Illinois State Board of Education
For Immediate Release
Friday, October 9, 2026

ISBE announces agenda for regular business meeting October 14 in St. Charles

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has announced the following agenda for its regular business meeting at 10:30 a.m. on October 14 in St. Charles. View the information packet for the meeting.

Individuals who wish to sign up for public participation should complete an online form that will be available from 7:30 a.m. until the start of the meeting on October 14. This form will also be accessible at St. Charles School District, 211 S. 6th Ave, St. Charles, 60174. Participants will be able to review the guidelines and indicate if they wish to speak in person or via phone. Phone participants may dial 571-317-3112; access code is 919-127-637.

The meeting will be audiocast on the internet. At the start of the meeting, click the “Listen in to the Board Meeting" ribbon that appears at the top of the isbe.net home page.

All State Board of Education meetings are accessible to persons with disabilities. The State Board of Education is also committed to providing equitable opportunities for public participation. Persons who need special accommodations, including language translation services, should contact ISBE's Language Access Coordinator Diana Torres at dtorres@isbe.net or (312) 814-5818 or contact ISBE by TTY/TDD at (217) 782-1900.

The chairperson may call for a break in the meeting as necessary in order for the Board to go into closed session.

Illinois State Board of Education
St. Charles School District 303 
211 S. 6th Ave, St. Charles, 60174

October 14, 2026 
10:30 a.m.

  1. Roll Call/Pledge of Allegiance
    • Consideration of and Possible Actions on Any Requests for Participation in Meeting by Other Means
  2. Public Participation
    • Individuals who wish to sign up for public participation may complete 1) an online form that will be available from 9 a.m. until the start of the meeting on October 14 or 2) sign in on a public participation sign-in sheet that will be available at 211 S. 6th Ave., St. Charles, IL 60174 from 9 a.m. until the start of the meeting. Participants will be able to review the guidelines and indicate if they wish to speak in person or via phone. Phone participants may dial 571-317-3112; access code is 919-127-637.
  3. Presentation 
    • St. Charles School District 303
    • Mandate Reduction Report
  4. Closed Session
    • The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or specific volunteers of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, a specific individual who serves as an independent contractor in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or a volunteer of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. However, a meeting to consider an increase in compensation to a specific employee of a public body that is subject to the Local Government Wage Increase Transparency Act may not be closed and shall be open to the public and posted and held in accordance with this Act. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)
    • Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2)
    • The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5) 
    • The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5)
    • Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11)
  5. Public Participation (as needed) 
  6. Superintendent's Report – Consent Agenda
    *All action consideration items listed with an asterisk (*) below 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.
    • *Approval of Minutes – Plenary Minutes: September 15-16, 2026
    • *Approval for Publication – Part 1 (Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision) Mental Health Screening Mandate Extension Request
    • *Approval of Fall 2026 Waiver Report
    • *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval to Release and Award an Invitation for Bid for the Contract to Warehouse and Distribute USDA Foods and Illinois Foods
    • *Contracts & Grants Over $1 Million – Approval of Intent to Release and Award a Request for Sealed Proposals for the Illinois Science Assessment (Grades 5 and 8)
      Leadership Luncheon
  7. Approval of ISBE Board Protocols
  8. Approval of ISBE Code of Conduct
  9. Announcements & Reports
    • Superintendent's/Senior Staff Announcements
    • Chair of the Board's Report
    • Member Reports
  10. Information Items
    • ISBE Fiscal & Administrative Monthly Reports 
    • FOIA Monthly Report 
  11. Adjourn​

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