Agency General Information

100 N. 1st Street
Springfield, IL 62777
866/262-6663

100 W. Randolph
Suite 14-300
Chicago, IL 60601
312/814-2220

Agency Divisions

School Support Services for All Schools

• Accountability Division – 217-782-2948
  Coordinates school and district accreditation and recognition, including private school accreditation and private business and vocational school licensure. Contact for supplemental educational services providers for schools in academic difficulty.
• Educator Certification – 217-557-6763
• Educator Preparation & Recertification - 217-557-6763
• Nutrition Programs - 217-782-2491
  Administers state and federal nutrition programs and the federal food commodities program.

• Assessment – 217-782-4823
  Administers the state student assessment system, including the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT), Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE), the Illinois Measure of Annual Growth in English (IMAGE), the Illinois Consumer Education Proficiency Test (ICEPT), the Illinois Alternate Assessment (IAA); and coordinates Illinois’ participation in the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP).
• Curriculum & Instruction – 217-557-7323
  Develops and provides materials and guidance regarding the Illinois Learning Standards use in the classroom.  Learning areas include English language arts, mathematics, science, social sciences, fine arts, physical development and health, and foreign languages.  Promotion of Reading First action in Illinois.
• Data Analysis & Progress Reporting – 217-782-3950
  Analyzes data for policy and planning; coordinates annual reporting on progress related to Board goals and legislative requirements

• Administrative Services – 217-782-4387
  Administrative services support the overall operations of the Agency by offering the following services: facility management and security; mail and messenger services; warehouse, receiving and delivery services; and print and copy services.
• Budget & Financial Management – 217-782-0249
  Coordinates consolidated fund management and budget/accounting functions throughout the Agency.
• Data Systems - 217-782-4313
  Designs, develops, and maintains automated data processing systems for Agency, regional offices and school district clients; provides systems analysis, computer programming, database design and administration, systems testing and evaluation, and user training.
• External Assurance - 217-782-7970
  Provides consolidated and comprehensive financial and compliance audit and monitoring services.
• Fiscal & Procurement – 217-785-8777
• Funding & Disbursements – 217-782-5256
  Processes state and federal budgets, expenditure reports and claims. Administers the student driver education program and training of school bus driver instructors. Staffs the Illinois Purchased Care Review Board which sets rates for private schools serving special education students.
• School Business Services – 217-785-8779
  Collects and researches school district financial data, oversees school district reorganization, provides financial consulting and technical assistance to school districts and operates the health life safety program.
• Technology Support – 217-782-4313
  Supports Agency’s technology helpdesk services, networking, servers and video teleconferencing; coordinates mainframe processing and output; converts hardcopy data to electronic media for computer processing.

Educational Programs

• Career & Technical Education – 217-782-4620
  Develops and provides programs that infuse workplace and career preparation into the K-12 school curriculum by integrating with and complementing the Illinois Learning Standards; Coordinates partnerships with regional workforce entities and higher education, occupational skills standards and transition programs that smooth students' pathways from high school to advanced education and training.  Works to promote agricultural education.
• Early Childhood – 217-524-4835
  Develops and provides materials and support for the Illinois Early Learning Standards and their use in early childhood programs, and for programs that focus on children from birth to eight years old, early intervention for at-risk students, pre-Kindergarten programs, early literacy, and partnerships among schools, communities and service providers.
• English Language Learning – 312-814-3850
  Supports programs for students (bilingual, immigrant, migrant, and refugee) acquiring knowledge and skills in the English language, including, but limited to: Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE), Transitional Programs of Instruction (TPI), Federal NCLB/Title III Language Instruction Programs for Limited English Proficient Students (LIPLEP) and Emergency Immigrant Education Program (IEP); Refugee Children School Impact Grant (RCSIG) and Migrant Education Program (MEP). DELL also sponsors a Visiting Teacher Exchange Program (VTEP) with the Spain Ministry of Education where additional teachers can be recruited by school districts for cultural exchanges and a Title II Bilingual Transition To Teaching (BTTT) alternative teacher training program.
• Grants & Programs – 217-524-4832
  Locate general information on state and federal (NCLB, IDEA and Perkins) grants available through the Illinois State Board of Education.

Special Education & Support Services – 217-782-4870
Provides programs and services for students with specialized educational needs.

• Special Education & Support Services- Springfield – 217-782-5589
  Assures that special education programs and services meet state and federal requirements; includes monitoring least restrictive environment compliance, administering due process system, providing mediation services, conducting compliant investigations, approving policies and procedures, conducting focused and comprehensive reviews, approving nonpublic special education facilities and other compliance functions. Provides technical assistance and training to school personnel, parents and others on the special education rules, processes and procedural safeguards. Provides support to local education agencies and parents to facilitate and improve services for special education-eligible students; conducts and coordinates technical assistance and professional development activities in special education program and service areas; administers the special education surrogate parent program; works with the State Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities and other advisory councils.
• Special Education & Support Services - Chicago - 312-814-5560
  Provides monitoring and compliance resolution for District 299.  Oversees adherence to the Corey H. Settlement Agreement. Provides technical assistance and training to school personnel, parents and others on the special education rules, processes and procedural safeguards. Provides support to local education agencies and parents to facilitate and improve services for special education-eligible students; conducts and coordinates technical assistance and professional development activities in special education program and service areas.

Human Resources – 217-782-6434
Handles personnel functions, including but not limited to, employment, compensation, benefits, diversity, labor relations, personnel records and employee assistance. Provides a range of training and education opportunities to ISBE staff that will create a culture of continuous improvement in the agency.

General Counsel
Provides legal advice and services to the Agency, State Superintendent and State Board of Education.

• Legal Division
  Develops and reviews external agreements as appropriate. Provides advice to the Board and all agency divisions on various legal issues. Coordinates with the Office of the Attorney General on litigation against or on behalf of the agency. Issues legal opinions for Regional Education Offices upon request.
• Rules and Waivers - 217-782-5270
  Develops administrative rules and processes waiver requests.
  Rules (Email), Waivers (Email)

Governmental Relations Department – 217-557-1485
Provides policy development and agency planning based on data analysis, public reporting of performance in relation to legislative requirements and Board goals; Agency business planning and performance measures; gives special attention to school and district accreditation, state student assessments, school improvement and support for districts and schools in academic difficulty.

Internal Audit Division - 217-782-2237
Conducts internal risk analysis and audits.

Public Information – 217-782-4648
Provides information to media, educators, legislators, stakeholders and the public; oversees teacher and school recognition programs; produces internal and external communications material; and designs and manages agency web site.