second year of kindergarten |
as determined under rules of the State Board of Education. |
(i) On the days when the State's final accountability |
assessment is administered under subsection (c) of Section |
2-3.64a-5 of this Code, the day of attendance for a pupil whose |
school day must be shortened to accommodate required testing |
procedures may be less than 5 clock hours and shall be counted |
toward the 176 days of actual pupil attendance required under |
Section 10-19 of this Code, provided that a sufficient number |
of minutes of school work in excess of 5 clock hours are first |
completed on other school days to compensate for the loss of |
school work on the examination days. |
(j) Pupils enrolled in a remote educational program |
established under Section 10-29 of this Code may be counted on |
the basis of a one-fifth day of attendance for every clock hour |
of instruction attended in the remote educational program, |
provided that, in any month, the school district may not claim |
for a student enrolled in a remote educational program more |
days of attendance than the maximum number of days of |
attendance the district can claim (i) for students enrolled in |
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a building holding year-round classes if the student is |
classified as participating in the remote educational program |
on a year-round schedule or (ii) for students enrolled in a |
building not holding year-round classes if the student is not |
classified as participating in the remote educational program |
on a year-round schedule. |
(j-5) The clock hour requirements of subsections (a) |
through (j) of this Section do not apply if the Governor has |
declared a disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant |
to Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. |
The State Superintendent of Education may establish minimum |
clock hour requirements under Sections 10-30 and 34-18.66 if |
the Governor has declared a disaster due to a public health |
emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency |
Management Agency Act. |
(k) Pupil participation in any of the following activities |
shall be counted toward the calculation of clock hours of |
school work per day: |
(1) Instruction in a college course in which a student |
is dually enrolled for both high school credit and college |
credit. |
(2) Participation in a Supervised Career Development |
Experience, as defined in Section 10 of the Postsecondary |
and Workforce Readiness Act, or any work-based learning |
experience in which student participation and learning |
outcomes are directed supervised by an educator licensed |
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under Article 21B for assessment of competencies. |
Participation in a work-based learning experience may |
include, but is not limited to, scheduled events of State |
FFA associations, the National FFA Organization, and 4-H |
programs as part of organized competitions or exhibitions. |
The student and the student's parent or legal guardian |
shall be responsible for obtaining assignments missed |
while the student was participating in a Supervised Career |
Development Experience or other work-based learning |
experience pursuant to this paragraph (2) from the |
student's teacher. |
(3) Participation in a youth apprenticeship, as |
jointly defined in rules of the State Board of Education |
and Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, in |
which student participation and outcomes are directed |
supervised by an educator licensed under Article 21B for |
assessment of competencies. The student and the student's |
parent or legal guardian shall be responsible for |
obtaining assignments missed while the student was |
participating in a youth apprenticeship pursuant to this |
paragraph (3) from the student's teacher. |
(4) Participation in a blended learning program |
approved by the school district in which course content, |
student evaluation, and instructional methods are |
supervised by an educator licensed under Article 21B.
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(Source: P.A. 101-12, eff. 7-1-19; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20.)
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