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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart A - RECOGNITION REQUIREMENTS › Section 1.20 - Operational Requirements

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a)
				Districts' and schools' recognition status is based upon compliance with the
				requirements imposed by law, including but not limited to the recognition
				standards established by the State Board of Education ("State Board") pursuant
				to Section 2-3.25 of the School Code [105 ILCS 5 ] and this Part, as modified
				or waived, if applicable, pursuant to Section 2-3.25g of the Code and Section
				1.100
				of this Part or Section 22-60 of the Code and Section
				1.110
				of this Part.
1) No later than September 30
				of each year, each district shall apply for recognition of each school operated
				by the district. This application shall be submitted to the respective regional
				superintendent of schools through an electronic submission process established
				by the State Superintendent of Education ("State Superintendent"), except that
				a district operated pursuant to Article 34 of the Code shall submit its
				application directly to the State Superintendent. For the purposes of this
				Part, references to "regional superintendent of schools" shall be understood to
				include the chief administrator of the Intermediate Service Centers established
				in that portion of Cook County located outside of the City of Chicago. (See
				105
				ILCS 5/3-0.01.)
2) No later than October 15 of each year,
				each regional superintendent of schools shall summarize, through an electronic
				process established by the State Superintendent, the degree to which the
				schools in the districts for which the regional superintendent is responsible
				adhere to operational compliance requirements. The regional superintendent
				shall recommend the assignment of recognition status as applicable considering
				the compliance-related information supplied.
3) As part of this process, the regional
				superintendent of schools shall periodically visit the region's districts as
				the regional superintendent may deem necessary to ascertain the degree to which
				the districts' schools comply with operational
				requirements.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart A - RECOGNITION REQUIREMENTS › Section 1.40 - Adequate Yearly Progress

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School districts and individual schools shall be required to
				  make "adequate yearly progress" in order to maintain academic standing that
				  will avoid their placement into academic early warning or academic watch status
				  as set forth in Section
				  1.80
				  of this Part. In order to make adequate yearly progress for a particular school
				  year, an affected entity shall be required to attain at least the required
				  percentage of scores demonstrating proficiency in both reading and mathematics,
				  for each of the subgroups of students served by that entity and for the entity
				  as a whole, based on a participation rate in the required assessments of at
				  least 95 percent for each subgroup and for the entity as a whole, as well as
				  attaining the targeted rate for the additional indicator that is applicable to
				  that entity, for each subgroup served and for the entity as a whole. See
				  Sections
				  1.50,
				  1.60,
				  and
				  1.70
				  of this Part. However, special provisions shall apply to the calculation of
				  adequate yearly progress for school districts that serve students at more than
				  one grade span (i.e., elementary school (Grades 3-5), middle school (Grades
				  6-8), and high school (Grades 9-12)). Such a district shall fail to make
				  adequate yearly progress only if data for each of the grade spans served
				  indicate that one or more applicable targets were not met by the students at
				  that grade span.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart A - RECOGNITION REQUIREMENTS › Section 1.50 - Calculation of Participation Rate

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a)
				A school's accountability score for a particular year is generally contingent
				upon participation in the State's accountability assessment by at least 95
				percent of the district's or the school's students, both in the aggregate and
				within each subgroup represented.
b) Students who, at the time of
				administration of the State's accountability assessment, are participating in
				residential programs that provide psychological treatment or treatment for drug
				or alcohol abuse, are jailed or in a locked-down facility, are residing in or
				attending facilities out of state or out of country, or are hospitalized
				because of medical emergencies or procedures shall not be required to
				participate in the State's accountability assessment. For students who are
				homebound, districts shall examine the circumstances of each case individually
				to determine whether administration of the State's accountability assessment is
				feasible and appropriate. A student not tested pursuant to this subsection (b)
				may be excluded from the enrollment counts of the affected schools and
				districts for purposes of calculating accountability ratings.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart A - RECOGNITION REQUIREMENTS › Section 1.60 - Subgroups of Students; Inclusion of Relevant Scores

