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Dear Colleagues:

Our educators this fall will need to contend with unfinished learning from spring 2020 and help students recover learning loteachers, and students will need to maximize students’ growth during the 2020-21 school year and beyond.

To support those efforts, the Illinois State Board of Education collaborated with a diverse and skilled team of educators froto identify the Illinois Priority Learning Standards. The group focused on identifying learning standards that depict the knowdispositions we want all students to have — the standards that are the most foundational competencies, the most critical fsuccess at subsequent grade levels, and best suited for interdisciplinary or project-based learning. Today, we are sharing tPriority Learning Standards (/Documents/Illinois-Priority-Learning-Standards-2020-21.pdf).

We will host several webinars to explain the development of the Priority Learning Standards, connect the standards to instand describe resources and supports available from ISBE and partners to support their implementation.

For district leaders and/or district curriculum and instruction staff, join us at 10 a.m. Aug. 24. Register here(https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3888436474801337867).For Regional Offices of Education and partners (Illinois Principals Association, Illinois Association of School Administrators, Illinois Education AssFederation of Teachers) and their staff, join us at 10 a.m. Aug. 26. Register here (https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/787832008041879

These exact Priority Learning Standards might not be right for every school, classroom, or student; they are meant to be a starting point for discoursethese Priority Learning Standards, we recognize that all the Illinois Learning Standards remain essential. In whatever context districts find themselvescoming school year, teachers are encouraged to use these critical standards to help determine what to emphasize, and then make adjustments to besof your students.

Every community, school, and classroom in Illinois is unique and will look different, but what we all have in common is a commitment to delivering the instruction possible to each and every student as we work collectively toward recovery.

Last week, we shared an FAQ from the Illinois Department of Public Health with some supplementary information to respond to questions they have rreleased the Joint Transition Guidance for Starting the 2020-21 School Year. The five public health requirements in our joint guidance remain the fundprecautions all schools must take when working or learning in person: to wear appropriate personal protective equipment, limit gatherings to 50 or fewdistance, conduct symptom screenings, and increase cleaning. The two educational requirements also remain the same: to give families the option toinstruction and to provide five clock hours of instruction per day to all students.

Our goal with additional recommendations is to help you feel prepared with best practices for any “what if...” health scenarios that arise. Today, we arefour documents developed by the Illinois Department of Public Health that you can turn to if someone in your school community contracts or shows syCOVID-19:

Specific, step-by-step guidelines (/Documents/IDPH-School-Daycare-Best-Practices.pdf) for schools and local health departments on the propositive COVID-19 case or close contact.Supportive guidance (/Documents/IDPH-Adaptive-Pause-Metrics.pdf) for local public health departments regarding how to use an “adaptive pschools and additional mitigation strategies based on local public health metrics.A decision tree (/Documents/IDPH-COVID19-Exclusion-Decison-Tree.pdf) for school administrators that clearly distills procedures when studpositive for COVID-19 or show COVID-19 symptoms.A memo to medical professionals (/Documents/IDPH-Memo-Face-Covering-Tolerance.pdf) describing how to determine when a student is mewear a face covering.

These resources are meant to serve as supplemental references to assist school districts with additional detail about these decisions and proceduresunique and may not be able to follow every single recommendation.

Your thoughtful questions in the midst of a fluid crisis continue to shape our supports. We have received several questions about staff removing maskclassroom or office and have consulted with IDPH on a response. Yes, teachers and staff who are alone in a classroom or office should be allowed tocovering, if they are in the room alone and the doors are closed. Teachers may also choose to keep their face coverings on when alone in a room.

We have also received questions about whether the additional mitigation efforts implemented in the Metro East region, specifically, the 25-person capgatherings, apply to schools. The answer is no. The capacity limit for areas and rooms in a school remains 50 or fewer.

We hope these additional resources prove helpful as each district and school plans, prepares, and adjusts. We look forward to continuing to work togeand healthy start to the school year.

Pictured: Pekin High School biology students problem solve and team build at a distance.

