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Illinois State Board of Education met April 17.

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 April 17 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. Recognitions

A. Arts Poster Recipient (High School Division) - Lillian Wang, Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Adlai E. Stevenson HSD 125

B. Arts Poster Recipient (Middle School Division) - Aisha Kochar, University of Chicago Lab Schools C. Arts Poster Recipient (Elementary School Division) - Keziah Haynes, Prairie Oak School, Berwyn North SD 98 D. Arts Poster Recipient (Early Learning School Division) - Mia Claire Luunguyen, Westchester Primary School, Westchester SD 92-5

4. Presentations

A. Student Advisory Council

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)

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. 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, March 13, 2024

B. *Approval for Publication – Part 226 (Special Education) Various Changes

C. *Approval for Publication – Part 401 (Special Education Facilities Under Section 14-7.02 of the School Code) Various Changes

D. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of the Notices of Funding Opportunity/Request for Proposals for Principal Recruitment Program

E. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval to Release and Award a NOFO-RFP for the FY 2025 Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant

F. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of Contract Extension for School District Improvement/Finance Project Team

G. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of Intergovernmental Agreement with Southern Illinois University Carbondale for the Behavior Assessment Training Project

H. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of Migrant Education Coordination Intergovernmental Agreement

I. *Approval of Cut Scores for Redesigned Learning Behavior Specialist II: Technology Specialist Content Exam J. *Approval of Appointees to the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board

K. *Acceptance of the Illinois State Board of Education Financial Audit for the Year Ended June 30, 2023

8. Approval of Collective Bargaining Agreement between Illinois State Board of Education and the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)

9. Discussion & Approval

A. Approval for Implementation (Emergency Rules) and Approval for Publication (Proposed Rules) – Part 1 (Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision) Epinephrine; Opioid Antagonists; Asthma Medication

B. Contracts and Grants Over $1 Million – Approval to Increase the Not-to-Exceed Pricing Based on the Awarded Offeror’s Pricing Proposal for the Statewide Administration of a High School Assessment

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

https://www.isbe.net/Documents_Board_Meetings/041724-Agenda.pdf