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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,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | ||||||
5 | 10-21.4a and 22-20 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/10-21.4a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-21.4a)
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7 | Sec. 10-21.4a. Principals and assistant principals - | ||||||
8 | Duties. To employ principals and assistant principals who hold
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9 | valid supervisory or administrative certificates. The | ||||||
10 | principal, with the assistance of any assistant principals, | ||||||
11 | shall supervise the
operation of attendance centers as the | ||||||
12 | board shall determine necessary.
In an attendance center having | ||||||
13 | fewer than 4 teachers, a head teacher who
does not qualify as a | ||||||
14 | principal may be assigned in the place of a principal.
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15 | The principal, with the assistance of any assistant | ||||||
16 | principals, shall assume administrative responsibilities and
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17 | instructional leadership, under the supervision of the | ||||||
18 | superintendent,
and in accordance with reasonable rules and | ||||||
19 | regulations of the board,
for the planning, operation and | ||||||
20 | evaluation of the educational program of
the attendance area to | ||||||
21 | which he or she is assigned.
However, in districts under a | ||||||
22 | Financial Oversight Panel pursuant to
Section 1A-8 for | ||||||
23 | violating a financial plan, the duties and responsibilities of
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1 | principals and assistant principals in relation to the | ||||||
2 | financial and business operations of the
district shall be | ||||||
3 | approved by the Panel. In the event the Board refuses or
fails | ||||||
4 | to follow a directive or comply with an information request of | ||||||
5 | the Panel,
the performance of those duties shall be subject to | ||||||
6 | the direction of the
Panel.
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7 | School boards shall specify in their formal job description | ||||||
8 | for
principals that his or her primary responsibility is in the | ||||||
9 | improvement of
instruction. A majority of the time spent by a | ||||||
10 | principal shall be spent on
curriculum and staff development | ||||||
11 | through both formal and informal
activities, establishing | ||||||
12 | clear lines of communication regarding school
goals, | ||||||
13 | accomplishments, practices and policies with parents and | ||||||
14 | teachers.
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15 | Unless residency within a school district is made an | ||||||
16 | express condition of a
person's employment or continued | ||||||
17 | employment as a principal or assistant principal of that school
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18 | district at the time of the person's initial employment as a | ||||||
19 | principal or assistant principal of that
district, residency | ||||||
20 | within that school district may not at any time thereafter
be | ||||||
21 | made a condition of that person's employment or continued | ||||||
22 | employment as a
principal or assistant principal of the | ||||||
23 | district, without regard to whether the person's initial
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24 | employment as a principal or assistant principal of the | ||||||
25 | district began before or begins on or after
the effective date | ||||||
26 | of this amendatory Act of 1996 and without regard to whether
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1 | that person's residency within or outside of the district began | ||||||
2 | or was changed
before or begins or changes on or after that | ||||||
3 | effective date. In no event shall
residency within a school | ||||||
4 | district be considered in determining the
compensation of a | ||||||
5 | principal or assistant principal or the assignment or transfer | ||||||
6 | of a principal or assistant principal to an
attendance center | ||||||
7 | of the district.
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8 | School boards shall ensure that their principals and | ||||||
9 | assistant principals are evaluated on their
instructional | ||||||
10 | leadership ability and their ability to maintain a positive
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11 | education and learning climate.
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12 | It shall also be the responsibility of the principal to | ||||||
13 | utilize resources
of proper law enforcement agencies when the | ||||||
14 | safety and welfare of students
and teachers are threatened by | ||||||
15 | illegal use of drugs and alcohol , by illegal use or possession | ||||||
16 | of weapons, or by illegal gang activity .
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17 | The principal shall submit recommendations to the | ||||||
18 | superintendent
concerning the appointment, retention, | ||||||
19 | promotion and assignment of all
personnel assigned to the | ||||||
20 | attendance center.
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21 | (Source: P.A. 97-217, eff. 7-28-11.)
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22 | (105 ILCS 5/22-20) (from Ch. 122, par. 22-20)
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23 | Sec. 22-20.
All courts and law enforcement agencies of the | ||||||
24 | State of
Illinois and its political subdivisions shall report | ||||||
25 | to the principal of
any public school in this State whenever a |
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1 | child enrolled therein is
detained for proceedings under the | ||||||
2 | Juvenile Court Act of 1987, as heretofore
and hereafter | ||||||
3 | amended, or for any criminal offense , including illegal gang | ||||||
4 | activity, or any violation of a
municipal or county ordinance. | ||||||
5 | The report shall include the basis for
detaining the child, | ||||||
6 | circumstances surrounding the events which led to the
child's | ||||||
7 | detention, and status of proceedings. The report shall be | ||||||
8 | updated as
appropriate to notify the principal of developments | ||||||
9 | and the disposition of the
matter.
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10 | The information derived thereby shall be kept separate from | ||||||
11 | and shall
not become a part of the official school record of | ||||||
12 | such child and shall not
be a public record. Such information | ||||||
13 | shall be used solely by the appropriate school official or | ||||||
14 | officials whom the school has determined to have a legitimate | ||||||
15 | educational or safety interest to aid in the proper | ||||||
16 | rehabilitation
of the child and to protect the safety of | ||||||
17 | students and employees in the
school.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 97-1104, eff. 1-1-13.)
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