Sincerely,

Carmen

DATES AND DEADLINESPlease note this is not a complete list of events, meetings, and deadlines. For more events and details, visit the ISBE Calendar page(https://www.isbe.net/Pages/ISBE-Meetings.aspx).

Aug.19

Illinois State Board of Education meeting (https://www.isbe.net/Lists/ISBECalendar/DisplayForm.aspx?ID

Aug.31

EXTENDED: Deadline for families to apply for Pandemic EBT food benefits(http://www.dhs.state.il.us/OneNetLibrary/27897/documents/Brochures/4980.pdf)

Aug.31

Deadline to submit edits for FY 2020 Site-Based Expenditure Reporting (https://www.isbe.net/DocumentVisualization-Overview-Districts.pdf)

Sept.1

Deadline to submit FY 2021 Title III Language Instruction Educational Program (LIEP) application via IW(https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Dell-Grant-Resources.aspx)

Sept.1

Deadline for districts to submit Accelerated Placement Policy URL to EPS (https://www.isbe.net/DocumePlacement-Policy-URL-instructions.pdf)

Sept.1

Deadline for districts to file yearly affidavit with ISBE of properly bonded school treasurers(https://www.isbe.net/Pages/School-Treasurer-Bonds.aspx)

Sept.3

2021 Student Health Immunization and Eye Exam Webinar(https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1718224821785084430)

Sept.4

Deadline to submit Title IX Compliance Survey (https://forms.microsoft.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspxid=hv5kA8ZJ9Eq1LDNameV30eqY-A6NxhZJuSRgEQHP0eZUQTg4S0gyODZCUFlCV0I3SzFWSTRUN

Sept.16-17

Illinois State Board of Education Meeting (https://www.isbe.net/Lists/ISBECalendar/DisplayForm.aspx?ID

Sept.16

Reduction in Force Survey Data Collection Opens (https://www.isbe.net/Lists/ISBECalendar/DisplayForm

Sept.23

ISBE-Provided Fall 2020 SAT with Essay for Grade 12 Students - Primary Test

Sept.23 - Oct. 6

ISBE-Provided Fall 2020 SAT with Essay for Grade 12 Students - Accommodations Test Window

Sept.30

EBF Spending Plan submission window closes (https://www.isbe.net/Lists/ISBECalendar/DisplayForm.a

Sept.30

Deadline for Self-Response for 2020 Census(http://isbeconnects.isbe.net/RequestDocuments/WeeklyMessageRequests_853_2020%20Census%20ionnaire%20Assistance%20Overview.pdf)

Oct.14

ISBE-Provided Fall 2020 SAT with Essay for Grade 12 Students - Primary Test

Oct.14 - 27

ISBE-Provided Fall 2020 SAT with Essay for Grade 12 Students - Accommodations Test Window

Oct.15

Deadline to submit Reduction in Force Survey Data Collection(https://www.isbe.net/Lists/ISBECalendar/DisplayForm.aspx?ID=4984)

Oct.20

Illinois State Board of Education meeting (https://www.isbe.net/Lists/ISBECalendar/DisplayForm.aspx?ID

Oct.27

Fall 2020 SAT with Essay makeup test date (http://www.isbe.net/Documents/Fall-SAT-Essay-FAQ.pdf)

Oct.28

ISBE-Provided Fall 2020 SAT with Essay for Grade 12 Students - Makeup Test

Oct.28

ISBE-Provided Fall 2020 SAT with Essay for Grade 12 Students - Makeup Test

Oct.30

Deadline to submit Black History Study Survey (https://www.isbe.net/Pages/black-history-study-survey.a

Nov.3

ISBE Offices Closed

Nov.11

ISBE Offices Closed

Nov.15

Deadline to submit 2021 Student Health Immunization and Eye Exam

Nov.19

Illinois State Board of Education meeting (https://www.isbe.net/Lists/ISBECalendar/DisplayForm.aspx?ID

Nov.26-27

ISBE Offices Closed – Thanksgiving

COVID-19 - IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Each week, this section will contain a list of the resources and information posted to the COVID-19 webpage (/Pages/covid19.aspx) over the past wcontinue to check the COVID-19 webpage on a daily basis for the newest updates and information.