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A student's scores shall count among those for his or her
				  school or district, as applicable, for a given year only if he or she was
				  enrolled continuously in the district on or before May 1 of the previous
				  academic year through State testing the following spring. Students who feed
				  into another school within the same district during the summer based upon the
				  district's progression of students among attendance centers based on grade
				  level shall have their scores counted for the school and district. Any student
				  who is continuously enrolled within the district but, for reasons not mandated
				  by the district, changes to a new school within the district after May 1 will
				  be counted at the district level but not at the school level. Nothing in this
				  Section is intended to exempt a student from the requirement for participation
				  in the State assessment, except as provided in subsection (b)(1) of this
				  Section.
a) Relevant scores shall be
				disaggregated by content area for any subgroup identified in this subsection
				(a) whose membership meets the minimum subgroup size. For purposes of this
				Section
				1.60,
				"minimum subgroup size" shall mean 45 students across all the grades tested in
				the school or district, as applicable. Except as provided in subsection (b) of
				this Section, each student's scores shall be counted in each of the subgroups
				to which he or she belongs.
1) Students with
				disabilities, i.e., students who have Individualized Education Programs
				(IEPs);
2) For school years through
				2009-10, racial/ethnic groups:
A)
				White,
B) Black,
C) Hispanic,
D) American Indian or Alaskan
				Native,
E) Asian/Pacific
				Islander,
F)
				Multiracial/ethnic;
3)
				For school year 2010-11 and beyond, racial/ethnic groups:
A) Hispanic or Latino of any race,
B) For students who are not Hispanic or
				Latino:
i) American Indian or Alaska
				Native,
ii) Asian,
iii) Black or African American,
iv) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
				Islander,
v) White,
vi) Two or more races;
4) Students who have been
				identified at the local level as having limited proficiency in English as
				provided in 23 Ill. Adm. Code
				228.15;
				and/or
5) Students who are eligible
				for free or reduced-price meals under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (
				42 USC
				1771 et seq.) or the National School Lunch
				Act (
				42 USC
				1751 et seq.).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart A - RECOGNITION REQUIREMENTS › Section 1.70 - Additional Indicators for Adequate Yearly Progress

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The indicators discussed in this Section shall apply to all
				  subgroups represented in a school or district as well as to each school or
				  district in the aggregate.
a) The
				graduation rate that is required for adequate yearly progress (AYP) in high
				schools shall increase from the original baseline of 65 percent for the 2002-03
				school year according to the following schedule:
1) For 2003-04, 66 percent;
2) For 2004-05, 67 percent;
3) For 2005-06, 69 percent;
4) For 2006-07, 72 percent;
5) For 2007-08, 75 percent;
6) For 2008-09, 78 percent;
7) For 2009-10, 80 percent;
8) For 2010-11, 82 percent;
9) For 2011-12, 84 percent;
10) For 2012-13 and for 2013-14, 85
				percent.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart A - RECOGNITION REQUIREMENTS › Section 1.75 - Student Information System

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a)
				Each school district shall participate in the Student Information System (SIS)
				established by the State Board of Education by entering data on the students
				served, their characteristics, their particular needs, the programs in which
				they participate, and their academic achievement to the Board in a format
				specified by the State Superintendent and according to the timelines applicable
				to the system.
b) In accordance
				with Section 20 of the P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System Act, any
				nonpublic school that is recognized under 23 Ill. Adm. Code 425 may elect to
				participate in the longitudinal data system by disclosing data to the State
				Board for one or more of the purposes of the Act. [105 ILCS
				13/20 ]
1) A
				nonpublic school wishing to participate in the SIS shall notify the State
				Superintendent of Education no later than the start of the school year in which
				participation will begin. Failure to meet the notification deadline shall delay
				participation until the following school year.
2) Data submitted to the SIS shall be in a
				format and in accordance with timelines established by the State
				Superintendent.
3) Representatives
				from participating nonpublic schools shall complete any training relative to
				the SIS that the State Superintendent may require.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart A - RECOGNITION REQUIREMENTS › Section 1.77 - Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS)

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Each school district shall ensure that information on the
				  qualifications of its professional and paraprofessional staff is recorded on
				  the electronic data system maintained by the State Board of Education so that
				  the State Board may complete federally required reports and collect data for
				  the school report card required by Section 10-17a of the Code. (See Section
				  1.79.)
				  Regional Offices of Education and Intermediate Service Centers, as agents of
				  the State Board, may access ELIS to ensure an educator is qualified to receive
				  or hold a particular license and/or endorsement or to ensure the educator is
				  qualified for a particular teaching assignment.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart A - RECOGNITION REQUIREMENTS › Section 1.79 - School Report Card

