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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 228 - TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL EDUCATION › Section 228.35 - Personnel Qualifications; Professional Development

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a) Each individual assigned to provide
			 instruction in a student's home language shall meet the requirements for
			 bilingual education teachers set forth in 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25 (Educator
			 Licensure) and 23 Ill. Adm. Code 1 (Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and
			 Supervision), as applicable.
b)
			 Each individual assigned to provide instruction in ESL shall meet the
			 requirements for ESL or English as a New Language teachers set forth in 23 Ill.
			 Adm. Code 25 and 23 Ill. Adm. Code 1, as applicable.
c) Preschool Programs
1) Each individual assigned to provide
			 instruction to students in a preschool program shall meet the requirements of
			 23 Ill. Adm.
			 235.20(c)
			  (Application Procedure and Content for New
			 or Expanding Programs).
2) By July
			 1, 2016, each individual assigned to provide instruction to students in a
			 preschool program also shall meet the applicable requirements of subsection (a)
			 or (b), depending on the assignment, except as provided in subsection
			 (c)(3).
3) During school years
			 2014-15 and 2015-16, any school district unable to meet the requirements of
			 subsection (c)(2) shall submit a plan to the State Superintendent of Education
			 by September 15 of each year that demonstrates how the program is actively
			 working toward recruiting and hiring fully qualified staff and serves
			 preschool-age English learners. The plan shall be developed and monitored
			 jointly by school administrators responsible for the preschool program and the
			 bilingual education program. Using a format prescribed by the State
			 Superintendent of Education, the plan shall include, but is not limited to:
A) Past and current efforts undertaken by the
			 district to recruit and hire fully qualified staff (early childhood, bilingual
			 or special education) to include, as applicable, steps taken to support current
			 preschool teachers in their efforts to obtain the early childhood education or
			 bilingual education endorsement and/or to retain fully qualified
			 staff;
B) Reasons why individuals
			 meeting the requirements of subsection (a) or (b) were not hired, if
			 applicable;
C) Professional
			 development activities focused on the needs of preschool-age English learners;
			 and
D) How the educational program
			 for English learners will meet the needs of those students without fully
			 qualified staff, to include information relative to the components set forth in
			 Section
			 228.27(b)
			 through (f).
4) Staff who are employed to assist in
			 instruction in a preschool program but do not hold a professional educator
			 license shall meet the requirements of 23 Ill. Adm.
			 235.20(c).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 228 - TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL EDUCATION › Section 228.40 - Students' Participation; Records

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a) Notice of Enrollment and Withdrawal
1) Notice of Enrollment - No later than 30
			 days after the beginning of the school year or 14 days after the enrollment of
			 any student in a transitional bilingual education program in the middle of a
			 school year, the school district shall notify by mail the parents or legal
			 guardians of the student that their child has been enrolled in a transitional
			 bilingual education program or a transitional program of instruction. The
			 notice shall be in English and in the home language of the student and shall
			 convey, in simple, nontechnical language, all of the information called for in
			 Section 14C-4 of the School Code [105 ILCS
			 5/14C-4 ].
2) Withdrawal by Parents - Any parent or
			 legal guardian whose child has been enrolled in a program shall have the
			 absolute right to withdraw the child from the program immediately by submitting
			 a written notice of his or her desire to withdraw the child to the school
			 authorities of the school in which the child is enrolled or to the school
			 district in which the child resides. (Section 14C-4 of the School
			 Code)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 228 - TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL EDUCATION › Section 228.60 - Evaluation

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a) Each school
			 district's compliance with the requirements of Article 14C of the School Code
			 and this Part shall be evaluated by State Board of Education staff, who shall
			 use the criteria set forth in Article 14C of the School Code and this Part to
			 determine compliance.
b) Each
			 school district's progress with regard to the academic achievement of English
			 learners shall be evaluated annually in accordance with the provisions of 23
			 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1.40
			 (Adequate Yearly Progress).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 232 - SUMMER BRIDGES PROGRAM › Section 232.10 - Purpose and Applicability

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This Part establishes the eligibility criteria, application
				procedure, programmatic requirements, and method for allocation of funding for
				the summer bridge program referred to in Section 10-20.9a of the School Code
				[105 ILCS
				5/10-20.9a ]. The provisions of this Part shall not
				apply to a school district that receives funding for Summer Bridges as part of
				its general education block grant pursuant to Section 1D-1 of the School Code
				[105
				ILCS 5/1D-1 ].
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 232 - SUMMER BRIDGES PROGRAM › Section 232.20 - Eligible Applicants

