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| Public Act 093-0890 |
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AN ACT concerning schools.
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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 | ||||
2-3.25d as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/2-3.25d) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25d)
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Sec. 2-3.25d. Academic early warning and watch status.
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(a) Those schools that do not meet adequate yearly progress | ||||
criteria, as
specified by the State Board of Education, for 2 | ||||
consecutive annual
calculations,
shall be placed on academic | ||||
early warning status for the next school year.
Schools on | ||||
academic early warning status that do not meet adequate yearly
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progress criteria for a third annual calculation shall remain | ||||
on academic early
warning status. Schools on academic early | ||||
warning status that do not meet
adequate yearly progress | ||||
criteria for a fourth annual calculation shall be
placed
on | ||||
initial academic watch status. Schools on academic watch status | ||||
that do not
meet adequate yearly progress criteria for a fifth | ||||
or subsequent annual
calculation shall remain on academic watch | ||||
status. Schools on academic early
warning or academic watch | ||||
status that meet adequate yearly progress criteria
for
one | ||||
annual calculation shall be acknowledged for making | ||||
improvement and shall
maintain their current statuses for the | ||||
next school year. Schools on academic
early warning or academic | ||||
watch status that meet adequate yearly progress
criteria for 2 | ||||
consecutive annual calculations shall be considered as having
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met
expectations and shall be removed from any status | ||||
designation.
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The school district of a school placed on either academic | ||||
early warning
status or academic watch status may appeal the | ||||
status to the State Board of
Education in accordance with | ||||
Section 2-3.25m of this Code.
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A school district that has one or more schools on academic | ||
early warning
or academic watch status shall prepare a revised | ||
School Improvement Plan or
amendments thereto setting forth the | ||
district's expectations for removing each
school from academic | ||
early warning or academic watch status and for improving
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student performance in the affected school or schools. | ||
Districts operating
under
Article 34 of this Code may prepare | ||
the School Improvement Plan required under
Section 34-2.4 of | ||
this Code.
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The revised School Improvement Plan for a school
that is | ||
initially placed on academic early warning status
or that | ||
remains on
academic early warning status after a third annual | ||
calculation
must be approved by
the
school board (and by the | ||
school's local school council in a district operating
under | ||
Article 34 of this Code, unless the school is on probation | ||
pursuant to
subsection (c) of Section
34-8.3 of this Code).
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The revised School Improvement Plan for a school placed on | ||
initial
academic watch status after a fourth annual calculation | ||
must be approved by the
school board (and by the school's local | ||
school council in a district operating
under Article 34 of this | ||
Code, unless the school is on probation pursuant to
subsection | ||
(c) of Section
34-8.3 of this Code) and the State | ||
Superintendent of Education.
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The revised School Improvement Plan for a school that | ||
remains on
academic watch status after a fifth annual | ||
calculation must be approved by the
school board (and by the | ||
school's local school council in a district operating
under | ||
Article 34 of this Code, unless the school is on probation | ||
pursuant to
subsection (c) of Section
34-8.3 of this Code) and | ||
the State Superintendent of Education.
In addition, the | ||
district must develop a school restructuring plan for the
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school that
must
be approved by the school board (and by the | ||
school's local school council in a
district operating under | ||
Article 34 of this Code) and subsequently approved by
the State | ||
Superintendent of Education.
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A school on academic watch status that does not meet | ||
adequate yearly
progress criteria for a sixth annual | ||
calculation shall implement its approved
school restructuring | ||
plan beginning with the next school year, subject to the
State
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interventions specified in Section 2-3.25f of this Code.
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(b) Those school districts that do not meet adequate yearly | ||
progress
criteria, as specified by the State Board of | ||
Education, for 2 consecutive
annual
calculations, shall be | ||
placed on academic early warning status for the next
school | ||
year. Districts on academic early warning status that do not | ||
meet
adequate yearly progress criteria for a third annual | ||
calculation shall remain
on
academic early warning status. | ||
Districts on academic early warning status that
do not meet | ||
adequate yearly progress criteria for a fourth annual | ||
calculation
shall
be placed on initial academic watch status. | ||
Districts on academic watch status
that do not meet adequate | ||
yearly progress criteria for a fifth or subsequent
annual | ||
calculation shall remain on academic watch status. Districts on | ||
academic
early warning or academic watch status that meet | ||
adequate yearly progress
criteria for one annual calculation | ||
shall be acknowledged for making
improvement and shall maintain | ||
their current statuses for the next school year.
Districts on | ||
academic early warning or academic watch status that meet | ||
adequate
yearly progress criteria for 2 consecutive annual | ||
calculations shall be
considered
as having met expectations and | ||
shall be removed from any status designation.
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A district placed on either academic early warning status | ||
or academic
watch status may appeal the status to the State | ||
Board of Education in
accordance with Section 2-3.25m of this | ||
Code.
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Districts on academic early warning or academic watch | ||
status shall
prepare a District Improvement Plan or amendments | ||
thereto setting forth the
district's expectations for removing | ||
the district from academic early warning
or
academic watch | ||
status and for improving student performance in the district.
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The
District Improvement Plan for a district that is | ||
initially placed on academic
early
warning status must be | ||
approved by the school board.
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The revised District Improvement Plan for a district that | ||
remains on
academic early warning status after a third annual | ||
calculation must be approved
by the school board.
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The revised District Improvement Plan for a district on | ||
initial academic
watch
status after a fourth annual calculation | ||
must be approved by the school board
and the State | ||
Superintendent of Education.
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The revised District Improvement Plan for a district that | ||
remains on
academic watch status after a fifth annual | ||
calculation must be approved by the
school board and the State | ||
Superintendent of Education. In addition, the
district must
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develop a district restructuring plan that must be approved by | ||
the school
board and the State Superintendent of Education.
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A district on academic watch status that does not meet | ||
adequate yearly
progress criteria for a sixth annual | ||
calculation shall implement its approved
district | ||
restructuring plan beginning with the next school year, subject | ||
to
the State
interventions specified in Section 2-3.25f of this | ||
Code.
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(c) All revised School and District Improvement Plans shall | ||
be developed
in collaboration with staff in the affected school | ||
or school district. All
revised
School and District Improvement | ||
Plans shall be developed, submitted, and
approved pursuant to | ||
rules adopted by the State Board of Education. The
revised | ||
Improvement Plan shall address measurable outcomes for | ||
improving
student performance so that such performance meets | ||
adequate yearly progress
criteria as specified by the State | ||
Board of Education.
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(d) 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. | ||
(e) The State Board of Education, from any moneys it may | ||
have available for this purpose, must implement
and administer | ||
a grant
program that provides 2-year grants to school districts | ||
on the academic watch
list and other school districts that have | ||
the lowest achieving students, as
determined by the State Board | ||
of Education, to be
used to improve student achievement.
In | ||
order
to receive a
grant under this program, a school district | ||
must establish an accountability
program. The
accountability | ||
program must involve the use of statewide testing standards and
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local
evaluation measures. A grant shall be automatically | ||
renewed when achievement
goals are met. The Board may adopt any | ||
rules necessary to implement and
administer this grant program.
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(Source: P.A. 93-470, eff. 8-8-03.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||