Back to School 2020-21Illinois Priority Learning Standards (/Documents/Illinois-Priority-Learning-Standards-2020-21.pdf)- Aug. 18IDPH Exclusion Decision Tree (/Documents/IDPH-COVID19-Exclusion-Decison-Tree.pdf)- Aug. 17IDPH School & Day Care Best Practices for Confirmed Cases and Close Contacts (/Documents/IDPH-School-Daycare-Best-PracticesIDPH Adaptive Pause & Metrics: Interim School Guidance for Local Health Departments (/Documents/IDPH-Adaptive-Pause-Metrics.pIDPH Memo to Healthcare Providers: Evaluating Face Covering Tolerance/Symptoms (/Documents/IDPH-Memo-Face-Covering-Toler18Part 3 Transition Guidance FAQ (/Documents/FAQ-Part-3-Transition-Guidance.pdf) – Aug. 17IDPH Frequently Asked Questions (/Documents/IDPH-School-FAQs.pdf)- Aug. 13IDOT Letter to School Bus Operators (/Documents/IDOT-letter-school-bus-op.pdf) - Aug. 14

Special EducationSpecial Education FAQ for Parents - School Year 2020-21 (/Documents/Special-Education-FAQ-Parents-81420.pdf) - Aug.14Parent Guide to Special Education (/Documents/Parent-Guide-Special-Ed-Aug20.pdf) - Aug. 14

ASSESSMENT

IAR SPRING 2020 ELECTRONIC INDIVIDUAL STUDENT REPORTS NOW AVAILABLE

Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) spring 2020 electronic Individual Student Reports (ISRs) are now available in PearsonAccess  to those useDistrict or School Test Coordinator and to those with the “Report Access” role.

An ISR is provided (in PDF format) for each student record that has a valid score. A score is considered to be valid if the student record met attemptenot voided, and indicated “complete” or “marked complete” for all non-field test units. The ISR provides information about how the student performed orelative to meeting the Illinois Learning Standards. ISRs are posted at the school level by grade and content area for English language arts/literacy an

To access the ISRs:

1. Log into PearsonAccess .2. Confirm the correct administration is set: Illinois > 2019-2020 > IAR Spring 2020.3. Go to Reports > Published Reports.4. On the left side of the screen remove any displayed filters that may hinder your report search. For example, you may see the district name listed

“Organization Name,” and this will prevent ISRs from displaying, as they are posted at the school level. Remove this by clicking “clear” or clickingleft of the district name.

5. Download the report either by: Double clicking on the desired report, orChecking the box to the left of the report name for the reports you wish to download. Then click the blue “Download” button in the upper righ

Score Interpretation Guide

For more information on the Individual Student Reports, download the 2020 IAR Score Interpretation Guide posted on the ISBE IAR website(http://www.isbe.net/Pages/IAR.aspx) under “Test Information and Resources.”

Delivery of Printed ISRs

Pearson will print one copy of the ISR and ship it to the school or district, based on information from PearsonAccess . Reports will be addressed to School Test Coordinator, respectively, depending on whether reports are identified to be shipped to the district or school level. ISBE intends to direct PISRs as soon as there is reasonable likelihood there will be staff present in the district/school to receive the shipment.

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Questions

If you need further information or have questions about the ISRs, including how to access them, please contact Pearson’s Illinois Customer Support C213-3879, Monday through Friday, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. CDT, except holidays.

CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION

REQUEST TO COMPLETE BLACK HISTORY STUDY SURVEY

The recent tragic events involving George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery have led to a national outpouring of protests in support of Blackevents and countless other examples of systematic racism toward people of color reverberate even more during this global pandemic.

The Illinois State Board of Education is committed to supporting districts in providing quality education to all students; at the same time, it is apparent more to provide inclusive, just, and accurate learning standards upon which local districts can base their curriculum. To support this effort, State RepreLaShawn K. Ford sponsored House Resolution 1098, which established the Black History Curriculum Task Force. The purpose of the task force is to rschool districts' curriculum and instructional materials according to the Illinois Black history study mandate (105 ILCS 5/27-20.4). The following surveygather information from Illinois' districts regarding the efficacy of their curricula to address Black history. This information will be used to make recommstate legislature and ISBE regarding the study of Black history. 

