Regional Services Q&A Index - Volume 8 - April 7, 2023

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Regional Services Q&A Index compiles question-and-answer entries organized by volume and date. It addresses Illinois education-related obligations and administrative requirements, including student discipline transfers between regional safe school programs and school districts, access to employment-history verification, enrollment status changes at age 21, and key data resources published by ISBE. Additional entries cover instructional mandates across multiple school buildings, sharing criminal background check results among ROEs, absenteeism and truancy policy exceptions, and procedural steps for closing school buildings.

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Volume 8 – April 7, 2023

Volume 7 – Feb. 3, 2023

Volume 6 – December 16, 2022

Volume 5 – Nov. 18, 2022

Volume 4 – Sept. 30, 2022

Regional Services Q&A Index Contents Volume 8 – April 7, 2023 ......................................................................................................................... 4 Q1: A student is suspended or expelled from a public school within the boundaries of ROE X but is transferred to a Regional Safe School Program (RSSP) in lieu of serving the suspension or expulsion at home. The student then moves to a new school district within the boundaries of ROE Y during the period of suspension or expulsion. What are the obligations of the new school district to admit the student into one of its schools? What are the obligations of ROE Y to admit the student into an RSSP that it operates? .................................................................................................................................. 4 Q2: Is it possible to give access/permission to a third party that would allow that third party to verify employment history, lookup teachers by their Illinois Educator Identification Number (IEIN), etc.? .....4 Q3: Must a student be automatically disenrolled from their school on their 21st birthday? ................. 5 Q4: What are some of the key data resources published by ISBE?........................................................ 5 Q5: Can a parent/guardian opt their child out from receiving instruction under Erin’s Law (i.e., instruction in recognizing and avoiding sexual abuse)? ........................................................................ 6 Volume 7 – Feb. 3, 2023.......................................................................................................................... 7 Q1: Is a district that follows a block schedule still required to offer physical education at least three days per week?.................................................................................................................................... 7 Q2: Some instructional mandates must be offered in all elementary schools, but the grade level is not specified. An example of this is safety education. How is the mandate fulfilled in a school district that splits its K-8 grades into multiple buildings (e.g., a K-5 building and a 6-8 building)? Must the instructional mandate be offered in both buildings or does the district have discretion as to which building will offer it? ............................................................................................................................ 7 Q3: Can ROEs share the results of criminal background checks with other ROEs? ................................ 7 Q4: If a district’s absenteeism and truancy policy already allows for students to be absent for 10 days without a doctor’s note, must the policy allow for an additional five mental health days (for a total of 15) without a doctor’s note to meet the requirements of Public Act 102-0321?................................... 7 Q5: What are the procedural requirements for a district to close a school building? ............................ 8 Volume 6 – December 16, 2022 .............................................................................................................. 9 Q1: What criminal convictions bar an individual from serving as an elected school board member? ....9 Q2: What steps must a district take to adopt the updated Danielson Framework for Teaching as its teacher evaluation instrument? ........................................................................................................... 9 Q3: Is this guidance document on Section 24-14 of the School Code (Termination of contractual continued service by teacher) still current? ......................................................................................... 9 Q4: Is COVID-19 paid administrative leave still available? .................................................................. 10 Q5: What requirements must a district follow to switch from full-day kindergarten to half-da

FAQs

What obligations does a new school district have when a suspended or expelled student moves during the suspension period?

The entry asks what the new school district must do to admit the student into one of its schools when the student relocates within the boundaries of a different ROE during the suspension or expulsion period.

Can a parent or guardian opt their child out of instruction under Erin’s Law?

The entry asks whether a parent/guardian can choose to exclude their child from instruction related to recognizing and avoiding sexual abuse under Erin’s Law.

What are the procedural requirements for a district to close a school building?

The index includes a specific question on the procedural steps a district must follow to close a school building.

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