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a) Eligible
			 applicants shall be school districts that include one or more schools serving
			 students in prekindergarten, kindergarten, or any of grades 1 through 6 in
			 which 50 percent or more of the students participating in the State assessment
			 under Section 2-3.64a-5 of the School Code [105 ILCS
			 5/2-3.64a -5] have achieved scores indicating that
			 they do not meet State standards in reading. Public university laboratory
			 schools approved by the State Board of Education pursuant to Section 18-8.05(K)
			 of the School Code [105
			 ILCS 5/18-8.05(K) ], area vocational
			 centers, and charter schools shall be eligible under this Part on the same
			 basis as school districts (see 105 ILCS 5/2-3.109a, 2 -3.109b, and 27A-11.5,
			 respectively. For purposes of this Part, the term "district" shall be
			 understood to include all these eligible entities).
b) The State Superintendent shall annually
			 identify the eligible districts based upon State assessment scores attained by
			 students in the previous school year. As a prerequisite to participation in the
			 program, eligible districts shall be required to submit letters of intent in
			 accordance with the timeframe established by the State Superintendent, in order
			 to permit calculation of the approximate per-pupil allocation that will be
			 available.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 232 - SUMMER BRIDGES PROGRAM › Section 232.30 - Application Procedure

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a) Each
			 eligible district that has submitted a letter of intent may submit an
			 application, in a format specified by the State Superintendent of Education,
			 including information such as the number of students to be served, the number
			 of teachers to be assigned to the program, the schedule for the program, and
			 the sites where the program will be operated.
b) Each application shall include the budget
			 for the program, including only expenditures conforming to the requirements of
			 Section
			 232.60
			 of this Part. Each district's budget for the program shall reflect the matching
			 share required under Section
			 232.60
			 of this Part.
c) The application
			 format for each year's program shall indicate the approximate amount of the
			 per-pupil allocation and shall include such certifications and assurances as
			 the State Superintendent may require.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 232 - SUMMER BRIDGES PROGRAM › Section 232.40 - Allocation of Funds

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Final determinations regarding the amounts to be provided shall
				be made based upon the total funds appropriated for this initiative and the
				number of students to be served by all the eligible districts that submit
				applications.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 232 - SUMMER BRIDGES PROGRAM › Section 232.50 - Program Specifications

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a)
			 Eligibility for services under this Part shall not be limited to students who
			 attend the particular attendance centers whose performance led to the
			 district's eligibility under Section
			 232.20. Any
			 student in an eligible district may be served, provided that he or she was
			 enrolled in prekindergarten, kindergarten, or any of grades 1 through 6 in the
			 school year immediately preceding the summer when the program is offered and:
1) did not meet State standards in reading,
			 as evidenced by the relevant score attained on the State assessment required
			 pursuant to Section 2-3.64a-5 of the School Code [105 ILCS
			 5/2-3.64a -5]; or
2) was recommended for retention in grade;
			 or
3) was referred to the program
			 by his or her teacher based on the results of a locally determined reading
			 assessment or other factors, such as poor grades or a high rate of
			 absenteeism.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 232 - SUMMER BRIDGES PROGRAM › Section 232.60 - Local Match; Use of State Funds

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The Summer Bridges Program is typically operated in the very
				late portion of one fiscal year and sometimes concludes in the early weeks of
				the subsequent fiscal year. The required components of each year's program
				(e.g., instructional materials, staff time, professional development) shall be
				paid for out of the later fiscal year's appropriation.
a) Each district that receives funding
			 pursuant to this Part shall be required to contribute a matching share
			 equivalent to 20 percent of the amount awarded by the State Board of Education
			 (ISBE). The district's share may consist of funds, in-kind contributions, or a
			 combination of these, provided that all amounts are related to delivery of the
			 program (e.g., transportation expenses, janitorial services, expenditures for
			 utilities, salary and benefits for an administrator or coordinator, or food
			 service).
b) Each district shall
			 allocate the State funds provided for the program within the range specified in
			 this subsection (b) unless an exception is granted as discussed in subsection
			 (c) of this Section.
1) It is expected that
			 between 45 and 55 percent of the funds provided by ISBE will be used for
			 salaries and benefits related to the employment of instructional and support
			 personnel for the program.
2) It is
			 expected that approximately 20 percent of the funds provided by ISBE will be
			 needed for supplies and materials directly related to the curriculum delivered
			 and not otherwise readily available within the district. Each district shall
			 use no less than $1,000 of its grant allocation per classroom for this
			 purpose.
3) It is expected that
			 approximately 20 percent of the funds provided to each recipient will be used
			 for professional development of staff holding educator licensure, including
			 paraprofessional educators, who provide instruction and instructional support
			 in the program. All professional development shall be delivered by providers
			 approved for purposes of educator licensure renewal (see 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25,
			 Subpart J).
4) Up to ten percent of
			 the funds provided to each recipient may be used to offset expenses for
			 administration or program coordination, provided that no support under this
			 program shall be provided for personnel expenditures relative to any staff
			 member employed on an 11- or 12-month contract with the recipient
			 district.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 232 - SUMMER BRIDGES PROGRAM › Section 232.70 - Reporting Requirements

