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| Public Act 098-0059 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | ||||
10-21.4a and 22-20 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/10-21.4a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-21.4a)
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Sec. 10-21.4a. Principals and assistant principals - | ||||
Duties. To employ principals and assistant principals who hold
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valid supervisory or administrative certificates. The | ||||
principal, with the assistance of any assistant principals, | ||||
shall supervise the
operation of attendance centers as the | ||||
board shall determine necessary.
In an attendance center having | ||||
fewer than 4 teachers, a head teacher who
does not qualify as a | ||||
principal may be assigned in the place of a principal.
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The principal, with the assistance of any assistant | ||||
principals, shall assume administrative responsibilities and
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instructional leadership, under the supervision of the | ||||
superintendent,
and in accordance with reasonable rules and | ||||
regulations of the board,
for the planning, operation and | ||||
evaluation of the educational program of
the attendance area to | ||||
which he or she is assigned.
However, in districts under a | ||||
Financial Oversight Panel pursuant to
Section 1A-8 for | ||||
violating a financial plan, the duties and responsibilities of
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principals and assistant principals in relation to the | ||
financial and business operations of the
district shall be | ||
approved by the Panel. In the event the Board refuses or
fails | ||
to follow a directive or comply with an information request of | ||
the Panel,
the performance of those duties shall be subject to | ||
the direction of the
Panel.
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School boards shall specify in their formal job description | ||
for
principals that his or her primary responsibility is in the | ||
improvement of
instruction. A majority of the time spent by a | ||
principal shall be spent on
curriculum and staff development | ||
through both formal and informal
activities, establishing | ||
clear lines of communication regarding school
goals, | ||
accomplishments, practices and policies with parents and | ||
teachers.
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Unless residency within a school district is made an | ||
express condition of a
person's employment or continued | ||
employment as a principal or assistant principal of that school
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district at the time of the person's initial employment as a | ||
principal or assistant principal of that
district, residency | ||
within that school district may not at any time thereafter
be | ||
made a condition of that person's employment or continued | ||
employment as a
principal or assistant principal of the | ||
district, without regard to whether the person's initial
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employment as a principal or assistant principal of the | ||
district began before or begins on or after
the effective date | ||
of this amendatory Act of 1996 and without regard to whether
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that person's residency within or outside of the district began | ||
or was changed
before or begins or changes on or after that | ||
effective date. In no event shall
residency within a school | ||
district be considered in determining the
compensation of a | ||
principal or assistant principal or the assignment or transfer | ||
of a principal or assistant principal to an
attendance center | ||
of the district.
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School boards shall ensure that their principals and | ||
assistant principals are evaluated on their
instructional | ||
leadership ability and their ability to maintain a positive
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education and learning climate.
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It shall also be the responsibility of the principal to | ||
utilize resources
of proper law enforcement agencies when the | ||
safety and welfare of students
and teachers are threatened by | ||
illegal use of drugs and alcohol, by illegal use or possession | ||
of weapons, or by illegal gang activity.
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The principal shall submit recommendations to the | ||
superintendent
concerning the appointment, retention, | ||
promotion and assignment of all
personnel assigned to the | ||
attendance center.
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(Source: P.A. 97-217, eff. 7-28-11.)
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(105 ILCS 5/22-20) (from Ch. 122, par. 22-20)
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Sec. 22-20.
All courts and law enforcement agencies of the | ||
State of
Illinois and its political subdivisions shall report | ||
to the principal of
any public school in this State whenever a | ||
child enrolled therein is
detained for proceedings under the | ||
Juvenile Court Act of 1987, as heretofore
and hereafter | ||
amended, or for any criminal offense, including illegal gang | ||
activity, or any violation of a
municipal or county ordinance. | ||
The report shall include the basis for
detaining the child, | ||
circumstances surrounding the events which led to the
child's | ||
detention, and status of proceedings. The report shall be | ||
updated as
appropriate to notify the principal of developments | ||
and the disposition of the
matter.
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The information derived thereby shall be kept separate from | ||
and shall
not become a part of the official school record of | ||
such child and shall not
be a public record. Such information | ||
shall be used solely by the appropriate school official or | ||
officials whom the school has determined to have a legitimate | ||
educational or safety interest to aid in the proper | ||
rehabilitation
of the child and to protect the safety of | ||
students and employees in the
school.
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(Source: P.A. 97-1104, eff. 1-1-13.)
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