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State education official outlines process, resources for schools in intensive support status
Summary
An Illinois State Board of Education supervisor told the Chicago Board of Education that intensive-status schools receive Title I School Improvement Grant funds, a third‑party needs assessment by AIR and a multi‑year planning and monitoring cycle; he detailed counts of district schools in each designation and timelines for planning and review.
Nick Heckel, supervisor for school district improvement at the Illinois State Board of Education, told the Chicago Board of Education on May 7 that schools placed in the state’s intensive support category receive targeted funds and a multi‑year process aimed at durable change.
Heckel said Title I Part A, Section 1003 School Improvement Grant funds are allocated to schools based on designation and that the American Institutes for Research (AIR) conducts a third‑party needs assessment for schools designated comprehensive or intensive. "This grant is done on a yearly basis," he said. "A more rigorous needs assessment is done by AIR."
Heckel explained designations used on the Illinois Report Card and why they matter to districts: exemplary (top 10 percent), commendable, targeted, comprehensive (bottom 5 percent) and intensive, a…
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