Consistency with declared purposes of the General Assembly Sample Clauses

Consistency with declared purposes of the General Assembly. The Charter School shall operate in a manner consistent with the stated purposes of the General Assembly as it relates to charter schools (105 ILCS 5.27A-2). Such stated purposes are as follows: (1) To improve pupil learning by creating schools with high, rigorous standards for pupil performance. (2) To increase learning opportunities for all pupils with special emphasis on expanded learning experiences for at-risk pupils. "At- risk pupil" is defined as a pupil who, because of physical, emotional, socioeconomic, or cultural factors, is less likely to succeed in a conventional educational environment (105 ILCS 5.27A-3). (3) To encourage the use of teaching methods that may be different in some respects than others regularly used in the public school system. (4) To allow the development of new, different, or alternative forms of measuring pupil learning and achievement. (5) To create new professional opportunities for teachers, including the opportunity to be responsible for the learning program at the school site. (6) To provide parents and pupils with expanded choices within the public school system. (7) To encourage parental and community involvement with public schools. (8) To hold charter schools accountable for meeting rigorous school content standards and to provide those schools with the opportunity to improve accountability.