Illinois State Board of Education Policy Planning Committee met August 10.
Here is the agenda as provided by the committee:
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. Public Participation will be completed using an online form that can be found at https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Illinois-State-Board-of-Education-Calendar.aspx and will open on August 10 at 11:00 a.m. and close at 12:00 p.m. Participants will be able to review the participation guidelines and indicate if they wish to speak. Once you have completed the online sign up form, please join: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/614567269; Dial in: (224) 501-3412; Access Code: 614-567-269
3. Approval of Minutes: June 1, 2021
A. Approval of Minutes: June 1, 2021
4. Discussion Items
A. IL-EMPOWER, the Statewide System of Support
_i. Policy and Implementation Update
_ii. Preview of IL-EMPOWER Dashboard
B. ESSER Projects Update: SEL
C. CPS Public Inquiry Update
D. ESSER and GEER Updates
E. Whole Child Committee Update
5. Review of August Board Action Items
A. Rules for Initial Review- Part 268 (After-School Grant Program) New Program
B. Emergency Rules - Parts 1, 25, 28, 29, 65, 210, 226, 240, 252, and 401 COVID-19 Transition Recovery Eligibility
C. Rules for Adoption- Part 1 (Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition, and Supervision) Computer Science Standards
D. Rules for Adoption- Part 1 (Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision) Spanish Language Arts Standards
E. Rules for Adoption- Part 228 (Transitional Bilingual Education) Provisional Screening for English Learners Update
F. Rules for Adoption- Part 680 (State Seal of Biliteracy) English Proficiency
6. Review of September Board Action Items
A. Rules for Initial Review- Part 1 (Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision) Time Out/Physical Restraint
B. Rules for Initial Review- Part 1 (Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision) Substitute Teacher Recruitment Firms
C. Rules for Initial Review- Parts 1, 25, 28, 29, 65, 210, 226, 240, 252, and 401 Special Education Services Eligibility
D. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million- Approval of Sole Source Contract with OneGoal for Postsecondary Transitions
E. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million- Approval of ESSER II Bridging/Transitions - Early Childhood Jump Start Kindergarten and First Grade
F. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million- Approval of Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund II Grant with Illinois Action for Children
G. Contracts and Grants Over $1 Million- Approval of FY 2022 Title I, Part A, Section 1003 School Improvement Grant Allocations
H. Contracts and Grants Over $1 Million - Approval of YouthBuild Illinois Grant
I. Contracts and Grants Over $1 Million- FY22 Digital Equity Formula Grants
J. Contracts and Grants Over $1 Million - Request for Approval to Release an RFSP & Award of contracts for the Next Generation of IL-EMPOWER Learning Partners
K. Approval of the Fall 2021 Waiver Report
7. New Business: Items for the next agenda
8. Next Meeting: August 31, 2021
9. Adjourn
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