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a) No
			 later than August 31, each participating district shall submit to the State
			 Superintendent of Education a program report, in a format specified by the
			 State Superintendent, that includes assessment data and other information
			 relative to students' growth as a result of the program and a summary of
			 teachers' and parents' responses to survey questions regarding the
			 program.
b) No later than September
			 30, each participating district shall submit to the State Superintendent a
			 final expenditure report reflecting its use of the total amount provided and
			 the closeout of the program.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 232 - SUMMER BRIDGES PROGRAM › Appendix A - Curriculum and Instruction Frameworks

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Curriculum and instruction in the Summer Bridges Program shall
				be based upon the balanced literacy framework whose components are displayed in
				this Appendix A.
Word Knowledge
Sight Vocabulary
Phonemic Awareness
Letter and Sound Recognition
Phonics Analysis
Spelling
Structural Analysis
Word Meaning
Fluency
Reading Speed
Oral Reading
Accuracy
Phrasing
Expression
Comprehension
Oral Language
Understanding Text Structure
Listening Comprehension
Types of Information to "Find" in Text
Organization of Information
Inquiry and Study Strategies
Writing
Purposes
Products
Processes
Audiences
Literacy-rich Environment
Engaged Reading and Writing Activities
Celebration of Reading and Writing Efforts
Extensive Classroom Collection of Reading Materials
						  (wide range of high-interest fiction and non-fiction books that motivate and
						  support reading and writing on a variety of levels)
Room Designed to Support Instruction (whole-group,
						  small-group, and individual)
Assessment
Assessment to Inform Instruction
Individual and/or Group Reading Inventories
Writing Rubric
Reading Logs
Analysis of Students' Work
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 232 - SUMMER BRIDGES PROGRAM › Appendix B - Required Materials for the Program

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Each district operating the Summer Bridges Program shall select
				materials compatible with the curriculum and instruction frameworks displayed
				in Appendix A to this Part. At least the following types and quantities of
				resources shall be available for students in each class, as appropriate to the
				respective grade levels.
* 40 books designed to be read aloud by
				students
* 12 big books*, including both fiction and
				informational text (and rhyme for grades through 2)
* 6 small books* for each big book
* take-home books (including one set to be used in
				instruction)
* 50 assorted books representing a range of reading
				difficulty
* tapes and tape player with books for listening
				centers
* mathematics manipulatives and literature
Additional Requirements for Pre-kindergarten, Kindergarten, and
				Grades 1 and 2
* picture, letter, and word cards
* magnetic letters
* anthology of nursery rhymes
* display boards
*According to publishers' or vendors' designations of
				children's books as "big" or "small"
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 235 - EARLY CHILDHOOD BLOCK GRANT › Subpart A - PRESCHOOL EDUCATION AND PREVENTION INITIATIVE PROGRAMS › Section 235.10 - Purpose; Eligible Applicants

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a)
				This Subpart A establishes the procedures and criteria for the approval of
				proposals submitted to the State Board of Education by eligible applicants for
				grants to assist in establishing early childhood education programs funded
				through the Early Childhood Block Grant authorized by Section 1C-2 of the
				School Code [105 ILCS 5/1C-2 ].
				The Early Childhood Block Grant program shall include:
1) preschool education primarily for at-risk
				and low-income children ages 3 years old to kindergarten enrollment age as
				defined in Section 10-20.12 of the School Code [105
				ILCS 5/10-20.12 ], to include those programs and
				activities that meet the requirements of Section 2-3.71 of the School Code
				[105 ILCS
				5/2-3.71 ]; and
2) prevention initiative for at-risk children
				from birth to age 3 and their families, to include those programs and
				activities that meet the requirements of Section 2-3.89 of the School Code
				[105
				ILCS 5/2-3.89 ].
3) For the purposes of this Part, "at risk"
				is defined as those children who because of their home and community
				environment are subject to such language, cultural, economic and like
				disadvantages to cause them to have been determined as a result of screening
				procedures (to be carried out in conformance with Section
				235.20(c)(5)
				of this Part) to be at risk of academic failure. (Section 2-3.71(a)(4.5) of the
				School Code)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 235 - EARLY CHILDHOOD BLOCK GRANT › Subpart A - PRESCHOOL EDUCATION AND PREVENTION INITIATIVE PROGRAMS › Section 235.20 - Application Procedure and Content for New or Expanding Programs

