Illinois Compiled Statutes 105 Schools: Article 13B - Alternative Learning Opportunities

• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-1
  Short title. This Article may be cited as the Alternative Learning Opportunities Law. (Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02.)
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-5
  Legislative findings and declarations. The General Assembly finds and declares the following: (1) It is the responsibility of each school district to provide educational...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-10
  Purpose. The purpose of this Article is to specify the requirements for the operation of alternative learning opportunities programs, which are intended to provide...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-15
  Definitions. In this Article, words and phrases have the meanings set forth in the following Sections preceding Section 13B-20 of this Code. (Source: P.A....
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-15.5
  State Board. "State Board" means the State Board of Education. (Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02.)
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-15.10
  Student at risk of academic failure. "Student at risk of academic failure" means a student at risk of not meeting the Illinois Learning Standards...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-15.15
  Student Success Plan. "Student Success Plan" means a plan based on an assessment of a student's educational and social functioning and skills and that...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-15.20
  Support services. "Support services" include alcohol and drug rehabilitation; individual, group, and family counseling; mentoring; tutoring; school physicals; health and nutrition education; classroom aides;...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-20
  Alternative learning opportunities program. An alternative learning opportunities program shall provide a flexible standards-based learning environment, innovative and varied instructional strategies, a student-centered curriculum,...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-20.5
  Eligible activities and services. Alternative learning opportunities programs may include without limitation evening high school, in-school tutoring and mentoring programs, in-school suspension programs, high...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-20.10
  Who may establish and operate programs. School districts may establish alternative learning opportunities programs or may contract with regional offices of education, intermediate service...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-20.15
  Other eligible providers of alternative learning opportunities. School districts may contract with health, mental health, or human service organizations, workforce development boards or agencies, juvenile...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-20.20
  Enrollment in other programs. High school equivalency testing preparation programs are not eligible for funding under this Article. A student may enroll in a program...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-20.25
  Eligible students. Students in grades 4 through 12 who meet enrollment criteria established by the school district and who meet the definition of "student at...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-20.30
  Location of program. A school district must consider offering an alternative learning opportunities program on-site in the regular school. An alternative learning opportunities program...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-20.35
  Transportation of students. School districts that are required to provide transportation pursuant to Section 29-3 of this Code shall provide transportation for students enrolled...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-25
  Eligibility for funding. The criteria set forth in the following Sections preceding Section 13B-30 of this Code shall determine the eligibility of an alternative...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-25.5
  General standards for eligibility for funding. To be eligible for funding, an alternative learning opportunities program must provide evidence of an administrative structure, program...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-25.10
  District policies, guidelines, and procedures; notification. Before receiving State funds for an alternative learning opportunities program, a school district must adopt policies and guidelines...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-25.15
  Planning process and district plan. To apply for funding to establish or maintain an alternative learning opportunities program, a school district must initiate a...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-25.20
  Requirements for the district plan. The district plan must be consistent with the school district's overall mission and goals and aligned with the local...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-25.25
  Testing and assessment. A district plan for an alternative learning opportunities program operated through a cooperative or intergovernmental agreement must provide procedures for ensuring that...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-25.30
  Annual update and submission of district plan. A district plan must be updated annually and submitted to the State Board. (Source: P.A. 92-42, eff.
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-25.35
  Regional plan. Based on district plans to provide alternative learning opportunities, the regional office of education must submit an annual plan summarizing the number,...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-30
  Responsibilities of the State Board; rules. The State Board has the responsibilities set forth in the following Sections preceding Section 13B-35 of this Code....
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-30.5
  Program assistance, evaluation, and monitoring. Subject to the availability of State funds, the State Board is authorized to assist school districts in developing and...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-30.10
  Compliance. The State Board is responsible for ensuring that all alternative learning opportunities programs are in compliance with all applicable federal and State laws,...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-30.15
  Statewide program evaluation of student outcomes. Alternative learning opportunities programs must be evaluated annually on a statewide basis. Indicators used to measure student outcomes for...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-30.20
  Suspension or revocation of program approval. The State Board may suspend or revoke approval of an alternative learning opportunities program under any one of...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-30.25
  Corrective action plan. For school districts whose alternative learning opportunities programs are not making progress in specified program outcomes, the State Board may require...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-30.30
  Technical assistance before suspension or revocation of funding. Funding of an alternative learning opportunities program may not be suspended or revoked unless the program...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-30.35
  Recovery of grant funds. The State may recover grant funds from school districts that consistently fail to improve student performance or have failed to...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-30.40
  Application for funding after suspension or revocation of program approval. Once approval to operate an alternative learning opportunities program is suspended or revoked, the...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-30.45
  Administrative support. The State Board shall use 1.5% of the State appropriation for the purposes of this Article to conduct activities related to the...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-35
  Application to cooperative agreements. The provisions set forth in the following Sections preceding Section 13B-40 of this Code apply to cooperative agreements among alternative...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-35.5
  Local governance; cooperative agreements. For an alternative learning opportunities program operated jointly or offered under contract, the local governance of the program shall be established...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-35.10
  Committee of Cooperative Services. The State Superintendent of Education shall convene a State-level Committee of Cooperative Services. The Committee shall include representatives of the following...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-35.15
  Role of Committee of Cooperative Services. The Committee of Cooperative Services shall advise the State Superintendent of Education on the statewide development, implementation, and...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-35.20
  Operation of Committee of Cooperative Services. The Committee of Cooperative Services shall establish its by-laws and procedures, subject to approval of the State Superintendent...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-40
  Funding. The provisions set forth in the following Sections preceding Section 13B-45 of this Code apply to the funding of alternative learning opportunities programs...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-40.5
  (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02. Repealed by P.A. 95-793, eff. 1-1-09.)
