News Center
2003 Archive
- January 16 -- Teacher Aides
get draft guidance for meeting requirements of federal
No Child Left Behind Law
- January 15 -- Report
shows signs of improvement in teacher supply - Retirements
may yield shortage of administrators
- January 7 -- Governor
Releases $8.1 for Teacher Mentoring and Induction Program
- January 7 -- Budget Proposal Seeks
Substantial Increase for State's Financially Strapped
Schools
- January 3 -- Governor
Accepts Final Report from School Code Revision Commission
- February 28 -- Blue Ribbon
Schools Nominated
- February 26 -- Local Agencies
Receive 21st Century Grants
- February 24 -- Illinois
Virtual High School News Segment (requires
Real Player)
- February 20 -- School
Districts to Receive Reading First Funds
- February 19 -- State Board
of Education Approves Accountability Measures for No
Child Left Behind
- February 14 -- State
Superintendent Appoints Members of Financial Oversight
Panel For Cairo School District 1
- February 6 -- State
Board Approves Oversight Panel for Cairo School District
February 3 -- Finalists for
State Teacher of Year Announced
- March 22, 2003--Band
Teacher Marches On As 2003 Teacher of the Year
- March 20, 2003--Academic
Early Warning and Academic Watch Lists Amended
- March 19, 2003--Financial
Profile shows school districts face significant financial
problems
- March 18, 2003--ISBE Holds
Network Meeting Series
- March 13, 2003--Illinois
Educators to Be Honored March 22
- March 12, 2003--Governor
Blagojevich's Message Places Priority on Important
Education Initiatives: Schiller
- March 7, 2003--National
Speakers Featured at School Safety Conference
- March 4, 2003--Adults
taking Spanish-language GED test face December testing
deadline, or new exams
- April 30, 2003--State Board
of Education Recommends Legislature Deny 3 of 85 Waiver
Requests
- April 29, 2003--Analysis
of Governor's Budget by District
- April 18, 2003--Statement
of ISBE Chairman Ronald J. Gidwitz
- April 17, 2003--Technology
Grants Awarded to 53 School Districts
- April
9, 2003--Governor Blagojevich's
Budget Gives Lift to Financially Strapped Schools
- May 31, 2003--House and
Senate send final education budget to Governor
- May 23, 2003--House and
Senate Pass Budget
- May 16, 2003--Electronic
system will streamline process and eliminate paperwork
- May 14, 2003--State Board
of Education Supports Safety Belt Use; Tells Teens of
Law Enforcement Safety Belt Enforcement Crackdown
- May 13, 2003--State Board
of Education approves comprehensive changes in System
of Support for academically struggling schools
- May 13, 2003--State Board
of Education updates approved list of Supplemental Educational
Service Providers
- May 12, 2003--State Superintendent
names new chair and members to Round Lake School Finance
Authority
- May 6, 2003--State
Board of Education approves graduation and attendance
rate targets for Adequate Yearly Progress under federal
No Child Left Behind law
- May 1, 2003--State
Board of Education Suggests Changes in Proposed FY 04
Education Budget
- June 30, 2003--Hazel Crest
district finances see turnaround
- June 25, 2003--State
Board Approves Oversight Panel for Venice
- June 19, 2003--State Superintendent
announces agency budget cuts
- June 17, 2003--State Board
accepts proposed criteria for "highly qualified" teachers under federal law
- June 17, 2003--State Board
approves revised trajectory for adequate yearly progress
under federal No Child Left Behind law
- June 17, 2003--State Board
of Education grants provisional approval of new teacher
preparation programs
- June 17, 2003--State Board
of Education approves appointments to the State Teacher
Certification Board
- June 17, 2003--State Board
of Education acts on Thomas Jefferson Charter School
request for renewal
- July 31, 2003--State Board
of Education Set to Release List of Non-Public Schools
Receiving Recognition
- July 28, 2003--Financial
Oversight Panel for Venice Community Unit School District
No. 3
- July 24, 2003--Line Item
Veto Cuts Will Eliminate Statewide Education Services
- July 23, 2003--5-Year
ISAT Test Data Show Mixed Results
- July 22, 2003--Special Board
Meeting
- July 21, 2003--State Board
of Education to Release Statewide Tests Results
- July 15, 2003--State Board
of Education faces service and staff cutbacks
- July 14, 2003--Special Meeting
- July 3, 2003--State Superintendent
Appoints Three-Member Oversight Panel for Venice School
District
- August 26 -- Illinois College-Bound
Seniors Continue to Outperform Nation on SAT, AP exams
- August 20--Illinois'
ACT Scores Support College-Prep Background
- August 19--August
Board Meeting
- August 18--August Board
Meeting
- August 13--Financial Oversight
Panel for Venice Community Unit School District No.
3
- August 13--State Board
of Education Grants Recognition to 674 Non-public Schools
for 03-04 School Year
- August 13--State Superintendent
of Education Starts Process of Revoking Two North Greene
Educators' Licenses
- August 12--State Superintendent
of Education Availability
- August 12--Officials Announce
Plan for "Full Service Community Schools"
Initiative in Illinois
- August 8, 2003--State Board
of Education will not renew Thomas Jefferson School
Charter
- August 7, 2003--State Board
of Education Releases Preliminary School Choice List
- August 6, 2003--"Choice"
Media Availability
- August 6, 2003--Governor
Signs Bill Enhancing State Assessment System
- August 6, 2003--21st
Century Community Learning Grants
- August 1, 2003--State Board
of Education Announces Early Childhood Block Grants
- September 19--U.S. Department
of Education - Paige Announces First List of No Child
Left Behind Blue Ribbon Schools
- September 18--State Board
Approves Five-Year Renewal for Prairie Crossing Charter
School
- October 24, 2003 -- State
Board of Education announces grants to regional agencies
to provide services to schools in academic difficulty
- October 23, 2003 -- State
Board of Education Will Seek Legislation to Address
Certification Problem
- October 23, 2003 -- Additional
Supplemental Educational Services Providers Approved
by State Board
- October 23--Seven Illinois
public schools step into spotlight for making the grade
- October 17--Distinguished
Service Award for Ron Gidwitz
- October 17--State Superintendent
supports Venice Financial Oversight Panel's decision
to remove school board
- October 16--October 22-23,
2003 State Board Meeting to be held in Rock Island
- October 14--Teaching Math
Equals National Recognition
- October 10--"Special"
Educator Receives National Teaching Award
- October 1--223 School Districts
to get State Technology Grants
- November 17, 2003--East
Richland Board President is Tops in State
- November 17, 2003--Five
eastern Illinois public schools step into spotlight
for making the grade
- November 13, 2003--Illinois
Reading and Math Results Parallel Nation's Report
Card
- November 6, 2003--Seven Chicago-area
public schools step into spotlight for making the grade
- November 5, 2003--Seven Chicago-area
public schools to be recognized
- November 4, 2003 -- State
releases 2003 Illinois State Report Card
- November 3, 2003 -- State
Superintendent to release and discuss State Report Card
- December 18, 2003 --State
Board to release Condition of Education Report for 2003
- December 16, 2003--Announcement
of Public Forum
- December 10, 2003--School
Report Card Update
- December 10, 2003--School
Report Card Embargo Request
- December 2, 2003--Eight
Metro East and southern Illinois public schools step
into spotlight for making the grade
