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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 600 - ENROLLMENT OF AND PAYMENT FOR NONRESIDENT STUDENTS AT THE PHILIP J. ROCK CENTER AND SCHOOL › Subpart C - FISCAL PROCEDURES › Section 600.230 - Costs Not Allowed for Per Diem Rate Calculation

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
This Section lists the costs that shall be considered
				  nonallowable or nonreimbursable costs and therefore shall not be used to
				  calculate the per diem rate.
a) Health
				services paid by a third party provider or services that are not included in
				the nonresident student's IEP.
b)
				Expenses resulting from transactions with related organizations that are
				greater than the expenses to the related organization.
1) When the School makes rent or lease
				payments to a related organization, the rent or lease expense is disallowed and
				the capital costs of the related organization must be used.
2) Interest expense paid to a related
				organization is disallowed; however, interest expense incurred by the related
				organization is allowable.
3) The
				cost of goods and services purchased from a related organization shall be
				allowable to the extent that the cost to the School does not exceed the cost to
				the related organization.
4) The
				School may be required to submit evidence to substantiate or refute any claim
				of relatedness in determining allowable costs.
5) The School shall identify all transactions
				with related organizations in their annual filing of the cost report required
				under Section
				600.250(a).
6) Allowable costs of related organizations
				shall be added to the School's costs for the same cost centers for
				determination of reasonable cost standards applicable to the School's
				costs.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 600 - ENROLLMENT OF AND PAYMENT FOR NONRESIDENT STUDENTS AT THE PHILIP J. ROCK CENTER AND SCHOOL › Subpart C - FISCAL PROCEDURES › Section 600.240 - Revenue Offsets

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
This Section sets forth the revenue offsets that may be used
				  to calculate the per diem rate. Private contributions and nongovernmental
				  revenues granted to the School for improving or enhancing its program shall not
				  be offset. The sources of revenue that shall be considered offset are:
a) Revenues from federally funded school
				breakfast and lunch programs and the Child and Adult Care Food Program. These
				revenues shall be offset against the cost of meals. Cafeteria and vending
				machine revenues shall be offset against the costs of operating meal
				programs.
b) Revenues for special
				education, related services, and room and board, insofar as any income not
				related to a specific client is received from any federal agency.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 600 - ENROLLMENT OF AND PAYMENT FOR NONRESIDENT STUDENTS AT THE PHILIP J. ROCK CENTER AND SCHOOL › Subpart C - FISCAL PROCEDURES › Section 600.250 - Cost Reports

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The School shall file the reports listed in this Section
				  electronically in a format prescribed by the State Superintendent of Education
				  and within the timelines specified.
a)
				Cost Report
The cost report is due no later than the May 1 immediately
				  preceding the fiscal year to which the report applies and shall convey budgeted
				  cost and revenue projections for that fiscal year.
b) Attested Cost Report
1) An attested cost report is due no later
				than 20 days after the end of each quarter (i.e., September 30, December 31,
				March 31 and June 30).
2) Each
				attested cost report shall contain expenditures on a cash accounting basis and
				revenue information on an accrual basis that are year-to-date from the
				beginning of the fiscal year.
3)
				Each attested cost report shall include any outstanding obligations, with the
				exception of payroll expenses, that are expected to be paid within 30 days
				after the end of the quarter.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 650 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 650.10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Article 27A of the School Code" or the "Charter Schools Law"
				  means 105 ILCS 5.
"Authorizer" has the meaning set forth in Section 27A-3 of
				  the School Code.
"Day" means calendar day, unless otherwise specified in this
				  Part. The time within which any action required under this Part must occur
				  shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.11 of the
				  Statute on Statutes [5 ILCS
				  70/1.11].
"School Code" or "Code" means 105 ILCS 5.
"State Board" means the Illinois State Board of
				  Education.
"State Superintendent" means the State Superintendent of
				  Education.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 650 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 650.20 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Article 27A of the Code sets forth the requirements for a
				  charter school and the procedure for consideration of a charter school proposal
				  by a local board of education or by two or more local boards of education
				  pursuant to Section 27A-4(e) of the Code.
a) This Part sets forth the procedures
				applicable to reporting to the State Board of Education by local school boards
				of the submission of charter school proposals, as required by Sections 27A-8(f)
				and 27A-9(e) of the Code, and of reporting of data regarding the charter
				schools under the authorizer, as required by Section 27A-12 of the
				Code.
b) This Part further sets
				forth procedures for appeals to the State Board of Education of local board of
				education decisions under Section 27A-9 of the Code and for the orderly closing
				of charter schools.
c) This Part
				also sets forth the procedures for the State Board of Education to remove the
				power of authorizers to authorize charter schools as provided under Section
				27A-12 of the Code.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 650 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Subpart B - ACTIONS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Section 650.30 - Submission to the State Board of Education

