The Superintendent or designee shall implement a staff development program. The goal of such program shall be to update and improve the skills and knowledge of staff members in order to achieve and maintain a high level of job performance and satisfaction. Additionally, the development program for licensed staff members shall be designed to aid staff so that student learning objectives meet or exceed goals established by the District and state including, but not limited to, programs to effectuate the Strategic Plan.
The staff development program shall include the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (ANCRA) mandated reporter training and training on the awareness and prevention of child sexual abuse and grooming behaviors (Erin’s Law) as follows (see Board policies 4:165, Awareness and Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Grooming Behaviors, and 5:90, Abused and Neglected Child Reporting):
The staff development program shall provide, at a minimum, within six months of employment and renewed at least once every five years thereafter (unless required more frequently by other state or federal law), the in-service training of all District staff who work with pupils on:
In addition, the staff development program shall include each of the following:
The Superintendent shall develop protocols for administering youth suicide awareness and prevention education to staff consistent with Board policy 7:290, Suicide and Depression Awareness and Prevention.
Adopted: May 4, 1998 Revised: January 22, 2008, March 23, 2015; September 23, 2019; September 23, 2024
Legal Reference: 20 U.S.C. §1681 et seq., Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; 34 C.F.R. Part 106. 42 U.S.C. §1758b, Pub. L. 111-296, Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010; 7 C.F.R. Parts 210 and 235. 105 ILCS 5/2-3.62, 5/2-3.166, 5/3-11, 5/10-20.17a, 5/10-20.61, 5/10-22.6(c-5), 5/10-22.39, 5/10-23.12, 5/10-23.13, 5/22-80(h), 5/22-95, and 5/24-5. 105 ILCS 25/1.15, Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. 105 ILCS 145/25, Care of Students with Diabetes Act 105 ILCS 150/25, Seizure Smart School Act. 105 ILCS 110/3, Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act. 325 ILCS 5/4, Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. 745 ILCS 49/, Good Samaritan Act. 775 ILCS 5/2-109 and 5/5A-103, Ill. Human Rights Act. 23 Ill.Admin.Code §§ 22.20, 226.800, and Part 525. 77 Ill.Admin.Code §527.800.