Galesburg Reporter

Illinois State Board of Education met Oct. 18.

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 9:00 a.m. until the start of the meeting on October 18, or 2) sign in on a public participation sign-in sheet that will be available at 23W200 Butterfield Rd., Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 from 9:00 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. Presentations

A. Glenbard Township High School District 87

B. Philip J. Rock Center

C. State Literacy Plan – Draft 2

Leadership Luncheon

4. 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. Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2)

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)

5. Public Participation (as needed)

6. 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: September 19-20, 2023

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

the Use of Isolated Time Out, Time Out, and Physical Restraint

C. *Approval for Publication – Part 258 (College and Career Pathway Endorsement System) New Part

D. *Approval for Publication – Parts 1 (Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision), 25 (Educator

Licensure), 27 (Standards for Endorsements in Specific Teaching Fields), 50 (Evaluation of Educator Licensed

Employees Under Articles 24A and 34 of the School Code), and 51 (Dismissal of Tenured Teachers under

Article 34 of the School Code) Various Changes

E. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval to Release and Award a Request for Sealed Proposals for Illinois Licensure Testing System

F. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million -- Approval of Sole Source Grant to the Illinois Principals Association

G. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval to Release a Request for Sealed Proposals and Award to the

Successful Offeror(s) a Contract to Administer a Statewide Survey of Learning Conditions

H. *Approval of Appointee to State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board

7. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval to Release a Request for Sealed Proposals for the Early Childhood

Block Grant: Prevention Initiative (Birth to Age 3 Years) Monitoring Project

8. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval to Release a Request for Proposals for the Early Childhood Block Grant

Prevention Initiative Training and Technical Assistance: Birth to Three Years

9. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval to Release and Award a Request for Proposals for FY 2025 NOFO/RFP

Early Childhood Block Grant Prevention Initiative 0-3, Preschool for All 3-5, and Preschool for All Expansion Years 3-5

10. Approval of the Fall 2023 Waiver Report

11. Approval of ISBE Board Protocols

12. Approval of ISBE Code of Conduct

13. Discussion and Approval

A. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of Grant to Community Education Network DBA It Takes A

Village Family of Schools (ITAV) Early Childhood Teacher Training

14. Upcoming Board Action (2:30 - 3:00 p.m.)

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

B. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of Illinois Resource Center Professional Development and

Technical Assistance Sole Source FY25 – FY26

C. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval to Award a Significant Loss Grant for FY 2024 to Shawnee CUSD 84

15. Announcements & Reports

A. Superintendent’s/Senior Staff Announcements

B. Chair of the Board’s Report

C. Member Reports

16. Information Items

A. ISBE Fiscal & Administrative Monthly Reports

B. FOIA Monthly Report

17. Adjourn

https://www.isbe.net/Documents_Board_Meetings/20231018-agenda.pdf