ISBE announces agenda for regular business meeting June 10 in Springfield

SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has announced the following agenda for its regular business meeting at 9 a.m. June 10 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 June 10. 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, 4^th Floor
100 N. 1st St., Springfield, IL

June 10, 2026
9 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 June 10 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. Recognitions
6. 1. 2025 Illinois Teacher of the Year Víctor Gómez
   2. 2026 Illinois Teacher of the Year Seth Brady
7. Presentations
8. 1. Illinois Comprehensive Numeracy Plan
   2. Strategic Plan
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. The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5)
    3. 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.
13. 1. *Approval of Minutes - Plenary Minutes: May 13, 2026
    2. *Approval for Adoption - Illinois Comprehensive Numeracy Plan
    3. *Approval for Adoption - Part 525 (Regional Offices of Education and Intermediate Services) Learning Partners
    4. *Approval for Adoption - Part 151 (School Construction Program) Prioritization Process
    5. *Approval of National Association of State Boards of Education Membership Dues
14. Discussion & Approval
15. 1. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million - Approval of Adjustment of Appropriations for Grants Following Passage of FY 2027 State Budget
16. Announcements & Reports
17. 1. Superintendent's/Senior Staff Announcements
    2. Chair of the Board's Report
    3. Member Reports
18. Information Items
19. 1. ISBE Fiscal & Administrative Monthly Reports
    2. FOIA Monthly Report
    3. ISBE Quarterly Staff Demographics Report
20. Adjourn