U.S.

Department of Education
Washington, D.C. 20202-5335

FY2016 Annual Performance Report

CFDA # 84.282A
PR/Award # U282A150030
Budget Period # 2
Report Type: Annual Performance

PR/Award # U282A150030
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1. Grant Performance Report (ED 524B) Cover Sheet - Revised 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3

2. ed524b_cover_April_2017_Finalv2.pdf --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5

3. Grant Performance Report (ED 524B) Project Status Chart - Section A - 1 -------------------------------------------------------------- 9

4. Grant Performance Report (ED 524B) Project Status Chart - Section A - 2 -------------------------------------------------------------- 11

5. Grant Performance Report (ED 524B) Project Status Chart - Section A - 3 -------------------------------------------------------------- 13

6. Grant Performance Report (ED 524B) Project Status Chart - Section A - 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- 15

7. Grant Performance Report (ED 524B) Project Status Chart - Section B & C ------------------------------------------------------------- 17

8. Status_Chart_Section_C.pdf ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18

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Grant Performance Report
Cover Sheet (ED 524B)

Check only one box per

Program Office instructions.
[ X ] Annual [ ] Final
Performance Performance
Report Report
General Information
1. PR/Award #: U282A150030 2. Grantee NCES ID#: 17
(Block 5 of the Grant Award Notification - 11 Characters.) (See instructions. Up to 12 Characters.)
3. Project Title: Charter Schools Program (CSP): Grants for State Educational Agencies (SEAs)
(Enter the same title as on the approved application.)
4. Grantee Name: EDUCATION, ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF
(Block 1 of the Grant Award Notification.)
5. Grantee Address:
(See instructions.)
Street: 100 N 1ST ST
City: SPRINGFIELD
State: IL Zip: 62777 Zip+4: 0001
6. Project Director:
(See instructions.)
First Name:Marci Last Name:Johnson Title:Director of Teaching and Learning
Phone #: 2175244832 Fax #: 2177859031 Email Address: marjohns@isbe.net
Reporting Period Information (See instructions.)
7. Reporting Period: From: 03/02/2016 To: 03/03/2017
(mm/dd/yyyy)
Budget Expenditures (To be completed by your Business Office. See instructions. Also see Section B.)
8. Budget Expenditures:
Non-Federal Funds
Federal Grant Funds
(Match/Cost Share)
a. Previous Budget Period 0 0
b. Current Budget Period 490,815 0
c. Entire Project Period
(For Final Performance Reports only)
Indirect Cost Information (To be completed by your Business Office. See instructions.)
9. Indirect Costs
Are you claiming indirect costs under this grant?
a. If yes, please indicate which of the following Yes No
applies to your grant?
b. The grantee has an Indirect Cost Rate Yes No
Agreement approved by the Federal
Government:
The period covered by the Indirect Cost Rate Agreement is : From: 07/01/2016 To:06/30/2017
(mm/dd/yyyy)
The approving Federal agency ED (Please
is : Other specify):
The Indirect Cost Rate is : 25.4
%
Type of Rate Provisional (Please
(For Final Performance Reports Final
specify):
Only): Other
The grantee is not a State, local government, or
Indian tribe, and is using the de minimus rate
c.
of 10% of modified total direct costs (MTDC) in Yes No
compliance with 2 CFR 200.414(f)
The grantee is funded under a Restricted Rate Program and is you using a restricted indirect cost
d.
rate that either :
Is included in your approved Indirect Cost Rate Agreement Complies with 34 CFR
76.564(c)(2)?
e. The grantee is funded under a Training Rate Program and:
Is recovering indirect cost using 8 percent of MTDC in compliance with 34 CFR 75.562(c)(2)
Is recovering indirect costs using its actual negotiated indirect cost rate

