Superintendent's Archived Messages
2008
 August 18, 2008 -- AYP Appeals Process, IAA Score Reports to be Mailed; Annual Superintendents’ Conference Registration Open; Thomas Lay Burroughs Award Nominations; Recognizing Achievement; Registration Guidance: Residency, Immigrant Pupils, Homeless Pupils and School Fees & Waivers; 2006-2007 District Special Education Profiles Available for District Review; Technology Integration Plan; Reprocessed Commodity Taste Tests; School Year 2008-2009 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs; UPDATE: Disclosure of a Student’s Free and Reduced-Price Eligibility; Free Allergy Program Resources; Additional Requirements for School Bus Drivers Approaching RR Crossings; Interrupted School Days/Heat; 47th Annual U.S. Senate Youth Program; Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest; NABSE Seeks Best Practices.
August 12, 2008 -- Thomas Lay Burroughs Award Nominations; Recognizing Achievement; NABSE Seeks Best Practices; Notice of Effectiveness of Rulemaking; Nonresident Tuition Guidance; 2006-2007 District Special Education Profiles Available for District Review; Nominate a Champion; 47th Annual U.S. Senate Youth Program; NABSE Seeks Best Practices; Technology Integration Plan; School Year 2008-2009 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs; UPDATE: Disclosure of a Student’s Free and Reduced-Price Eligibility; Free Allergy Program Resources; Go for the Bronze, Silver or Gold HealthierUS School Challenge; Additional Requirements for School Bus Drivers Approaching RR Crossings; Interrupted School Days/Heat; FY 2009 General State Aid.
August 7, 2008 -- Amistad Summer Weekend Conference; Notice of Effectiveness of Rulemaking; Nonresident Tuition Guidance; Healthy Smiles – Healthy Growth Assessment; Nominate a Champion; Survey for Safe and Drug Free Schools due August 15; Illinois WWII Veterans’ Memorial Board Classroom Project; Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program Grant; Take Action to Prevent an Allergic Reaction; Online Child Nutrition Courses Available Soon; 2007-2008 Outlook Newsletter Index Posted; FY 2009 General State Aid; 16th Annual First Freedom Student Competition.
July 30, 2008 -- Health Examinations – Update; Healthy Smiles – Healthy Growth Assessment; Illinois WWII Veterans’ Memorial Board Classroom Project; Comprehensive Intervention Model Institute held August 11-15; Early Childhood Special Education Transition Data collection update; Online Child Nutrition Courses available soon; 2007-2008 Outlook Newsletter Index Posted; Program Accounting Manual Changes and FY 2009 grants; August 1 deadline for amendments to FY 2008 state and federal grants ends August 31; Information Sought for CDC Review of School Policies on E-Bullying.
July 23, 2008 -- Health Examinations – Update; Criminal background checks web guide available; Invitation to comment on rules: Part 35 (Mentoring Program for New Principals), Amendments to Part 1; Notice of completed rulemaking: Part 252 (Driver Education), CATCH Master’s Training Academy scheduled in DeKalb; School health fair planning tips; National food safety education month tackles food allergens; Program Accounting Manual Changes and FY 2009 grants; August 1 deadline for amendments to FY 2008 state and federal grants ends August 31; Information Sought for CDC Review of School Policies on E-Bullying.
July 16, 2008 -- Invitation to comment on rules: Part 35 (Mentoring Program for New Principals); Notice of Effectiveness of Rules: Amendments to Part 1 (Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision); Notice of completed: Part 252 (Driver Education); Comprehensive Intervention Model Institute held August 11-15; Illinois Carol M. White Physical Education Program grant award winners; State Board of Elections offers 2008 mock election course; Schools receive more than $250,000 under federal fresh fruit and vegetable program; School health fair planning tips; National food safety education month tackles food allergens; School-Based Child Nutrition Programs offer basic training; Program Accounting Manual Changes and FY 2009 grants; FY 2008 Transition Assistance; August 1 deadline for amendments to FY 2008 state and federal grants ends August 31.
July 9, 2008 -- Special Education Directors’ Conference; State Board of Elections offers 2008 mock election course; Reading Recovery RFP; School-Based Child Nutrition Programs offer basic training; Free MyPyramid for Kids poster available; Healthier School Challenge update; FY 2008 Transition Assistance; August 1 deadline for FY 2008 state and federal grant amendments ends August 31; Electronic Grants Management System – new ‘print all’ enhancement; Migrant Education Program application.
