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| normal school hours, including programs on life skills and |
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| health, students are more successful academically, more |
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| engaged in their communities, safer, and better prepared to |
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| make a successful transition from school to adulthood. |
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| (8) A community school is a traditional school that |
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| actively partners with its community to leverage existing |
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| resources and identify new resources to support the |
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| transformation of the school to provide enrichment and |
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| additional life skill opportunities for students, parents, |
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| and community members at-large. Each community school is |
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| unique because its programming is designed by and for the |
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| school staff, in partnership with parents, community |
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| stakeholders, and students. |
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| (9) Community schools currently exist in this State in |
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| urban, rural, and suburban communities. |
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| (10) Research shows that community schools have a |
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| powerful positive impact on students, as demonstrated by |
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| increased academic success, a positive change in attitudes |
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| toward school and learning, and decreased behavioral |
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| problems. |
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| (11) After-school and evening programs offered by |
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| community schools provide academic enrichment consistent |
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| with the Illinois Learning Standards and general school |
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| curriculum; an opportunity for physical fitness activities |
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| for students, fine arts programs, structured learning |
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| "play" time, and other recreational opportunities; a safe |
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| haven for students; and work supports for working families. |
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| (12) Community schools are cost-effective because they |
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| leverage existing resources provided by local, State, |
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| federal, and private sources and bring programs to the |
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| schools, where the students are already congregated. |
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| Community schools have been shown to leverage between $5 to |
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| $8 in existing programming for every $1 spent on a |
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| community school. |
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| (c) Subject to an appropriation or the availability of |
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| funding for such purposes, the State Board of Education shall |
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| make grants available to fund community schools and to enhance |
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| programs at community schools. A request-for-proposal process |
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| must be used in awarding grants under this subsection (c). |
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| Proposals may be submitted on behalf of a school, a school |
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| district, or a consortium of 2 or more schools or school |
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| districts. Proposals must be evaluated and scored on the basis |
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| of criteria consistent with this Section and other factors |
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| developed and adopted by the State Board of Education. |
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| Technical assistance in grant writing must be made available to |
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| schools, school districts, or consortia of school districts |
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| through the State Board of Education directly or through a |
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| resource and referral directory established and maintained by |
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| the State Board of Education. |
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| (d) In order to qualify for a community school grant under |
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| this Section, a school must, at a minimum, have the following |
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| (1) Before and after-school programming each school |
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| day to meet the identified needs of students. |
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| (2) Weekend programming. |
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| (3) At least 4 weeks of summer programming. |
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| (4) A local advisory group comprised of school |
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| leadership, parents, and community stakeholders that |
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| establishes school-specific programming goals, assesses |
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| program needs, and oversees the process of implementing |
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| expanded programming. |
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| (5) A program director or resource coordinator who is |
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| responsible for establishing a local advisory group, |
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| assessing the needs of students and community members, |
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| identifying programs to meet those needs, developing the |
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| before and after-school, weekend, and summer programming |
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| and overseeing the implementation of programming to ensure |
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| high quality, efficiency, and robust participation. |
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| (6) Programming that includes academic excellence |
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| aligned with the Illinois Learning Standards, life skills, |
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| healthy minds and bodies, parental support, and community |
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| engagement and that promotes staying in school and |
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| non-violent behavior and non-violent conflict resolution. |
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| (7) Maintenance of attendance records in all |
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| programming components. |
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| (8) Maintenance of measurable data showing annual |
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| participation and the impact of programming on the |
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| participating children and adults. |
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| (9) Documentation of true collaboration between the |
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| school and community stakeholders, including local |
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| governmental units, civic organizations, families, |
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| businesses, and social service providers. |
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| (10) A non-discrimination policy ensuring that the |
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| community school does not condition participation upon |
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| race, ethnic origin, religion, sex, or disability. |
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| (105 ILCS 5/22-45)
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| Sec. 22-45. Illinois P-20 Council. |
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| (a) The General Assembly finds that preparing Illinoisans |
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| for success in school and the workplace requires a continuum of |
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| quality education from preschool through graduate school. This |
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| State needs a framework to guide education policy and integrate |
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| education at every level. A statewide coordinating council to |
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| study and make recommendations concerning education at all |
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| levels can avoid fragmentation of policies, promote improved |
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| teaching and learning, and continue to cultivate and |
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| demonstrate strong accountability and efficiency. Establishing |
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| an Illinois P-20 Council will develop a statewide agenda that |
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| will move the State towards the common goals of improving |
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| academic achievement, increasing college access and success, |
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| improving use of existing data and measurements, developing |
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| improved accountability, fostering innovative approaches to |
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| education, promoting lifelong learning, easing the transition |
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| to college, and reducing remediation. A pre-kindergarten |
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| through grade 20 agenda will strengthen this State's economic |
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| competitiveness by producing a highly-skilled workforce. In |
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| addition, lifelong learning plans will enhance this State's |
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| ability to leverage funding. |
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| (b) There is created the Illinois P-20 Council. The |
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| Illinois P-20 Council shall include all of the following |
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| members: |
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| (1) The Governor or his or designee, to serve as |
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| chairperson. |
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| (2) Four members of the General Assembly, one appointed |
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| by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one |
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| appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of |
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| Representatives, one appointed by the President of the |
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| Senate, and one appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
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| Senate. |
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| (3) Six at-large members appointed by the Governor as |
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| follows, with 2 members being from the City of Chicago, 2
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| members being from Lake County, McHenry County, Kane
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| County, DuPage County, Will County, or that part of Cook
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| County outside of the City of Chicago, and 2 members being
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| from the remainder of the State: |
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| (A) one representative of civic leaders; |