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Local boards of education shall submit a final report to the
				  State Board of Education as to the action by the local boards of education with
				  regard to an application for, renewal of, or revocation of a charter. A copy of
				  the report shall be provided to the applicant or charter holder at the same
				  time that the report is submitted to the State Board of Education. Reports
				  shall be submitted as follows.
a) The
				local board of education shall submit the report to the State Board of
				Education either by electronic mail or U.S. mail to the address in subsection
				(f) no later than seven days after the date of the public meeting at which the
				board acted on the charter request.
1) For
				reports submitted by U.S. mail, the report must bear a postmark date of no
				later than seven days following the meeting date.
2) In the case of separate public meetings by
				each school board involved, the seven days shall begin when the last school
				board votes on the matter.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 650 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Subpart B - ACTIONS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Section 650.40 - Review of Local Approvals by the State Superintendent of Education

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The State
				Superintendent shall review each report of an approved application or renewal
				to determine whether the statutory requirements have been followed and the
				proposed contractual agreement is complete and compliant with the provisions of
				Article 27A of the Code. Proposed contractual agreements that are complete and
				compliant with the provisions of Article 27A of the Code shall be certified by
				the State Superintendent until the maximum authorized numbers of charter
				schools have been reached. The State Superintendent shall send a certification
				of the charter to each local school board that is a party to the application
				and the charter school governing body.
b) If a report is incomplete or a proposed
				contractual agreement fails to comply with any applicable law, the State
				Superintendent shall so notify each submitting school board and the applicant
				or charter holder, identifying the areas of deficiency that must be remedied
				before the proposal can be considered for certification.
c) The State Superintendent shall notify each
				local school board that is a party to the application and the applicant or
				charter holder as to a determination made with respect to a report of an
				approved application or renewal by certified mail within 30 days after receipt
				of the report. (See Section 27A-8(f) of the Code.)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 650 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Subpart B - ACTIONS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Section 650.50 - Revision of Certified Charters

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				A material revision to a previously certified contract may go into effect
				immediately upon approval of both the authorizer and the governing body of the
				charter school. Should either the authorizer or the governing body of the
				charter school request in writing that the State Superintendent certify the
				material revision as being consistent with the provisions of Article 27A, the
				material revision shall not take effect unless and until the State
				Superintendent so certifies. (See Section 27A-6(e) of the Code.)
1) A request for the State Superintendent to
				certify a material revision shall consist of the revised contractual agreement,
				any other materials that describe the need for the material revision, and an
				explanation from the local authorizer or charter school governing body as to
				any legal concerns raised by the material revision.
2) The request also shall be accompanied by
				the forms specified in Section
				650.30(b)(2)(A)
				and may include the forms specified in Section
				650.30(b)(2)(B),
				(b)(2)(C) or (b)(2)(D), as applicable to the
				proposed revision.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 650 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Subpart B - ACTIONS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Section 650.63 - Appeal of Local School Board Decisions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) A charter holder may appeal to the State
				Board of Education a local school board report that revokes or refuses to renew
				a charter. Any appeal must be submitted to the State Superintendent no later
				than 21 days after the local school board voted on the charter revocation or
				non-renewal.
1) The appeal shall be submitted
				electronically to the State Superintendent at charterappeals@isbe.net, with a
				copy sent by certified mail or electronic mail to the local school
				board.
2) Based on the information
				available to the charter holder, the appeal submitted by the charter holder
				shall state the reason why the decision of the local school board should be
				overturned.
3) Any appeal not
				submitted within the deadline specified in this subsection (a) will not be
				considered by the State Superintendent, and the State Superintendent will
				notify the applicant that the appeal will not be considered.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 650 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Subpart B - ACTIONS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Section 650.65 - Monitoring of Charter Authorizers by the State Board of Education; Corrective Action

