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

WEDNESDAY, April 19, 2006

10:30 a.m.

Education Policy Planning Committee
Board Room, 4^th Floor
     1-866-297-6391 (listen only); Confirmation # 1 4 3 9 3 5 7 6

12:00 p.m.

Lunch Break

1:00 p.m.

Ad Hoc Rules Committee of the Whole
Board Room, 4^th Floor
     1-866-297-6391 (listen only); Confirmation # 1 4 3 9 3 5 7 6

* 2:00 p.m.

Board Operations Committee of the Whole
Board Room, 4^th Floor
     1-866-297-6391 (listen only); Confirmation # 1 4 3 9 3 5 7 6

* 3:00 p.m.

Finance & Audit Committee of the Whole
Board Room, 4^th Floor
     1-866-297-6391 (listen only); Confirmation # 1 4 3 9 3 5 7 6

THURSDAY, April 20, 2006

8:30 a.m.

Governmental Relations Committee
Board Conference Room, 4^th Floor
     1-866-297-6391 (listen only); Confirmation # 1 4 3 9 3 5 7 8

9:30 a.m.

ISBE Plenary Session
Board Room, 4^th Floor, 100 North First Street, Springfield, IL
     1-866-297-6391 (listen only); Confirmation # 1 4 3 9 3 5 7 8   

NOTE:  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.

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

Thursday, April 20, 2006
9:30 a.m.

Public Conference Call Number: 1-866-297-6391 (listen only); Confirmation #:
     1-866-297-6391 (listen only); Confirmation # 1 4 3 9 3 5 7 6

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

Plenary Business Meeting

A. Roll Call/Pledge of Allegiance 

B. Resolutions & Recognition

1. Goreville Superintendent and Board of Education (p. 3)
2. Memorial for Russell Cotton (p. 4)

C. Public Participation

D. Approval of Minutes

1. March 16, 2006 (pp. 5-15)

E. Announcements and Reports

1. Superintendent's Announcements
   • Increasing Violence in Schools
2. Chairman's Report
3. Committee Reports
4. Members' Reports

F. 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 130 (Determining Special Education Per Capita Tuition Charge) (pp. 16 – 27)
2. Part 228 (Transitional Bilingual Education) (pp. 28 – 55)
3. New Part 560 (Parental Participation Pilot Project) (pp. 56 – 62)

 *2.  Recommendations from the Teacher Certification Board

1. Program Approval of Professional Education Preparation Programs
   1. Trinity Christian College (pp. 63 – 64)
      1. English Language Arts
      2. Science (Biology and Chemistry)
      3. Social Science (History)
2. Provisional Approval of Professional Education Preparation Programs
   1. DePaul University: Learning Behavior Specialist I (pp. 65 – 67)
   2. Loyola University Chicago: Reading Specialist Program (pp. 65 – 67)
   3. National-Louis University: Social Science (pp. 68 – 69)
      (Economics, Geography, History, and Political Science)

   3. Acceptance of FY 05 Financial and Compliance Audit (p. 70)

   4. Update List of Supplemental Education Service Providers (pp. 71 – 73)

   5. Update on Financial Status of Winthrop Harbor S.D. #1 (pp. 74 – 93)

Information Items

1. Monthly Informational Reports
   1. Monthly Status Report on Rulemaking (pp. 94 – 99)
   2. SBE Fiscal & Administrative Monthly Reports (pp. 100 – 115)

G. Adjourn

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

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