Grundy Reporter

Illinois State Board of Education Policy Planning Committee met Aug. 31.

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 August 31 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 10, 2021

4. Discussion Items

A. IL-EMPOWER Update

B. ESSER Projects

i. High-Impact Tutoring

ii. Digital Divide

iii. SEL

C. ESSER and GEER Funding Updates

D. CTE PowerBI Dashboard

5. Presentations

A. Perkins V Update

6. Review of September Board Action Items

A. Rules for Initial Review - Part 1 (Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision) Time Out/Physical Restraint

B. Rules for Initial Review - Part 1 (Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision) Substitute Teacher Recruitment Firms

C. Rules for Initial Review- Parts 1, 25, 28, 29, 65, 210, 226, 240, 252, and 401 Special Education Services Eligibility

D. Rules for Adoption - Part 1 (Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision) FAFSA and History Instruction

E. Rules for Adoption - Parts 20 (Standards for Endorsements in Elementary Education), 26 (Standards for Endorsements in Early Childhood Education and in Elementary Education), and 28 (Standards for Endorsements in Special Education) Updated Standards

F. Rules for Adoption - Parts 401 (Special Education Facilities under Section 14-7.02 of the School Code) and 405 (Payments to Certain Facilities under Section 14-7.05 of the School Code)

G. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of Sole Source Contract with OneGoal for Postsecondary Transitions

H. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of ESSER II Bridging/Transitions – Early Childhood Jump Start Kindergarten and First Grade

I. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund II Grant with Illinois Action for Children

J. Contracts and Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of FY 2022 Title I, Part A, Section 1003 School Improvement Grant Allocations

K. Contracts and Grants Over $1 Million - Approval of YouthBuild Illinois Grant L. Contracts and Grants Over $1 Million - FY22 Digital Equity Formula Grants

M. Contracts and Grants Over $1 Million – Request for Approval to Release an RFSP & Award of contracts for the Next Generation of IL-EMPOWER Learning Partners

N. Approval of the Fall 2021 Waiver Report

O. Contracts & Grant over $1 Million - Approval of 21st Century Community Learning Centers Upward Amendment

7. Review of October Board Action Items

A. Contracts and Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of Northern Illinois University - Data work 

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

C. 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

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

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

8. New Business: Items for the next agenda

9. Next Meeting: October 5, 2021

10. Adjourn

https://www.isbe.net/Documents_Board_Meetings/20210831-EPP-Agenda.pdf