ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
100 North First Street
Springfield, Illinois

AGENDA AND SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS
April 20-21, 2005

WEDNESDAY, April 20, 2005

1:00 p.m.

Finance & Audit Committee (pp. 134-145)
4^th Floor Conference Room

* 2:30 p.m.

Ad Hoc Rules Committee of the Whole (pp. 146-148)
4^th Floor Conference Room

* 3:00 p.m.

Governmental Relations Committee (p. 149-150)
4^th Floor Conference Room

* 4:30 p.m.

Board Operations Committee (pp. 151-162)
4^th Floor Conference Room

THURSDAY, April 21, 2005

9:00 a.m.

ISBE Plenary Session (p. 2)
Board Room, 4^th Floor

* 1:30 p.m.

Education Policy Planning Committee (pp. 163-164)
4^th Floor Conference Room

** Closed Session/Lunch
  4^th Floor Conference Room

*   The meeting will begin at the conclusion of the previous session.

** Chairman Ruiz will call for a break in the Board meeting on Thursday at which time the Board will go into Closed Session over lunch.

Phone: 217-782-2221
TTY/TDD: 217-782-1900
Fax: 217-785-3972

ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Board Room, 4^th Floor
100 North First Street, Springfield, Illinois

Thursday, April 21, 2005
9:00 a.m.

Public Conference Call Access Number:
1-866-297-6391 (listen only); Confirmation # 1 1 4 2 1 7 1 3

NOTES: The Plenary Session will be audio broadcast via the Internet. Chairman Ruiz
            will call for a break in the board meeting at which time the Board will go into
            Closed Session over lunch.

Plenary Business Meeting

A. Roll Call/Pledge of Allegiance    

B. Public Participation

C. Approval of Minutes

1. March 17, 2005 (pp. 3-11)

D. Announcements and Reports

1. Superintendent's Announcements
2. Chairman's Report
3. Committee Reports
4. Members' Reports

E. Superintendent's Report
*Consent Agenda

All action consideration items listed with an asterisk (*) 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.

Action Considerations 

 *1. Rules for Initial Review

1. Part 252 (Driver Education) (pp. 12-31)
2. Part 1110 (Education Purchasing Program (pp. 32-36)

 *2. Approve changes in 2005 Board Calendar (pp. 37-39)

 *3. Provisional Approval of Professional Preparation Programs (pp. 40-43)

a) Chicago State University – School Social Worker
b) Loyola University Chicago – Technology Specialist
c) McKendree College – Principal/General Administrative
d) Rockford College – Learning Behavior Specialist I

   4. Approval of the Spring 2005 Waiver Report and Authorization for
      Submission to the General Assembly by May 1, 2005 (pp. 44-114)

   5. Approval of ISBE Financial Profile Designations (p. 115)

   6. Authorization of Settlement Agreement for Cortez, et al v. Calumet
       Public School District #132, et al. (as needed)

F. Information Items

1. Monthly Status Report on Rulemaking (pp. 116-123)
2. SBE Fiscal & Administrative Monthly Reports (pp. 124-133)

G. Adjourn