We ask that a representative from each school district complete the survey at  www.isbe.net/Pages/black-history-study-survey.aspx (/Pages/black-histsurvey.aspx). 

Additionally, ISBE is convening a workgroup to review and revise the Illinois Learning Standards for social science through a lens of equity and social anticipated this work may lead to some additional curriculum supports to ensure districts are meeting the Illinois mandate. These efforts are the beginfeel will continue to be a concerted effort to support a socially responsible and just learning experience for Illinois students. 

HR 1098 created the Black History Curriculum Task Force to conduct an audit of every Illinois school district's history curriculum from K-12 to review t

1. Does the district's curricular material no matter the format contain a current unit on African American history?2. At what grade school level does the district begin teaching African American history?3. Does standardized testing include material on African American history and, if so, at what levels?4. What is ISBE's position on teaching African American history and what are the penalties if the instructions are not being followed?

The requirements for Black history instruction in Illinois schools are outlined in 105 ILCS 5/27-20.4. 

The purpose of this survey is to gather the information required to include in a report to be transmitted to the General Assembly. 

CENSUS 2020

CENSUS BUREAU LAUNCHES MOBILE QUESTIONNAIRE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

The Census Bureau recently launched its Mobile Questionnaire Assistance (MQA) program as it continues to reach out to those who have not yet res2020 Census.  The deadline for self-response is now Sept. 30; Census Bureau enumerators were deployed into the field beginning Aug. 11 to interviehave not replied. (Operations may have started earlier in some select locations.)

The U.S. Census Bureau may be reaching out to schools and districts to collaborate on joint efforts to achieve a complete and accurate count by implMobile Questionnaire Assistance program.  MQAs consist of having Census response representatives present at a local outdoor event or highly visitesecurely assist people who have not yet completed their questionnaire on the spot. Census Bureau staff will be strictly adhering to state and local heasafety given the pandemic, such as wearing proper personal protective equipment, maintaining 6 feet for social distancing, etc.

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If your community is interested in this program, please reach out to ISBE’s Max Weiss at  mweiss@isbe.net (mailto:mweiss@isbe.net)  to be put in touBureau representative. Review the flyer(/RequestDocuments/WeeklyMessageRequests_853_2020%20Census%20Mobile%20Questionnaire%20Assistance%20Overview.pdf) for more infor

DATA REPORTING

AUGUST 2020 REPORT CARD RUNDOWN NOW AVAILABLE

The August 2020 issue of the Report Card Rundown (/Documents/Rundown-Newsletter-August2020.pdf) is now available. The Report Card Rundmonthly newsletter consisting of data system openings/closings, reminders, webinars, and key information regarding the Report Card.

We ask that all district and school administrators ensure their contact information in ISBE’s Entity Profile System (EPS) is accurate and current, in lighstaff or administration changes. This will help to ensure all administrators are receiving any direct communications sent by ISBE. Any updates to contaEPS can be made via IWAS.

In order to subscribe, visit isbe.net/reportcard (/reportcard) and click “Subscribe.” Please note district superintendents, principals, and ROE superintendirectors will automatically receive the Rundown without subscribing. All issues will also be posted at isbe.net/reportcard (/reportcard).

FY 2020 SITE-BASED EXPENDITURE REPORTING EDIT WINDOW OPENS

All fiscal year 2020 site-based expenditure report submissions were due on Aug. 14. School districts now have until Aug. 31 to make any desired editssubmissions. Districts typically wish to make edits for the sake of:

Correcting data calculations or other error.Using the optional internal notes sections to mark this year’s process and make next year’s work easier.Using the optional public-facing narrative sections to add context or explanation to their data before it appears on the Report Card.

To reopen a submission for editing, follow the instructions in the light orange box labeled "Edits to submissions may be made until August 31, 2020" oscreen of the IWAS system for Site-Based Expenditure Reporting. After making any desired changes, all users must click “Submit” in IWAS to ensurereport is received by Aug. 31.