Human Subjects (Annual Institutional Review Board (IRB) Certification) (See instructions.)
10. Is the annual certification of Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval attached? Yes No N/A
Performance Measures Status and Certification (See instructions.)
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a. Are complete data on performance measures for the current budget period included in the Project Status Chart? Yes No
b. If no, when will the data be available and submitted to the Department? (mm/dd/yyyy)
12. By signing this report, I certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that the report is true, complete, and accurate and the expenditures,
disbursements, and cash receipts are for the purposes and objectives set forth in the terms and conditions of the Federal award. I am aware that
any false, fictitious, or fraudulent information, or the omission of any material fact, may subject me to criminal, civil or administrative penalties for
fraud, false statements, false claims or otherwise. (U.S. Code Title 18, Section 1001 and Title 31, Sections 3729-3730 and 3801-33812).Furthermore,
to the best of my knowledge and belief, all data in this performance report are true, complete, and correct and the report fully discloses all known
weaknesses concerning the accuracy, reliability, and completeness of data reported.
Name of Authorized Representative: Tony Smith Title: State Superintendent of Education
Signature: Date:


Grant Performance Report (ED 524B) Executive Summary Attachment:
Title : ed524b_cover_April_2017 Finalv2
File : ed524b_cover_April_2017_Finalv2.pdf

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U.S. Department of Education

Grant Performance Report Cover Sheet (ED 524B) OMB No. 1894-0003
Exp. 06/30/2017
Check only one box per Program Office instructions.
[ X ] Annual Performance Report [ ] Final Performance Report

General Information
1. PR/Award #: ___U282A150030____________________________ 2. Grantee NCES ID#: ___17____________________________
(Block 5 of the Grant Award Notification - 11 characters.) (See instructions. Up to 12 characters.)
3 Project Title: _Charter Schools Program (CSP): Grants for State Educational Agencies (SEAs) ______________________________
(Enter the same title as on the approved application.)
4. Grantee Name (Block 1 of the Grant Award Notification.):_Illinois State Board of Education______________________
5. Grantee Address (See instructions.) 100 N. 1st Street, Springfield, IL 62777-0001
6. Project Director (See instructions.) Name:_Marci Johnson______________Title: Director of Teaching and Learning____
Ph #: (217) 524-4832 __________ Ext: ( ) Fax #: (271) 785- 9031____
Email Address: marjohns@isbe.net_____________________________________

Reporting Period Information (See instructions.)

7. Reporting Period: From: ___03__/__02___/_2016__ To: _03____/_03____/_2017______ (mm/dd/yyyy)

Budget Expenditures (To be completed by your Business Office. See instructions. Also see Section B.)
8. Budget Expenditures
Federal Grant Funds Non-Federal Funds (Match/Cost Share)
a. Previous Budget Period 0
b. Current Budget Period 490,815
c. Entire Project Period
(For Final Performance Reports only)

Indirect Cost Information (To be completed by your Business Office. See instructions.)
9. Indirect Costs
a. Are you claiming indirect costs under this grant? __x_Yes ___No
If yes, please indicate which of the following applies to your grant?

b. _x__ The grantee has an Indirect Cost Rate Agreement approved by the Federal Government:
The period covered by the Indirect Cost Rate Agreement is from: _07_/ __01_/_2016_ to: __06/_30__/_2017__ (mm/dd/yyyy)
The approving Federal agency is: _X__ED ___Other (Please specify): _____ __________
The Indirect Cost Rate is _25.4_%
The Type of Rate (For Final Performance Reports Only) is: ___ Provisional ___ Final ___ Other (Please specify):

c.___ The grantee is not a State, local government, or Indian tribe, and is using the de minimus rate of 10% of modified total direct
costs (MTDC) in compliance with 2 CFR 200.414(f).

d.___ The grantee is funded under a Restricted Rate Program and is you using a restricted indirect cost rate that either:
___ Is included in its approved Indirect Cost Rate Agreement; or
___ Complies with 34 CFR 76.564(c)(2).

e.___ The grantee is funded under a Training Rate Program and:

___ Is recovering indirect cost using 8 percent of MTDC in compliance with 34 CFR 75.562(c)(2); or
___ Is recovering indirect costs using its actual negotiated indirect cost rate.

