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

Universal Citation: 23 IL Admin Code ยง 1.70

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024

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.

b) The attendance rate that is required for AYP in elementary or middle schools shall increase from the original baseline of 88 percent for the 2002-03 school year according to the following schedule:

1) For 2003-04, for 2004-05, and for 2005-06, 89 percent;

2) For 2006-07, for 2007-08, and for 2008-09, 90 percent;

3) For 2009-10, for 2010-11, and for 2011-12, 91 percent;

4) For 2012-13 and for 2013-14, 92 percent.

c) A district that includes both high schools and elementary or middle schools shall be required to reach both the targeted graduation rate among its high school students and the targeted attendance rate among its elementary or middle school students in order to achieve AYP for any given year.

d) The "beginning cohort" for purposes of calculating the adjusted four-year and five-year extended year graduation rates, in accordance with 20 USC 6301 et seq. and 34 CFR 200.19 (2011), shall be the number of students who are entering grade 9 for the first time starting at the beginning of a given school year and continuing until October 1 of that year.

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