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a) Each school
				district shall annually submit, in an electronic format at
				http://www.isbe.net/e-reportcard/default.htm, the information and data required
				under Section 10-17a of the School Code [105
				ILCS 5/10-17a ] in accordance with the criteria set
				forth in this Section.
b) For the
				purpose of information required under Section 10-17a(2)(A) of the School Code:
1) Student data relative to race or
				ethnicity, low-income status, English learners and students with disabilities
				shall be entered into the SIS (see Section
				1.75 )
				by October 15 for enrollment and July 31 for the end-of-the-year
				enrollment.
2) Data relative to
				average class and student mobility shall be entered into the electronic report
				card by June 30.
3) Data relative
				to average teaching experience shall be calculated using data submitted to the
				Employment Information System (EIS) located in the Illinois State Board of
				Education Web-based Application Security System (IWAS) and from data collected
				by the Illinois Teachers Retirement System.
4) Data relative to the per pupil operating
				expenditure of the school district and per pupil State operating expenditure
				shall be calculated through the Annual Financial Reports required under Section
				3-15.1 of the School Code [105 ILCS
				5/3-15.1] and submitted to regional superintendents of
				education by October 15.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart A - RECOGNITION REQUIREMENTS › Section 1.80 - Academic Early Warning and Watch Status

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The movement of schools and districts that do not make
				  adequate yearly progress (AYP) into academic early warning status and then into
				  academic watch status shall be as specified in Section 2-3.25d of the School
				  Code, except that the failure to make AYP for two consecutive annual
				  calculations shall be based upon failure to attain the same applicable target,
				  regardless of whether the same subgroup is involved in both calculations.
				  Further, a school or district shall be removed from any "status designation"
				  after two consecutive years' calculations show that it has met the applicable
				  criteria for AYP in both those years.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart A - RECOGNITION REQUIREMENTS › Section 1.90 - System of Rewards and Recognition - The Illinois Honor Roll

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The State Board of Education shall recognize schools for
				  academic performance in three separate categories as provided in this
				  Section.
a) Criteria for Spotlight
				Schools
1) The school made adequate yearly
				progress in the two most recent school years;
2) At least 50 percent of the students
				enrolled in the school in the most recent school year were classified as
				low-income students;
3) At least 60
				percent of the scores relevant to adequate yearly progress that were attained
				by the school's students in the most recent school year were classified as
				demonstrating proficiency (see Section
				1.30(h)
				of this Part); and
4) At least 50
				percent of the scores relevant to adequate yearly progress that were attained
				by the school's students in the two school years immediately prior to the most
				recent school year were classified as demonstrating proficiency.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart A - RECOGNITION REQUIREMENTS › Section 1.100 - Waiver and Modification of State Board Rules and School Code Mandates

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a) As authorized in
				Section 2-3.25g of the School Code [105 ILCS 5], an eligible applicant, as
				defined in 2-3.25g(a), or
any Independent Authority established under
				Section 2-3.25f-5 of the School Code
may petition for:
1) Approval of waivers or modifications of
				State Board of Education rules and of modifications of School Code mandates,
				which may be requested to meet the
intent of the rule or mandate in a
				more effective, efficient, or economical manner or when necessary to stimulate
				innovation or to improve student performance
(Section 2-3.25g(b) of
				the School Code); or
2) Approval of
				waivers of School Code mandates, which
may be requested when necessary
				to stimulate innovation or to improve student performance or the intent of the
				mandate in a more effective, efficient, or economical manner
(Section
				2-3.25g(b) of the School Code).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart A - RECOGNITION REQUIREMENTS › Section 1.110 - Appeal Process under Section 22-60 of the School Code

