Illinois State Board of Education Finance and Audit Committee met Oct. 6.
Here is the agenda 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. Individuals who wish to sign up for public participation may complete 1) an online form that will be available from 8:00 a.m. until the start of the meeting on October 6, or 2) sign in on a public participation sign-in sheet that will be available at 100 N First Street, Springfield, IL from 8:00 a.m. until the start of the meeting on October 6. Participants will be able to review the guidelines and indicate if they wish to. Phone participants may dial-in at (786) 535-3211; Access Code is 605-951-125.
3. Approval of Minutes: September 8, 2022
4. Closed Session (as needed)
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. 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)
5. Presentation
A. Evidence-Based Funding Spending Plan and Redesign
6. Review of Contracts and Grants Over $1 Million – for October Approval
A. Contracts & Grants over $1 Million - Approval of the Release and Award of the FY2023 Elementary and Secondary Relief Digital Equity Formula Grant
B. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million –Approval of Sole Source Grant to Community Education Network – It Takes a Village Family of Schools
7. Review of Contracts and Grants Over $1 Million- for November Approval
A. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of the Contractual Monitoring Expansion
B. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of the Release and Award of FY24
Proposals Early Childhood Block Grant - Prevention Initiative 0-3, Preschool for All 3-5, and Preschool for All Expansion Years 3-5 and extension of FY23 current grantees of Early Childhood Block Grant - Prevention Initiative 0-3, Preschool for All 3-5, and Preschool for All Expansion Years 3-5
C. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of Preschool for All/Preschool for All Expansion Monitoring
D. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of Request for Sealed Proposals for Early Childhood Community Systems Development
E. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Request for Proposals for Early Childhood Block Grant: Preschool for All/Preschool for All Expansion Training and Technical Assistance: Three to Five Years
8. Internal Audit Updates
A. Current Audits
i. FY22 Financial and Compliance Audit
ii. FY22 Statewide Single Audit
9. New Business: Items for the next agenda
10. Next Meeting: November 1, 2022
11. Adjourn
https://www.isbe.net/Documents_Board_Meetings/100622-FA-Agenda.pdf