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Each applicant that is proposing a program that has not
				  received funding in the year previous to the current application or is seeking
				  additional funds to expand its currently funded program shall submit to the
				  State Board of Education a proposal that includes the components specified in
				  this Section. For purposes of this Section, an "expanded" program includes one
				  in which the applicant is proposing to serve additional children and their
				  families or to offer initiatives not provided under its currently funded
				  program.
a) Grants for new or expanded
				programs shall be offered in years in which the level of available funding is
				such that one or more new or expanded programs can be supported, along with
				those currently funded programs that seek continuation funding in accordance
				with Section
				235.60.
b) When sufficient funding is available, the
				State Superintendent of Education shall issue one or more Requests for
				Proposals (RFP) specifying the information that applicants shall include in
				their proposals, informing applicants of any bidders' conferences and requiring
				that proposals be submitted no later than the date specified in the RFP. The
				RFP shall provide at least 45 calendar days in which to submit proposals.
1) Proposals for preschool education programs
				shall be submitted electronically through the State Board of Education's grant
				management system (see http://www.isbe.net/egms/ [File Link Not
				Available]).
2) Proposals for
				prevention initiative programs shall be submitted in a format specified by the
				State Board of Education.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 235 - EARLY CHILDHOOD BLOCK GRANT › Subpart A - PRESCHOOL EDUCATION AND PREVENTION INITIATIVE PROGRAMS › Section 235.30 - Additional Program Components for Preschool Education Proposals

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a) In addition to
				the requirements set forth in Section
				235.20,
				applications for funding for preschool education programs and activities, as
				defined in Section
				235.10(a)(1),
				must provide:
1) a description of how the
				proposed educational program is developmentally appropriate for each child,
				which shall:
A) be accepted based upon
				evidence in the proposal that the results of the individualized assessment
				profile for each child will be the basis for determining that child's
				educational program; and
B) address
				the domains of development specified in Section
				235.20(c)(6)
				 and how a language and literacy development
				program shall be implemented for each child based on that child's individual
				assessment;
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 235 - EARLY CHILDHOOD BLOCK GRANT › Subpart A - PRESCHOOL EDUCATION AND PREVENTION INITIATIVE PROGRAMS › Section 235.40 - Additional Program Components for Prevention Initiative Proposals

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In addition to the requirements set forth in Section
				  235.20,
				  applications for funding for prevention initiative programs and activities, as
				  defined in Section
				  235.10(a)(2),
				  must provide:
a) evidence that the
				program is derived from research on successful prevention services for at-risk
				families, including specific references to research that discusses the types of
				services and strategies to be offered by the program as effective in addressing
				the needs of the families to be served, to include the identification of the
				program model and research-based curriculum to be implemented;
b) the steps to be taken to ensure that the
				program will serve those children and families most in need of prevention
				initiative activities and services;
c) a description of the steps to be taken to
				coordinate services in the area, including a description of how the community
				will be involved in the development of a system for making referrals and
				providing follow up, and how case management services will be used;
d) a description of how services will be
				targeted to family needs, to include how a research-based family needs
				assessment will be conducted and used to implement an individual family service
				plan for each family served in the program;
e) a description of the intensity of services
				that will be offered (e.g., the number of hours that are available for families
				to participate in activities and services);
f) the steps to be taken to encourage
				families to attend regularly and remain in the program a sufficient time to
				make sustainable changes; and
g) a
				referral system that ensures that 3-year-old children are placed into other
				early childhood education programs that meet their specific developmental needs
				and the services to be provided to ensure a successful transition into those
				other programs.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 235 - EARLY CHILDHOOD BLOCK GRANT › Subpart A - PRESCHOOL EDUCATION AND PREVENTION INITIATIVE PROGRAMS › Section 235.50 - Proposal Review and Approval for New or Expanding Programs

