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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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