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
In accordance with Section 27A-12 of the School Code, the
				  State Board of Education shall rely on information reported by authorizers
				  pursuant to Section
				  650.55
				  and
ongoing monitoring of both charter schools and authorizers
to determine whether
to remove the power to authorize from any
				  authorizer in this State if the authorizer does not demonstrate a commitment to
				  high-quality authorization practices and, if necessary, revoke
the
				  charters of
the chronically low-performing charters authorized by the
				  authorizer at the time
the power to authorize is removed.
				  [105 ILCS
				  5/27A-12]
a)
				A charter school authorizer may be subject to corrective action, including but
				not limited to removal of chartering authority, in the following circumstances:
1) Failure to develop chartering policies and
				practices consistent with the principles and standards set forth in Appendix A
				(see Section 27A-7.10(e) of the Code);
2) Failure to comply with any State or
				federal statutory or regulatory requirement for charter
				authorization;
3) Failure to
				require a plan of remediation pursuant to Section 27A-9(c) of the Code for, or
				to close, charter schools that:
A) committed
				a material violation of any of the conditions, standards or procedures set
				forth in the charter; or
B)
				violated any provision of law from which the charter school was not exempted
				under Article 27A of the Code;
4) Failure to require a plan of remediation
				pursuant to Section 27A-9(c) of the Code for, or to close, charter schools
				that:
A) have exhibited low student
				performance as evidenced by:
i) a school's
				student achievement being among the lowest 5 percent of schools in the State,
				as determined by a three-year average of State assessment results for all
				students in reading and mathematics;
ii) if the charter school is a high school,
				an average graduation rate of less than 60 percent over the three school years
				immediately preceding the year in which corrective action is being considered;
				or
iii) receipt of a school
				improvement grant under Section 1003(g) of Title I of the Elementary and
				Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 USC
				6301 et seq.); and/or
B) fail to meet performance targets and
				standards established by the authorizer in a charter school performance plan by
				the timelines specified in the plan;
5) Failure to require a plan of remediation
				pursuant to Section 27A-9(c) for, or to close, charter schools for financial
				mismanagement or failure to meet generally accepted standards of fiscal
				management; or
6) A pattern of
				evidence-based complaints about the authorizer or any of its public charter
				schools, filed with the State Superintendent of Education in accordance with
				subsection (b).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 650 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Subpart B - ACTIONS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Section 650.70 - Procedures for Closing a Charter School

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The governing body of a charter school that is closing,
				  whether voluntarily or involuntarily, shall be subject to the requirements of
				  this Section.
a) Required Notices
1) Except in the case of an emergency, when
				the health, safety or education of the charter school's students is at risk,
				any notice of a charter school's closing required under subsection (a)(2) shall
				be provided:
A) at least 60 days before the
				end of the school year in which the closure will take place for a charter
				school that is closing involuntarily (i.e., has had its charter revoked or not
				renewed); or
B) at least 60 days
				before the scheduled closing date for a charter school that is voluntarily
				closing.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 650 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Subpart D - CHARTER SCHOOL REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM › Section 650.200 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
This Subpart D establishes the procedures and criteria for
				  applications submitted by eligible applicants pursuant to the Charter School
				  Revolving Loan Program established by Section 27A-11.5(3) of the School Code [
				  105 ILCS 5 ].
a) For the purpose of
				the Charter School Revolving Loan Program, eligible applicants are only charter
				schools defined in Section 27A-5 of the School Code.
b) A charter school is eligible to apply for
				a loan when it has been certified by the State Board of Education and at any
				time during its initial contract term of 5 years.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 650 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Subpart D - CHARTER SCHOOL REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM › Section 650.210 - Use of Funds

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Funding is available under the Charter School Revolving Loan
				  Fund for start-up costs to acquire educational materials and supplies. These
				  items include, but are not limited to:
textbooks, electronic textbooks
				  and the technological equipment necessary to gain access to and use electronic
				  textbooks; furniture and other equipment or materials needed in the
				  initial
contract
term of the charter school; and acquiring and
				  remodeling a suitable physical plant.
[
				  105 ILCS
				  5/27A-11.5(3)]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 650 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Subpart D - CHARTER SCHOOL REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM › Section 650.220 - Maximum Amount of Loan