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a) Proposals submitted for funding to
				establish a new program or expand an existing program shall be evaluated in
				accordance with the following criteria.
1)
				Population to be Served (30 points)
A) The
				proposal clearly indicates that the area to be served has a high number of
				children and families determined to be the most in need of the services
				provided by the Early Childhood Block Grant program, as indicated by high
				levels of poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, limited-English proficiency or
				other need-related indicators, such as the school district's rate of dropouts,
				retention, truancy, teenage pregnancies and homeless students, high rates of
				infant mortality, birth trauma, low birth weight or prematurity, and high rates
				of child abuse and neglect, and that there exists in the area to be served an
				insufficient number of other programs and services to fully serve all children
				and families who potentially could be at risk.
B) Criteria and indicators for identifying
				children and families who are eligible for the program are clearly established
				and likely to target those children and families most in need of
				services.
C) Effective recruitment
				strategies are proposed that are likely to ensure that the maximum number of
				eligible children and families are enrolled in the program.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 235 - EARLY CHILDHOOD BLOCK GRANT › Subpart A - PRESCHOOL EDUCATION AND PREVENTION INITIATIVE PROGRAMS › Section 235.55 - Proposal Review Process and Additional Funding Priorities for Preschool Education Programs

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In order to meet the funding priorities set forth in Section
				  2-3.71(a)(4.5) of the School Code, each proposal for a preschool education
				  program shall be reviewed using both quantitative and qualitative
				  criteria.
a) Proposals shall first be
				screened to identify those proposals that meet the criteria for each funding
				priority (see Section
				235.30(b)
				of this Part). Proposals shall be separated into the following three
				categories:
1) proposals serving primarily
				at-risk children;
2) proposals
				serving primarily children whose families meet income guidelines; and
3) all other proposals.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 235 - EARLY CHILDHOOD BLOCK GRANT › Subpart A - PRESCHOOL EDUCATION AND PREVENTION INITIATIVE PROGRAMS › Section 235.60 - Application Content and Approval for Continuation Programs

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The requirements of this Section shall apply to those
				  applicants seeking funding to continue preschool education and prevention
				  initiative programs beyond the initial grant period.
a) In order to continue to operate an Early
				Childhood Block Grant Program, a grantee each year shall electronically submit
				an application for continuation. The application shall include at least the
				following:
1) an overview of the program,
				addressing the program components outlined in Section
				235.20
				and either Section
				235.30
				or Section
				235.40,
				as applicable for preschool education or prevention initiative
				programs;
2) if applicable, a
				description of progress the applicant has made in remedying any deficiencies
				identified pursuant to Section
				235.67 within
				the timelines specified for compliance;
3) budget summary and payment schedule as
				well as a budget breakdown, i.e., a detailed explanation of each line item of
				expenditure; and
4) the
				certifications and assurances referred to in Section
				235.20(c)(18)
				 applicable to the renewal period.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 235 - EARLY CHILDHOOD BLOCK GRANT › Subpart A - PRESCHOOL EDUCATION AND PREVENTION INITIATIVE PROGRAMS › Section 235.65 - ExceleRate Illinois: Quality Rating and Improvement System

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Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, each grantee that
				  operates a preschool education program funded under this Part shall participate
				  in ExceleRate Illinois (see
http://www.excelerateillinois.com
.
				  and click on "Information for Providers"). ExceleRate Illinois is the State's
				  quality rating and improvement system that emphasizes continuous quality
				  improvement for early learning and development programs and uses a consistent
				  set of standards organized into four domains of teaching and learning; family
				  and community engagement; leadership and management; and qualifications and
				  continuing education.
a) Based on the
				results of monitoring conducted pursuant to Section
				235.67,
				grantees shall achieve an ExceleRate Illinois designation based on evidence of
				meeting the standards for that designation (see
http://www.excelerateillinoisproviders.com/resources/standard-and-evidence-requirements
for further information).
b) The
				physical location of the preschool education program shall inform the
				designation to be assigned under subsection (a).
1) If the grantee is a school district and
				administers the preschool education program in multiple attendance centers:
A) the individual attendance center in which
				a program is located shall achieve a designation separate from the school
				district in situations in which the attendance center has three or more
				preschool classrooms; or
B) the
				individual attendance center in which a program is located shall achieve the
				designation of the school district in situations in which the attendance center
				has fewer than three classrooms.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 235 - EARLY CHILDHOOD BLOCK GRANT › Subpart A - PRESCHOOL EDUCATION AND PREVENTION INITIATIVE PROGRAMS › Section 235.67 - Program Monitoring

