Rockford Sun

Illinois State Board of Education met April 20.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Roll Call/Pledge of Allegiance

A. Consideration of and Possible Actions on Any Requests for Participation in Meeting by Other Means

2. Public Participation (30 minutes)

A. Individuals who wish to sign up for public participation may complete 1) an online form that will be available from 8:30 a.m. until the start of the meeting on April 20, or 2) sign in on a public participation sign-in sheet that will be available at 100 N First Street, Springfield, IL from 8:30 a.m. until the start of the meeting. Participants will be able to review the guidelines and indicate if they wish to speak in person or via phone. Phone participants may dial-in: (571) 317-3112; Access Code: 919-127-637

3. Recognitions

A. Arts Poster Recipient - High School Division: Vidipta Roy, Adlai E Stevenson High School. Art teacher is Patrick Fairchild.

B. Arts Poster Recipient - Middle School Division and Overall Winner: Elizabeth Ramirez, Old Orchard Junior High School. Art teacher is Nicolina Mandile-Egan.

C. Arts Poster Recipient - Elementary School Division: Daleia Muhammad-Walker, Flossmoor Hills Elementary School. Art Teacher is Cheriff Kemp.

D. Arts Poster Recipient - Early Learning School Division: Diana Lepak, Westchester Primary School. Art teacher is Jill Jacobson.

4. Presentations

A. Student Advisory Council

B. School District Financial Profile

C. Assessment Stakeholder Engagement – Final Report

5. Discussion

A. Legislative Update

B. FY 2023 Budget Update

C. Strategic Plan Update | Priority Learning Standards (1.2) and the Braiding and Blending Pilot (2.2.3)

D. North Chicago Community Forum Update

6. Closed Session (as needed)

A. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. However, a meeting to consider an increase in compensation to a specific employee of a public body that is subject to the Local Government Wage Increase Transparency Act may not be closed and shall be open to the public and posted and held in accordance with this Act. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) 

B. Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11) 

7. Public Participation (as needed)

8. Superintendent’s Report – Consent Agenda

*All action consideration items listed with an asterisk (*) below are considered to be routine and will be enacted in one motion and vote. Any board member who wishes separate discussion on any item listed on the consent agenda may remove that item from the consent agenda, in which event, the item will be considered in its normal sequence.

A. *Approval of Minutes- Plenary Minutes: March 16, 2022

B. *Approval for Publication – Part 1 (Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision) and Part 207 (Absenteeism and Truancy Policy) New Part

C. *Approval for Adoption- Part 25 (Educator Licensure)

D. *Approval for Adoption - Part 35 (Mentoring Program for New Principals)

E. *Approval for Adoption – Part 65 (New Teacher Induction and Mentoring)

F. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of IGA with West 40 Intermediate Service Center #2 for ARP EANS (EANS II) Vouchering and Services

G. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million - Approval of the One-Year Intergovernmental Agreement with Northern Illinois University for the Illinois Report Card, My Data Dashboard (formerly Ed360), and 21st Century Learning Center

9. Discussion and Approval

A. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund II Grant with Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies-Spanish Language Early Childhood Enrollment Campaign

10. Upcoming Board Action

A. Approval for Publication- Part 1 (Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision)

B. Approval for Publication – Part 24 (Standards for All Illinois Educators)

C. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of IGA with ROE #9 to administer Learning Technology Center

D. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of Request for Proposals for Summer Migrant Education Programs

E. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of Preschool Development Grant Birth – 5, Year 3 – National Louis University

F. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million - Approval to Release FY 2023 IL-EMPOWER Continuation Grant Allocations Exceeding $1 Million

G. Approval of Cut Scores for Redesigned Licensure

11. Announcements and Reports

A. Superintendents/Senior Staff Announcements

B. Chair of the Board’s Report

C. Member Reports

12. Information Items

A. ISBE Financial and Administrative Monthly Reports

B. FOIA Monthly Reports

13. Adjourn

https://www.isbe.net/Documents_Board_Meetings/042022-Agenda.pdf