Human Subjects (Annual Institutional Review Board (IRB) Certification) (See instructions.)
10. Is the annual certification of Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval attached? ___Yes ___ No _X_ N/A

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Performance Measures Status and Certification (See instructions.)

11. Performance Measures Status
a. Are complete data on performance measures for the current budget period included in the Project Status Chart? _x_Yes ___ No
b. If no, when will the data be available and submitted to the Department? _____/_____/______ (mm/dd/yyyy)

12. By signing this report, I certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that the report is true, complete, and accurate and the
expenditures, disbursements, and cash receipts are for the purposes and objectives set forth in the terms and conditions of the Federal
award. I am aware that any false, fictitious, or fraudulent information, or the omission of any material fact, may subject me to
criminal, civil or administrative penalties for fraud, false statements, false claims or otherwise. (U.S. Code Title 18, Section 1001 and
Title 31, Sections 3729-3730 and 3801-33812).
Furthermore, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all data in this performance report are true, complete, and correct and the report
fully discloses all known weaknesses concerning the accuracy, reliability, and completeness of data reported.

___Tony Smith, Ph.D.______________________________________ Title: _State Superintendent___________________________

Name of Authorized Representative:

______________________________ Date: 04 / 03 / 17
Signature:

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Executive Summary
PR/Award # (11 characters): ____ U282A150030_____

(See Instructions)
The ISBE Charter Schools Program (CSP) team is now fully staffed, which has allowed significant progress to be made toward address-
ing the objectives outlined in the grant during this reporting period. In addition to meeting the specific grant deliverables, the ISBE CSP
team has been focused on increasing charter/authorizer collaboration, streamlining work streams, increasing charter school visibility, and
increasing communication. All initial efforts by CSP staff have focused on increasing charter awareness and the development and release
of the Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for Program Design and Initial Implementation and the Dissemination of Best Practices and recruit-
ment of potential charter operators to meet our aggressive pipeline. Michael Southard was hired on October 16, 2016, as the communi-
ty/subgrant specialist. The addition of Michael allowed work to immediately move forward on the deliverables of the grant.

Key Accomplishments:
Increasing Charter School Visibility - ISBE redesigned the agencys website and rolled it out on December 26, 2016. The new website
includes a one-stop shop for everything related to charter schools, including a Charter School Locator (which allows stakeholders to easily
identify and contact charter schools in Illinois) and a charter authorizer dashboard. The dashboard incorporates Illinois Principles and
Standards for Authorizers into a usable scorecard for evaluating Illinois charter authorizers that can be used by any potential charter de-
velopment team. There were 294 page visits to the dashboard in the first 67 days of availability.
ISBE has also increased publicity efforts regarding charter schools by issuing press releases, including charter-related information in
the Superintendents Weekly Message, and communicating opportunities to authorizers and also through the Illinois Network of Charter
Schools (INCS). The CSP team is now an active member in the agencys Data Governance team. We are using this opportunity to meet
the needs of not only our reporting requirements, but also to push toward full transparency with respect to data from the charter schools.
ISBE is in the midst of a pilot rollout for a new student data dashboard to be used by schools (including charter schools) and districts.
The Ed360 program provides educators with student level data, including achievement data. Charters are included on the list of pilot us-
ers. It is hoped that this program will provide instructional support and provide an extremely useful tool for teachers, administrators, dis-
trict staff, and state personnel when achievement and support level data is assessed. The charter team has participated in meetings about
the pilot and is looking for ways to leverage this program to support grant deliverables.
ISBE has requested that the Charter School Revolving Loan Fund be replenished. This would provide no-interest, start-up loan funds
for charters in their first contract term. The budget presented by Governor Bruce Rauner requests that $5 million be appropriated by the
General Assembly.
ISBE staff has worked with internal system teams to create full transparency and availability of student data on the Illinois Report Card
(IRC). This online tool has been recognized nationally as one of the leading reporting systems for school and student achievement data.
Numerous changes in the states charter school law allowed the original charters in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to replicate additional
campuses without requiring a new charter contract. This is accommodated in the IRC by having the multiple campuses under the charter
be reported as one entity under the management organization. Individual campus level data was not reported publicly. As a result of the
ISBE CSP team efforts, the agency has agreed to disaggregate the campus level data for IRC reporting purposes. This will provide more
transparent and accurate reporting for all stakeholders, include parents and the community.
Establishment of Best Practices Workgroup ISBE, in cooperation with INCS, has convened the Best Practices and Innovation
Workgroup. The groups members were selected from ISBE, INCS, charter and non-charter schools, universities, and nonprofit organiza-
tions. The first meeting was held in January 2017 and the group will meet again every other month thereafter. It is designed to visit exist-
ing charter schools, analyze data from successfully implemented best practices in Illinois charter schools, and identify those practices that
can be readily disseminated to all public schools across the state. Additional discussions and efforts will focus on identifying regulato-
ry/statutory concerns and elevating these to the legislative agenda, identifying most effective methods of sharing best practices, and pro-
moting the CSP Dissemination subgrant opportunity.
Creation of Best Practices Video Series (Webinars) ISBE, in partnership with the Illinois Principals Association (IPA), is leading the
development of a Best Practices Video Series. Four Illinois charter schools were identified for their success in specific areas and then
participated in the filming of videos showcasing their best practices in operation. The four-part series provides insight into the recognized
best practices at each school as well as discussions with teachers and students regarding the practices and results. The videos will be
shared via ED Leaders Network, IPAs professional development database, ISBEs charter schools website, and other partner organiza-
tions. ISBE is currently in the process of providing IPA access for all Illinois charter schools.
Contracting of Best Practices Evaluator ISBE is in the final development stages of a Request for Sealed Proposals (RFSP) to contract
a dissemination evaluator. As stipulated in the grant, the evaluator will analyze the results of the Dissemination subgrant competitions in
order to inform and guide future work, legislation, and policy decisions within the agency. It is also intended that the evaluation work
will further the implementation of the identified best practices and innovations in schools across the state through a comprehensive dis-
semination effort. It is anticipated that the RFSP will be released in April 2017, with awarding of the contract expected by June 2017.
Illinois Network of Charter Schools - In addition to the Best Practices Workgroup, INCS has been contracted to assist with development
of trainings to be offered throughout the state for charter development teams and authorizers. INCS has provided a training session in
southern Illinois and Chicago and will be adding more sessions later in 2017.

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Meetings - More than 120 meetings have been held with external partners, including school authorizers, potential grant applicants, IPA,
INCS, CPS, the Illinois State Charter Commission, and the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ). CSP staff also attended the
National Association of Charter School Authorizers conference and the INCS conference. CSP staff presented at the INCS conference
and at two sessions at the Illinois Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Conference. Additionally, Claudia Quezada and Marci Johnson
attended the 2016 Charter Schools Program Project Directors meeting. CSP staff has implemented an outreach effort to local school lead-
ers, religious leaders, elected officials (including state Rep. Rita Mayfield and state Sen. Andy Manar) to establish greater awareness of
and legislative support for charter schools.
ISBE staff has been working closely with the Illinois State Charter Commission to ensure proper resources and trainings are available
for any schools authorized by the commission. Once approved, these schools become a stand-alone Local Education Agency and must
take on all the responsibilities this carries. The commission has agreed to work with ISBE to develop this training and knowledge ware-
house for the newly approved schools. The first training session is scheduled for early April 2017.
Program Design and Initial Implementation RFP - The Program Design and Initial Implementation RFP was built as an ISBE web-
based application. The targeted release date of April 2016 for the Cohort I RFP was delayed until May 19, 2016, due to internal ISBE
technical resource constraints. Final analysis and scoring were received by ISBE on September 9, 2016. In Cohort I, ISBE received 11
applications representing 13 individual schools. Four of the applications were for new schools, one was for a school that has been open
less than two years, and eight were for schools for which ISBE received a U.S. Department of Education waiver for a shortened grant
period due to ISBEs delay in releasing the RFP. In total, five campuses were eligible to receive funds however, one withdrew its applica-
tion due to facility challenges. Four campuses were awarded funds: one school open for less than two years, and three schools under the
shortened waiver status. The total amount of funds awarded to the four schools was $1,188,999, of which $788,999 is allocated to the
current fiscal year.
ISBE released the Cohort 2 Program Design and Initial Implementation RFP on February 2, 2017. Applications were due to ISBE by
March 20, 2017. Nine applicants submitted a Letter of Intent to Apply to ISBE and have been granted access to the web-based RFP. Of
the nine applicants, only four submitted a full application, two of which have been submitted for scoring. Funding decisions are expected
to be finalized in April 2017. The Program Design and Initial Implementation RFP will run as an annual competition, beginning with the
release of Cohort III in July 2017, in each of the remaining grant years.
Dissemination of Best Practices RFP The Development of the Dissemination of Best Practices RFP was delayed due to issues sur-
rounding the successful implementation of the Program Design and Initial Implementation RFP. ISBE hired a consultant to provide initial
development of the RFP and a project plan. The data/grant specialist used that initial work as the basis for the RFP. The RFP was devel-
oped as a paper-based application to avoid the systematic delays encountered with other RFPs in 2016. Final ISBE approval of the RFP
was obtained in December 2016 and the RFP was released to potential applicants on December 30, 2016. Applications were due to ISBE
by February 14, 2017. A total of 16 applications were received by the deadline and submitted to external reviewers for analysis and scor-
ing on February 27, 2017. Final scoring was due to ISBE by March 17, 2017, with communication of award decisions anticipated by
April 2017. The RFP competition will be run annually in August of each of the remaining grant years or until all available funds have
been allocated.

Concerns - ISBE staff is still concerned with the goal of opening 48 new charter schools statewide during the term of the grant as out-
lined in the approved Illinois grant application. In addition to continued financial and political uncertainties within the State of Illinois,
CPS included a moratorium on new charter school growth in the teachers union contract approved by CPS in December 2016. The con-
tract runs through June 2019. Under the terms of the contract, the number of charter schools will be subject to a zero-growth restriction,
as well as a cap on the total student enrollment in charters. Based on this information, CPS has publicly stated that it can approve nine
new charter schools since others have closed. CPS released its RFP in December 2016 for a tentative approval by December 2017. The
nine potential new schools cited in published reports are far fewer than the grant target of 24 new schools in Chicago.
Illinois continues to operate without an approved budget, which has presented challenges for all state agencies as well as school dis-
tricts. Potential charter growth opportunities have been affected by this budget impasse. Promising proposals have been shelved due to
the existing political and financial climate. There has been significant interest in at-risk youth charters through the IDJJ, but the political
and budgetary difficulties have stalled proposed charter school development within the IDJJ structure.
Another concern that impacts charter growth is HB 3567, which was introduced by state Rep. Will Guzzardi. HB 3567 would amend
the Illinois Charter Schools Law and provide that no charter school be opened in a financially distressed school district, for such a time as
the school district meets the definition of a financially distressed school district. This bill will effectively prohibit any charter school
growth in Chicago and have significant statewide impact.
In addition, the anticipated 2017 implementation of ESSA and the Statewide Accountability System in Illinois has now been delayed
until the 2018-19 school year. This implementation delay has resulted in further delays of key grant activities including wind down of the
School Improvement Grant (SIG) and development of the Statewide Balanced Accountability system.
CPS is further developing its charter restarts program and is requesting to be allowed to apply for CSP funds. These low-performing
charter schools are currently open and operating, but do not meet the new school definition to qualify for the Program Design and Initial
Implementation subgrants. The opportunity to apply and award CSP funds for a new charter operator is an opportunity that CPS would
like to explore. The CPS Charter Restart model partners low-performing charter schools with high-performing operators to close a charter
school and restart it as a new charter school with a new operator. This process would be unique to CPS. ISBE is awaiting final program
details from CPS for review.

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SECTION A - Project Objectives Information and Related Performance Measures Data (See Instructions. Use as many pages as necessary.)
1 . Project Objective [x] Check if this is a status update for the previous budget period.

Outcome #1 ? Awareness
Statewide increased awareness and deeper knowledge of high-quality charter schools as a means to provide statewide local educational options for communities.

Quantitative Data
Target Actual Performance Data
Performance Measure Measure Type
Raw Raw
Ratio % Ratio %
Number Number
1.a. PROJECT 75 / 100 75 96 / 100 96

By 2020, 75% of participants in

workshops, webinars, meetings, and forums will ?
agree? or ?strongly agree? in annual surveys that their
familiarity with and knowledge of charter school law, the
unique attributes of the charter school model, and the
role charter schools can play within the state?s public
education system was increased through grant activities.

1.b. PROJECT 25 / 100 25 334 / 100 334

Visits to State Board charter web

page will increase 25% by the year 2020.

1.c. PROJECT 11 / 100 11 0 / 100 0

Approved charter school applications

by local authorizers will increase on average 11% each
year throughout the term of the grant.

1.d. PROJECT 6 / 9 /

Approved charter school applications

by the Illinois State Charter Com-mission will increase
on average 20% a year throughout the term of the grant.

1.e PROJECT 50 / 100 50 0 / 100 0

At least 50% of Charter Schools

Program (CSP) RFP sub-grants will be awarded
annually outside of Chicago to increase geographical
distribution of charter schools.
1.f PROJECT 50 / 100 50 96 / 100 96

By 2020, among stakeholders

participating in Quality School Options (QSO) grant
activities, the percentage of survey respondents
reporting that they increased their awareness of how
charter schools are structured in a Local Education
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1.g PROJECT 90 / 100 90 999 / 100 999

By 2020, 90% of authorizers who

access the authorizer module training demonstrate high-
quality authorizing and renewal processes as indicated
by national best practices.
1.h PROJECT 50 / 100 50 999 / 100 999

By 2020, at least 50% of

dissemination sub-grantees will demonstrate an impact
on increasing student performance in schools with
which they have partnered, as identified through the
dissemination evaluation.
Explanation of Progress (Include Qualitative Data and Data Collection Information)

See Objective 1 Explanation of Progress in Section C of this report

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SECTION A - Project Objectives Information and Related Performance Measures Data (See Instructions. Use as many pages as necessary.)
2 . Project Objective [x] Check if this is a status update for the previous budget period.

Outcome #2 ? Opportunity
Illinois communities creating high-quality educational opportunities for their children through charter schools.

Quantitative Data
Target Actual Performance Data
Performance Measure Measure Type
Raw Raw
Ratio % Ratio %
Number Number
2.a PROJECT 75 / 100 75 999 / 100 999

Authorizers will report, through

annual surveys, a 75% increase in the number of
charter school applications proposing best practices and
demonstrating strong community involvement in charter
school delivery.
2.b PROJECT 25 / 100 25 999 / 100 999

By 2020, annual site visits or desk

audits will indicate that 75% of QSO planning sub-
grantees will have opened a charter school within 18
months of receiving the grant and have completed all
the proposed tasks of their grant application.

2.c PROJECT 75 / 100 75 999 / 100 999

By 2020, annual site visits or desk

audits will indicate that 75% of QSO implementation
sub-grantees will be operating a charter school and
have completed all the proposed tasks of their grant
application appropriate for that grant period.

2.d PROJECT 75 / 100 75 999 / 100 999

Authorizers will report, through

surveys, a 75% increase in the number of charter school
renewals indicating the sustainability of best practices
over more than three years.
2.e PROJECT 50 / 100 50 999 / 100 999

The number of charter authorizers

attending training on the authorizer?s role and high-
quality charter schools will improve by 50% by 2020.