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The maximum loan amount shall be calculated on a per-pupil
				  basis, based upon the total enrollment. An applicant may request a loan amount
				  that does not exceed $750 per pupil. For approved charter schools already in
				  their initial contract term, the maximum loan amount shall be calculated using
				  the enrollment as reported to the State Board of Education as of March 1 of the
				  current school year. Loan amounts for new charter schools will be calculated
				  using the projected enrollment during the first year of the initial contract
				  term.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 650 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Subpart D - CHARTER SCHOOL REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM › Section 650.230 - Application Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The
				State Board of Education shall distribute application forms to all eligible
				applicants by the first business day of January for the following fiscal year.
				Applications will be due to the State Board no later than March 15 of the
				fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which loans will be made.
b) Each application for a loan shall include
				the following information:
1) A list of all
				applicable expenditure categories, as described in Section
				650.210(a),
				for which loan proceeds will be used;
2) The amount of the loan requested, which
				shall not exceed the amount calculated pursuant to Section
				650.220;
3) A description of the proposed uses of the
				loan funds, as specified in the resolution adopted by the applicant's governing
				board authorizing submission of the loan application;
4) Assurances and certifications as the State
				Board may require, to include at least the following:
A) the loan proceeds shall be used for the
				items specified in Section 27-11.5(3) of the School Code or for building-wide
				facility needs specified on the application;
B) the governing board approved a resolution
				authorizing submission of the loan application, specifying the date of that
				approval; and
C) the participant
				shall comply with Section 27A-11.5(3) of the School Code, this Subpart and the
				loan agreement (see Section
				650.260
				).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 650 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Subpart D - CHARTER SCHOOL REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM › Section 650.240 - Review of Application and Notification of Loan Award

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Applications shall be reviewed for
				completeness. If an application is incomplete, State Board of Education staff
				shall request the missing information from the applicant no later than 5
				calendar days after receipt of the application. Applications will not be
				processed until all requested information is received. Applicants will have 5
				calendar days to provide missing information to the State Board of Education
				staff. Resubmitted applications shall receive the new submission date and time.
				This new submission date and time will reposition the application on the
				first-come, first-served list of applicants and may result in the application
				not being funded if appropriations are insufficient.
b) All complete applications that demonstrate
				compliance with Section 27A-11.5(3) of the School Code and this Subpart shall
				be eligible for funding. Eligible applications received on or before March 15
				of each fiscal year shall receive a loan on a first-come, first-served basis,
				as long as funds appropriated for a given fiscal year remain
				available.
c) Notification of a
				loan award shall be made no later than 15 calendar days after the application
				due date established in subsection (b).
d) Charter schools otherwise eligible but not
				receiving loans due to insufficiency of the appropriation shall receive first
				consideration in the next fiscal year using the enrollment specified on the
				application for funding. Applicants may request to withdraw their initial
				application in order to submit a new application during the next application
				period to reflect increased enrollment. The new application will be subject to
				the normal review process with all other applications received, without any
				special priority.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 650 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Subpart D - CHARTER SCHOOL REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM › Section 650.250 - Repayment Procedures

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Loans shall be repaid by the end of the initial contract term
				  of the charter school. (See Section 27A-11.5 of the School Code.)
a) No interest will be charged on these
				loans. The State Board of Education may deduct amounts necessary to repay the
				loan from funds due to the charter school or may require that the local school
				board that authorized the charter school deduct those amounts from funds due to
				the charter school and remit these amounts to the State Board, provided that
				the local school board shall not be responsible for repayment of the
				loan.
b) Repayment
1) The loan must be paid in full by December
				15 of the final year of the initial contract term.
2) Checks shall be made payable to "ISBE -
				Charter School Revolving Loan Fund" and mailed to the Fiscal and Procurement
				Division, Illinois State Board of Education, 100 North First Street, W-380,
				Springfield, Illinois 62777-0001.
3) A recipient may prepay the loan amount in
				its entirety at any time before December 15 of the final year of the initial
				contract term, provided that the recipient first contacts the State
				Superintendent's designee to obtain information on how to remit the payment and
				the total amount to be paid.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 650 - CHARTER SCHOOLS › Subpart D - CHARTER SCHOOL REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM › Section 650.260 - Terms and Conditions of Loan Agreement

