ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Lockport Township High School East
1333 East Seventh Street, Lockport, Illinois

October 18-19, 2006

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NOTE: Chairman Ruiz will call for a break in the Board Plenary Session on Thursday at which time the Board will go into closed session.

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ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Maroon Room
Lockport Township High School East
1333 East Seventh Street, Lockport, Illinois

Thursday, October 19, 2006
9:00 a.m.

Public Conference Call Number: 1-866-297-6391 (listen only);
Confirmation #: 1 5 9 8 1 3 1 5

The Plenary Session will also be audio broadcast via the Internet.

Plenary Business Meeting

1. Roll Call/Pledge of Allegiance
2. Resolutions & Recognition
   1. Roanoke-Benson CUSD (p. 3)
   2. Barbara Somogyi, 2005-06 Thomas Lay Burroughs Outstanding School Board President
3. Public Participation
4. 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. Approval of Minutes

a. August 23-25, 2006 (pp. 4-9)
b. August 31, 2006 (pp. 10-14)
c. September 21, 2006 (pp. 15-25)
d. October 4, 2006 (pp. 26-29)

*2. Rules for Initial Review

1. Amendments to Part 60 (“Grow Your Own” Teacher Initiative) (pp. 30-40)
2. New Part 70 (Early Childhood Teacher Preparation Assistance Grant) (pp. 41-58)

*3. Rules for Adoption

a. Part 235 (Early Childhood Block Grant) (pp. 59-82)
b. New Part 70 Emergency (Early Childhood Teacher Preparation Assistance Grant) (pp. 41-58)

*4. Acceptance of FY05 A-133 Statewide Single Audit Report (p. 83)
*5. Consideration of Institutional Accreditation and Program Approvals (pp. 84-129)

a. Trinity Christian College

  6. Release of Closed Session Minutes (as needed)

5. Announcements and Reports
   1. Status Report from Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates
   2. Superintendent’s Announcements
   3. Chairman’s Report
   4. Committee Reports
6. Information Items
   1. Monthly Informational Reports
      a. Monthly Status Report on Rulemaking (pp. 130-136)
      b. SBE Fiscal & Administrative Monthly Reports (pp. 137-152)
7. Adjourn

NOTE: Chairman Ruiz may call for a break in the Board Plenary Session at which time the Board will