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-40.10
  (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02. Repealed by P.A. 95-793, eff. 1-1-09.)
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-40.15
  (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02. Repealed by P.A. 95-793, eff. 1-1-09.)
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-40.20
  (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02. Repealed by P.A. 95-793, eff. 1-1-09.)
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-40.25
  (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02. Repealed by P.A. 95-793, eff. 1-1-09.)
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-40.30
  (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02. Repealed by P.A. 95-793, eff. 1-1-09.)
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-40.35
  Supplanting prohibited. Alternative learning opportunities grants may not be used to supplant existing funds that the student would otherwise generate if in attendance in...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-40.40
  Cooperative and intergovernmental agreements funding. Alternative learning opportunities programs operating under a cooperative or intergovernmental agreement shall receive the total of funding that each...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-40.45
  Deobligated funds. Within any given grant year, deobligated funds shall be redistributed to existing alternative learning opportunities programs. (Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02.)
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-40.50
  Supplemental funding. An alternative learning opportunities program may receive federal, State, and local grants, gifts, and foundation grants to support the program. (Source: P.A....
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-45
  Days and hours of attendance. An alternative learning opportunities program shall provide students with at least the minimum number of days of pupil attendance...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-50
  Eligibility to receive general State aid. In order to receive general State aid, alternative learning opportunities programs must meet the requirements for claiming general...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-50.5
  Conditions of funding. If an alternative learning opportunities program provides less than 5 clock hours of school work daily, the program must meet guidelines...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-50.10
  Additional criteria for general State aid. In order to claim general State aid, an alternative learning opportunities program must meet the following criteria: (1)...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-50.15
  Level of funding. Approved alternative learning opportunities programs are entitled to claim general State aid, subject to Sections 13B-50, 13B-50.5, and 13B-50.10 of this...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-55
  Non-resident students. If one school district can more efficiently serve students from multiple school districts, an approved alternative learning opportunities program may admit non-resident...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-60
  Enrollment in program. The provisions set forth in the following Sections preceding Section 13B-65 of this Code govern enrollment in an alternative learning opportunities...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-60.5
  Request for enrollment. A school district that operates an alternative learning opportunities program shall ensure that parents and guardians are aware of the program...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-60.10
  Parent conference. Before being enrolled in an alternative learning opportunities program, the student and each of his or her parents or guardians shall receive...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-60.15
  Review of student progress. A school district must regularly review the progress of students enrolled in an alternative learning opportunities program to ensure that...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-60.20
  Enrollment of special education students. Any enrollment of a special education student in an alternative learning opportunities program must be done only if included...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-60.25
  Student Success Plan. A Student Success Plan must be developed for each student enrolled in an alternative learning opportunities program. The student and his...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-65
  Teacher certification. Teachers with a valid and active elementary, secondary, or special PK-12 Illinois teaching certificate may teach in an alternative learning opportunities program....
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-65.5
  Alternative learning credentials for teachers. Certificated teachers may receive an endorsement or approval in the area of alternative learning. The State Board shall establish...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-65.10
  Continuing professional development for teachers. Teachers may receive continuing professional development units, subject to the provisions of Section 13B-65.5 of this Code, for professional development...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-70
  Truancy and attendance problems. If a student is a chronic or habitual truant as defined in Section 26-2a of this Code or if a...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-75
  Subcontracting. A school district, regional office of education, or public community college may contract with a non-profit or for-profit educational entity for the delivery...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-80
  Student credit. A school district must grant academic credit to a student in an alternative learning opportunities program for work completed at an education...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 13B-85
  High school equivalency testing. A student 16 years of age or over who satisfactorily completes an alternative learning opportunities program in accordance with school district...

Last modified: February 18, 2015