Illinois Administrative Code
Title 20 - CORRECTIONS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Part 2602 - COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION STANDARDS
Section 2602.230 - Education
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Education
Each facility must designate a qualified educational authority responsible for the development and implementation of the educational program. The educational authority must ensure that:
b) A detention facility shall operate a 12 month long schedule of school instruction and programming with appropriately certified teachers that are licensed by the State Board of Education. There shall be a minimum of five hours of instruction per day.
c) Curriculum
The curriculum shall supply instruction in language arts, mathematics, biological or physical sciences, social studies, fine arts and physical developmental health.
d) Notification
A youth's home school shall be immediately notified of the youth's detention status. Detention school attendance is credited on the youth's home school attendance record. Facilities shall develop protocols to optimize the potential for youth to receive credit in their home schools for work in detention.
e) Obtaining and Sharing of School Records
There shall be a written policy for obtaining school records upon a youth's admission into detention and for sharing of school records when a youth leaves detention in accordance with the Section 6 of the Illinois School Student Records Act [105 ILCS 10].
f) Class Size
Class size shall not exceed 12 students per teacher.
g) Classroom Size
Classrooms shall provide no less than 150 square feet for the teacher and 20 square feet per student per room.
h) Arts and Crafts Room
Arts and crafts activities requiring special equipment (i.e., pottery, woodshop) shall have a special room provided.
i) School Exempt Youth
A schedule shall be established providing for separate activities for youth who have already obtained their high school diplomas or GED.
j) Reporting