In addition, a new site-based expenditure reporting resource is available at Site-Based Expenditure Reporting - Report Card Visualizations Preview, 0(/Documents/FY20-Visualization-Overview-Districts.pdf) . Districts are encouraged to preview the 2020 Report Card site-based expenditure data visuaespecially for the purpose of considering any optional public narrative that they wish to attach to their data submission.

Any district requiring support is invited to sign up for office hours with the ISBE Site-Based Team, held every Thursday morning. Sign up for an appoin(https://calendly.com/site-based). The team is also available every day at site-based@isbe.net (mailto:site-based@isbe.net).

2021 STUDENT HEALTH IMMUNIZATION & EYE EXAM WEBINAR

Please join the ISBE Data Strategies & Analytics Team from 10-11:30 a.m. on Sept. 3 for a webinar about school year 2021 Immunization and Eye Edata collections. Staff will review the online data systems and allow time for questions. All Illinois schools that serve grades PK-12 (public and private)complete the Immunization and Eye Exam collections for SY 2021. Both data collections will officially open for SY 2021 on Sept. 1. Schools are requirImmunization data to ISBE by Nov. 15 and have their Eye Exam data approved and submitted to ISBE by June 30, 2021. Registration is now availabl(https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1718224821785084430).

EVIDENCE-BASED FUNDING

FY21 EVIDENCE-BASED FUNDING SPENDING PLAN NEW RESOURCES POSTED

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Thank you to everyone who joined the ISBE Evidence-Based Funding (EBF) Spending Plan team Aug. 17 for an overview webinar on the FY 2021 EBPlan. Slides and recording from this webinar, in addition to other resources, are now posted at www.isbe.net/ebfspendingplan (/ebfspendingplan). Queaddressed by posted resources may be directed to ebfspendingplan@isbe.net (mailto:ebfspendingplan@isbe.net).

In accordance with state statute, all entities receiving state EBF dollars are required to complete an annual spending plan, regardless of the amount oreceived. The FY 2021 EBF Spending Plan is due in IWAS by Sept. 30.  The EBF Spending Plan will be integrated into the annual school district budg2023 and published publicly.

FY 2021 FINAL QUICK FACTS AND STUDENT POPULATION ALLOCATION SUMMARY NOW AVAILABLE

ISBE has completed the review of all FY 2021 EBF data and calculated the Quick Facts for all organizational units. View the Quick Facts (/_layoutSourceUrl=/Documents/FY21-EBF-Quick-Facts.xlsx).

As a reminder, there is no additional tier funding for FY 2021. All organizational units and specially funded units will receive their Base Funding Minimto their FY 2020 EBF distribution.

There is no tier funding for FY 2021, so there have been no changes made to the Student Population Allocations from FY 2020. However, for ease of have published a summary of allocations by student population type. View the summary of allocations (/_layouts/Download.aspx?SourceUrl=/DocuStudent-Population-Funding-Allocation-Summary.xlsx). If you require details on the calculation, you can refer to the FY 2020 Student Population FundFull Calculation (/_layouts/Download.aspx?SourceUrl=/Documents/FY2020-Stud-Pop-Fund-Alloc-Full-Calculation.xlsx).

Contact State Funding and Forecasting with any questions at (217) 782-0249.

FAMILY RESOURCES

SHARE WITH ILLINOIS FAMILIES TO HELP THEM CLAIM STIMULUS CHECKS

Help Illinois families claim their stimulus checks by sharing this message from Grace B. Hou, secretary of the Illinois Department of Human Services:

The passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act authorized the creation of stimulus checks for individuals and families under cthresholds. Most Illinoisans are eligible for these stimulus checks, though many did not receive them, leaving millions of dollars unclaimed. Get My Pa(https://getmypaymentil.org/) is available to answer any and all stimulus payment questions. It provides a step-by-step process to follow in order to reccheck. Individuals may qualify regardless if the individual has filed 2018 and 2019 tax returns, has a bank account, or receives Social Security, veteraSecurity Income, or Railroad Retirement benefits. Eligible individuals have until Oct. 15, to complete any necessary paperwork to process their stimulpaperwork is not or cannot be submitted by that date, there is still a process for receiving stimulus checks after filing a 2020 tax return next year.

SHARE WITH ILLINOIS FAMILIES TO HELP THEM APPLY FOR EMERGENCY MORTGAGE AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE

Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) recently announced that applications for rental assistance are now availahave lost a job or income due to the COVID-19 pandemic. IHDA will allocate $150 million via the Emergency Rental Assistance Program to help incomresidents across the state pay their rent during this national emergency. After the application period for rental assistance ends, IHDA will open applicaEmergency Mortgage Assistance, which will provide $150 million to homeowners impacted by COVID-19. Taken together, these programs are the larghousing assistance programs in the nation and will help approximately 40,000 households before the end of 2020.

Help share this information with Illinois families. Find additional details and the application for emergency rental assistance at  era.ihda.org (https://eraadditional details and the application for emergency mortgage assistance at  ema.ihda.org (https://ema.ihda.org/).

FUNDING & DISBURSEMENTS

INDIRECT COST RATES – 2021 APPLICATIONS

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Please be advised that restricted and unrestricted indirect cost rates are now available for FY 2021 grant applications. If your FY 2021 application hasan amendment must be submitted to incorporate indirect costs. If your grant application has not been approved, you may contact your grant consultanapplication or you can submit an amendment to include indirect costs once your application is approved. If you have a pending FY 2020 program amenow available for you to revise the Budget Detail page for indirect costs before you submit to ISBE.

The Indirect Cost Rate Plan requires amounts in function 4000, Payments to Other Districts or Government Units, be removed from the indirect cost rcalculations. View the Indirect Cost Plan (/Documents/indirect_cost_plan.pdf).

If you have any questions about either the indirect rates being used or the calculation of the allowable amount, please contact your individual program

ISBE BOARD MEETINGS

MEETING MATERIALS NOW LOCATED IN BOARDDOCS®

ISBE will be using BoardDocs® for posting ISBE Board meeting materials, including packet information, beginning with this month’s meeting. All Boarmaterials will be available on BoardDocs® via a direct link under each individual meeting date. The agenda will also be posted as a PDF on the Boardwebpage. BoardDocs® is an intuitive, streamlined software that allows for user-friendly viewing of meeting materials and information. Visit the ISBE Bwebpage (/Pages/Illinois-State-Board-of-Education-Calendar.aspx) to view all Board materials.

NUTRITION PROGRAMS

PANDEMIC EBT FOOD BENEFITS DEADLINE EXTENDED TO AUG. 31

Thank you to all School Food Authorities that participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) for your assistance to date with the PandemicTransfer (P-EBT) program (https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=124142)! We are asking for your help once again to reach out to families. TheDepartment of Human Services (DHS) has extended the deadline to Aug. 31 to apply for this one-time special benefit available for March to June 202has can provide an additional $340 per child.

Families whose children received free or reduced-price lunch at school last spring might be eligible for additional funding, which is called P-EBT.  Famreceive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will have these funds automatically loaded onto their Link cards. But families do eligible for SNAP to receive P-EBT. The only requirement is that their child attended a school that participates in the National School Lunch Program areceive free or reduced-price meals. 

Families can apply for P-EBT at https://abe.illinois.gov/abe/access/ (https://abe.illinois.gov/abe/access/). We do ask for schools to be prepared to prinapplications for families without internet access who request paper copies. Here are the links to the English application(https://www.dhs.state.il.us/OneNetLibrary/12/documents/Forms/IL444-5235.pdf) and the Spanish application(https://www.dhs.state.il.us/OneNetLibrary/12/documents/Forms/IL444-5235S.pdf). This program has just been extended through the end of August aadditional $340 per child.

DHS created a flyer (http://www.dhs.state.il.us/OneNetLibrary/27897/documents/Brochures/4980.pdf) to help families with the application process. (http://www.dhs.state.il.us/OneNetLibrary/27897/documents/Brochures/4980S.pdf) is also available. We are asking NSLP sponsors to share this f

families. You can print them and include with grab-n-go meals, include in email communications, and/or post on your websites.

