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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 adding Sections |
5 | | 2-3.157 and 34-18.49 as follows: |
6 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.157 new) |
7 | | Sec. 2-3.157. City of Chicago School District 299 reports. |
8 | | (a) The State Board of Education shall prepare a report on |
9 | | the practices and trends in the operations of City of Chicago |
10 | | School District 299 with respect to the impact of charter |
11 | | school enrollment on the operation of the school district. The |
12 | | State Board of Education shall gather data regarding student |
13 | | enrollment and placement policies, disciplinary procedures, |
14 | | programs for special education, English Language Learners |
15 | | (ELL), and any other relevant student needs for each public |
16 | | school in the district, including charter schools. The report |
17 | | shall specifically identify any policies that give schools |
18 | | latitude to discourage attendance of students or that would |
19 | | create barriers for any students to attend. In addition, the |
20 | | State Board of Education shall gather data on mobility, |
21 | | attendance rates, graduation rates, and incoming and outgoing |
22 | | transfers at each grade level for each public school in the |
23 | | district, including charter schools. The report shall identify |
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1 | | the extent to which transfers from charter schools to other |
2 | | schools occur before or after any deadlines related to funding. |
3 | | The report shall identify the extent to which charter schools |
4 | | accept transfers into the school at each grade level, as |
5 | | compared to transfers out. The report shall compare charter |
6 | | school enrollment by race, disability, income, and ELL status |
7 | | to other charter and traditional public schools in the |
8 | | district. The report shall compare the instructional programs, |
9 | | methods, and instructional materials of each public school in |
10 | | the district, including charter schools. |
11 | | The district shall comply with all requests for information |
12 | | made by the State Board of Education necessary for the State |
13 | | Board of Education to prepare this report. |
14 | | The State Board of Education shall file copies of this |
15 | | report as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly |
16 | | Organization Act. |
17 | | (b) The State Board of Education shall prepare a report on |
18 | | the impact of school actions, such as school closures and |
19 | | school turnarounds, on the practices and trends in the |
20 | | operation of City of Chicago School District 299. The report |
21 | | shall include all of the following: |
22 | | (1) A community analysis that includes current and |
23 | | projected demographics, land usage, transportation plans, |
24 | | residential housing and commercial development, private |
25 | | school plans for water and sewage expansion or |
26 | | redevelopment, and institutions of higher education. |
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1 | | (2) A description of the district's guiding |
2 | | educational principles and standards. |
3 | | (3) A description of the types of instructional |
4 | | programs or services delivered at each school. |
5 | | (4) The enrollment capacity of each school and its rate |
6 | | of utilization. |
7 | | (5) A report on the assessment of individual building |
8 | | and site conditions. |
9 | | (6) A data table with historical and projected |
10 | | enrollment data by school and by grade. |
11 | | (7) An analysis of facility needs and requirements of |
12 | | the district. |
13 | | (8) Identification of potential sources of funding for |
14 | | the implementation of the district's Educational Facility |
15 | | Master Plan. |
16 | | The report shall also include identification of all |
17 | | external firms and agencies contracted to aid the district in |
18 | | performing school actions and transitions. The firms and |
19 | | agencies shall disclose financial interests, fees paid by the |
20 | | district, and any and all relationships it holds with any |
21 | | member of the school board or city council. |
22 | | The district shall comply with all requests for information |
23 | | made by the State Board of Education necessary for the State |
24 | | Board of Education to prepare this report. |
25 | | The State Board of Education shall file copies of this |
26 | | report as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly |
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1 | | Organization Act. |
2 | | (c) The State Board of Education shall prepare a report on |
3 | | the impact of standardized testing on the operations and |
4 | | practices of City of Chicago School District 299. The report |
5 | | shall include the amount of time educators prepare for tests, |
6 | | administer tests, and analyze results. The report shall also |
7 | | include the amount of money spent on procuring standardized |
8 | | tests. The report shall include the number of tests given to |
9 | | students and the frequency of tests at each grade level and at |
10 | | each school in the district. The report shall include financial |
11 | | disclosures by the company or firm that owns the tests and |
12 | | preparation materials that include any prior relationships |
13 | | with the district or agents of the district. The report shall |
14 | | compare the frequency of tests given to students in schools |
15 | | that have charters approved by the district and other district |
16 | | schools. |
17 | | The report shall be completed and made available to the |
18 | | public each year on or before July 31. If the district does not |
19 | | make available all information requested by the State Board of |
20 | | Education necessary for the State Board of Education to prepare |
21 | | this report, the State Board of Education, in an administrative |
22 | | proceeding, shall impose a civil penalty on the district equal |
23 | | to $2,900 for every day the information is unavailable after |
24 | | the July 31 report date. The Attorney General may bring an |
25 | | action in circuit court to enforce the collection of any |
26 | | monetary penalty imposed. |
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1 | | (d) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules |
2 | | necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this Section. |
3 | | (e) The State Board of Education may enter into contracts |
4 | | to fulfill the requirements of this Section. |
5 | | (f) City of Chicago School District 299 is responsible for |
6 | | all costs associated with the reports required in this Section. |
7 | | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.49 new) |
8 | | Sec. 34-18.49. Statement of revenues and in-kind services. |
9 | | The district shall create a statement of revenues and in-kind |
10 | | services it receives. The statement shall also include the |
11 | | value of any in-kind services, payments to third parties, or |
12 | | other supports from the district to its charter schools. Any |
13 | | support for marketing or recruiting activities, sharing of |
14 | | lists of students, or other services must be reported as well. |
15 | | The statement must be made available to the public. |