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Attend office hours: Virtual office hours will be hosted weekly. Summer office hours will take place every Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. from July 7 – August 11.

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• ​Timeline
  • April-May 2025: Statewide Needs Assessment
  • June 2025: Numeracy Summit
  • August-September 2025: Initial Plan Development and Drafting
  • October 15, 2025: Release of Draft 1
  • October-November 2025: Draft 1 Listening Tour & Public Comment Window
  • November 2025-January 2026: Draft 1 Revisions
  • February 19, 2026: Release of Draft 2
  • February-March 2026: Draft 2 Listening Tour & Public Comment Window
  • April-May 2026: Draft 2 Revisions
  • June 10, 2026: Release of Illinois Comprehensive Numeracy Plan
• Needs Assessment
  • In spring 2025, a statewide needs assessment gathered input from the field to better understand current challenges, priorities, and areas of support in mathematics instruction. Three separate assessments were developed to gather feedback from the unique perspectives of:
    • Teachers, Teacher Leaders, and Instructional Coaches
    • Principals and District Leaders
    • External Partners
• Summit Highlights
  • On June 3, 2025, ISBE hosted the Numeracy Plan Summit at Illinois State University. The event brought together educators, higher education faculty, school leaders, community organizations, nonprofit advocates, and policymakers to begin shaping a shared vision for improving mathematics outcomes in Illinois. Participants explored best practices, discussed effective instructional strategies, and identified key components for a statewide numeracy plan.
  • Summit Presentation
• First Draft ​
  
  • ​​​Draft 1: Illinois Comprehensive Numeracy Plan​
    
  • Numeracy Plan Update - Draft 1
  • Numeracy Report
  • Listed below are the first draft writing team members and their associated organizational affiliation(s).
    • Shanteau Allen, - Chicago Public Schools
    • Amy Alsop - Illinois Federation of Teachers
    • Melanie Andrews - Regional Office of Education #13
    • Kelsey Bakken - Advance Illinois
    • Heather Becker - Illinois Education Association
    • Leslie Bee - Dunlap Community Unit School District #323
    • Brandi Bruley - Taylorville CUSD 3
    • Joseph Christofanelli - Cook County School District #130
    • Bill Curtin, NBCT - Teach Plus Illinois
    • Jill Donnel, Ed.D. - Council on Teacher Education, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Aubrey Durkin - Illinois Specific Learning Disability Support Project
      
    • Jake Flowers – Norwood ESD #63 ​
      
    • Dr. Anji Garza - Regional Office of Education #47
    • ​Mara Hamilton - O'Fallon School District #90 
      
    • Darshan M. Jain - Adlai E. Stevenson High School
    • Samantha Leav - Data Science 4 Everyone
    • Alanna Mertens - Chicago Public Schools
    • Dr. Cori More - Eastern Illinois University
    • Dr. Corey Morrison - Chicago Public Schools
    • Phi Nguyen - University of Illinois Chicago
    • Dr. Todd D. Oberg - Illinois College, Illinois Mathematics Teacher Educators, Illinois Section of the Mathematical Association of America
    • Dr. Sara Rezvi - Dominican University
    • Dr. Rachel Rupnow - Northern Illinois University
    • Dr. Anita Sundrani - Chicago Public Schools
    • Leah Winter Mathematics Teacher Du Quoin High School
    • Dr. Scott Zinzer - College of DuPage ​​​​
      
  • ​The Illinois State Board of Education conducted a statewide listening tour to gather direct input on Draft 1 of the Illinois Comprehensive Numeracy Plan. These sessions provided educational partners an opportunity to share feedback on the draft and help shape the future of numeracy instruction across Illinois. Feedback collected during this listening tour and through written feedback forms directly informed Draft 2 of the plan. Below is a list of the listening tour locations and session details:
    • Springfield - Illinois State Board of Education | October 16 | 4:00 p.m.
    • Naperville - NIU Campus | October 22 | 4:00 p.m.
    • Rockford - RPS Administration Building | October 23 | 4:00 p.m.
    • Virtual Meeting | November 4 | 4:00 p.m.
    • Champaign - UIUC Campus | November 5 | 4:00 p.m.
    • Edwardsville - SIUE Campus | November 12 | 4:00 p.m.
    • Carbondale - CCHS Campus | November 13 | 4:00 p.m.
    • Chicago - Illinois State Board of Education | November 18 | 4:00 p.m.
• Second Draft
  • Illinois Comprehensive Numeracy Plan - Draft 2
  • Illinois State Board of Education Draft 2 Presentation
  • Draft 2 Revision Memo - February 19, 2026
  • The Illinois State Board of Education conducted a second statewide listening tour to gather direct input on Draft 2 of the Illinois Comprehensive Numeracy Plan. These sessions provided educational partners an opportunity to share feedback on the draft and help shape the future of numeracy instruction across Illinois. Feedback collected during this listening tour as well as through focus groups and written feedback forms directly informed the final plan. Below is a list of the listening tour locations and session details:
    • Virtual Meeting - February 25 | 4:00 p.m.
    • Forest Park - Proviso Mathematics and Science Academy | March 9 | 4:00 p.m.
    • Moline - Moline High School | March 10 | 4:00 p.m.
    • Beardstown - Beardstown Jr/Sr High School | March 17 | 4:00 p.m.
    • Normal - Normal Community High School | March 18 | 4:00 p.m.
    • Marion - Marion High School | March 25 | 4:00 p.m.
    • Effingham - Lake Land College Campus | March 26 | 4:00 p.m. ​