Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 401 - SPECIAL EDUCATION FACILITIES UNDER SECTION 14-7.02 OF THE SCHOOL CODE › Subpart A - APPROVAL OF PROGRAMS › Section 401.5 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Business Day" means Monday through Friday, except federal
				  and State holidays.
"Combination Program" is a program that includes both
				  educational and residential services.
"Educational Program" is a program consisting of special
				  education and related services intended to meet the specific needs of the
				  unique populations served.
"Facility" is the physical premises where a provider offers
				  services.
"IEP Team" has the meaning ascribed in
				  34 CFR
				  300.23.
"Imminent Danger" is a situation in which the life or health
				  of a student is knowingly or blatantly disregarded by:
causing a real, significant or impending risk of harm;
permitting the life or health of a student with a disability
				  (as defined in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.
				  1400 et seq.)) to be threatened; or
causing or permitting a student to be placed in circumstances
				  that endanger the student's life or health.
"Individualized Education Program" or "IEP" is a written
				  statement for a student with a disability that conforms to the requirements of
				  34 CFR
				  300.320 and, for Illinois students, meets the
				  requirements of 23 Ill. Adm. Code
				  226.230
				  (Content of the IEP).
"Individual Student Aide (noninstructional duties)" shall
				  have the meaning ascribed in 23 Ill. Adm. Code
				  226.860.
"ISBE" means the Illinois State Board of Education.
"ISBE-approved" or "ISBE approval" means the approval of
				  program in accordance with this Part.
"Paraprofessional Educator" or "Paraprofessional" shall have
				  the meaning ascribed in 23 Ill. Adm. Code 226.860.
"Professional Staff" means administrators, supervisors,
				  teachers and providers of related services, appropriately licensed in
				  accordance with 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25 or
				  226.800
				  or Section
				  401.240,
				  who either provide or direct the provision of special education or related
				  services specified in the IEPs of students served, or who evaluate student
				  progress or evaluate the provision of those special education or related
				  services. Facilities located outside the State of Illinois shall provide
				  evidence of professional licensure/certification granted by their respective
				  state licensing agencies for all employed personnel. ISBE shall review the
				  qualifications of each position to ensure comparability to the qualifications
				  of Illinois personnel established in statute and Title 23 of the Illinois
				  Administrative Code. Professional staff does not include persons providing
				  services other than special education and related services specified in the IEP
				  or whose duties are limited to assisting professional staff.
"Program" is a set of educational and/or residential services
				  provided by professional staff to meet specific needs of the unique population
				  served.
"Programmatic Outcomes" are evidence of progress towards
				  goals established by the program and are intended to demonstrate continuous
				  program improvement. The provider shall not only establish goals for itself but
				  shall also collect and analyze data for enrolled students with disabilities in
				  alignment with those self-established goals. Further, this information shall be
				  shared with the ISBE and with contracting districts to determine the nature of
				  future technical assistance to the provider and to promote transparency.
"Provider" is any organization that offers special education
				  and/or residential services to students with disabilities under contract with
				  one or more Illinois public school districts and pursuant to Section 14-7.02 of
				  the School Code. A provider under this Part does not include an organization
				  providing emergency and student-specific placements pursuant to 23 Ill. Adm.
				  Code
				  226.330(g)
				  or (i).
"Related Services" has the meaning ascribed in 23 Ill. Adm.
				  Code
				  226.75.
"School Code" means 105 ILCS 5.
"Special Education" has the meaning ascribed in 23 Ill. Adm.
				  Code 226.75.