ISBE announces agenda for regular business meeting March 11 in Moline

SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has announced the following agenda for its regular business meeting at 10:30 a.m. March 11 in Moline. 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 9 a.m. until the start of the meeting on March 11. This form will also be accessible at 1900 52nd Avenue, Moline, IL 61265 from 9 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.

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
Moline-Coal Valley School District 40
1900 52nd Avenue, Moline, IL 61265

March 11, 2026
10:30 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 9 a.m. until the start of the meeting on March 11 or 2) sign in on a public participation sign-in sheet that will be available at 1900 52nd Avenue, Moline, IL 61265 from 9 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. Presentations
6. 1. Moline-Coal Valley School District 40
   2. Accountability Redesign Update
7. Closed Session
8. 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)
   4. Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under this Act, whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section 2.06. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21)
   5. Meetings between internal or external auditors and governmental audit committees, finance committees, and their equivalents, when the discussion involves internal control weaknesses, identification of potential fraud risk areas, known or suspected frauds, and fraud interviews conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards of the United States of America. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(29)
9. Semiannual Review of Closed Session Minutes

10. Leadership Luncheon

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: February 19, 2026
    2. *Approval for Publication - Part 525 (Regional Offices of Education and Intermediate Services) Learning Partners
    3. *Approval for Publication - Parts 1 (Public School Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision) and 50 (Evaluation of Educator Licensed Employees Under Articles 24A and 34 of the School Code) Public Act 104-20 & Other Updates
    4. *Approval for Publication - Part 151 (School Construction Program) Prioritization Process
    5. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million - Approval of Grant Agreement for the Illinois Elevating Special Educators Network Project
    6. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million - Approval of Truants' Alternative and Optional Education Program Grant Notice of Funding Opportunities/Request for Proposals
    7. *Approval of the Spring 2026 Waiver Report
14. Announcements & Reports
15. 1. Superintendent's/Senior Staff Announcements
    2. Chair of the Board's Report
    3. Member Reports
16. Information Items
17. 1. ISBE Fiscal & Administrative Monthly Reports
    2. FOIA Monthly Report
    3. ISBE Quarterly Staff Demographic Report
18. Adjourn