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| (B) one representative of local government; |
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| (C) one representative of trade unions; |
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| (D) one representative of nonprofit organizations |
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| or foundations; |
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| (E) one representative of parents' organizations; |
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| and |
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| (F) one education research expert. |
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| (4) Five members appointed by statewide business |
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| organizations and business trade associations. |
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| (5) Six members appointed by statewide professional |
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| organizations and associations representing |
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| pre-kindergarten through grade 20 teachers, community |
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| college faculty, and public university faculty. |
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| (6) Two members appointed by associations representing |
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| local school administrators and school board members. One |
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| of these members must be a special education administrator. |
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| (7) One member representing community colleges, |
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| appointed by the Illinois Council of Community College |
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| Presidents. |
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| (8) One member representing 4-year independent |
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| colleges and universities, appointed by a statewide |
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| organization representing private institutions of higher |
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| learning. |
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| (9) One member representing public 4-year |
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| universities, appointed jointly by the university |
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| presidents and chancellors. |
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| (10) Ex-officio members as follows: |
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| (A) The State Superintendent of Education or his or |
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| her designee. |
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| (B) The Executive Director of the Board of Higher
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| Education or his or her designee. |
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| (C) The President and Chief Executive Officer of |
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| the Illinois Community College Board or his or her |
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| designee. |
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| (D) The Executive Director of the Illinois Student |
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| Assistance Commission or his or her designee. |
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| (E) The Co-chairpersons of the Illinois Workforce |
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| Investment Board or their designee. |
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| (F) The Director of Commerce and Economic |
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| Opportunity or his or her designee. |
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| (G) The Chairperson of the Illinois Early Learning |
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| Council or his or her designee. |
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| (H) The President of the Illinois Mathematics and |
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| Science Academy or his or her designee. |
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| (I) The president of an association representing |
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| educators of adult learners or his or her
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| Ex-officio members shall have no vote on the Illinois P-20 |
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| Council. |
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| Appointed members shall serve for staggered terms expiring |
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| on July 1 of the first, second, or third calendar year |
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| following their appointments or until their successors are |
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| appointed and have qualified. Staggered terms shall be |
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| determined by lot at the organizing meeting of the Illinois |
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| P-20 Council. |
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| Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original |
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| appointments, and any member so appointed shall serve during |
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| the remainder of the term for which the vacancy occurred. |
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| (c) The Illinois P-20 Council shall be funded through State |
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| appropriations to support staff activities, research, |
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| data-collection, and dissemination. The Illinois P-20 Council |
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| shall be staffed by the Office of the Governor, in coordination |
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| with relevant State agencies, boards, and commissions. The |
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| Illinois Education Research Council shall provide research and |
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| coordinate research collection activities for the Illinois |
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| P-20 Council. |
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| (d) The Illinois P-20 Council shall have all of the |
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| following duties: |
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| (1) To make recommendations to do all of the following: |
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| (A) Coordinate pre-kindergarten through grade 20 |
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| (graduate school) education in this State through |
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| working at the intersections of educational systems to |
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| promote collaborative infrastructure. |
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| (B) Coordinate and leverage strategies, actions, |
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| legislation, policies, and resources of all |
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| stakeholders to support fundamental and lasting |
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| improvement in this State's public schools, community |
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| colleges, and universities. |
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| (C) Better align the high school curriculum with |
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| postsecondary expectations. |
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| (D) Better align assessments across all levels of |
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| education. |
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| (E) Reduce the need for students entering |
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| institutions of higher education to take remedial |
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| (F) Smooth the transition from high school to |
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| college. |
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| (G) Improve high school and college graduation |
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| rates. |
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| (H) Improve the rigor and relevance of academic |
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| standards for college and workforce readiness. |
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| (I) Better align college and university teaching |
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| programs with the needs of Illinois schools.
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| (2) To advise the Governor, the General Assembly, the |
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| State's education and higher education agencies, and the
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| State's workforce and economic development boards and
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| agencies on policies related to lifelong learning for |
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| Illinois students and families. |
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| (3) To articulate a framework for systemic educational |
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| improvement and innovation that will enable every student |
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| to meet or exceed Illinois learning standards and be |
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| well-prepared to succeed in the workforce and community. |
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| (4) To provide an estimated fiscal impact for |
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| implementation of all Council recommendations.
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| (e) The chairperson of the Illinois P-20 Council may |
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| authorize the creation of working groups focusing on areas of |
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| interest to Illinois educational and workforce development, |
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| including without limitation the following areas: |
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| (1) Preparation, recruitment, and certification of |
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| highly qualified teachers. |
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| (2) Mentoring and induction of highly qualified |
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| teachers. |
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| (3) The diversity of highly qualified teachers. |
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| (4) Funding for highly qualified teachers, including |
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| developing a strategic and collaborative plan to seek |
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| federal and private grants to support initiatives |
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| targeting teacher preparation and its impact on student |
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| achievement. |
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| (5) Highly effective administrators. |
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| (6) Illinois birth through age 3 education, |
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| pre-kindergarten, and early childhood education. |
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| (7) The assessment, alignment, outreach, and network |
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| of college and workforce readiness efforts.
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| (8) Alternative routes to college access. |
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| (9) Research data and accountability. |
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| (10) Community schools, community participation, and |
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| other innovative approaches to education that foster |
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| community partnerships. |
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| The chairperson of the Illinois P-20 Council may designate |
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| Council members to serve as working group chairpersons. Working |
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| groups may invite organizations and individuals representing |
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| pre-kindergarten through grade 20 interests to participate in |
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| discussions, data collection, and dissemination.
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| (Source: P.A. 95-626, eff. 6-1-08; 95-996, eff. 10-3-08.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |