Illinois State Board of Education met Sept. 19

Donna Leak, PhD, Vice Chair | Linkedin

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella

Sep 19, 2024

Illinois State Board of Education met Sept. 19.

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 7:30 a.m. until the start of the meeting on September 19 or 2) sign in on a public participation sign-in sheet that will be available at 100 N 1st Street, Springfield, IL from 7:30 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.

3. 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)

4. Semiannual Review of Closed Session Minutes

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, August 14, 2024

B. *Approval of Cut Score for Redesigned World Language: Chinese (Cantonese) Content Exam

C. *Approval of the Fall 2024 Waiver Report

7. Discussion & Approval

A. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval to Award a Sole Source Grant to Regional Office of Education 48 for Costs Associated with Operational Expenses

8. Announcements & Reports

A. Superintendent’s/Senior Staff Announcements

B. Chair of the Board’s Report

a. Appointment of Committee Chairpersons – Illinois State Board of Education Bylaws Article VI(A)1 (as needed)

i. Finance and Audit Committee of the Whole

ii. Education Policy Planning Committee of the Whole

b. NASBE Conference Voting Delegate and Nominations

C. Member Reports

9. Information Items

A. ISBE Fiscal & Administrative Monthly Reports

B. FOIA Monthly Report

C. ISBE Quarterly Staff Demographics Report