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Section 22-60 of the School Code [105 ILCS
				  5/22-60 ] authorizes regional superintendents of
				  schools to grant exemptions from certain mandates contained in the School Code
				  [105 ILCS 5 ] or in administrative rules of the State Board of Education. Any
				  decision of the regional superintendent regarding a school district's or
				  private school's request for an exemption may be appealed to the State
				  Superintendent by the school district, the private school or a resident of the
				  district. For the purposes of this Section, references to "regional
				  superintendent" shall be understood to include the intermediate service centers
				  established in that portion of Cook County located outside of the City of
				  Chicago.
a) A school district, private
				school or resident wishing to appeal the decision of the regional
				superintendent to deny or approve an exemption request may do so by sending a
				written appeal on or before April 15 by certified mail to the Illinois State
				Board of Education, Public School Recognition Division, 100 West Randolph
				Street, Suite 14-300, Chicago, Illinois 60601 or by email to
				mandateappeal@isbe.net. The written appeal shall include:
1) the date the regional office of education
				acted on the exemption request;
2)
				a copy of the original request that includes the citation of the rule or School
				Code section involved;
3) a copy of
				the regional superintendent's decision to grant or deny the request;
4) a narrative explanation of the
				petitioner's objections to the regional superintendent's decision (not to
				exceed two pages), along with any documentation that directly supports the
				argument being made; and
5) the
				name, address, telephone number and contact person of the school district or
				private school submitting the appeal, or the name, address and telephone number
				of the resident submitting the appeal.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart B - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE › Section 1.210 - Approval of Providers of Training for School Board Members under Section 10-16a of the School Code

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Entities that offer professional development activities, such
				  as training organizations, institutions, regional offices of education, firms,
				  professional associations, teachers' unions, and universities and colleges, may
				  apply to the State Board of Education for approval to conduct leadership
				  training activities for members of Illinois boards of education or Independent
				  Authorities established under Section 2-3.25f-5 of the Code in each of the
				  topics specified in Section 10-16a of the Code [105 ILCS 5].
a) Except as provided in subsection (b), each
				entity wishing to receive approval to offer the leadership training required
				under Section 10-16a of the Code shall submit an application on a form supplied
				by the State Board of Education. An entity shall submit the application to the
				State Board any time between March 1 and May 1 of each even-numbered year. Any
				application received after May 1 shall not be considered for that approval
				cycle. 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],
				the application submission deadlines of this subsection are waived, and an
				entity may submit an application for review by the State Board of Education no
				later than 30 days after that declaration is no longer in effect. Each entity
				shall provide:
1) a description of the
				intended offerings in each of the required areas;
2) the qualifications and experience of the
				entity and of each presenter to be assigned to provide the leadership training,
				which shall include evidence of a presenter's specific skills and knowledge in
				the area or areas in which he or she will be assigned;
3) the mode of delivery of the professional
				development (e.g., in-person instruction, distance-learning); and
4) assurances that the requirements of
				subsection (c) will be met.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart B - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE › Section 1.240 - Equal Opportunities for all Students

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a) All students within a school district must
				be provided equal opportunities in all education programs and services provided
				by the system (see Section 10-20.12 of the School Code).
b) No school system may
exclude or
				segregate any pupil
, or discriminate against any pupil on the basis of
his or her race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age,
				marital status, or physical or mental disability, sexual orientation,
				pregnancy
[775 ILCS
				5/1-102(A) ], gender identity,
or status of being homeless
[105 ILCS
				45/1-5 and
				42 USC
				11434 a(2)]. Further, no school system may
				deny access to its schools or programs to students who lack documentation of
				their immigration status or legal presence in the United States, and no school
				system may inquire about the immigration status of a student (Plyler v. Doe,
				457 U.S. 202 (1982)). In order to comply with this subsection (b), the
				documents required by a school system as proof of residency for a student, when
				taken together, shall not result in a requirement for proof of legal presence,
				such as a Social Security number. That is, the permissible combinations of
				documents must be sufficiently variable to afford an opportunity for those who
				lack proof of legal presence or immigration status to meet the stated
				requirements. No school district shall impose requirements for enrollment more
				restrictive than those established under relevant Illinois and federal law. For
				example, no school system shall require court-ordered guardianship when an
				individual enrolling a student meets the legal custody requirements of Section
				10-20.12b(a)(2)(iv) or (v) of the School Code [105
				ILCS 5/10-20.12b(a)(2)(iv) or (v) ],
				and each school system shall immediately enroll and serve homeless children
				without requiring the provision of any documentation, in accordance with the
				Illinois Education for Homeless Children Act [105 ILCS 45] and the
				McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act [
				42 USC
				11434 ].
c) The board of education shall submit
				periodic reports as required by the State Board of Education detailing pupil
				attendance, faculty assignments, and actions taken and planned to prevent and
				eliminate segregation.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart B - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE › Section 1.241 - Dispute Resolution for Students Experiencing Homelessness

