Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart A - RECOGNITION REQUIREMENTS › Section 1.85 - School and District Improvement Plans; Restructuring Plans

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Section 2-3.25d of the School Code requires each district to
				  revise the school improvement plans of any of its schools that are placed on
				  academic early warning or academic watch status and to revise the district's
				  improvement plan if it is placed on academic early warning or academic watch
				  status. Similarly, restructuring plans are required for schools that remain on
				  academic watch status after a fifth annual calculation. As used in this
				  Section, "NCLB" refers to Public Law 107-110, the No
				  Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (
				  20 USC 6301
				  et seq.).
a) A revised school
				improvement plan shall be submitted to the local school board (and to the local
				school council in a district operating under Article 34 of the School Code) no
				later than three months after the district's receipt of notification regarding
				the school's status. During the 45-day period following its submission to the
				local board and prior to the board's final approval, each plan shall undergo a
				peer review process designed by the district.
1) In school districts with a population of
				500,000 or fewer, revised school improvement plans shall be required to cover
				the two school years following the assessment necessitating the plan and to:
A) incorporate strategies based on
				scientifically based research and an analysis of State and local assessment
				data and other information that will strengthen the core academic subjects in
				the school and address the specific academic areas in which the school's
				performance has been deficient (NCLB, Section 1116(b)(3)(A)(i));
B) include information about the extent to
				which all students in the grade levels chosen by the district pursuant to
				Section 2-3.63 of the School Code are achieving in the fundamental learning
				areas;
C) adopt policies and
				practices concerning the school's core academic subjects that have the greatest
				likelihood of ensuring that all subgroups enrolled in the school will meet the
				State's proficient level of achievement not later than the end of the 2013-14
				school year, including:
i) specific,
				measurable steps to be taken,
ii) a
				timeline for these activities, and
iii) a budget for these activities (NCLB,
				Section 1116(b)(3)(A)(ii));
D) include professional development
				activities for at least the staff providing services in the academic areas in
				which the school's performance has been deficient (NCLB, Section
				1116(b)(3)(A)(iii));
E) incorporate
				a teacher mentoring program (NCLB, Section 1116(b)(3)(A)(x));
F) establish specific annual, measurable
				objectives for continuous and substantial progress by each subgroup of students
				enrolled in the school that will ensure that all such subgroups will make
				adequate yearly progress and meet the State's proficient level of achievement
				not later than the 2013-14 school year (NCLB, Section 1116(b)(3)(v));
G) describe how the school will provide
				written notice about the identification to parents of each student enrolled in
				each school, in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language that the
				parents can understand (NCLB 1116(b)(3)(A)(vi));
H) specify the responsibilities of the school
				and the school board under the plan, including the internal and external
				technical assistance to be provided by the district, technical assistance
				requested of ISBE, and, if applicable, the district's fiscal responsibilities
				under Section 1120A of NCLB (NCLB, Section 1116(b)(3)(A)(vii));
I) include strategies for promoting effective
				parental involvement in the school (NCLB, Section
				1116(b)(3)(A)(viii));
J)
				incorporate, as appropriate, activities before school, after school, during the
				summer, and during any extension of the school year (NCLB, Section
				1116(b)(3)(A)(ix)); and
K) include
				a process for monitoring progress and revising the plan as needed.