SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has announced the following agenda for its regular business meeting at 9 a.m. May 13 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 May 13. This form will also be accessible at 100 N. First Street in Springfield 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.

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, 4th Floor
100 N. 1st St., Springfield, IL

May 13, 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 May 13 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. Arts Poster Recipient (High School Division)
   2. Arts Poster Recipient (Middle School Division)
   3. Arts Poster Recipient (Elementary School Division)
   4. Arts Poster Recipient (Early Learning School Division)
7. Presentations
8. 1. Student Advisory Council
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)
    4. 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)
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, April 15, 2026
    2. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million - Approval of Intergovernmental Agreement with the Regional Office of Education 20 (ROE 20) for the Harrisburg Project
    3. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million - Approval of Illinois Resource Center Professional Development and Technical Assistance Sole Source Contract
    4. *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million - Approval of the Alzina Building Lease
    5. *Approval of a State Definition for Rural School Districts
    6. *Approval of Cut Score for Elementary Education Content Test
    7. *Approval of Appointees to the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board (SEPLB)
    8. *Approval for Publication - Parts 1 (Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision) and 120 (Pupil Transportation Reimbursement) Transportation Fee
    9. *Acceptance Item - State of Illinois Single Audit Report for the Year Ended June 30, 2024
14. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million - Approval of FY 2027 After-School Grant Program Pursuant to Part 268 Rules
15. Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million - Approval to Release and Award a Notice of Funding Opportunity/Request for Proposals for the FY 2027 Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant
16. Approval of Decision on LEARN 6 Charter Appeal
17. Approval of Decision on LEARN 10 Charter Appeal
18. Announcements & Reports
19. 1. Superintendent's/Senior Staff Announcements
    2. Chair of the Board's Report
    3. Member Reports
20. Information Items
21. 1. ISBE Fiscal & Administrative Monthly Reports
    2. FOIA Monthly Report
22. Adjourn