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a) In this Section:
1) "School district" means any public school
				district in this State.
2) "State
				Coordinator" means the Coordinator of Education of Homeless Children and Youth
				established by 42 U.S.C.
				11432(d)(3).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart B - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE › Section 1.242 - Temporary Exclusion for Failure to Meet Minimum Academic or Attendance Standards

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A parent or guardian who receives notice of a school board's
				  intention to deny enrollment to a student for either of the reasons specified
				  in Section 26-2(c) of the School Code [105 ILCS
				  5/26-2 ] may appeal the determination to exclude the
				  student.
a) Upon the request of the
				parent or guardian, the school board or a hearing officer appointed by the
				board shall hold a hearing to review the board's determination.
b) The parent or guardian shall have the
				right to appear at the hearing and discuss the board's determination to exclude
				the student with the board or its hearing officer.
c) If a hearing officer has been appointed by
				the board, he or she shall provide to the board a written summary of the
				evidence heard at the hearing.
d)
				After the hearing, if held by the board, or after the board's receipt of the
				hearing officer's written summary, the board may take the action it finds
				appropriate.
e) Any appeal
				requested by the parent or guardian must be heard and a final determination
				made under subsection (d) of this Section before the student may be denied
				enrollment under Section 26-2(c) of the School Code.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart B - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE › Section 1.245 - Waiver of School Fees

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This Section provides the rules required by Section 2-3.96 of
				  the School Code [105 ILCS 5 ] under which each
				  school district must adopt a written policy for the waiver of school fees and
				  fines as required by Sections 10-20.13 and 34-21.6 of the School Code.
a) For the purposes of this Section, "school
				fees" or "fees" means any monetary charge collected by a public school or
				public school district from a student or the parents or guardian of a student
				as a prerequisite for the student's participation in any curricular or
				extracurricular program of the school or school district. A school or school
				district does not impose a "fee" when it requires students provide ordinary
				supplies or materials (e.g., pencil, paper, notebooks), which are necessary to
				participate in any curricular or extracurricular program. "Fines" includes
				charges for the loss of school property assessed by a district.
1) "School fees" include, but are not limited
				to, the following:
A) All charges for required
				textbooks and instructional materials.
B) All charges and deposits collected by a
				school for use of school property (e.g., locks, towels, laboratory
				equipment).
C) Charges for field
				trips made during school hours, or after school hours if the field trip is a
				required or customary part of a class or extracurricular activity (e.g.,
				annually scheduled trips to museums, concerts, places of business and industry
				or field trips related to instruction in social studies, the fine arts, career
				and technical education, or the sciences).
D) Charges or deposits for uniforms or
				equipment related to varsity and intramural sports or fine arts
				programs.
E) Charges for supplies
				required for a particular class (e.g., shop or home economics materials,
				laboratory or art supplies).
F)
				Graduation fees (e.g., caps, gowns).
G) School records fees.
H) School health services fees.
I) Driver's education fees assessed pursuant
				to Section 27-24.2 of the Code.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart B - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE › Section 1.280 - Discipline

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Section 24-24 of the School Code [105 ILCS 5] provides for
				  teachers, other licensed educational employees (except for individuals employed
				  as a paraprofessional educator) and persons providing a related service for or
				  with respect to a student as determined by the board of education to maintain
				  discipline in the schools.
a) The
				board of education shall establish and maintain a parent-teacher advisory
				committee as provided in Section 10-20.14 of the School Code.
b) The board of education shall establish a
				policy on the administration of discipline in accordance with the requirements
				of Sections 10-20.14 and 24-24 of the School Code and disseminate that policy
				as provided in Section 10-20.14 of the School Code. Under no circumstance shall
				the policy authorize the use of isolated time out, time out, or physical
				restraint as a form of discipline or punishment.
c) In addition to, or as part of, its policy
				on the maintenance of discipline, each board of education shall adopt policies
				and procedures regarding the use of behavioral interventions for students with
				disabilities who require intervention. Each board's policies and procedures
				shall conform to the requirements of Section 14-8.05(c) of the School
				Code.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart B - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE › Section 1.295 - Bullying Prevention Policy

