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Public Act 099-0203
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| SB0665 Enrolled | LRB099 04291 NHT 24316 b |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section |
2-3.25f as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/2-3.25f) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25f)
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Sec. 2-3.25f. State interventions.
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(a) The State Board of Education shall provide technical
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assistance to assist with the development and implementation of |
School and District Improvement Plans.
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Schools or school districts that fail to make reasonable |
efforts to
implement an
approved Improvement Plan may suffer |
loss of State funds by school
district, attendance center, or |
program as the State Board of Education
deems appropriate.
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(a-5) (Blank). |
(b) If after 3 years following its placement on
academic
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watch status a school district or school remains on
academic |
watch status, the
State Board of Education may (i)
change the |
recognition status of the school district or school to
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nonrecognized or (ii) authorize the State Superintendent
of |
Education to direct the reassignment of pupils
or direct the |
reassignment or replacement of school district personnel who
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are relevant to the
failure
to
meet adequate yearly progress |
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criteria. If
a school district is nonrecognized in its |
entirety, it shall automatically
be dissolved on July 1 |
following that nonrecognition and its territory
realigned with |
another school district or districts by the regional board
of |
school trustees in accordance with the procedures set forth in |
Section
7-11 of the School Code. The effective date of the |
nonrecognition of a school
shall be July 1 following the |
nonrecognition.
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(b-5) The State Board of Education shall also develop a |
system to provide assistance and resources to lower performing |
school districts. At a minimum, the State Board shall identify |
school districts to receive priority services, to be known as |
priority districts. The school district shall provide the |
exclusive bargaining representative with a 5-day notice that |
the district has been identified as a priority district. In |
addition, the State Board may, by rule, develop other |
categories of low-performing schools and school districts to |
receive services. |
Districts designated as priority districts shall be those |
that fall within one of the following categories: |
(1) Have at least one school that is among the lowest |
performing 5% of schools in this State based on a 3-year |
average, with respect to the performance of the "all |
students" group for the percentage of students meeting or |
exceeding standards in reading and mathematics combined, |
and demonstrate a lack of progress as defined by the State |
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Board of Education. |
(2) Have at least one secondary school that has an |
average graduation rate of less than 60% over the last 3 |
school years. |
(3) Have at least one school receiving a school |
improvement grant under Section 1003(g) of the federal |
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. |
The State Board of Education shall work with a priority |
district to perform a district needs assessment to determine |
the district's core functions that are areas of strength and |
weakness, unless the district is already undergoing a national |
accreditation process. The results from the district needs |
assessment shall be used by the district to identify goals and |
objectives for the district's improvement. The district needs |
assessment shall include a study of district functions, such as |
district finance, governance, student engagement, instruction |
practices, climate, community involvement, and continuous |
improvement. |
Based on the results of the district needs assessment, the |
State Board of Education shall work with the district to |
provide technical assistance and professional development, in |
partnership with the district, to implement a continuous |
improvement plan that would increase outcomes for students. The |
plan for continuous improvement shall be based on the results |
of the district needs assessment and shall be used to determine |
the types of services that are to be provided to each priority |
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district. Potential services for a district may include |
monitoring adult and student practices, reviewing and |
reallocating district resources, developing a district |
leadership team, providing access to curricular content area |
specialists, and providing online resources and professional |
development. |
The State Board of Education may require priority districts |
identified as having deficiencies in one or more core functions |
of the district needs assessment to undergo an accreditation |
process as provided in subsection (d) of Section 2-3.25f-5 of |
this Code. |
(c) All federal requirements apply to schools and school |
districts
utilizing
federal funds under Title I, Part A of the |
federal Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965.
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(Source: P.A. 97-370, eff. 1-1-12; 98-1155, eff. 1-9-15.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law. |