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a) Loan proceeds under this program shall be
				used exclusively for the purposes listed in Section
				650.210
				and shall be expended in accordance with the approved application and the
				recipient's policies and procedures related to those expenditures. In the event
				the loan proceeds are not expended in the manner approved, the recipient, upon
				written notification from the State Board of Education, shall be required to
				submit, by the next payment due date, payment of the outstanding
				loan.
b) Loan proceeds shall be
				obligated no later than six months following receipt of the loan.
c) Use of the loan proceeds shall be
				accounted for in accordance with generally accepted standards of governmental
				accounting principles.
d)
				Recipients shall submit a report to the State Board of Education detailing how
				the loan proceeds were used no later than nine months after the receipt of the
				loan.
f) In the event of default
				that is not cured within 90 calendar days, the State Superintendent or his or
				her designee shall take the action specified either in subsection (f)(1) or
				(f)(2). The recipient shall be ineligible for additional loans until good
				standing has been restored.
1) In the event
				of default that is not cured within 90 calendar days, the State Superintendent
				or his or her designee shall notify the recipient in writing by certified mail,
				return receipt requested, that payment of the outstanding loans on the date of
				the notification is due immediately. The recipient shall have 30 days from the
				date the notification is received to submit its payment.
2) The State Board may deduct amounts
				necessary to repay the loan from funds due to the recipient or may require that
				the local school board that authorized the charter school deduct those amounts
				from funds due to the recipient and remit these amounts to the State Board,
				provided that the local school board shall not be responsible for repayment of
				the loan.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 670 - TUTORING SERVICES › Section 670.10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Act" means the Educational Partnership Act [110 ILCS
				40 ].
"Hiring Entity" means either a public institution of higher
				education or a school district that hires a student to be a tutor under this
				Part.
"Program" means a tutoring services program created under the
				Educational Partnership Act.
"Public Institution of Higher Education" has the meaning given
				to that term under Section 1 of the Board of Higher Education Act
				[110 ILCS
				205 ].
"School Code" means
				105 ILCS
				5.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 670 - TUTORING SERVICES › Section 670.20 - Purpose and Applicability

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a) This
			 Part implements Section 2-3.69 of the School Code regarding tutoring services
			 under the Act.
b) This Part applies
			 to public institutions of higher education participating in a tutoring services
			 program under the Act that furnishes tutorial services to school districts that
			 choose, under Section 10-22.20c or 34-18.3 of the School Code, to participate
			 in the program.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 670 - TUTORING SERVICES › Section 670.30 - Minimum Tutor Qualifications

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a) A
			 public institution of higher education that chooses to participate in the
			 program must select a student who has at least the following qualifications:
1) a high school diploma or its
			 equivalent;
2) a passing grade in
			 relevant high school coursework; and
3) a passing score, as determined by the
			 hiring entity, on all tutor training modules required by the hiring
			 entity.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 675 - PROVIDERS OF SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 675.10 - Purpose and Scope

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The purpose of this Part is to establish the process by which
				  the State Board of Education (ISBE) will approve supplemental educational
				  service providers and verify the cost of services provided by such providers,
				  establish reporting and records retention requirements for such providers,
				  establish the process for placing providers in corrective action, and establish
				  the process for terminating a provider's services.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 675 - PROVIDERS OF SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 675.20 - Definitions

