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For Immediate Release
November 8, 2005
ISBE, NIU announce launch of Illinois e-Plans
New toolkit available through Interactive Illinois
Report Card website
Springfield, Ill. – The Illinois State Board of
Education and Northern Illinois University have announced
the launch of Illinois e-Plans, set for November
9, 2005. Illinois e-Plans is a toolkit available
through the Interactive Illinois Report Card website for
schools and districts that significantly streamlines the
process of submitting required plans to local boards and
ISBE. The Illinois e-Plans toolkit includes a School
Improvement Plan Template and an accompanying Guide and
Peer Review Tool to assist districts and schools in revising
and submitting school improvement and restructuring plans.
A District Improvement Plan Template and accompanying
Guide will follow in the next couple of weeks.
The Illinois e-Plans School Improvement Template
may be used by Illinois schools in school improvement
status and academic watch status to incorporate the contents
of a revised school plan as required by Public Law 107-110,
the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, 20 USC 6301
et seq., (here referred to as “NCLB”) and Section
2-3.25d of the School Code, 105 ILCS 5/2-3.25d. The template
may also be used for schools that must submit a restructuring
plan.
The use of the template is not required. Schools and
districts may continue to use a format that complies with
the statutes cited above. To that end, schools and districts
using other formats should attach Section I and Section
II of the template to plans they submit to the Illinois
State Board of Education (ISBE).
The template includes:
- Board Approval and Assurances
- Plan Development, Review, and Implementation
- Data and Analysis
- Action Plan
- Restructuring Plan (if applicable)
The template and this accompanying guide are to be used
together to ensure that users include all requirements
of state and federal law for revised school improvement
plans and restructuring plans.
Illinois e-Plans is user friendly and a welcome
addition to Illinois’ system of support to schools
and districts. Districts and schools will have multiple
years (including 2005) of School Report Card data and
information at their fingertips automatically populating
the screens at the IIRC website.
District superintendents will need a password to use
Illinois e-Plans available by calling Gail Buoy,
Federal Grants and Programs, 217/524-4832. NIU will also
email passwords within the next week to district superintendents.
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