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Illinois State Board of Education Professional Educator Licensure Review Committee met Aug. 23.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

I.Call to Order and Roll Call

Julia Stehlow called the meeting to order at 9 a.m.; Meagan Budke called roll.

Kristine Argue-Mason	Present
Robert Bardwell	Present
Lisa Betz	Present
Amy Blomberg	Present
Lynn Burdick	Present
Dr. Catherine Corr	Present
Martin Da Costa	Absent
Dr. Tresa Dunbar	Absent
Janice Griffin	Present
Jessica Handy	Present
Mandy Horn	Present
Dr. Eric Junco	Absent
Dr. Tiffany Nelson	Present
Cynthia Riseman-Lund	Present
Dr. Mashana Smith	Present
Julia Strehlow	Present
Stephanie Suerth	Absent
Dr. Cynthia Treadwell	Absent
Kelly Vrablic	Absent
Vince Walsh-Rock	Present

A quorum was present.

Others in attendance included:

Andrea Schafer (ISBE)

Meagan Budke (ISBE)

II.Norms

Ms. Strehlow briefly went over the norms for the meeting.

III.Approval of Minutes from May 24, June 28, and July 18 Meetings

Ms. Strehlow mentioned that copies of the minutes from the last three meetings had been emailed for review. She asked if anyone had any comments or questions about the three sets of minutes. No one did. Ms. Strehlow asked if anyone would like to move to have the committee vote to approve all three sets of minutes in the same motion. Bob Bardwell made the motion, and Cynthia Riseman-Lund seconded it. Ms. Budke called the roll.

Kristine Argue-Mason	Absent
Robert Bardwell	Yes
Lisa Betz	Abstain
Amy Blomberg	Yes
Lynn Burdick	Yes
Dr. Catherine Corr	Abstain
Martin Da Costa	Absent
Dr. Tresa Dunbar	Absent
Janice Griffin	Yes
Jessica Handy	Yes
Mandy Horn	Yes
Dr. Eric Junco	Absent
Dr. Tiffany Nelson	Abstain
Cynthia Riseman-Lund	Yes
Dr. Mashana Smith	Yes
Julia Strehlow	Yes
Stephanie Suerth	Absent
Dr. Cynthia Treadwell	Absent
Kelly Vrablic	Absent
Vince Walsh-Rock	Abstain

There were not enough “yes” votes to officially approve the minutes, however, due to the conclusion of the committee, the minutes will be posted on the PELRC webpage and noted as unofficial.

IV.Discuss Final Report

Ms. Strehlow went over what the final report included and the next steps. V.Vote on Final Report

Ms. Strehlow asked for a statement moving to approve the report. Lisa Betz moved to have the report considered, and Jessica Handy seconded the motion. Ms. Budke called the roll to approve the Professional Educator Licensure Review Committee report.

Kristine Argue-Mason	Yes
Robert Bardwell	Yes
Lisa Betz	Yes
Amy Blomberg	Yes
Lynn Burdick	Yes
Dr. Catherine Corr	Yes
Martin Da Costa	Absent
Dr. Tresa Dunbar	Absent

Janice Griffin	Yes
Jessica Handy	Yes
Mandy Horn	Yes
Dr. Eric Junco	Absent
Dr. Tiffany Nelson	Yes
Cynthia Riseman-Lund	Yes
Dr. Mashana Smith	Yes
Julia Strehlow	Yes
Stephanie Suerth	Absent
Dr. Cynthia Treadwell	Absent
Kelly Vrablic	Absent
Vince Walsh-Rock	Yes

The final report was accepted.

VI.Reminder of Upcoming Meetings

a. 9-11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 – only if needed for a vote

VII.Public Comment

Ms. Strehlow asked for public comment. There was no public comment. VIII.Next Steps Ms. Strehlow said the next step will be to seek approval of the report from ISBE. Once approved, the report will be posted on the ISBE website. The report will be shared with the Board in a Board update. Ms. Strehlow has been invited to present the report to the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board (SEPLB) in October or November.

IX.Adjourn

Ms. Strehlow asked if anyone had a motion to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Vince Walsh-Rock made the motion to adjourn the meeting. Ms. Lynn Burdick seconded the motion.

Kristine Argue-Mason	Yes
Robert Bardwell	Yes
Lisa Betz	Yes
Amy Blomberg	Yes
Lynn Burdick	Yes
Dr. Catherine Corr	Yes
Martin Da Costa	Absent
Dr. Tresa Dunbar	Absent
Janice Griffin	Yes
Jessica Handy	Yes
Mandy Horn	Yes
Dr. Eric Junco	Absent
Dr. Tiffany Nelson	Yes
Cynthia Riseman-Lund	Yes

Dr. Mashana Smith	Yes
Julia Strehlow	Yes
Stephanie Suerth	Absent
Dr. Cynthia Treadwell	Absent
Kelly Vrablic	Absent
Vince Walsh-Rock	Yes

Meeting was adjourned at 9:38 a.m.

https://www.isbe.net/Documents_PELRC/20240823-Minutes.pdf