Sec. 30. Competency-based, high school graduation requirements pilot program statewide supports.

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Sec. 30. Competency-based, high school graduation requirements pilot program statewide supports. Subject to the availability of public or private resources, to support school district participation in the pilot program established under Section 20 of this Act and development of competency-based graduation requirements, ISBE shall provide or support the provision of:

(1)grants to school districts participating in the pilot program to offset the costs

of educator training and initial implementation;

(2)technical assistance and professional development for pilot program plan

implementation, including, but not limited to, peer-to-peer coaching models;

(3)an evaluation of the pilot program, with a report of successes and challenges,

objective outcome measures, qualitative measures of implementation, and recommendations for further program modification and improvement;

(4)networking opportunities for participating school districts, including

opportunities for both administrators and teachers;

(5)a web-based library of pilot program implementation plans and models supporting

future replication activities; and

(6)communication materials and supports for stakeholder engagement in the development

and implementation of competency-based learning systems.