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a) Each
				program shall be monitored on site at least once every four years to determine
				the extent to which it is complying with all operational requirements and to
				assess the quality of the developmental and/or educational components
				offered.
b) By no later than
				September 1 of each year, the State Board of Education shall post at
				http://www.isbe.net/earlychi/default.htm [File Link Not Available] the
				operational compliance checklist and the name of the research-based assessment
				tool to be used in the monitoring process.
c) Each program shall receive a monitoring
				report with the results of the operational compliance checklist and the quality
				assessment. Using those results, the program shall complete a continuous
				quality improvement plan addressing operational compliance and a continuous
				quality improvement plan addressing the quality assessment.
1) Each continuous quality improvement plan
				shall, at a minimum, address:
A) the specific
				issue or indicator for which a deficiency was noted;
B) the actions to be taken to remedy the
				deficiencies and, as applicable, the resources and professional development
				that will be targeted towards improvement efforts; and
C) The person responsible and the timelines
				in which the deficiencies are expected to be corrected, provided that no
				continuous quality improvement plan shall be in effect for more than two school
				years.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 235 - EARLY CHILDHOOD BLOCK GRANT › Subpart A - PRESCHOOL EDUCATION AND PREVENTION INITIATIVE PROGRAMS › Section 235.70 - Terms of the Grant

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a) Each grantee
				shall submit evaluation information and other reports containing
				program-related data in a format specified by the State Board of Education,
				providing:
1) descriptive statistics on the
				population served, eligibility, screening procedures and staff qualifications
				and training, including any social and emotional consultation services provided
				pursuant to Subpart C;
2)
				descriptive information, including type and quality of the educational program,
				amount and extent of interagency collaboration, and parent education and
				involvement;
3) the extent to which
				program objectives have been accomplished; and
4) any similar program-related information
				that the State Superintendent of Education may request upon 30 days' written
				notice.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 235 - EARLY CHILDHOOD BLOCK GRANT › Subpart A - PRESCHOOL EDUCATION AND PREVENTION INITIATIVE PROGRAMS › Section 235.75 - Child Care Centers During a Public Health Emergency

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a) Notwithstanding any other provision of
				this Part to the contrary, if the Governor has declared a disaster due to a
				public health emergency under Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management
				Agency Act [20 ILCS 3305], currently funded early childhood block grant
				programs, defined as public school districts and other entities that
				voluntarily choose to provide care for children ages 0 to 12 of essential
				workers, as defined in Section 2-3.71(c) of the School Code, may use funds in
				excess of what is necessary for the program to provide at-home materials for
				children in the program and to purchase supplies and equipment while caring for
				children of essential workers. Examples of funds include, but are not limited
				to, instructional supplies, field trips, professional development, or mental
				health consultations. Each program that re-allocates funds under this
				subsection must amend its budget to reflect the new expenditures.
b) Current early childhood block grant
				programs may utilize staff to support the caring for children of essential
				workers based on guidance from their local school boards or authorized
				officials. The State Board of Education supports the use of early childhood
				block grant funding to pay staff to care for children of essential workers.
				This funding may be utilized to pay existing full-time or part-time staff who
				are paid with early childhood block grant funds. If needed, and if funding
				allows, part-time staff may increase to working more than part-time to care for
				children of essential workers.
c)
				Each early childhood block grant program that provides care for children of
				essential workers must comply with any requirements concerning day care
				centers, as governed by the Department of Children and Family Services (see 89
				Ill. Adm. Code 407), and nothing in this Section shall be construed to
				supersede those requirements.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 235 - EARLY CHILDHOOD BLOCK GRANT › Subpart A - PRESCHOOL EDUCATION AND PREVENTION INITIATIVE PROGRAMS › Section 235.80 - Chronic Absenteeism Data Report and Support

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a) In this Section, "chronic absence" means
				absences that total 10% or more of school days of the most recent academic
				school year, including absences with and without valid cause, as defined in
				Section 26-2a of the School Code, and out-of-school suspensions for an enrolled
				student.
b) Each grantee that
				operates a preschool education program funded under this Part must collect and
				review its chronic absence data and determine what support and resources are
				needed to positively engage chronically absent students and their families to
				encourage the habit of daily attendance and promote success.
c) Each preschool education program must
				annually report all data collected under subsection (b) to the State Board of
				Education no later than July 1 of each year. The State Board will make this
				report publicly available via the Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map Internet
				website and the Preschool for All Program or Preschool for All Expansion
				Program triennial report.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 235 - EARLY CHILDHOOD BLOCK GRANT › Subpart B - GRANTS FOR TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND HIGHQUALITY SUPPORTS AND FOR WEB-BASED SERVICES › Section 235.100 - Purpose