Please contact us at cnp@isbe.net (mailto:cnp@isbe.net) if you have any questions.

SAFE & HEALTHY CLIMATE

LGBTQ INCLUSIVE CURRICULUM

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Governor JB Pritzker signed Public Act 101-0227 in August 2019. This measure is more widely known as the LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum Bill. The cobill is to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer and questioning (LGBTQ) contributions are incorporated into curriculum and historhistory as a state and a nation is riddled with the influences from individuals who are LGBTQ. Often those facts are not fully explored, and thus an inchistory is perpetuated. Ensuring that curriculum includes the contributions of LBGTQ people gives those students who also identify as such an opportthemselves represented in our shared history. Furthermore, it creates a more complete, accurate, and equitable portrayal of society.

The Illinois Inclusive Curriculum Advisory Council (IICAC) has collaborated with ISBE and representatives from Illinois Education Association and IllinTeachers since fall 2019 to develop a variety of tools and curating resources to support educators and school administrators with the implementation oCurriculum Law. See below for a brief overview and links:

Inclusive Curriculum Law Overview (https://www.phimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Inclusive-Curriculum-One-Pager.pdf)Frequently Asked Questions (https://www.phimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Inclusive-Curriculum-FAQs.pdf)Professional Development – The Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago’s Illinois Safe Schools Alliance (Alliance) launched a new profesdevelopment workshop titled Deepening Our History: Implementing the Illinois Inclusive Curriculum Law. Please visit the Illinois Safe Schools we(https://www.ilsafeschools.org/virtual-pd-sessions) for an updated list of free webinar sessions.Lesson Plans - The Legacy Project launched its Education Initiative (https://legacyprojectchicago.org/education-initiative-lpei) in 2013. It is adaptportal to serve as a searchable repository of a variety of lesson plans that will help teachers identify historically significant LGBTQ people who cosignificantly to every subject/field presently studied in Illinois public schools. This resource will be shared broadly, when available.Guidance - The guidance will include frameworks, strategies, tools, and resources needed to implement an inclusive curriculum with confidence.will be published in the near future and a condensed version will be shared in the ISBE Weekly Message next week.

Members of the IICAC include Equality Illinois, the Alliance, and the Legacy Project. Below is an overview of each organization’s work to support the Lcommunity:

Equality Illinois, the state's civil rights organization for LGBTQ people, envisions a fair and unified Illinois where everyone is treated with dignitywhere all people live freely regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. To achieve this vision, the organization advanaffirming policy initiatives, help LGBTQ communities across Illinois build and use power, and work to ensure LGBTQ people are represented at gtables where decisions are made.The mission of The Alliance is to promote the safety, support, and healthy development for LGBTQ+ youth in Illinois schools and communities theducation, youth organizing, and research.The mission of the Legacy Project is to illuminate and affirm the lives of LGBTQ people; to honor their experiences and accomplishments, to cotheir contributions to world history and culture, to educate and inspire the public and young people, and to ensure an inclusive and equitable futu

Questions may be emailed to supportallstudents@isbe.net (mailto:supportallstudents@isbe.net).

SCHOOL BUSINESS SERVICES

REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL TREASURER BONDS

Section 3-8 and Section 8-2 of the School Code (105 ILCS 5/3-8 and 105 ILCS 5/8-2) require regional superintendents of schools to file a yearly affidashowing which treasurers of school districts in their region are properly bonded. This affidavit must be filed before Sept. 1. Copies of the actual schooshould not be filed with ISBE.

Section 8-2 of the School Code (105 ILCS 5/8-2) requires each treasurer of a school district to be properly bonded. The penalty of the bond shall be 2amount of all bonds, notes, mortgages, moneys, and effects of which the treasurer is to have custody at any given time. The bond shall be increased time to time, as the increase or decrease of the amount of notes, bonds, mortgages, moneys, and effects may require. The bond shall be payable to ttrustees of schools over the district or payable to the school board of the district, whichever is applicable. The bond shall be filed with the regional supschools. Again, school districts should not file a copy of their bonds with ISBE.