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"District" means a local education agency, as defined in
				  NCLB, in which one or more schools are in their second year of school
				  improvement, in corrective action, or in restructuring status under
				  NCLB.
"Eligible applicant" means a public school or a school
				  district, a private school, a regional office of education, an intermediate
				  service center, an institution of higher education, a not-for-profit
				  organization (including a faith-based or community-based organization), or a
				  private business. Public schools or school districts identified for improvement
				  under NCLB shall only be eligible to the extent permitted by the United States
				  Department of Education.
"Nationally recognized assessment" means a standardized or
				  commercially available criterion-referenced test, assured by the provider to
				  meet the generally accepted standards of validity and reliability set forth in
				  "Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing" (2014), published by the
				  American Educational Research Association, 1430 K St., N.W., Suite 1200,
				  Washington, D.C. 20005. (No later amendments to or editions of these standards
				  are incorporated.)
"NCLB" means Title I of the Elementary and Secondary
				  Education Act (ESEA), as reauthorized by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001,
				  and any regulations promulgated by the federal government to implement that
				  Act.
"Provider" means an eligible applicant approved by ISBE to
				  provide SES to one or more districts.
"Related organization" means an entity that:
directly or indirectly controls, or is controlled by, a
				  provider; or
influences, or is influenced by, the provider in terms of
				  operational policies; or
is controlled or influenced by another organization that also
				  controls or influences the provider.
"SES reporting period" shall mean a twelve-month period
				  commencing on July 1 of a calendar year and continuing through June 30 of the
				  following calendar year. The State Superintendent of Education may, however,
				  adjust the SES reporting period for a particular provider to accommodate
				  reporting for summer sessions.
"Supplemental educational services" or "SES" means additional
				  academic instruction that is provided outside of the regular school day and
				  designed to increase the academic achievement of eligible students in schools
				  required to provide these services in accordance with NCLB. These services may
				  include academic assistance such as tutoring, remediation, and other
				  educational interventions.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 675 - PROVIDERS OF SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 675.40 - Programmatic Requirements

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Each provider's SES program shall be conducted at or from a
				  location other than a private dwelling and:
a) include an appropriate, nationally
				recognized diagnostic assessment for use in identifying students' weaknesses
				and achievement gaps upon which to build an individual student plan and
				learning goals, except that, for the 2005-06 reporting period, a diagnostic
				assessment other than a nationally recognized assessment may be used by
				providers approved prior to July 1, 2005, upon notification to ISBE;
b) use targeted remediation/instruction that
				is aimed at addressing the individual skill gaps revealed during the assessment
				and that is based upon an individual learning plan;
c) include a post assessment linked to the
				diagnostic assessment to determine whether student gains occurred and to
				further develop a plan for either re-teaching skills or identifying new skills
				for instruction;
d) align with the
				Illinois Learning Standards set forth at 23 Ill. Adm. Code 1, Appendix D, in
				the area of reading and/or mathematics;
e) be consistent with the academic program a
				student experiences in the regular school day;
f) use instructional practices that are
				high-quality, research-based, and specifically designed to increase students'
				academic achievement; and
g) assign
				as tutors only individuals who hold or are qualified to hold the letter of
				approval that is required for service as a paraprofessional in a program
				supported with federal funds under Title I, Part A, of the ESEA, as described
				in the rules of the State Board of Education at 23 Ill. Adm. Code
				25.510
				(Paraprofessionals; Teacher Aides), provided that, in the case of tutors who
				reside outside the United States, the requirement for United States citizenship
				or legal presence in the United States shall not apply.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 675 - PROVIDERS OF SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 675.50 - Application Requirements

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Each application for approval to provide SES in Illinois
				  shall consist of the components described in this Section and shall be
				  submitted as specified by the State Superintendent.
a) A summary of services that indicates:
1) the subject areas available;
2) the grade levels served;
3) the total program hours per student,
				provided that, for any program proposing fewer than 30 instructional hours per
				subject, the applicant must supply specific evidence that the program has
				resulted in increased student achievement in that subject, including
				verification from school district administrators in which the program has been
				previously provided;
4) the
				proposed locations of service delivery;
5) the minimum number of students required by
				the eligible applicant in order to offer SES to a district and an indication of
				any districts in which that minimum will apply to each site served rather than
				to the district in the aggregate;
6) whether the eligible applicant can provide
				services to students of limited English proficiency (LEP) and, if so, the
				languages in which the eligible applicant provides instruction and the maximum
				number of LEP students the eligible applicant can serve in each
				district;
7) whether the eligible
				applicant can provide services to students with disabilities and, if so, the
				accommodations or modifications the eligible applicant can offer and the
				maximum number of students with disabilities the eligible applicant can serve
				in each district;
8) the time of
				day and months during which SES will be offered;
9) the ratio of instructors to children, as
				determined by the provider; and
10)
				the districts the eligible applicant seeks to serve.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 675 - PROVIDERS OF SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 675.60 - Application Process

