ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Sheraton Hotel and Towers*
301 East North Water Street
Chicago, Illinois

SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS AND AGENDA
January 17-18, 2001

1. Cumulative Waiver Report
   • Cover
2. Career and Technical Education (CTE)Task Force Report and Recommendations
   • Cover
   • Comparison of Current and "New" CTE
   • A New Vision of Education
   • Goals for a New Vision of Education
3. Alternate Assessment Policy
   • Cover
   • Proposed Policy Statement (January 2001)

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Closed Meeting
Mayfair Room - Level 2

THURSDAY, January 18

1. Administrator Academy Evaluation
   • Cover
   • Recommendations to the Board 
     (PowerPoint Presentation)
2. Virtual High School
   • Cover
   • IVHS January 2001 Board Report
   • IVHS Information Packet (January 2001)
3. Board Priority Reports

PLENARY BUSINESS MEETING
Michigan Room -- Level 2 

1. Call to Order/Roll Call
2. Approval of Minutes: December 13-14, 2000, January 9, 2001
   
   • MINUTES OF THE WORK STUDY   SESSION I, II and CLOSED MEETING  (December 13-14)
   • MINUTES OF THE WORK STUDY   SESSION III and CLOSED MEETING  (December 14)
   • MINUTES OF THE PLENARY BUSINESS MEETING (December 14)
   • MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING (January 9)
3. Public Participation
   • Consent Agenda Cover
1. Approval of Closed Session Minutes
2. Approval of Board Quarterly Travel Expenditures
4. Immediate Action Items
   1. Alternate Assessment Policy
         (See Work Study Session I)
   2. Cumulative Waiver Report
         (See Work Study Session I)
   3. Election of Vice-Chair
5. Future Action Items
   1. School Technology Rules
      • Cover
      • School Technology Program Rules
6. Information Items
   1. School Ambassador Program
      • Cover
      • School Ambassador Report (January 2001)
   2. Federal Relations Report
      • Cover
      • Washington Education News (January 18, 2001)
      • Illinois Education:  Second to None
        (PowerPoint Presentation)
7. Announcements and Reports
   1. Chairman
   2. Superintendent
   3. Committees
   4. Members
8. Adjourn

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