Grundy Reporter

Illinois State Board of Education, Education Planning Committee met Feb. 28.

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. Individuals who wish to sign up for public participation may complete 1) an online form that will be available from 11:00 a.m. until the start of the meeting on February 28, or 2) sign in on a public participation sign-in sheet that will be available at 100 N First Street, Springfield IL from 11:00 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-in at (224) 501-3412; Access Code is 614-567-269.

3. Approval of Minutes: January 10, 2023

4. Review of March Board Action Items

A. Approval for Publication - Part 256 (Career and Technical Education)

B. Approval for Adoption – Part 269 (Freedom Schools Grant Program)

C. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of Sole Source Grant to Illinois Association of School Administrators for New Superintendent Mentoring

D. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million - Release of Truants’ Alternative & Optional Education Programs (TAOEP) Grant

E. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval to Amend Intergovernmental Agreement with Illinois Board of Higher Education to support High Impact Tutoring

F. Approval of Material Modification of Charter Agreement with ACE Amandla Charter School

G. Approval of Material Modification of Charter Agreement with Betty Shabazz International Charter School

H. Decision on Urban Prep Academies-Englewood Campus Charter School Appeal

I. Decision on Urban Prep Academies-Bronzeville Campus Charter School Appeal

5. Review of April Board Action Items

A. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of Intergovernmental Agreement with the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for the provision of the Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map

B. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval to amend contract with Catapult Learning West, LLC to extend Nonpublic Tutoring

C. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of Learning Conditions – Statewide Trauma Response Initiative – Intergovernmental Agreement with Illinois Department of Public Health: Three Month Extension

D. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of Learning Conditions – Statewide Trauma Response Initiative – Intergovernmental Agreement with Illinois Department of Public Health

E. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of Intergovernmental Agreement with West 40 for the Execution of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Grant/REACH Out Program

F. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million - Review of the One-Year Intergovernmental Agreement with Northern Illinois University for the Illinois Report Card, My Data Dashboard, and 21st Century Community Learning Centers

6. New Business: Items for the next agenda

7. Next meeting: April 4, 2023

8. Adjourn

https://www.isbe.net/Documents_Board_Meetings/20230228-EPP-Agenda.pdf