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Public Act 92-0631
HB5663 Enrolled LRB9213012NTpk
AN ACT relating to schools.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
Section 10-17a as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/10-17a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-17a)
Sec. 10-17a. Better schools accountability.
(1) Policy and Purpose. It shall be the policy of the
State of Illinois that each school district in this State,
including special charter districts and districts subject to
the provisions of Article 34, shall submit to parents,
taxpayers of such district, the Governor, the General
Assembly, and the State Board of Education a school report
card assessing the performance of its schools and students.
The report card shall be an index of school performance
measured against statewide and local standards and will
provide information to make prior year comparisons and to set
future year targets through the school improvement plan.
(2) Reporting Requirements. Each school district shall
prepare a report card in accordance with the guidelines set
forth in this Section which describes the performance of its
students by school attendance centers and by district and the
district's financial resources and use of financial
resources. Such report card shall be presented at a regular
school board meeting subject to applicable notice
requirements, and such report cards shall be made available
to a newspaper of general circulation serving the district
and shall be sent home to parents. In addition, each school
district shall submit the completed report card to the office
of the district's Regional Superintendent which shall make
copies available to any individuals requesting them.
The report card shall be completed and disseminated prior
to October 31 in each school year. The report card shall
contain, but not be limited to, actual local school
attendance center, school district and statewide data
indicating the present performance of the school, the State
norms and the areas for planned improvement for the school
and school district.
(3) (a) The report card shall include the following
applicable indicators of attendance center, district, and
statewide student performance: percent of students who
exceed, meet, or do not meet standards established by the
State Board of Education pursuant to Section 2-3.25a;
composite and subtest means on nationally normed achievement
tests for college bound students; student attendance rates;
chronic truancy rate; dropout rate; graduation rate; and
student mobility, turnover shown as a percent of transfers
out and a percent of transfers in.
(b) The report card shall include the following
descriptions for the school, district, and State: average
class size; amount of time per day devoted to mathematics,
science, English and social science at primary, middle and
junior high school grade levels; number of students taking
the Prairie State Achievement Examination under subsection
(c) of Section 2-3.64, the number of those students who
received a score of excellent, and the average score by
school of students taking the examination; pupil-teacher
ratio; pupil-administrator ratio; operating expenditure per
pupil; district expenditure by fund; average administrator
salary; and average teacher salary. The report card shall
also specify the amount of money that the district receives
from all sources, including without limitation subcategories
specifying the amount from local property taxes, the amount
from general State aid, the amount from other State funding,
and the amount from other income.
(c) The report card shall include applicable indicators
of parental involvement in each attendance center. The
parental involvement component of the report card shall
include the percentage of students whose parents or guardians
have had one or more personal contacts with the students'
teachers during the school year concerning the students'
education, and such other information, commentary, and
suggestions as the school district desires. For the purposes
of this paragraph, "personal contact" includes, but is not
limited to, parent-teacher conferences, parental visits to
school, school visits to home, telephone conversations, and
written correspondence. The parental involvement component
shall not single out or identify individual students,
parents, or guardians by name.
(d) The report card form shall be prepared by the State
Board of Education and provided to school districts.
(Source: P.A. 89-610, eff. 8-6-96.)
Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
Section 8.26 as follows:
(30 ILCS 805/8.26 new)
Sec. 8.26. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6
and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required
for the implementation of any mandate created by this
amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
Passed in the General Assembly April 24, 2002.
Approved July 11, 2002.
Effective July 11, 2002.
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