Illinois State Board of Education*

100 North First Street Street
4^th Floor Board Room
Springfield, Illinois 62777
217/782-2221
217/785-3972 (fax)

SCHEDULE AND AGENDA OF MEETINGS
November 19-20, 2003

(A live audio stream, via the Internet, will be available
during the meetings on Wednesday and Thursday.)

Listen Only Call Line
800-640-5128
Access Code:  Board Meeting listen only

Wednesday, November 19 1 to 5 p.m.
Thursday, November 20 9:30 to noon

WEDNESDAY, November 19, 2003

10:00 a.m.

Education Policy Planning Committee Meeting
4^th Floor Board Conference Room

Call-in Toll Free: 1-800-559-0862
Passcode 9705223 followed by the # key

• Streamlining the Teacher Certificate Renewal System
  • Cover
• Rules-Part 25 (Certification)
• English Language Acquisition/Proficiency Standards
• Supplemental Education Service (SES) Providers
• Appeals Advisory Committee Recommendations
• Discussion of the strategies for addressing middle school performance
  
  

11:45 a.m.

Lunch

1:00 p.m.

A. Call Meeting to Order/Roll Call
    4^th Floor Board Room

B. Presentations

• Presentation of financial needs of Districts
  represented by the Large Unit District Association
  (LUDA) (pp. 1-2)
• Presentation of Property Tax/School Funding
• Reform Initiative by the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability
• Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Options (pp. 3-5)
  
  

2:30 p.m.

Break

2:45 p.m.

B. Presentations Continued

• Development of the English Language Acquisition/Proficiency Standards (pp. 6-8)
• Rules-Part 25 (Certification) (pp. 9-124)
  
  

3:45 p.m.

C. Items for Discussion

• Appeals Advisory Committee Recommendations
  (pp. 125-130)
• Approval of Additional Supplemental Education
  Service (SES) Providers (pp. 131-138)
• ISBE Monthly Reports: Finance, Audit and
  Agency Operations Status (pp. 139-158)
• ISBE Accomplishments and Planning Report
  
  

6:00 p.m.

Dinner/Closed Session (as needed)

THURSDAY, November 20, 2003

8:00 a.m.

Finance & Audit Committee Meeting
4^th Floor Board Conference Room

Call-inToll Free: 1-800-559-0862
Passcode: 9 7 0 2 2 8 6 followed by the # key

• Review of the Superintendent's Travel Analysis (July 2003-September 2003)
• Review of the Department of Education Audit of ISBE's LEA Single Audit Monitoring Process
• Review of FY05 Budget
  
  

9:30 a.m.

PLENARY BUSINESS MEETING

A. Call Meeting to Order/Roll Call
    4^th Floor Board Room

B. Presentation

• Petition by the East St. Louis Board of Education for the Dissolution of the East St. Louis FOP

C. Public Participation

D. Approval of Minutes

• October 22-23, 2003 (pp. 159-254)

E. Action Items

• Appeals Advisory Committee Recommendations
  (pp. 125-130)
• Approval of Additional SES Providers (pp. 131-138)
• Acceptance of ISBE Monthly Reports (pp. 139-158)

F. Announcements and Reports

• Superintendent
• Chairman
• Committees
• Members

G. Other Information

• Monthly Status Report on Rulemaking (pp. 255-256)
  
  

12:00 p.m.

Adjourn

*All State Board of Education meetings listed on this agenda will be accessible to persons with disabilities. Persons planning to attend who need special accommodations should contact the Board office no later than the date prior to the meeting.

Contact the Superintendent's office at the State Board of Education, 100 North First Street, Springfield, Illinois 62777-0001.

Phone: 217-782-7497
TTY/TDD: 217-782-1900
Fax: 217-785-3972