Illinois Administrative Code
Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
Part 228 - TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL EDUCATION
Section 228.40 - Students' Participation; Records
Universal Citation: 23 IL Admin Code § 228.40
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 52, December 27, 2024
a) Notice of Enrollment and Withdrawal
1) Notice of Enrollment - No later than 30
days after the beginning of the school year or 14 days after the enrollment of
any student in a transitional bilingual education program in the middle of a
school year, the school district shall notify by mail the parents or legal
guardians of the student that their child has been enrolled in a transitional
bilingual education program or a transitional program of instruction. The
notice shall be in English and in the home language of the student and shall
convey, in simple, nontechnical language, all of the information called for in
Section 14C-4 of the School Code [105 ILCS
5/14C-4] .
2) Withdrawal by Parents - Any parent or
legal guardian whose child has been enrolled in a program shall have the
absolute right to withdraw the child from the program immediately by submitting
a written notice of his or her desire to withdraw the child to the school
authorities of the school in which the child is enrolled or to the school
district in which the child resides. (Section 14C-4 of the School
Code)
b) Unless terminated as set forth in subsection (a)(2) of this Section, the duration of a student's participation in a program under this Part shall be as set forth in Section 14C-3 of the School Code.
1) If a
student participates in a TBE or TPI in preschool or kindergarten, then that
participation does not count towards the three-year total specified in Section
14C-3 of the School Code.
2) If a
student exits a program after three years and is not proficient in English,
then the school district shall meet the requirements of Section
228.27
of this Part.
c) Maintenance of Records and Reporting Procedures
1) Report Cards - The school shall send
progress reports to parents or legal guardians of students enrolled in programs
in the same manner and with the same frequency as progress reports are sent to
parents or legal guardians of other students enrolled in the school district.
A) Progress reports shall indicate the
student's progress in the program and in the general program of
instruction.
B) Progress reports
shall indicate when the student has successfully completed requirements for
transition from the program into the general program of instruction if that
information has not been reported separately in writing to the parents or legal
guardian.
C) Progress reports for
all students enrolled in a program under this Part shall be written in English
and in the student's home language unless a student's parents or legal guardian
agrees in writing to waive this requirement. The parents' waiver shall be kept
on file in accordance with subsection (c)(3) of this Section.
2) Annual Student Reports - Each
district must submit electronically the information requested by the State
Superintendent using the Student Information System (see 23 Ill. Adm. Code
1.75)
no later than June 30 of each year. Each district also must complete the
Program Delivery Report, provided by the State Superintendent of Education, in
which information on each program is compiled.
3) Records - School districts shall maintain
records of each student enrolled in programs in the manner prescribed in 23
Ill. Adm. Code 375 (Student Records). These records shall include program
entry/exit information, annual English language proficiency assessment scores
and results from the prescribed screening instrument for students in
kindergarten and any of grades 1 through 12 or the results from the prescribed
screening procedures for students in preschool programs; other student
information (e.g., language, grade level, and attendance); the rationale for a
student's placement into a part-time program, where applicable, including
documentation of the criteria, as set forth in Section
228.30(c)(3)
of this Part, used to determine that a part-time program would be appropriate;
and documentation of conferences and written communication with parents or
legal guardians. Parents and legal guardians of students enrolled in programs
shall have access to their students' records, as specified in 23 Ill. Adm. Code
375.
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