2.f PROJECT 50 / 100 50 999 / 100 999

The State Board Dashboard on

Standards and Principles of Charter School Authorizing
will be in operation, and by 2020 at least 50% of
authorizers will use the State Board Dashboard.
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2.g PROJECT 10 / 100 10 999 / 100 999

The number of charter schools

identified as ?proficient? or better in Illinois? new
Statewide Balanced Accountability system for all public
schools will increase 10% annually.
Explanation of Progress (Include Qualitative Data and Data Collection Information)

Performance Measure Explanations: 2.a) Incorporation of best practices and community involvement in charter school applications has not been tracked in the past. Development of annual authorizer surveys
has begun and will be implemented later in 2017. 2.b) The first cohort of awarded subgrantees included no schools receiving design or planning funds. All awards were for newly opened schools requesting
only implementation funds. Therefore there were no site-visits or desk audits performed during this reporting period. 2.c) The first cohort of awarded subgrantees included 3 applications representing
4 schools. All four schools were awarded implementation funds. Internal delays beyond the control of the CSP team resulted in award letters being delivered on October 27, 2016. All of the awarded
applications were returned for acceptance of the terms and conditions set forth in the Notice of State Award, as well as for budget corrections/adjustments based upon CSP grant guidelines. The awardees
caused a long delay in accepting the Notice of State Award, as well as submitting an approvable budget. Two of the applications received final ISBE approval in January 2017 and the third in February 2017.
This delay in finalizing the grant acceptance and budgets has resulted in no site visits or desk audits being conducted during this reporting period. The first progress reporting to ISBE will be due in April
2017. 2.d) Sustainability of best practices in charter renewals has not been tracked in the past. Development to include this element in the renewal/recertification process has begun and will be implemented
for renewals due later in 2017. 2.e) Training for authorizers has not been created during this reporting period. An external partner organization has been contacted to begin preliminary work on designing
the authorizer training modules. The first of the modules is expected to be ready for presentation in 3rd quarter 2017. 2.f) The ISBE website now includes a charter authorizer dashboard. The dashboard
incorporates Illinois? Principles and Standards for Authorizers into a usable scorecard for evaluating Illinois charter authorizers for use by any potential development team. We are further developing metrics/
trainings for authorizers to ensure usability. 2.g) Work is ongoing at the agency level to adapt the Accountability System to the requirements of ESSA. The State Plan has been completed and will shortly be
submitted to U.S. Department of Education for approval. Full implementation of the plan is not expected until school year 2018-2019.

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SECTION A - Project Objectives Information and Related Performance Measures Data (See Instructions. Use as many pages as necessary.)
3 . Project Objective [x] Check if this is a status update for the previous budget period.

Outcome #3 ? Fair Funding and Access to Programs

Increased access to funding for charter schools through formula, discretionary, and competitive grant processes not currently being used.
Increased supports to students in charter schools from ISBE projects.

Quantitative Data
Target Actual Performance Data
Performance Measure Measure Type
Raw Raw
Ratio % Ratio %
Number Number
3.a PROJECT 20 / 100 20 999 / 100 999

Through an annual survey, the

number of charter schools reporting they are satisfied
or somewhat satisfied that their LEA appropriately funds
charter schools with federal formula funding will increase
by 20% annually.
3.b PROJECT 20 / 100 20 999 / 100 999

Through an annual survey, the

number of charter schools reporting that they are
satisfied or somewhat satisfied with charter school
access to all funding sources ? state and federal and
discretionary and competitive grants ? will increase by
20% annually.
3.c PROJECT 20 / 100 20 999 / 100 999

By 2020, 100% of project and

program resources available at ISBE will include
language about charter school eligibility and
participation in all appropriate programs.

3.d PROJECT 0 / 999 /

Competitive grant submissions by

charter schools each year will not
decrease.

3.e PROJECT 0 / 0 /

The number of restart model School

Improvement Grant (SIG) 1003(g) proposals submitted
each year in the SIG competitive grant process.

3.f PROJECT 10 / 100 10 999 / 100 999

Charter schools awarded federal and

state competitive grants that are awarded to schools (as
opposed to districts) will increase by 10% each year.

