Illinois State Board of Education met April 15
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
A. Individuals who wish to sign up for public participation may complete 1) an online form that will be available from 7:30 a.m. until the start of the meeting on April 15, or 2) sign in on a public participation sign-in sheet that will be available at 100 N 1st St, Springfield, IL from 7:30 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 571-317-3112; access code is 919-127-637.
3. Closed Session
A. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or specific volunteers of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, a specific individual who serves as an independent contractor in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or a volunteer 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. The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5)
C. 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)
4. Public Participation (as needed)
5. 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 11, 2026
B. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for Social Studies and Professional Learning
C. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with Regional Office of Education 9 for the Illinois Learning Technology Center
D. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of the Review of the Three-Year Intergovernmental Agreement with Northern Illinois University for the Illinois Report Card, My Data Dashboard, and 21st Century Community Learning Centers
E. *Approval for Adoption – Part 20 (Standards for Endorsements in Elementary Education) Extended Timeline & Updated Link; Part 25 (Educator Licensure) Yearly Updates
F. *Approval for Adoption – Part 252 (Driver Education) Enrollment Definition
G. *Approval for Adoption – Part 1 (Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision) Social Emotional Learning Standards
H. *Approval for Adoption – Part 705 (School District Reorganization Feasibility Study Grant Program) Creation of Program
6. Approval of an Amendment of the ESSA State Plan to Redesign the Accountability System
7. Announcements & Reports
A. Superintendent’s/Senior Staff Announcements
B. Chair of the Board’s Report
C. Member Reports
8. Information Items
A. ISBE Fiscal & Administrative Monthly Reports
B. FOIA Monthly Report
9. Adjourn
https://www.isbe.net/Documents_Board_Meetings/041526-Agenda.pdf
