a) Education
Each facility must designate a qualified educational authority
responsible for the development and implementation of the educational program.
The educational authority must ensure that:
1) The program complies with State and
federal education standards.
2)
Teacher student ratios are at least 1:12 for general education and 1:8 for
students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).
3) Qualified special education staff are
assigned to youth with special education status and special education testing
is available for youth in custody.
4) IEPs are in place for youth with special
education status. Teachers shall follow the IEP and document the
progress.
5) Materials and
resources are similar to what would be available in a public school.
6) All youth are enrolled immediately upon
admission.
b) A
detention facility shall operate a 12 month long schedule of school instruction
and programming with appropriately certified teachers that are licensed by the
State Board of Education. There shall be a minimum of five hours of instruction
per day.
c) Curriculum
The curriculum shall supply instruction in language arts,
mathematics, biological or physical sciences, social studies, fine arts and
physical developmental health.
d) Notification
A youth's home school shall be immediately notified of the
youth's detention status. Detention school attendance is credited on the
youth's home school attendance record. Facilities shall develop protocols to
optimize the potential for youth to receive credit in their home schools for
work in detention.
e)
Obtaining and Sharing of School Records
There shall be a written policy for obtaining school records
upon a youth's admission into detention and for sharing of school records when
a youth leaves detention in accordance with the Section 6 of the Illinois
School Student Records Act [105 ILCS 10].
f) Class Size
Class size shall not exceed 12 students per teacher.
1) Classes shall be coeducational.
2) Remedial classes shall be limited to a
maximum of eight students.
g) Classroom Size
Classrooms shall provide no less than 150 square feet for the
teacher and 20 square feet per student per room.
1) Toilet and washbasin facilities must be
located in or near the classroom.
2) Equipment and supplies shall be of similar
quality and quantity as provided in public school facilities.
h) Arts and Crafts Room
Arts and crafts activities requiring special equipment (i.e.,
pottery, woodshop) shall have a special room provided.
1) Special equipment shall have safety
devices available and safety operational signs posted.
2) Each youth shall be given a safety
orientation lecture before using equipment.
3) Secure storage areas shall be provided for
tools, supplies and unfinished projects.
4) Tools shall be inventoried at the end of
each class session.
i)
School Exempt Youth
A schedule shall be established providing for separate
activities for youth who have already obtained their high school diplomas or
GED.
j) Reporting
1) Each facility shall file an annual
education plan no later than August 1 with Office of Detention and Audit
Services and the Administrative Offices of the Illinois Courts. Each annual
plan shall contain the following:
A) Number of
anticipated school days;
B) How the
curriculum complies with State and federal standards;
C) How the facility will limit class size;
and
D) How course credits will be
calculated and awarded.
2) Each facility shall file an annual
education report no later than July 1 with Office of Detention and Audit
Services and the Administrative Offices of the Illinois Courts. Each annual
report shall include the following:
A) Number
of students served, including;
i)
males;
ii) females;
iii) ages;
iv) grade level;
v) Individualized Education Program;
and
iv) Plan under Section 504 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 UCS
701).
B) Total number of actual school days;
and
C) Teacher to student
ratios.