July 2, 2008 -- Notice of Effectiveness of Rulemaking: Part 60 (The “Grow Your Own” Teacher Education Initiative), Part 575 (School Technology Program); Special Education Directors’ Conference; Reading Recovery RFP; Free MyPyramid for Kids poster available; Healthier School Challenge update; Choice and SES workshops; Electronic Grants Management System – new ‘print all’ enhancement; Migrant Education Program application.
June 24, 2008 -- Notice of Effectiveness of Rulemaking: Part 60 (The “Grow Your Own” Teacher Education Initiative) and Part 575 (School Technology Program); SEA determination; Reading Recovery RFP; EETT Competitive Grant Winners Announced; Join Action for Healthy Kids Today; FY 2009 School Improvement Grant; Choice and SES workshops; Illinois Textbook Relocation program; PE Exemption Report update; Education Certification System available.
June 17, 2008 -- Healthy Smiles – Healthy Growth Assessment; 2008 ISAT and IAA scores posted in IWAS SIS; AYP status reports for elementary and middle schools are now available in IWAS; SEA determination; June is National Internet Safety month; FY 2009 School Improvement Grant; Choice and SES workshops; Title I private school consultation; Illinois Textbook Relocation program; PE Exemption Report update; Education Certification System available; School Safety Conference; Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week.
June 11, 2008 -- Healthy Smiles – Healthy Growth Assessment; Health Examinations – Update; Vision Examinations – Update; 2008 ISAT and IAA scores posted in IWAS SIS; AYP status reports for elementary and middle schools are now available in IWAS; New report identifies effective sex education programs; ISBE receives award for Scaling up Response to Intervention; Legislative update; ROE ELL Professional Development Initiative grant; Title I private school consultation; Driver education changes effective July 1; Head Start – meals; Emergency Care for Choking poster; Education Certification System available; School Safety Conference.
June 4, 2008 -- Health Examinations – Update; Vision Examinations – Update; 2008 ISAT and IAA Scores Posted in IWAS SIS; AYP status reports for elementary and middles schools are now available in IWAS; ISBE Receives Award for Scaling up Response to Intervention; Anna Plan Workshop; Continuing Grant Applications Now Available; Legislative Update; ROE ELL Professional Development Initiative Grant; Title I Private School Consultation; LEA Determinations; Special Education Directors’ Conference 2008; Driver Education Changes Effective July 1; Driver Education Instruction Permit Update; PE Exemptions Report; Schools Compete in Move & Crunch Challenge; Head Start – meals; Emergency Care for Choking Poster; Food Distribution Program School Year 2009 Commodity Purchasing Update; Education Certification System Available; Poetry Out Loud Looks for Participating Schools.
May 29, 2008 -- Health & Vision Examination Updates; Reading Improvement Block Grant available on IWAS; Window of Opportunity Closing for Districts Needing 2008 Technology Plan Approvals; Anna Plan Workshop; Continuing Grant Applications Now Available; 2008 Bilingual Education Program Delivery Report (PDR) System Available on IWAS; LEA Determinations; Special Education Directors’ Conference 2008; Attendance for Graduating Seniors; 2007-08 General State Aid Claim Deadlines; Driver Education Instruction Permit Update; PE Exemptions Report; Summer Food Order Deadline; Food Distribution Program School Year 2009 Commodity Purchasing Update; Disclosure of Students Eligible for Free and Reduced-Price Lunches; Toshiba America Foundation accepting Science and Math Education Project proposal; Samsung's Hope for Education Technology Program invites essay entries; Teen CERT Train-the-Trainer Program Offered; BP Awards $750,000 in Grants and Scholarships to Chicagoland Teachers; Poetry Out Loud Looks for Participating Schools; 2008-2009 Student Advisory Council now accepting applications – deadline extended; IDOL halts operation of Yo-Yo amusement rides across state.
