Grundy Reporter

Illinois State Board of Education met Sept. 14-15.

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 should complete an online form that will be available from 10:30-11:30 a.m. September 14. This form will also be accessible at 100 N First Street, Springfield, IL. Participants will be able to review the guidelines and indicate if they wish to speak. All public participation speakers must speak in person at the board meeting.

3. Retreat Opening Activity

4. Presentations

A. Strategic Plan: Strategies and Metrics

B. Equity Principle

i. Equity Impact Analysis

ii. Equity Journey Continuum

C. ISBE Research Department Overview and Research Questions

D. Assessment Update

E. Annual Board Agenda Planning

September 15, 2021

2. Roll Call/Pledge of Allegiance

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

3. Public Participation

A. Individuals who wish to sign up for public participation should complete an online form that will be available from 7 - 8 a.m. September 15. This form will also be accessible at 100 N First Street, Springfield, IL. Participants will be able to review the guidelines and indicate if they wish to speak. All public participation speakers must speak in person at the board meeting.

4. Presentations

A. Student Advisory Council Introductions

B. Perkins V Update

5. Closed Session

A. 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)

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)

C. Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under this Act, whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section 2.06. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21)

D. Meetings between internal or external auditors and governmental audit committees, finance committees, and their equivalents, when the discussion involves internal control weaknesses, identification of potential fraud risk areas, known or suspected frauds, and fraud interviews conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards of the United States of America. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(29)

6. Public Participation (as needed)

7. Semiannual Review of Closed Session Minutes

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: August 18, 2021

B. *Approval of Minutes – Plenary Minutes: September 7, 2021

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

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

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

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

G. *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

H. *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)

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

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

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

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

M. *Contracts and Grants Over $1 Million - Approval of YouthBuild Illinois Grant N. *Contracts and Grants Over $1 Million - FY22 Digital Equity Formula Grants

O. *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 P. *Approval of the Extension of the Financial Oversight Panels for North Chicago and East St. Louis

Q. *Approval of the Fall 2021 Waiver Report

R. *Acceptance Item - State of Illinois Single Audit Report for the Year Ended June 30, 2020 9. Discussion and Approval

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

10. Upcoming Board Action

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

F. Approval of revised Public Participation Policy

11. Discussion Items

A. National Association of State Boards of Education materials review

12. Announcements & Reports

A. Superintendent’s/Senior Staff Announcements

B. Chair of the Board’s Report

C. Member Reports

13. Information Items

A. ISBE Fiscal & Administrative Monthly Reports

B. FOIA Monthly Report

C. ISBE Quarterly Staff Demographics Report

14. Adjourn

https://www.isbe.net/Documents_Board_Meetings/202109-Agenda.pdf