Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 226 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Subpart H - ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS › Section 226.730 - Class Size for 2009-10 and Beyond

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				When a student's IEP calls for services in a general education classroom, the
				student must be served in a class that is composed of students of whom at least
				70 percent are without IEPs, that utilizes the general curriculum, that is
				taught by an instructor holding an educator license for general education and
				who is employed for that purpose, and that is not designated as a general
				remedial classroom. For purposes of this subsection (a), a student who receives
				speech services outside of the general education classroom and who does not
				require modifications to the content of the general education curriculum shall
				be included in the calculation of the percentage of students without IEPs. (See
				105 ILCS
				5/14-2.)
b) Class size means the total number of
				students an educator serves during any special education class. As used in this
				subsection (b), "class" means any circumstance in which only students with IEPs
				are served and at least one special education teacher is assigned and provides
				instruction or therapy exclusively to students with IEPs. In the formation of
				special education classes, consideration shall be given to the age of the
				students, the nature and severity of their disabilities, the educational needs
				of the students, and the degree of intervention necessary, subject to the
				limitations of this subsection (b).
1)
				Classes in which all of the students receive special education services for 20
				percent of the school day or less shall have at least one qualified teacher for
				each 15 students in attendance during any given class. However, the district
				may increase the class size by a maximum of two students when a
				paraprofessional educator is provided for the entire class.
2) Each class in which any student receives
				special education services for more than 20 percent of the school day but no
				more than 60 percent of the school day shall have at least one qualified
				teacher for each 10 students in attendance during that class. However, the
				district may increase the class size by a maximum of five students when a
				paraprofessional educator is provided for the entire class.
3) Each class in which any student receives
				special education services for more than 60 percent of the school day shall
				have at least one qualified teacher for each eight students in attendance
				during that class. However, the district may increase the class size by a
				maximum of five students when a paraprofessional educator is provided for the
				entire class.
4) Each class for
				children ages three through five shall have at least one qualified teacher for
				each five students in attendance during that class. However, the district may
				increase the class size by a maximum of five students when a paraprofessional
				educator is provided for the entire class.
5) The provisions of subsections (b)(1)
				through (4) notwithstanding, class size shall be limited according to the needs
				of the students for individualized instruction and services.