Subject to the availability of public or private resources, to support school district participation in the pilot program established under Section 20 of this Act and development of competency-based graduation requirements, ISBE shall provide or support the provision of: (1) grants to school districts participating in the pilot program to offset the costs of educator training and initial implementation; (2) technical assistance and professional development for pilot program plan implementation, including, but not limited to, peer-to-peer coaching models; (3) an evaluation of the pilot program, with a report of successes and challenges, objective outcome measures, qualitative measures of implementation, and recommendations for further program modification and improvement; (4) networking opportunities for participating school districts, including opportunities for both administrators and teachers; (5) a web-based library of pilot program implementation plans and models supporting future replication activities; and (6) communication materials and supports for stakeholder engagement in the development and implementation of competency-based learning systems.
110 ILCS 148/30
Competency-based, high school graduation requirements pilot program statewide supports
Known as the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act
The act spans §§ 110-148-1 to 110-148-999 (23 sections).
P.A. 99-674, eff. 7-29-16.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.