Section 3-8 of the School Code (105 ILCS 5/3-8) describes the duties of the regional superintendent of schools upon receipt of the treasurer bonds. Tsuperintendent shall carefully examine the bond of any school treasurer after it has been filed. If the bond is found to be in all respects according to lasufficient, the regional superintendent shall endorse his/her approval and file it with the papers of his/her office. If the bond is in any respect defective are insufficient, the bond shall be returned for correction.

In Cook County, the responsibilities and duties of the regional superintendent of schools detailed in Section 3-8 and Section 8-2 of the School Code (1105 ILCS 5/8-2) will be assumed by the respective Intermediate Service Center.

An electronic version of the affidavit and other information (/Pages/School-Treasurer-Bonds.aspx) are available online. Please contact Michelle HeninBusiness Services Division, at (217) 785-8779 or mheninge@isbe.net (mailto:mheninge@isbe.net) with any follow-up questions.

TITLE IX

ISBE ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF TITLE IX COMPLIANCE SURVEY

ISBE is conducting a statewide survey to collect contact information of individuals responsible for ensuring Title IX compliance within each district. Rewill assist ISBE with developing a directory of Title IX officials and to determine what professional learning opportunities, guidance, and technical assismade available related to Title IX compliance. ISBE requests that each district’s Title IX official complete the Illinois K-12 Title IX Survey(https://forms.microsoft.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=hv5kA8ZJ9Eq1LDNameV30eqY-A6NxhZJuSRgEQHP0eZUQTg4S0gyODZCUFlCV0I3SzFWSTRUNkk4Qi4u) no later than Sept. 4.

TRANSPORTATION

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RULE - SCHOOL BUSES

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Bureau of Investigation and Compliance has adopted emergency rules for school buses operated in the COVID-19 pandemic.  These rules have been implemented to assist school bus operators in reducing the spread of COVIE-19 while maintaining cstate and federal standards. The COVID-19-related rules have been adopted for school buses and multifunction school activity buses to install signagpertaining to COVID-19, hand sanitizer dispensers, and a barrier directly behind the driver. Bus operators are not required to install COVID-19-relatedlettering, hand sanitizer dispensers, or a driver barrier on their buses; however, if these items are installed, they must adhere to the rules.

Further details regarding the IDOT rules can be accessed at  https://www.isbe.net/Documents/IDOT-letter-school-bus-op.pdf (/Documents/IDOT-leop.pdf).

IN BRIEF

DISTRICT OPPORTUNITIES

ParenTeach invites high schools to participate in the statewide Parenting Education Pilot in response to HB 4442. The pilot pays for teacher trainaccess to online materials, and all data analysis. The 10-lesson unit is locally adoptable and ready to launch. Teachers receive a $500 stipend. Vadditional information (/Documents/ISBE-20-21-Recruitment-flyer.pdf).

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Ed Leaders Network is offering the following courses:

Measuring Student Growth (On-demand course - 3 PD Hrs.) by Dr. Diana Zaleski, Illinois Education Association. The purpose of measuring stugrowth is to immediately inform the instructional process in order to increase student learning and close achievement gaps. This course helps edunderstand the process of using formative assessment to measure student growth and close achievement gaps. Log into your Ed Leaders Netw

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Opioid Curriculum for Elementary Educators (On-demand course) - Opioid abuse and deaths among youth have skyrocketed. States and scincluding drug prevention awareness within the K-12 curriculum. Contained within this course are sample district plans/strategies, educator trainiK-3 elementary curriculum that address the current opioid crisis. Log into your Ed Leaders Network account to join (https://edleadersnetwork.org

FEATURED CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Learn more and apply for the below career opportunities at ISBE!Director of Data Strategies & Analytics (/Lists/ISBECareers/CareerDisplayForm.aspx?ID=442)CTE Specialist and Methods of Administration for Civil Rights (/Lists/ISBECareers/CareerDisplayForm.aspx?ID=443)

View all open positions at ISBE (/Pages/Careers-at-ISBE.aspx).