Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 228 - TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL EDUCATION › Section 228.50 - Program Plan Approval and Reimbursement Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Reimbursement for programs provided by
			 school districts pursuant to the provisions of Article 14C of the School Code
			 and this Part is contingent upon the submission and approval of a program plan
			 and request for reimbursement in accordance with the requirements of Section
			 14C-12 of the School Code and this Section.
b) Program Plan Submission and Approval
1) Applications for program approval shall be
			 submitted, on forms provided by the State Superintendent of Education, at least
			 60 calendar days prior to the start of the proposed initial or continuing
			 program.
2) The State
			 Superintendent of Education will waive the requirement in subsection (b)(1) of
			 this Section only when an application is accompanied by a statement of facts
			 showing that the waiver will enable the district to begin serving a student or
			 students sooner than would otherwise be the case.
3) School districts shall be granted at least
			 45 calendar days to complete and submit applications to the State
			 Superintendent of Education. A district's failure to submit a completed
			 application by the date specified on the form will delay its receipt of
			 reimbursement pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section.
4) Applications for a Transitional Bilingual
			 Education Program and/or a Transitional Program of Instruction must contain at
			 least the following information:
A) The
			 number of students to be served by grade or grade equivalent and language group
			 in a full-time or part-time program.
B) A summary description of the number and
			 types of personnel who will provide services in the program.
C) A description of the full-time and/or
			 part-time program to be provided to the students identified pursuant to
			 subsection (b)(4)(A) of this Section in relation to the applicable program
			 standards set forth in Section
			 228.30
			 of this Part.
D) Additional
			 requirements for programs offering instruction in Spanish language arts in
			 kindergarten and any of grades 1 through 12 to include a description of the
			 methods by which the district will measure and monitor its students' progress
			 with respect to the standards required under Section
			 228.30(b)(4)
			 of this Part.
E) A budget summary
			 containing a projection of the program expenditures (e.g., instruction, support
			 services, administration and transportation) and offsetting revenues for the
			 upcoming fiscal year, and a detailed budget breakdown, including allowable
			 program expenditures for which reimbursement is sought, other program
			 expenditures, and total program costs. At least 60 percent of the funding
			 received from the State must be used for instructional costs [105
			 ILCS 5/14C-12 ]. "Instructional costs" are limited to
			 any of the costs described under Account Number 1000, as set forth in 23 Ill.
			 Adm. Code 100.Appendix D (Expenditure Accounts).
F) In the case of a TBE program, an assurance
			 that the district's Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee established pursuant to
			 Section 14C-10 of the School Code and Section
			 228.30(c)(4)
			 of this Part has had an opportunity to review the application.
G) Inclusion of certifications, assurances
			 and program-specific terms of the grant, as the State Board of Education may
			 require, to be signed by the applicant that is a party to the application and
			 submitted with the application.
5) Applications that, upon review by the
			 State Superintendent of Education staff, are found to contain the information
			 required pursuant to this Section shall be recommended for approval by the
			 State Superintendent of Education. If the application is found to be
			 incomplete, State Board staff will send a written notice to applicants
			 requesting that they supply the needed information. In order to permit accurate
			 allocation of funds for the program among eligible recipients, the State
			 Superintendent may establish a deadline by which applicants must supply the
			 requested information.
6) The State
			 Superintendent of Education will approve applications that demonstrate
			 compliance with Article 14C of the School Code and this Part, except that the
			 State Superintendent shall invoke subsection (b)(5) of this Section with
			 respect to any requested information that is missing from any application
			 submitted for approval.