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Illinois State Board of Education met Dec. 13.

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 December 13 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. Resolution

A. Chris Lowe, 2023 Thomas Lay Burroughs Award Recipient

4. Presentations

A. COGFA Revenue Estimates

B. FY 2025 Budget

C. State Perkins Plan

D. My Data Dashboard New Tool Enhancements Presentation

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. 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) C. 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)

6. Public Participation (as needed)

7. 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, November 16, 2023

B. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval to Release and Award a Request for Proposals for the FY 2024 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Stronger Connections Grant

C. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million - Approval of New Intergovernmental Agreement with Southern Illinois University for the Execution of Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant

D. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval to Amend Data Warehouse – IGA – Northern Illinois University

E. *Approval of Renewal Decision for Prairie Crossing Charter School

F. *Approval of Renewal Decision for Intrinsic 2 Charter School

8. Approval of Board Bylaws

9. Discussion & Approval

A. Discussion & Approval of the Spring Session Legislative Agenda

10. Announcements & Reports

A. Superintendent’s/Senior Staff Announcements

B. Chair of the Board’s Report

C. Member Reports

11. Information Items

A. ISBE Fiscal & Administrative Monthly Reports

B. FOIA Monthly Report

C. ISBE Quarterly Staff Demographics Report

12. Adjourn

https://www.isbe.net/Documents_Board_Meetings/20231213-Agenda.pdf