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a) Applications
				for approval as SES providers will be accepted only from eligible applicants
				and only during the two application periods established by the State
				Superintendent of Education each fiscal year, unless an emergency application
				period is needed for a particular school district to enable students to
				continue receiving services through the remainder of a school year as required
				by NCLB. Each provider's approval shall take effect beginning with the fiscal
				year after the year in which the application was submitted, unless the State
				Superintendent makes an exception to account for circumstances at ISBE that
				have led to a delay, resulting in approval of a provider's application in the
				fiscal year after its original submission.
b) Upon receipt of an application, ISBE will
				provide it to the district in which an eligible applicant seeks to serve for
				the district's general review and comment, but in particular for an assessment
				by the district as to whether the program is consistent with the academic
				program a student experiences during the regular school day. For providers
				seeking to serve all eligible districts, ISBE may elect to provide the
				application to a group of representative districts for review. The district and
				ISBE may seek additional information and clarifications from the eligible
				applicant. These clarifications will then be made a part of the provider's
				application.
1) If an applicant fails to
				respond to a request for additional information or clarification, ISBE shall,
				upon 14 days' written notice, declare the application inactive. If an
				application is declared inactive under this subsection (b)(1), the applicant
				shall be required to submit an entirely new application using the then-current
				application form and within an application period established by the State
				Superintendent for a subsequent fiscal year.
2) If attempts to clarify or revise an
				application fail to result in its approval by the end of the fiscal year for
				which it was submitted, it shall be declared inactive and a new application
				shall be required.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 675 - PROVIDERS OF SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 675.65 - Mid-Year Changes

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Each provider shall implement its SES program in accordance
				  with its approved application. Changes in any aspect of an approved program
				  shall require prior written approval from ISBE. Applications for approval of
				  changes shall be submitted in a format specified by the State Superintendent of
				  Education. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, approved changes shall
				  take effect beginning with the fiscal year after the year during which they are
				  approved.
a) When a provider receives
				approval to serve an additional district after the beginning of a fiscal year,
				that district may either offer that provider's program as a choice for parents
				or wait until the next enrollment period or the next fiscal year before doing
				so.
b) Approved changes in a
				provider's program for a district, such as changes in the student/teacher ratio
				or grade levels to be served, may be placed into effect without waiting for the
				next fiscal year if the district agrees in writing to the changes as of a
				specified effective date. The provider shall provide a copy of the district's
				written agreement to the State Superintendent within 10 days after receipt of
				the agreement.
c) If circumstances
				change in a country to the extent that a previously approved method for
				obtaining checks of criminal history records for prospective tutors cannot be
				implemented (see Sections
				675.50(d)
				and
				675.150(f)
				of this Part), the affected provider shall seek approval for the necessary
				change in its application and shall implement the newly applicable method prior
				to assigning tutors who reside in that country.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 675 - PROVIDERS OF SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 675.70 - Reporting Requirement

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a) Each
				provider shall be required to use a tracking system for student enrollment and
				progress developed by ISBE. This tracking system shall also be used to
				determine the amount billable to the district for the provider's
				services.
b) Within 60 days after a
				provider's conclusion of SES for the SES reporting period, the provider shall
				submit a report to the State Superintendent including the information
				identified in this subsection (b), which shall be submitted as specified by the
				State Superintendent:
1) information on the
				students served who received at least 18 hours of services;
2) details of any complaints received from
				teachers or parents and the resolution of those complaints; and
3) the percentage of the provider's Illinois
				students who received at least 18 hours of services and met the academic goals
				set out in their Individual Learning Plans.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 675 - PROVIDERS OF SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 675.80 - Retention of Records; Access to Premises

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Each provider and its contractors shall maintain books and
				  records relating to the provision of SES and necessary to support amounts
				  charged to districts for SES. Books and records, including information stored
				  in databases or other computer systems, shall be maintained by the provider and
				  its contractors for a period of five years after the date of final payment
				  under the district's agreement with the provider. Books and records required to
				  be maintained under this Section shall be available for review or audit by
				  representatives of ISBE during normal business hours, with or without notice
				  from ISBE. The provider and its representatives shall fully cooperate with any
				  such review or audit. Each provider shall also grant representatives of ISBE
				  full access to any site at which the provider offers SES for purposes of
				  observing and monitoring program activities.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 675 - PROVIDERS OF SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 675.90 - Evaluation of Providers' Performance, Providers' Status, Sanctions, and Removal

