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Illinois State Board of Education will meet Jan. 24.

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 January 24 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. Presentations

A. Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan

B. Strategic Plan

4. 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)

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)

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, December 13, 2023

B. *Approval for Adoption – Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan

C. *Approval for Adoption – Part 680 (State Seal of Biliteracy)

D. *Approval for Adoption – Part 700 (Computer Science Equity Grant Program)

E. *Approval for Publication – Part 256 (Career and Technical Education) Funding Formula

F. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Invitation for Bid – Software Solutions & School and District Improvement – One Project Manager, One Business Analyst, and Two Developers

G. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Invitation for Bid – Software Solutions & Special Education Systems – One Business Analyst, One Developer

H. *Acceptance Item – State of Illinois Single Audit Report for the Year Ended June 30, 2022

7. Discussion & Approval

A. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Discussion and Approval of FY 2024 Continuation School Improvement Grants

8. Approval of the Strategic Plan

9. Approval of the Fiscal Year 2025 Superintendent’s Budget Recommendation

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

12. Adjourn

The meeting will be audio cast on the internet. Click the “LISTEN IN" link that appears under Top-Accessed Services in the middle of the isbe.net homepage at the start of the meeting.

All State Board of Education meetings are accessible to persons with disabilities. The State Board of Education is committed to providing equitable opportunities for public participation. Persons who need special accommodations, including language translation services, should contact ISBE Language Access Coordinator Ana Arredondo at aarredon@isbe.net or 312-814- 5818 or contact ISBE by TTY/TDD at 217-782-1900.

The chairman of the Board may call for a break in the meeting as necessary in order for the Board to go into closed session.

https://www.isbe.net/Documents_Board_Meetings/20240124-Agenda.pdf