Galesburg Reporter

Illinois State Board of Education Education Policy Planning Committee met Oct. 5.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

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. Public Participation will be completed using an online form that can be found at https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Illinois-State-Board-of-Education-Calendar.aspx and will open on October 5 at 11:00 a.m. and close at 12:00 p.m. Participants will be able to review the participation guidelines and indicate if they wish to speak. Once you have completed the online sign up form, please join: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/614567269; Dial in: (224) 501-3412; Access Code: 614-567-269  

3. Approval of Minutes: August 31, 2021

A. Plenary Session Minutes: August 31, 2021

4. Discussion Items

A. High-Impact Tutoring Update

B. Kindergarten Individual Development Survey: Coaching and Training Project

C. New Principal Mentoring Program Update

D. Data Fellow Update

5. Review of October Board Action Items

A. Rules for Initial Review – Part 6 (Mandatory Vaccinations for School Personnel) New Part

B. Rules for Adoption - Part 1 (Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision) State Assessment

C. Rules for Adoption- Part 75 (Agricultural Education Program) ICAE Recommendations

D. Contracts and Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of Request for Sealed Proposals for Nonpublic School High-Impact Tutoring

E. Contracts & Grant over $1 Million - Request for Proposals Early Childhood Block Grant – Kindergarten Individual Development Survey Professional Development (PD) Consultants and PD Coordinator - KIDS Coaching & Training Project 

F. Contracts & Grant over $1 Million - Approve the release and award of the Request for Sealed Proposals for the Specific Learning Disability Support Project

G. Contracts & Grants over $1 Million – Approve the release and award of the Request for Sealed Proposals for the Behavior Assessment Training Project

H. Approval of the Fall 2021 Waiver Report

6. Review of November Board Action Items

A. Rules for Initial Review - Part 23 (Standards for School Support Personnel Endorsements), 27 (Standards for Endorsements in Specific Teaching Fields), and 50 (Evaluation of Educator Licensed Employees under Articles 24A and 34 of the School Code)

B. Rules for Initial Review - Part 25 (Educator Licensure)

C. Rules for Initial Review - Part 30 (Programs for the Preparation of Principals in Illinois) and 33 (Programs for the Preparation of Superintendents in Illinois)

D. Contracts & Grant over $1 Million – Approval of FY22 Special Education Data Upward Amendment

E. Contracts & Grant over $1 Million – Approval of Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP) – Collaborative Partnerships 

F. Contracts and Grants over $1 Million – Approval to release a Request for Sealed Proposal for USDA Foods Warehousing and Distribution

G. Contracts and Grants over $1 Million – Approval to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with University of Illinois Cooperative Extension/Child Nutrition Program

H. Contracts and Grants over $1 Million - Approval of FY22 After School Program Allocations and Awards

7. New Business: Items for the next agenda

8. Next Meeting: November 4, 2021

9. Adjourn

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