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This Subpart B establishes the procedure and criteria for the
				  award of one or more grants to eligible applicants for the purposes set forth
				  in this Section.
a) Grants for
				Statewide Training, Technical Assistance and High-Quality Supports, which are
				intended to:
1) provide training, technical
				assistance and high-quality supports to recipients of funding under the Early
				Childhood Block Grant (see Subpart A) and offer other professional development
				opportunities that include, but are not limited to, evidence-based program
				models, job-specific training, support for mental health consultation and
				research-based curricula, as applicable to the early childhood program offered
				(i.e., Preschool Education or Prevention Initiative);
2) align training and technical assistance
				opportunities to the Standards for Professional Learning (2011) promulgated by
				Learning Forward, 504 South Locust Street, Oxford OH 45056 and posted at
http://learningforward.org/
(no later additions to or editions of these standards are
				incorporated);
3) ensure that each
				provider of professional development meets the requirements set forth in 23
				Ill. Adm. Code 25.Subpart J (Renewal of Professional Educator Licenses) to
				award credit for professional development for educator license renewal
				purposes; and
4) support programs,
				leaders and teachers to continuously improve practice and student
				outcomes.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 235 - EARLY CHILDHOOD BLOCK GRANT › Subpart B - GRANTS FOR TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND HIGHQUALITY SUPPORTS AND FOR WEB-BASED SERVICES › Section 235.105 - Eligible Applicants

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a) Grants
				for Statewide Training, Technical Assistance and High-Quality Supports Entities
				eligible to apply for grants for statewide training, technical assistance and
				high-quality supports are:
1) school
				districts;
2) university laboratory
				schools approved under 23 Ill. Adm. Code 452 (Public University Laboratory
				Schools);
3) charter schools
				authorized by Article 27A of the School Code [105 ILCS 5 /Art. 27A];
4) area vocational centers;
5) regional offices of education;
6) intermediate service centers;
				and
7) other not-for-profit and
				for-profit entities with experience in providing training and technical
				assistance about educational, health, social and child development services to
				young children and their families.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 235 - EARLY CHILDHOOD BLOCK GRANT › Subpart B - GRANTS FOR TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND HIGHQUALITY SUPPORTS AND FOR WEB-BASED SERVICES › Section 235.110 - Application Procedure and Content for New Programs

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Programs established under this Subpart B shall be funded for
				  a five-year period. Funding in each year subsequent to the initial grant year
				  is subject to a sufficient appropriation for the program and satisfactory
				  progress of the grantee in the previous grant year. (See Section
				  235.130.)
a) When State funding is expected to be
				available under this Subpart B for a given fiscal year, the State
				Superintendent of Education shall issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to
				eligible entities. This request shall:
1)
				indicate the amount or expected amount for the program and the expected range
				for grant awards;
2) describe the
				required content and format of proposals and identify the services and
				activities that will receive priority consideration for funding, if
				applicable;
3) identify the data
				that recipients will be required to collect and report regarding the services
				and activities provided, the timelines for reporting and, as applicable,
				specifics about the evaluation to be conducted to measure the impact of the
				grant;
4) identify the categories
				of allowable expenditures and require the submission of a budget summary and
				payment schedule, completed on the forms provided, as well as a narrative
				budget description that provides a detailed explanation of each line item of
				expenditure;
5) include the
				information to be provided regarding any staff to be assigned to program
				activities, including any subcontractors proposed to provide services or
				conduct activities;
6) include
				certifications, assurances and program-specific terms of the grant that the
				State Superintendent may require (also see Section
				235.140 );
				and
7) indicate the deadline for
				submission of proposals, which shall provide applicants with at least 30 days
				in which to respond.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 235 - EARLY CHILDHOOD BLOCK GRANT › Subpart B - GRANTS FOR TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND HIGHQUALITY SUPPORTS AND FOR WEB-BASED SERVICES › Section 235.120 - Proposal Review and Approval for New Programs

