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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001(NCLB) | ||||||
| 3 | requires reauthorization in 2007; therefore, be it
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| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 5 | NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 6 | urge the United States Congress to address the following | ||||||
| 7 | concerns when considering the reauthorization of NCLB: | ||||||
| 8 | (1) allow states the flexibility to use growth model | ||||||
| 9 | assessment models to enhance existing measures of student | ||||||
| 10 | progress; | ||||||
| 11 | (2) provide flexibility in program implementation with | ||||||
| 12 | respect to varying student and teacher needs related to | ||||||
| 13 | diversity of geography, wealth, and background; | ||||||
| 14 | (3) revise assessment guidelines for special needs | ||||||
| 15 | students so that such students are more fairly assessed | ||||||
| 16 | considering their specific individualized education | ||||||
| 17 | programs and, therefore, better served; | ||||||
| 18 | (4) resolve other contradictions between NCLB and the | ||||||
| 19 | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); | ||||||
| 20 | (5) address issues arising from students who are | ||||||
| 21 | counted in multiple groups when determining adequate | ||||||
| 22 | yearly progress; | ||||||
| 23 | (6) allow schools to offer, and provide full funding | ||||||
| 24 | for, important supplemental education services before | ||||||
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| 1 | schools are forced to offer choice; | ||||||
| 2 | (7) provide greater flexibility when determining the | ||||||
| 3 | sizes of groups regarding assessment subgroups; | ||||||
| 4 | (8) school improvement grants must be funded so that | ||||||
| 5 | the sanctions placed on schools will result in improved | ||||||
| 6 | student achievement and the reversal of negative trends; | ||||||
| 7 | (9) seek greater consistency in state certification | ||||||
| 8 | criteria and the federal "highly qualified" designation; | ||||||
| 9 | (10) the highly qualified teacher provisions of NCLB | ||||||
| 10 | require clarification, greater flexibility regarding | ||||||
| 11 | alignment with state certification, and appropriate, | ||||||
| 12 | specific, technical assistance in order to ensure | ||||||
| 13 | compliance; and | ||||||
| 14 | (11) resident school districts of special needs | ||||||
| 15 | students attending private schools must pay for IDEA | ||||||
| 16 | services delivered at a private school; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | delivered to President of the United States George W. Bush, | ||||||
| 19 | United States Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, and | ||||||
| 20 | each member of the Illinois congressional delegation.
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