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Performance Measure Explanations: 3.a) There has not been an annual survey of charter schools. The survey is in development stages with a targeted delivery of 3rd quarter 2017. 3.b) There has not
been an annual survey of charter schools. The survey is in development stages with a targeted delivery of 3rd quarter 2017. 3.c) A process does not currently exist to ensure charter schools are included
in the language on eligibility and participation in ISBE programs. This will require a manual review of current processes/programs and development of standard language to be used. Due to the statewide
implementation of the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act, all development during the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2016 was halted and significantly delayed. This development will now begin in 3rd
quarter 2017. 3.d) The number of charter schools applying for competitive grants has not been tracked. Procedures are being developed and a manual review of past grants will need to be conducted to
determine a baseline number. Due to the statewide implementation of the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act, all development during the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2016 was halted and significantly
delayed is targeted to be completed in 4th quarter 2017. 3.e) The SIG 1003(g) program currently has no awarded schools that are operating as a charter school. As a result of the authorization of ESSA,
ISBE has decided not to hold any new SIG 1003(g) competitions. All remaining unallocated funds will be disseminated to existing SIG awardees to in the form of sustainability funds after the initial grant
period has ended. 3.f) The number of charter schools being awarded competitive grants has not been tracked. Procedures are being developed and a manual review of past grants will need to be conducted
across all programs to determine a baseline number. Due to the statewide implementation of the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act, all development during the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2016 was
halted and significantly delayed. This process will take some time and is targeted to be completed in 4th quarter 2017. During the current fiscal year, covered in this reporting period, ISBE had 57 active grant
opportunities with 10 grants indicating charter schools applied and were awarded funds. Of the 10 grant programs including charters as direct recipients, only three grants were on a competitive basis. ISBE?
s internal financial management systems are designed with most grants being funded at the district level with the district then disbursing funds to the schools under its jurisdiction. Since the financial system
does not allow for tracking to the individual school level in the cases, it is not possible to determine what percentage of the funds has passed through to the charter schools.

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SECTION A - Project Objectives Information and Related Performance Measures Data (See Instructions. Use as many pages as necessary.)
4 . Project Objective [x] Check if this is a status update for the previous budget period.

Outcome #4 ? Achievement
Increased student achievement, including a reduction of achievement gaps of underserved and educationally disadvantaged students.

Quantitative Data
Target Actual Performance Data
Performance Measure Measure Type
Raw Raw
Ratio % Ratio %
Number Number
4.a GPRA 999 / 100 999 21 / 100 21

Overall performance of charter

school students
4.a.1 Percentage of charter school students at or above
proficient in fourth-grade math

4.a GPRA 999 / 100 999 29 / 100 29

4.a.2 Percentage of charter school

students at or above proficient in fourth-grade reading.

4.a GPRA 999 / 100 999 23 / 100 23

4.a.3 Percentage of charter school

students at or above proficient in eighth-grade math

4.a GPRA 999 / 100 999 28 / 100 28

4.a.4 Percentage of charter school

students at or above proficient in eighth-grade reading
annually
4.b PROJECT 0 / 100 0 0 / 100 0

Percentage of students in low-

performing SIG 1003(g) charter schools, which require
leading and lagging improvement metrics.

4.c PROJECT 999 / 100 999 999 / 100 999

Percentage of authorizers noting

satisfaction with the authorizer data dashboard will
increase annually.
4.d PROJECT 20 / 100 20 19 / 100 19

Percentage of charter school

students at or above proficient on state assessments
in English language arts (ELA) and math who
are classified as underserved or educationally
disadvantaged will improve by 10% annually.
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Percentage of charter school

students at or above proficient on state assessments
in ELA and math as compared to demographically and
geographically similar non-charter school students will
improve by 10%.
4.f PROJECT 999 / 100 999 21 / 100 21

Percentage of proficient charter

school students as compared to percentage of proficient
public non-charter students.
Explanation of Progress (Include Qualitative Data and Data Collection Information)

See Explanation of Progress included in Section C of this report

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SECTION B - Budget Information (See Instructions. Use as many pages as necessary.)
Title : Status Chart Section B
File : Status_Chart_Section_B.pdf
SECTION C - Additional Information (See Instructions. Use as many pages as necessary.)
Title : Status Chart Section C
File : Status_Chart_Section_C.pdf

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