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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||
5 | 2-3.25f as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.25f) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25f)
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7 | Sec. 2-3.25f. State interventions.
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8 | (a) The State Board of Education shall provide technical
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9 | assistance to assist with the development and implementation of | ||||||
10 | School and District Improvement Plans.
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11 | Schools or school districts that fail to make reasonable | ||||||
12 | efforts to
implement an
approved Improvement Plan may suffer | ||||||
13 | loss of State funds by school
district, attendance center, or | ||||||
14 | program as the State Board of Education
deems appropriate.
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15 | (a-5) (Blank). | ||||||
16 | (b) If after 3 years following its placement on
academic
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17 | watch status a school district or school remains on
academic | ||||||
18 | watch status, the
State Board of Education may (i)
change the | ||||||
19 | recognition status of the school district or school to
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20 | nonrecognized or (ii) authorize the State Superintendent
of | ||||||
21 | Education to direct the reassignment of pupils
or direct the | ||||||
22 | reassignment or replacement of school district personnel who
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23 | are relevant to the
failure
to
meet adequate yearly progress |
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1 | criteria. If
a school district is nonrecognized in its | ||||||
2 | entirety, it shall automatically
be dissolved on July 1 | ||||||
3 | following that nonrecognition and its territory
realigned with | ||||||
4 | another school district or districts by the regional board
of | ||||||
5 | school trustees in accordance with the procedures set forth in | ||||||
6 | Section
7-11 of the School Code. The effective date of the | ||||||
7 | nonrecognition of a school
shall be July 1 following the | ||||||
8 | nonrecognition.
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9 | (b-5) The State Board of Education shall also develop a | ||||||
10 | system to provide assistance and resources to lower performing | ||||||
11 | school districts. At a minimum, the State Board shall identify | ||||||
12 | school districts to receive priority services, to be known as | ||||||
13 | priority districts. The school district shall provide the | ||||||
14 | exclusive bargaining representative with a 5-day notice that | ||||||
15 | the district has been identified as a priority district. In | ||||||
16 | addition, the State Board may, by rule, develop other | ||||||
17 | categories of low-performing schools and school districts to | ||||||
18 | receive services. | ||||||
19 | Districts designated as priority districts shall be those | ||||||
20 | that fall within one of the following categories: | ||||||
21 | (1) Have at least one school that is among the lowest | ||||||
22 | performing 5% of schools in this State based on a 3-year | ||||||
23 | average, with respect to the performance of the "all | ||||||
24 | students" group for the percentage of students meeting or | ||||||
25 | exceeding standards in reading and mathematics combined, | ||||||
26 | and demonstrate a lack of progress as defined by the State |
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1 | Board of Education. | ||||||
2 | (2) Have at least one secondary school that has an | ||||||
3 | average graduation rate of less than 60% over the last 3 | ||||||
4 | school years. | ||||||
5 | (3) Have at least one school receiving a school | ||||||
6 | improvement grant under Section 1003(g) of the federal | ||||||
7 | Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. | ||||||
8 | The State Board of Education shall work with a priority | ||||||
9 | district to perform a district needs assessment to determine | ||||||
10 | the district's core functions that are areas of strength and | ||||||
11 | weakness, unless the district is already undergoing a national | ||||||
12 | accreditation process. The results from the district needs | ||||||
13 | assessment shall be used by the district to identify goals and | ||||||
14 | objectives for the district's improvement. The district needs | ||||||
15 | assessment shall include a study of district functions, such as | ||||||
16 | district finance, governance, student engagement, instruction | ||||||
17 | practices, climate, community involvement, and continuous | ||||||
18 | improvement. | ||||||
19 | Based on the results of the district needs assessment, the | ||||||
20 | State Board of Education shall work with the district to | ||||||
21 | provide technical assistance and professional development, in | ||||||
22 | partnership with the district, to implement a continuous | ||||||
23 | improvement plan that would increase outcomes for students. The | ||||||
24 | plan for continuous improvement shall be based on the results | ||||||
25 | of the district needs assessment and shall be used to determine | ||||||
26 | the types of services that are to be provided to each priority |
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1 | district. Potential services for a district may include | ||||||
2 | monitoring adult and student practices, reviewing and | ||||||
3 | reallocating district resources, developing a district | ||||||
4 | leadership team, providing access to curricular content area | ||||||
5 | specialists, and providing online resources and professional | ||||||
6 | development. | ||||||
7 | The State Board of Education may require priority districts | ||||||
8 | identified as having deficiencies in one or more core functions | ||||||
9 | of the district needs assessment to undergo an accreditation | ||||||
10 | process as provided in subsection (d) of Section 2-3.25f-5 of | ||||||
11 | this Code. | ||||||
12 | (c) All federal requirements apply to schools and school | ||||||
13 | districts
utilizing
federal funds under Title I, Part A of the | ||||||
14 | federal Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 97-370, eff. 1-1-12; 98-1155, eff. 1-9-15.)
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