State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Program
Application
State of Illinois Plans for the Amended Application for Funding under the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Program
(March 2011) Standards and Assessment
Illinois’s Growth Model Approach Using the Value Table Method 
Average Statewide School Gain on State Assessments in Reading and Math
- All Student Group and Subgroups
- Number/Percentage of Federal Status Schools Have Made Progress in 2010
- Number/Percentage of Charter Schools Have Made Progress in 2010
Graduation Rate
2008-2010 IEP and LEP Participation in State Assessments in Math and Reading
NAEP
- Math - 2003-2009
- Reading - 2003-2007
Persistently Lowest-Achieving Schools
- Illinois Priority Schools Designation - USDE approved definition.
- Tier I
- Tier II
- Tier III
- Lack of Progress - USDE approved definition.
- Persistently Lowest Performing Schools that have been Turnaround, Transformed, Restarted or Closed
Trend Data
(2010 added 11/18/10)
- 2003-2010 Report Card Graduation Rate
- 2003-2010 ISAT Trends in Percent
- 2003-2010 PSAE Statewide Results
Charter Schools
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Number of Charter Schools Permitted
Number of Charter Schools Permitted
In Illinois, the number of charter schools permitted to operate in the State is established by Section 27A-4 of the Charter Schools Law (105 ILCS 5/27A-4). Under this Section of the Charter Schools Law, the total number of charter schools operating at any one time in the State shall not exceed 120. Not more than 70 charter schools shall operate at any one time in any city having a population exceeding 500,000 (i.e., Chicago, District 299) and not more than 45 charter schools shall operate at any one time in the remainder of the State, with not more than one charter school that has been initiated by a board of education, or by an intergovernmental agreement between or among boards of education, operating at any one time in the school district where the charter school is located. In addition to these charter schools, up to but no more than 5 charter schools devoted exclusively to re-enrolled high school dropouts may operate at any one time in any city having a population exceeding 500,000 (i.e., Chicago, District 299).
The number of charter schools that have been approved to operate pursuant to the Charter Schools Law and that are currently operating are listed below (see "Number of Charter Schools").
- Number of Charter Schools (Updated 3/11/11)
- 2010 Annual Report
- List of Charter Schools That Have Closed (Updated 3/18/11)
- Charter Schools Operating in Illinois by Local Educational Agency (School Year 2010-11)
Teacher Quality
Achieving Equity in Teacher Distribution
Core Academic Classes Taught by Teachers Who Are Highly Qualified
Illinois Equity Plan 2009
