Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
In order to receive general State aid, an IHOPE program shall
develop a plan in accordance with Section 2-3.66b(c) of the School Code and
Section
210.70 of
this Part that proposes a calendar for the program that is in conformance with
the requirements of Section 2-3.66b(e) of the School Code. A calendar that
varies in the length of the instructional day (i.e., 5 clock-hours of school
work) from those requirements shall be approved under the following
conditions.
a) The calendar meets all
of the following exceptions:
1) The IHOPE plan
submitted under Section
210.70 of
this Part establishes that a program providing the required minimum daily hours
of school work would not serve the needs of the program's students.
2) Each day of attendance shall provide no
fewer than 3 clock-hours of school work, as defined under Section 18-8.05(F)(1)
of the School Code [105
ILCS 5/18-8.05(F)(1) ].
3) Each day of attendance that provides fewer
than 5 clock-hours of school work also shall provide supplementary services,
including, without limitation, work-based learning, student assistance
programs, counseling, case management, life-skills or conflict resolution
training, career counseling, or service learning (e.g., activities that combine
academics and community service), in order to provide a total daily program to
the student of 5 clock-hours. A program may claim general State aid for up to 2
clock-hours of the time each day that a student is receiving supplementary
services.
4) Each program shall
provide no fewer than 176 days of actual pupil attendance during the school
term.
b) The
supplemental services provided pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section that
are noninstructional in nature (e.g., student assistance programs, counseling
services, case management, life skills or conflict resolution training, career
counseling) shall be:
1) directly linked to a
need identified in the student's individual instructional plan developed
pursuant to Section
210.50
of this Part and necessary for the student to successfully advance in the
instructional program and meet the requirements for receipt of a high school
diploma set forth in Section 2-3.66b(b) of the School Code;
2) provided by qualified personnel with the
experience and skills appropriate to the service being provided; and
3) monitored by IHOPE program staff to ensure
that the services provided are effective in improving the student's academic
achievement, as specified in his or her individual instructional
plan.
c) Activities that
are instructional in nature (e.g., work-based learning activities, service
learning) shall not be considered supplemental services for the purposes of
this Section. These shall be considered to be part of the 5 clock-hours of
school work required under Section 18-8.05 of the School Code, provided that:
1) the activity is an integral and regular
part of the academic instruction that the student is receiving and is tied to
one or more of the State Goals for Learning (23 Ill. Adm. Code 1.Appendix
D);
2) the student receives
academic credit upon successful completion of the activity, in accordance with
the policies of the student's district of residence that will be issuing the
high school diploma; and
3) the
activity is provided under the direction of a teacher who holds the type of
educator license appropriate to his or her assignment (see Section
210.40(e)
of this Part).