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a) For each
				SES reporting period, ISBE shall evaluate each provider's performance in each
				district the provider serves based upon students' achievement, students'
				attendance, and parents' satisfaction. Separate evaluations shall be performed
				for each subject tutored by a provider. Achievement shall be measured by
				calculating an "effect size" in accordance with the provisions of Appendix A to
				this Part based upon the assessment results attained by students who have
				received at least 18 hours of instruction in the same provider's program.
				Attendance shall be measured by the information submitted to ISBE through its
				tracking system for students' enrollment and progress and by means of a survey
				administered by ISBE to all providers. Parental satisfaction shall be measured
				by a survey administered by ISBE to parents of students receiving services.
				Providers and school districts shall cooperate with ISBE to facilitate the
				administration of all surveys.
b)
				For each of the criteria outlined in subsection (a) of this Section, ISBE will
				determine, based upon the evaluation rubric set forth in Appendix B to this
				Part, whether the provider's performance in each subject tutored falls into the
				category of "insufficient information", "below standards", "meets standards",
				or "above standards". Based on these determinations, ISBE will assign each
				provider the status of "good standing", "probationary status 1", or
				"probationary status 2", in accordance with the decision tree displayed in
				Appendix C to this Part. Each provider's status shall be determined on a
				statewide basis for each subject tutored.
c) If a provider's compliance with State or
				federal requirements or interactions with districts or parents indicate areas
				for improvement that are not serious enough to warrant corrective action under
				subsection (h) of this Section, the provider's status may also be assigned
				"with reservations". A provider assigned any status with reservations that
				fails to address the identified areas for improvement during the next SES
				reporting period shall be placed into corrective action in accordance with
				subsection (h) of this Section.
d)
				A provider assigned the status of good standing shall not be required to take
				any action in response, other than addressing any reservations during the next
				SES reporting period.
e) A provider
				assigned to probationary status 1 shall submit a remedial action plan
				describing the policies and practices the provider will immediately implement
				to return its status to good standing, including:
1) specific, measurable steps to be
				taken;
2) a timeline for these
				activities; and
3) a budget for
				these activities.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 675 - PROVIDERS OF SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 675.100 - Public Information

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All information submitted to ISBE pursuant to this Part, and
				  the provider's status determined in accordance with Section
				  675.90
				  of this Part, may be publicly reported by ISBE in any manner ISBE deems
				  necessary to inform the public of the services offered by the
				  provider.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 675 - PROVIDERS OF SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 675.110 - Removal When No Services Offered

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A provider that has not proposed to provide SES in any
				  Illinois school district over a consecutive period of 12 months shall be
				  removed from the State-approved list.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 675 - PROVIDERS OF SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 675.150 - Provider's Relationship with District

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a) A district may impose reasonable
				administrative and operational requirements through its agreements with
				providers that are consistent with requirements imposed generally on the
				district's contractors or requirements set by ISBE and that do not limit
				educational options for parents.
b)
				Districts may, but are not required to, allow the use of district facilities
				for SES. If a district determines that one or more facilities have a limited
				capacity to accommodate multiple providers for such reasons as limited
				available classroom space or a limit to the district's administrative capacity
				to oversee multiple contractors, the district may select those providers using
				an equitable selection process that considers reasonable programmatic,
				administrative, and operational criteria consistent with criteria generally
				used by the district in the selection of contractors.
c) A school district may, with notification
				to the State Superintendent of Education, terminate the services a provider is
				providing to a particular student if the provider is unable to meet the
				student's specific achievement goals within the timetable set out in the
				original agreement between the district and the provider.
d) For any other termination of services by a
				school district, the district shall provide prior written notification to the
				State Superintendent of Education if the district intends to terminate the
				services of a provider throughout the district or at a particular school.
1) The State Superintendent of Education
				shall require information from both the provider and the district to determine
				the validity of the complaint and to determine whether a corrective action plan
				should be implemented to address the complaint.
2) Upon receipt and review of information
				from both the district and provider, the State Superintendent of Education
				shall determine whether the district should be allowed to proceed with the
				termination.