ISBE announces agenda for regular business meeting Dec. 17 in Springfield

SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has announced the following agenda for its regular business meeting at 9 a.m. Dec. 17 in Springfield. View the information packet for the meeting here.

Individuals who wish to sign up for public participation should complete an online form that will be available from 7:30 a.m. until the start of the meeting on Dec. 17. This form will also be accessible at 100 N. First Street in Springfield. 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.

The meeting will be audiocast on the internet. At the start of the meeting, click the "Listen in" link that appears at the middle of the isbe.net home page under Top-Accessed Services.

All State Board of Education meetings are accessible to persons with disabilities. The State Board of Education is also committed to providing equitable opportunities for public participation. Persons who need special accommodations, including language translation services, should contact ISBE's Language Access Coordinator Diana Torres at [email protected] or (312) 814-5818 or contact ISBE by TTY/TDD at (217) 782-1900.

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

Illinois State Board of Education
ISBE Board Room, 4th Floor
100 N. 1st St., Springfield, IL

December 17, 2025
9:00 a.m.

1. Roll Call/Pledge of Allegiance
2. 1. Consideration of and Possible Actions on Any Requests for Participation in Meeting by Other Means
3. Public Participation
4. 1. 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 Dec. 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.
5. Resolution
6. 1. Dora King, 2025 Thomas Lay Burroughs Award Recipient
7. Presentations
8. 1. COGFA Revenue Estimates3
   2. FY 2027 Budgetn
9. Closed Session
10. 1. 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)
    2. 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)
11. Public Participation (as needed)
12. 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.
    1. *Approval of Minutes - Plenary Minutes, November 20, 2025
    2. *Approval for Publication - Part 1 (Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision) Social Emotional Learning Standards
    3. *Approval for Publication - Part 20 (Standards for Endorsements in Elementary Education) Extended Timeline & Updated Link; Part 25 (Educator Licensure) Yearly Updates
    4. *Approval of Appointees to the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board (SEPLB)
    5. *Approval for Publication - Part 252 (Driver Education) Enrollment Definition
    6. *Approval for Publication - Part 705 (School District Reorganization Feasibility Study Grant Program) Creation of Program
    7. *Approval of the Grant CCSD 110 Revised Financial Plan
    8. *Approval for Adoption - Part 600 (Enrollment of and Payment for Nonresident Students at the Philip J. Rock Center and School) Per Diem Rates and Reports
13. Approval of Renewal Decision for Betty Shabazz International Charter School
14. Approval of Renewal Decision for ACE Amandla Charter High School
15. Discussion & Approval
16. 1. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million - Ratification of the Release of a Request for Sealed Proposals and Award of a Contract to a Vendor for the 21st CCLC Statewide Evaluation
    2. Approval of the Spring Session Legislative Agenda
17. Announcements & Reports
    1. Superintendent's/Senior Staff Announcements
    2. Chair of the Board's Report
    3. Member Reports
18. Information Items
    
    1. ISBE Fiscal & Administrative Monthly Reports
    2. FOIA Monthly Report
    3. ISBE Quarterly Staff Demographics Report
19. Adjourn