105 ILCS 5/34-8.4
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 34 - Cities Of Over 500,000 Inhabitants - Board Of Education

Sec. 34-8.4.     Intervention.       The Chicago Schools Academic Accountability Council may recommend to the  Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees that any school placed on remediation  or probation under Section 34-8.3 or schools that for the 3 consecutive  school years of 1992-1993, 1993-1994, and 1994-1995 have met the State Board of  Education's category of "does not meet expectations" be made subject to  intervention under this Section 34-8.4.  In addition to any powers created  under this Section, the Trustees shall have all powers created under Section  34-8.3 with respect to schools subjected to intervention.Prior to subjecting a school to intervention, the Trustees shall conduct a  public hearing and make findings of facts concerning the recommendation of the  Chicago Schools Academic Accountability Council and the factors causing the  failure of the school to adequately perform.  The Trustees shall afford an  opportunity at the hearing for interested persons to comment about the  intervention recommendation.  After the hearing has been held and completion of  findings of fact,  the Trustees shall make a determination whether to subject the school to  intervention.If the Trustees determine that a school shall be subject to intervention  under this Section, the Trustees shall develop an intervention implementation  plan and shall cause a performance evaluation to be made of each employee at  the school.  Upon consideration of such evaluations, and consistent with the  intervention implementation plan, the Trustees may reassign, layoff, or  dismiss any employees at the attendance center, notwithstanding the provisions  of Sections 24A-5 and 34-85.The chief educational officer shall appoint a principal for the school and  shall set the terms and conditions of the principal's contract, which in no  case may be longer than 2 years.  The principal shall select all teachers and  non-certified personnel for the school as may be necessary.  Any provision of  Section 34-8.1 that conflicts with this Section shall not apply to a school  subjected to intervention under this Section.If pursuant to this Section, the general superintendent, with the approval of  the board, orders new local school council elections, the general  superintendent shall carry out the responsibilities of the local school council  for a school subject to intervention until the new local school council members  are elected and trained.Each school year, 5% of the supplemental general State aid  funds distributed to a school subject  to intervention during that school year under subsection 5(i)(1)(a)  of part A of Section 18-8 or subsection (H) of Section 18-8.05 shall be  used for employee performance incentives.  The Trustees shall prepare a report evaluating the results of any interventions  undertaken pursuant to this Section and shall make recommendations concerning  implementation of special programs for dealing with underperforming schools on  an ongoing basis.  This report shall be submitted to the State Superintendent  of Education and Mayor of the City of Chicago by January 1, 1999.    (Source: P.A. 89-15, eff. 5-30-95; 89-698, eff. 1-14-97; 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.)