May 20, 2008 -- Health & Vision Examination Updates; Window of Opportunity Closing for Districts Needing 2008 Technology Plan Approvals; Anna Plan Workshop; School Employee Wellness: A Guide for Protecting the Assets of Our Nation's Schools; Continuing Grant Applications Now Available; Illinois Advanced Placement Fee Reduction Program Update; FY 2009 NCLB Consolidated Application; 2008 Bilingual Education Program Delivery Report (PDR) System Available on IWAS; 2007-2008 Dental Data Collection; Special Education Directors’ Conference 2008; Attendance for Graduating Seniors; 2007-08 General State Aid Claim Deadlines; FY 2009 Employer Contributions to TRS – Federal Grants; Checkpoints for Submitting/Approving Final 2007-08 and Proposed 2008-09 Public School Calendars; Deadline for commenting on proposed rules – Part 375 – June 23; Disclosure of Students Eligible for Free and Reduced-Price Lunches; Illinois School Wellness From A to Z Conference; Toshiba America Foundation accepting Science and Math Education Project proposals; Samsung's Hope for Education Technology Program invites essay entries; Information sessions offer free electronic transcript exchange tool; Teen CERT Train-the-Trainer Program Offered; Free NIH teaching tools help educators meet state science standards; Illinois State Museum Seeks K-12 Teacher Input for New Project; 2008-2009 Student Advisory Council now accepting applications – deadline extended.
May 13, 2008 -- Health & Vision Examination Updates; School Employee Wellness: A Guide for Protecting the Assets of Our Nation's Schools; Continuing Grant Applications Now Available; Continuing Grant Applications Now Available; FY09 Consolidated Application to Serve ELLs: Immigrant Student Counts and Program Funding; State Superintendent seeks individuals to serve on NCLB Committee of Practitioners; FY 2009 NCLB Consolidated Application; Grants and Programs; 2007-2008 Illinois Teacher Salary Study Released; 2008 Bilingual Education Program Delivery Report (PDR) System Available on IWAS; 2007-2008 Dental Data Collection; Special Education Directors’ Conference 2008; FY 2009 Employer Contributions to TRS – Federal Grants; Checkpoints for Submitting/Approving Final 2007-08 and Proposed 2008-09 Public School Calendars; Recruiting Chinese teachers; Reminder – Opportunity to Comment; Invitation to Comment on Rules - Part 100 (Requirements for Accounting, Budgeting, Financial Reporting, and Auditing); Notice of Completed Rulemaking - Part 151 (School Construction Program), Part 375 (Student Records); Deadline for commenting on proposed rules – Part 375 – June 23; Changes to the Nonpublic School Application; Those Who Excel Nomination Forms due May 16; Latino Art Beat art contest; 2008-2009 Student Advisory Council now accepting applications – deadline extended; Illinois State Museum Seeks K-12 Teacher Input for New Project; Gov. Blagojevich congratulates Illinois student qualifiers for National History Day competition; Lt. Gov. Quinn reminds schools to honor 2008 grads who enter military service.
May
6, 2008 -- FY09 Reading Improvement Block Grant Applications; Illinois Mathematics and Science Partnerships (IMSP) showcased at the State Capitol; FY09 Consolidated Application to Serve ELLs: Immigrant Student Counts and Program Funding; State Superintendent seeks individuals to serve on NCLB Committee of Practitioners; 2007-2008 Illinois Teacher Salary Study Released; Reporting ELL (English Language Learner) Individual Student Data on SIS; FY2009 School District/Joint Agreement Budget Forms now available; FY 2008 State and Federal grant amendments and project extension requests; School Safety and Educational Improvement Block Grant; DoD Unused Funds; Use up your commodities; Recruiting Chinese teachers; National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) – New “Spring Window” is open until June 30, 2008; Invitation to Comment on Rules: Part 100 (Requirements for Accounting, Budgeting, Financial Reporting, and Auditing), Part 151 (School Construction Program), Part 375 (Student Records); Changes to the Nonpublic School Application; Grant Announcement: Illinois Innovation Talent Pilot Project; Free Web Seminar: Financing Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Schools; Latino Art Beat art contest; 2008-2009 Student Advisory Council now accepting applications – deadline extended; Students honored at Governor’s Green Youth Awards for Excellence ceremony; Operation Teen Safe Driving Program Winners Announced. April 28, 2008 -- Important Notice: Return of PSAE testing materials; FY09 Reading Improvement Block Grant Applications; Reporting ELL (English Language Learner) Individual Student Data on SIS; FY2009 School District/Joint Agreement Budget Forms now available; ISBE Internet Site; FY 2008 State and Federal grant amendments and project extension requests; School Safety and Educational Improvement Block Grant; 2007-2008 Final Public School Calendars; School Bus Driver Permit and Annual Refresher Course Requirements; Westland Beef Recall – Last Chance for Claim Submission; DoD Unused Fund; Use up your commodities; National Child Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week – May 5 – 9, 2008; HealthierUS School Challenge: Recognizing Nutrition Excellence in Schools; National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) – New “Spring Window” is open until June 30, 2008; Attention NBCTs; FY09 Regional Safe Schools Program Application Available; Grant Announcement: Illinois Innovation Talent Pilot Project; Criminal History Record Check Symposium; CCSSO Announces New Educator Resource.
