Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
All information called for in this Section shall be submitted
no later than 15 days after an affected student's placement, using the method
and format prescribed by the State Superintendent of Education.
a) As satisfactory proof of
appropriate licensure of teachers for the student
population (Section 14-7.05 of the School Code) in a given program,
the provider of the program shall submit:
1) a
description of the program, including the characteristics of the students for
whom it is intended and the number of students served;
2) a listing of the names and license numbers
of all licensed teachers assigned to the program, demonstrating that each
general education teacher who serves the affected student holds the
qualifications required pursuant to Subpart G of the rules of the State Board
of Education for Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision (23
Ill. Adm. Code 1) and that each individual who provides special education to
the affected student holds:
A) a professional
educator license endorsed in accordance with 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25 (Educator
Licensure) appropriate for the population to be served; or
B) a professional educator license endorsed
in another teaching field that is valid for the grade range of the students
served and bears an endorsement or approval for the population served, in
accordance with 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25; or
C) until June 30, 2023, a short-term
emergency approval in special education issued in accordance with 23 Ill. Adm.
Code
25.48
(Short-term Emergency Approval in Special Education); or
D) the specific qualifications comparable to
those issued in Illinois in connection with the position in question, if the
facility is located outside Illinois.
b) As satisfactory proof that a program
offers an age-appropriate curriculum (Section 14-7.05 of the
School Code), the provider shall submit information demonstrating that:
1) the program is based upon evaluation of
the participating students' current levels of academic achievement and
performance and is designed to afford the students access to the general
curriculum in the fundamental areas of learning identified in Section 27-1 of
the School Code [
105
ILCS 5/27-1 ] at levels that will promote their
attainment of the Illinois Learning Standards (see 23 Ill. Adm. Code 1,
Appendix D);
2) academic
assessments administered to affected students are the same as those
administered to other individuals served in the program who are of
approximately the same age;
3) the
age range of the pupils grouped in any class does not exceed four years (if at
the elementary level) or six years (if at the secondary level); and
4) the program is delivered in an
age-appropriate setting.
c) The provider shall submit a description of
the method used for recording attendance on a daily basis, as well as
information on enrollment in the program for which payment is being sought and
information on the attendance of each affected student.
1) Enrollment information shall include:
A) the total number of individuals receiving
educational services in or through the facility;
B) a description of how individuals are
grouped (e.g., by grade level or age);
C) identification of the grouping or
"program" in which the affected student is being served; and
D) the number of individuals served in each
grouping described.
2)
Attendance information shall include:
A) a
signed assurance indicating that the provider will keep daily attendance
records with respect to the affected student and will submit those records to
the district of residence of the affected student in accordance with the
requirements of Section
405.50
of this Part; and
B) a record
reflecting the student's attendance during the first 10 days of
service.
d)
As satisfactory proof of the provider's ability to implement a particular
student's IEP, the provider shall submit:
1)
a copy of the student's current or most recent available IEP;
2) a list of all teachers and other
professional service providers that also:
A)
indicates the specific portions of the IEP that each will be responsible for
fulfilling; and
B) identifies the
certificate, license, or other credential held by each professional other than
a teacher that qualifies the individual to provide the professional services in
question;
3) if a
paraprofessional educator will be assigned to assist in any class attended by
the student, an assurance that the assignment of the individual will conform to
the requirements of 23 Ill. Adm. Code
1.630(b);
and
4) for any teacher or
professional not directly employed by the provider, information regarding the
individual's contractual status that will clarify the amount of time for which
the individual is available for the program, and the number of students whom
the individual is responsible for serving during that time, and the total
amount of service time required with respect to those students.