Section 240.50  Requirements for Returning the Student to the Regular School Program

a)         It shall be the goal of the Alternative Learning Opportunities Program (ALOP) to assist students in successfully completing their education, including, but not limited to, returning to the regular school program, or to a postsecondary or adult education program, as soon as appropriate.  In establishing procedures for the transition of students to the regular or another program, districts shall ensure that:

1)         an assessment is conducted prior to the student's leaving the ALOP to identify the educational supports and/or other support services the student would need to successfully progress in the regular school curriculum;

2)         a staff member is assigned to monitor the student's progress in the regular school program for not less than two semesters after the student leaves the ALOP; and

3)         for a student who has been suspended or expelled from his or her home school and enrolled by a district in its ALOP, the student shall not be permitted to return to or re-enroll in his or her home school until the term of the suspension or expulsion is completed.

b)         The requirements of subsection (a) of this Section apply in instances where a student is removed from the ALOP by his or her parent or guardian before completion of the objectives stated in his or her Student Success Plan.

(Source:  Amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 8345, effective April 1, 2014)