April 21, 2008 -- IMPORTANT NOTICE: RETURN OF PSAE TESTING MATERIALS; School Safety and Educational Improvement Block Grant; Grant Announcement: Illinois Innovation Talent Pilot Project; The 2008 National Refugee and Immigrant Conference will be held in Chicago on September 25-26, 2008; State Superintendent seeks individuals to serve on the Illinois Advisory Council on Bilingual Education; FY09 Consolidated Application Update; ISBE Internet Site; FY09 Regional Safe Schools Program Application Available; Request for Proposals (RFP) for Advanced Placement Classes – College Success for All Students Program; 2007-2008 Dental Data Collection; 2007-2008 Final Public School Calendars; Segregation of Driver Education Fees and Revenue; Segregation of Driver Education Fees and Revenue; School Bus Driver Permit and Annual Refresher Course Requirements; Illinois School Wellness – From A to Z Conference; AG Mag and the Illinois Learning Standards; Summer Mandate Exemption; Wellness Policy Reminder; National Child Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week; HealthierUS School Challenge: Recognizing Nutrition Excellence in Schools; Online Course for Improving Education Data; Criminal History Record Check Symposium; CCSSO Announces New Educator Resource; Illinois Teacher Receives 2008 ProStart Educator Excellence Award.
April 14, 2008 -- The 2008 National Refugee and Immigrant Conference will be held in Chicago on September 25-26, 2008;
State Superintendent seeks individuals to serve on the Illinois Advisory Council on Bilingual Education; Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) Grants to Local Educational Agencies; FY09 Consolidated Application Update;
FY09 Regional Safe Schools Program Application Available;
Request for Proposals (RFP) for Advanced Placement Classes – College Success for All Students Program; 2007-2008 Dental Data Collection;
Segregation of Driver Education Fees and Revenue;
Illinois School Wellness – From A to Z Conference;
AG Mag and the Illinois Learning Standards; Summer Mandate Exemption;
Wellness Policy Reminder;
Online Course for Improving Education Data.
April 8, 2008 -- Training for the Illinois Response to Intervention (RtI) District Self-Assessment Template to be held Friday, April 11, 2008; FY09 Regional Safe Schools Program Application Available; Request for Proposals (RFP) for Advanced Placement Classes – College Success for All Students Program; 2009 Enhancing Education through Technology (EETT) grant; 2007-2008 Dental Data Collection; Title I Status Survey on IWAS; FY09 Consolidated Application Update; Segregation of Driver Education Fees and Revenue; General State Aid – Frequently Asked Questions; ESTIMATED FY 09 Special Education “Extraordinary” Distribution; Invitation to Comment on Rules: Part 25 (certification), Part 180 (Health/Life Safety Code for Public Schools), Part 235 (Early Childhood Block Grant), Part 305 (School Food Service), Part 401 (Special Education Facilities Under Section 14-7.02 of the School Code); Notice of Effectiveness of Rules: Emergency Amendments to Part 401 (Special Education Facilities Under Section 14-7.02 of the School Code), Part 51 (Dismissal of Tenured Teachers Under Article 24 and Dismissal of Tenured Teachers and Principals Under Article 34 of the School Code), Part 226 (Special Education), Part 350 (Secular Textbook Loan); Alternative Route to an Administrative Certificate for National Board Certified Teachers; Food Safety; Westland Meat recall; Are you considering starting a School Breakfast Program at your school?; Summer Food Service Program – submitting applications; Online Course for Improving Education Data.