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a) For purposes
				of this Section, "bullying" and "policy on bullying" have the meanings given to
				those terms under Section 27-23.7 of the School Code [105 ILCS 5 ].
b)
Each school district, charter
				school, and non-public, non-sectarian elementary or secondary school shall
				create, maintain, and implement a policy on bullying, which policy must be
				filed with the State Board of Education
(see Section 27-23.7(d) of the
				School Code). Such policies shall contain all of the requirements of Section
				27-23.7 of the School Code and shall specify the date of adoption (indicated by
				month, date, and year) by the district or school.
c)
Every 2 years, each school
				district, charter school, and non-public, non-sectarian elementary or secondary
				school shall conduct a review and re-evaluation of its policy and make any
				necessary and appropriate revisions.
Such biennial policy reviews and
				re-evaluations shall be filed no later than September 30 of the year due and
must be filed
electronically through the IWAS
system
				with the State Board of Education after being updated
(see Section
				27-23.7(d) of the School Code).
1) If the
				school or district has an Internet website, the policy must be posted on the
				website and the school or district must provide the website address to the
				State Board of Education.
2) The
				school or district must submit the entire updated policy with the amendment or
				modification date included in the reference portion of the policy.
3) If, after review and re-evaluation of its
				bullying policy, the school or district determines that no revisions are
				necessary, a copy of board minutes clearly indicating that the policy was
				re-evaluated and no changes were deemed to be necessary, or a signed statement
				from the board president indicating that the policy was re-evaluated and no
				changes were deemed to be necessary, shall be submitted electronically through
				the IWAS system to the State Board of Education. In instances in which the
				school does not have a board or board president, the school's chief school
				administrator may submit the signed statement.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart C - SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION › Section 1.310 - Administrative Qualifications and Responsibilities

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Administrators and supervisors shall be appropriately
				  licensed, meeting the requirements stated in Sections 21B-20 and 21B-25 of the
				  School Code [105 ILCS 5/21B-20 and 21 B-25] and Section
				  1.705
				  of this Part.
a) Chief school business
				officials, effective July 1, 1977, shall be appropriately licensed, meeting the
				requirements stated either in Section 21B-20(2)(K) or 21B-25 of the School
				Code.
b) Department chairpersons
				and teacher leaders who are required to supervise and/or evaluate teachers
				shall meet the applicable requirements of Section
				1.705
				of this Part. (See also Section 21B-25 of the School Code.) This regulation
				shall apply only to those individuals serving as department chairs first
				assigned to this position on or after September 1, 1978 and individuals holding
				a teacher leader endorsement issued in accordance with 23 Ill. Adm. Code
				25.32
				(Teacher Leader Endorsement).
c)
				Divided Service
1) An administrator, i.e., a
				superintendent or principal, may serve in two professional capacities provided
				that full-time equivalency results in a maximum of one full-time
				position.
2) In school districts
				with an enrollment of 100 or fewer, an individual may serve as
				superintendent/principal and teach (up to 1/2 day).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart C - SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION › Section 1.320 - Evaluation of Licensed Educators

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Each school district shall develop an evaluation plan (the
				  Plan) for the evaluation of all licensed educators. Where cooperative
				  educational programs operate between or among school districts, or are operated
				  by regional superintendents of education, pursuant to Sections 3-15.14,
				  10-22.31 and/or 10-22.31a of the School Code [105 ILCS 5/3-15.14, 10 -22.31,
				  and/or 10-22.31a], the Plan shall be developed by the administrative agent who
				  is the fiscal and legal agent for the cooperative program, or the governing
				  board, or the board of control of the entity. In this Section, all of these
				  entities are included in the term "school district".
a) The Plan shall conform to the requirements
				of Article 24A of the School Code [105 ILCS 5 /Art. 24A] and, upon the date as
				set forth in Section 24A-2.5 of the School Code [105 ILCS
				5/24A-2.5] by which the school district must implement
				a performance evaluation system incorporating data and indicators of student
				growth, meet the requirements of 23 Ill. Adm. Code 50 (Evaluation of Certified
				Employees under Articles 24A and 34 of the School Code). The school district
				shall involve teachers in the development of the Plan or, when applicable,
				develop the Plan in cooperation with the exclusive bargaining representatives.
				Development of the Plan under a performance evaluation system shall conform to
				the requirements of Section 24A-4 of the School Code [105 ILCS
				5/24A-4 ].
b) On or before July 1 of the calendar year
				in which a school district is required to implement a performance evaluation
				system incorporating data and indicators of student growth for teachers or
				principals and assistant principals, a school district shall execute and make
				available to the State Board of Education, upon request, a signed assurance
				specific to its principal evaluation plan and one specific to its teacher
				evaluation plan as to whether the Plan:
1)
				incorporates the State Performance Evaluation Model for Teachers or the State
				Performance Evaluation Model for Principals, as applicable; or
2) incorporates a locally developed principal
				evaluation plan or teacher evaluation plan that aligns to the provisions of
				Article 24A of the School Code and 23 Ill. Adm. Code 50.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart C - SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION › Section 1.323 - Teacher Evaluation Ratings During a Declared Gubernatorial Disaster

