Grundy Reporter

Illinois State Board of Education Sept. 20 & 21.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

September 20-21, 2022

1. Roll Call/Pledge of Allegiance

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

2. Swearing-In of Board Member/Roll Call

3. Public Participation

A. Individuals who wish to sign up for public participation may complete 1) an online form that will be available from 10:30 a.m. until the start of the meeting on September 20, or 2) sign in on a public participation sign-in sheet that will be available at 100 N First St. from 10:30 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.

4. Team building

5. Presentations

A. Annual planning

B. Equity Portfolio

C. Elevating Educators

i. Leadership

ii. Recruitment

iii. Hiring

iv. Retention

September 21, 2022

1. Roll Call/Pledge of Allegiance

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

2. Presentations

A. Student Advisory Council Introductions

3. Public Participation

A. Individuals who wish to sign up for public participation may complete 1) an online form that will be available from 7:00 a.m. until the start of the meeting on September 21, or 2) sign in on a public participation sign-in sheet that will be available at 100 N First St. from 7:00 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.

4. Discussion Items

A. North Chicago Transition to an Elected Board Discussion

5. 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. 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 17, 2022

B. *Approval for Adoption - Part 1 (Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision) Public Acts 101-643; 102-411; 102-584

C. *Approval for Adoption – Part 24 (Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards for All Illinois Educators)

D. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million - Approval to Award a Sole Source Grant to the Simon Wiesenthal Center for Operation of the Mobile Museum of Tolerance

E. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million - Approval to Award a Sole Source Grant to the Peoria Public School District 150 for Fine Arts and Other Programs

F. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million - Approval to Release and Award an Invitation for Bid for ISBE to Enter into a Competitive Bid for Illinois Standards-aligned Assessment Content to Administer the Illinois Assessment of Readiness in Grades 3 through 8

G. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million - Approval of Sole Source Grant to After School Matters

H. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million - Approval of Intergovernmental Agreement with Eastern Illinois Area Special Education to Execute the Specific Learning Disability Support Project

I. *Approval of the Fall 2022 Waiver Report

9. Discussion and Approval

A. Approval of North Chicago Transition to an Elected Board

B. Approval of the Revision to the Resolution in Further Support of In-Person Learning

10. Upcoming Board Action

A. Approval for Publication – Part 25 (Educator Licensure) Public Acts 102-702, 102-710, 102- 713, 102-717, 102-852

B. Approval for Publication - Part 670 (Tutoring Services) New Part

C. Contracts & Grants over $1 Million - Approval of the Release and Award of the FY2023 Elementary and Secondary Relief Digital Equity Formula Grant

D. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million –Approval of Sole Source Grant to Community Education Network – It Takes a Village Family of Schools

11. Discussion Item

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/202209-Agenda.pdf