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Proposals submitted for initial funding under this Subpart B
				  shall be evaluated in accordance with the criteria applicable to the specific
				  grant for which a proposal is being submitted.
a) Grants for Statewide Training, Technical
				Assistance and High-Quality Supports
1)
				Experience (30 points)
The applicant demonstrates sufficient knowledge about
				  educational, health, social and child development services to young children
				  and their families. The applicant demonstrates prior successful experience in
				  providing training, technical assistance activities and high-quality supports
				  similar in scope and type to those required under the RFP.
2) Program Planning (15 points)
The proposal presents thorough procedures for assessing the
				  staff development needs of the personnel in local Early Childhood Block Grant
				  programs and assuring that all stakeholders have a voice in articulating
				  training and technical assistance needs and involvement in evaluation efforts.
				  The proposal describes a comprehensive data collection, evaluation and
				  continuous quality improvement plan and sufficiently explains how the
				  information will be provided to the State Board of Education by the deadlines
				  indicated.
3) Program
				Description (30 points)
The proposed activities are comprehensive, demonstrate a
				  sound approach, are evidence-based and have a strong likelihood of effectively
				  addressing the staff development needs of Early Childhood Block Grant personnel
				  to assist them in complying with the statutory mandate to implement an
				  evidence-based program model (as applicable), research-based curriculum, and
				  the components of the Early Childhood Block Grant program. The proposal
				  describes appropriate staff development activities, reasonable outputs and
				  timelines, and proposes evaluation methods that will be successful in
				  determining the effectiveness of the approaches taken.
4) Cost-Effectiveness of the Proposed
				Activities (25 points)
The proposed staffing level is sufficient to assure that the
				  proposal's activities and services will be provided in an effective and
				  efficient manner. The proposed budget is consistent with the proposal's
				  activities and appears to be cost-effective, as evidenced by the cost in
				  relation to the numbers to be served and the services to be
				  provided.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 235 - EARLY CHILDHOOD BLOCK GRANT › Subpart B - GRANTS FOR TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND HIGHQUALITY SUPPORTS AND FOR WEB-BASED SERVICES › Section 235.130 - Application Content and Approval for Continuation Programs

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The requirements of this Section shall apply to those
				  applicants seeking funding to continue either training, technical assistance
				  and support programs or web-based services grants beyond the initial grant
				  period.
a) In order to continue to
				provide services outlined in the initial Grant Agreement funded under this
				Subpart B, a grantee, each year, shall electronically submit an application for
				continuation. The application shall include at least the following:
1) a description of activities undertaken to
				date and any other information required to be reported, demonstrating that the
				project has been implemented in conformance with the Grant Agreement;
2) an updated scope of the work that
				discusses the services and activities for which the funding will be used, as
				articulated in the application for continuation, and a rationale for the
				activities to be undertaken;
3)
				budget summary and payment schedule, as well as a narrative budget description,
				i.e., a detailed explanation of each line item of expenditure;
4) information about any subcontractors
				proposed to provide services or conduct activities; and
5) the certifications and assurances referred
				to in Section
				235.110(a)(6)
				applicable to the renewal period.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 235 - EARLY CHILDHOOD BLOCK GRANT › Subpart B - GRANTS FOR TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND HIGHQUALITY SUPPORTS AND FOR WEB-BASED SERVICES › Section 235.140 - Terms of the Grant

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a)
				Subcontracting is allowed with prior written approval of the State
				Superintendent of Education.
b)
				Activities shall be supported by funding under this Subpart B only to the
				extent that they do not duplicate or supplant efforts already conducted by or
				under the auspices of the grantee.
c) Reporting: Each grantee shall submit
				evaluation information and other reports containing program-related data in a
				format specified by the State Board of Education, providing, at a minimum:
1) For grants for statewide training,
				technical assistance and high-quality supports, data and information regarding
				trainings, technical assistance activities, mental health consultation support
				and participants; and
2) For grants
				for web-based services, data and information regarding the events administered
				with grant funds, completed activities, website maintenance and website
				traffic.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 235 - EARLY CHILDHOOD BLOCK GRANT › Subpart C - SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL CONSULTATION SERVICES › Section 235.200 - Implementation and Purpose; Eligible Applicants

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a) The State Superintendent of Education may
				annually allocate a portion of the Early Childhood Block Grant to assist
				preschool education programs funded under Section 2-3.71 of the School Code in
				providing to teachers in their programs ongoing social and emotional
				consultation services from mental health professionals.
b) For the purposes of this Subpart C, social
				and emotional consultation services shall mean services that help prepare
				teachers to promote the social and emotional development of their students and
				to manage inappropriate classroom behaviors that may result from a student's
				exposure to such challenges as domestic violence, substance abuse, depression
				or other mental illness, homelessness and other potential concerns.
c) Eligible applicants are those programs
				operating a preschool education program funded under Subpart A of this Part
				during the fiscal year in which funds are made available for social and
				emotional consultation services.
1) Joint
				applications may be submitted, in which case one of the programs shall be
				designated as the administrative agent.
2) A program shall only participate in one
				proposal for social and emotional consultation services.