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a) This Section
				does not apply to circumstances in which a board and any exclusive employee
				representatives have completed the performance rating for teachers or mutually
				agreed to an alternate performance rating for teachers, with or without
				contractual continued service. That agreement shall be in writing.
b)
During any time in which the
				Governor has declared a disaster due to a public health emergency under Section
				7 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act (IEMA Act), the following
				shall apply:
1)
Any teacher
				in contractual continued service who received an "Excellent" on his or her most
				recent evaluation, and whose performance evaluation is not conducted when the
				evaluation is supposed to be conducted, will not default to the rating of
				"Proficient" and will instead default to a rating of
				"Excellent".
2) Any
				teacher not in contractual continued service will default to the rating of
				"Proficient".
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart C - SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION › Section 1.325 - Teacher Remediation Plan During a Declared Gubernatorial Disaster

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If the Governor has declared a disaster due to a
				  public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the IEMA Act that suspends
				  in-person instruction, the timelines connected to the commencement and
				  completion of any remediation plan are waived. Unless the parties enter a
				  different written agreement, any remediation plan that had been in place for
				  more than 45 days prior to the suspension of in-person instruction shall resume
				  when in-person instruction resumes. Any remediation plan that had been in place
				  for fewer than 45 days prior to the suspension of in-person instruction shall
				  be discontinued. A new remediation period shall begin when in-person
				  instruction resumes.
(Section 24A-5 of the Code)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart C - SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION › Section 1.330 - Toxic Materials Training

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Each district shall maintain an inservice training plan for
				  working with toxic materials (as defined in Section 3 of the Toxic Substances
				  Disclosure to Employees Act [820 ILCS
				  255/3 ]) that meets the requirements of Section 16 of
				  the Act. Each district shall ensure that all new staff members whose
				  assignments bring them into recurring contact, i.e., daily, weekly, or monthly,
				  with toxic materials who have not received education and training within the
				  past 12 months receive the approved course of training prior to working with
				  toxic materials (see Section 16 of the Act). Examples may include science
				  teachers, maintenance workers, and cafeteria employees. Each district shall
				  keep on file a list of the job titles in the district whose incumbents are
				  subject to the requirements of this Section and the names of employees who have
				  attended a training program, including the location, presenters, and date of
				  the program.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart D - THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM › Section 1.410 - Determination of the Instructional Program

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Subject to the requirements listed in this Subpart D, the
				  instructional program of a school district shall be determined by the board of
				  education with involvement of parents, students, the professional staff, and
				  the local community. The basic curriculum shall include organized experiences
				  that provide each student ample opportunity to achieve the goals set forth in
				  Appendix D of this Part and that meet the minimum program defined by the School
				  Code and the State Board of Education. It is recommended that activities,
				  including student internships and observations of government in action, be a
				  part of the instructional program where appropriate.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart D - THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM › Section 1.420 - Basic Standards

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a) Class
				schedules shall be maintained in the administrative office in each attendance
				center of a school district.
b)
				Every school district shall have an organized plan for recording pupil progress
				and/or awarding credit, including credit for courses completed by
				correspondence, online, or from other external sources, that can be
				disseminated to other schools within the State.
c) Every school district shall:
1) Provide curricula and staff inservice
				training to help eliminate unconstitutional and unlawful discrimination in
				schools and society. School districts shall use the resources of the community
				to achieve the stated objective of eliminating discrimination and to enrich the
				instructional program.
2) Include
				in its instructional program concepts designed to improve students'
				understanding of and their relationships with individuals and groups of
				different ages, sexes, races, national origins, religions and socio-economic
				backgrounds.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart D - THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM › Section 1.421 - Remote and Blended Remote Learning Days

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a)
				Notwithstanding the provisions of this Part,
if the Governor has
				declared a disaster due to a public health emergency under Section 7 of the
				IEMA Act, the State Superintendent may declare a requirement to use remote
				learning days or blended remote learning days for a district, multiple
				districts, a region, or the entire State.
The State Superintendent,
				when determining the use of remote learning days, will consider, but is not
				limited to, the following:
1) Centers for
				Disease Control guidance;
2) The
				impact remote learning days would have on students and school districts;
				and
3) The effect the public health
				emergency has on specific areas of the State.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart D - THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM › Section 1.422 - Electronic Learning (E-Learning) Days Program

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Section 10-20.56 of the Code authorizes a program for the use
				  of e-learning days by school districts to provide instruction while the
				  students are not in attendance at the school to which they have been assigned.
				  An e-learning day may be used only in lieu of using one or more emergency days
				  required under Section 10-19 of the Code, when used during remote learning days
				  and blended remote learning days under Section 10-30 or 34-18.66 of the Code,
				  or
because a school was selected to be a polling place under Section
				  11-4.1 of the Election Code
(Section 10-20.56 of the School Code).
				  This Section sets forth the process to apply for approval to participate in the
				  E-Learning Days Program (hereinafter, referred to as the "e-learning program")
				  and the terms and conditions for the use of e-learning days by participating
				  districts.
a) An "approvable
				e-learning day":
1) is a day of instruction
				provided for students who are not physically present at the school and that is
				accessible to all students, including students with disabilities and English
				learners;
2) consists of a minimum
				of five clock hours of instruction; and
3) is provided through electronic means, such
				as the
Internet, telephones, text messages, chat
				rooms,
or other similar means of electronic communication for
				instruction and interaction between teachers and students that meets the needs
				of all learners
. (Section 10-20.56(b) of the Code)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION › Subpart D - THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM › Section 1.425 - Additional Criteria for Physical Education

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The requirements of this Section apply to a school's
				  provision of physical education required under Section 27-6 of the Code.
a) There shall be a definite school policy
				regarding credit earned each semester in physical education, with provisions
				for allowable variables in special cases.
b) Participation in a physical education
				course shall be required of all students a minimum of three days per five day
				instructional week except when an appropriate medical excuse is submitted (see
				Section 1.425(d)) . A school board may also choose to allow for student
				exemptions as permitted by Section 27-6 of the Code (see Section 1.425(e)) . If
				a student nonattendance day is scheduled for a day that would otherwise include
				physical education or the school building is not open to students, physical
				education for that day does not need to be made up (e.g., if physical education
				is regularly scheduled for Monday, Wednesday and Friday, but a teacher
				inservice is scheduled on a given Monday, physical education for that Monday
				does not have to be moved to Tuesday or Thursday.) However, school districts
				shall make every effort to ensure all students have the ability to participate
				in physical education at least three days per week even when school is in
				session fewer than five days in a given week.
c)
The physical education and
				training course offered in grades 5 through 10 may include health
				education
(Section 27-5 of the Code).
d) Pursuant to Section 27-6(a) of the Code, a
				student who presents an appropriate excuse from his or her parent or guardian
				or from a person licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 60 ]
				shall be excused from participation in physical education.
1) Each school board shall honor excuses
				signed by persons licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 and shall
				establish a policy defining the types of parental excuses it will deem
				appropriate for this purpose, which shall include, but not be limited to,
				reliance upon religious prohibitions.
2) For each type of excuse that will be
				considered appropriate, the school board shall identify in its policy any
				evidence or support it will require. For example, a board may require a signed
				statement from a member of the clergy corroborating the religious basis of a
				request.
3)
Special
				activities in physical education shall be provided for pupils whose physical or
				emotional condition, as determined by a person licensed under the Medical
				Practice Act
of 1987
, prevents their participation in the
				courses provided for normal children
(Section 27-6 of the
				Code).