April 2, 2008 --Training Announced for Illinois Response to Intervention (RtI) District Self-Assessment Template; PSAE Testing Information; FY09 Consolidated Application Update; Title I Status Survey on IWAS; Invitation to Comment on Rules: Part 25, (Certification); Part 180 (Health/Life Safety Code for Public Schools); Part 235 (Early Childhood Block Grant); Part 305 (School Food Service); Part 401 (Special Education Facilities Under Section 14-7.02 of the School Code); Notice of Effectiveness of Rules: Emergency Amendments to Part 401 (Special Education Facilities Under Section 14-7.02 of the School Code); Part 51 (Dismissal of Tenured Teachers Under Article 24 and Dismissal of Tenured Teachers and Principals Under Article 34 of the School Code); Part 226 (Special Education); Part 350 (Secular Textbook Loan); 2009 Enhancing Education through Technology (EETT) grant; General State Aid – Frequently Asked Questions; ESTIMATED FY 09 Special Education “Extraordinary” Distribution; Have You Checked The New Census Estimates Affecting Your FY09 Funding?; Alternative Route to an Administrative Certificate for National Board Certified Teachers; Food Safety; Westland Meat recall; Are you considering starting a School Breakfast Program at your school?; Summer Food Service Program – submitting applications; Training for FY 09 NCLB Application (Title I, II, IV and V grants); Understanding and Selecting Evidence-based Programs for Your 2008-2009 – Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Application; 21st Century Community Learning Centers Spring Workshop Planned; FY 09 Prevention Initiative Birth to Age 3 Years RFP Released; Prevention Initiative Pre-Bidders’ Conference; Additional Resources for Preschool for All RFP Available; Third Annual High School Challenge Conference; Slogan contest for 2008 Illinois State Fair.
March
24, 2008 -- PSAE Testing Information; PSAE Modifications;
ISAT Assessment Correction Window for Demographic Data is
now
open; Illinois
Response to Intervention (RtI) District Self-Assessment Template;
Notice of Emergency Rulemaking: Part 401 (Special Education
Facilities Under Section 14-7.02 of the School Code); Notice
of Completed Rulemaking: Part 675 (Providers of Supplemental
Educational Services); Proposed Rules Regulating Food Sales
in Elementary and Middle School — Comment Period; Illinois
School Wellness – From A to Z Conference; Training
for FY 09 NCLB Application (Title I, II IV and V grants);
Understanding and Selecting Evidence-based Programs for Your
2008-2009 – Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities
Application; 21st Century Community Learning Centers Spring
Workshop Planned; Have You Checked The New Census Estimates
Affecting Your FY09 Funding?; Reminder: District Policies
Required for New Transportation Laws Effective January 1,
2008; FY 09 Prevention Initiative Birth to Age 3 Years RFP
Released; Prevention Initiative Pre-Bidders’ Conference;
Additional Resources for Preschool for All RFP Available;
Teacher Service Record; State Board seeks public comment
on FFY 2008 IDEA Part B Application; Third Annual High School
Challenge Conference; Kids Count Symposium – Building
Better Lives for Generations of Illinois Children; Slogan
contest for 2008 Illinois State Fair; 2008-2009 Student Advisory
Council now accepting applications; CDC Student Poster Contest – Fight
the Bite.
March
18, 2008 -- Illinois
Response to Intervention (RtI) District Self-Assessment Template;
RFP for Reading Intervention Professional Development
to Support Response to Intervention (RtI); FY 09 Prevention
Initiative Birth to Age 3 Years RFP Released; Prevention
Initiative Pre-Bidders’ Conference; Additional Resources
for Preschool for All RFP Available; PSAE Modifications;
ISAT Assessment Correction Window for Demographic Data is
now open; 2008 Applications for 1% Cap Exceptions for AYP
Purposes; Teacher Service Record; State Board seeks public
comment on FFY 2008 IDEA Part B Application; 2006 Annual
State Report on Special Education Performance; Special Opportunity
for Elementary and Secondary Mathematics and Science Teachers;
Reminder: District Policies Required for New Transportation
Laws Effective January 1, 2008; Notice of Completed Rulemaking;
21st Century Community Learning Centers Spring Workshop Planned;
Teacher Leader Endorsement Update; Rule Changes – Illinois
Program Accounting for School Districts and Joint Agreements;
Illinois School Wellness – From A to Z Conference;
Westland Meat Company Recall; Print and Save Your April Bulletin
Report; New NET Training Program Provides Recipe for Success;
Important Update: Annual Superintendents’ Conference
Date Change; Educational opportunities at Adler Planetarium & Astronomy
Museum; Kids Count Symposium – Building Better Lives
for Generations of Illinois Children; American Stars of Teaching
Award 2008; ISLMA/LBSS Endowment Fund Grant; 2008-2009 Student
Advisory Council now accepting applications; CDC Student
Poster Contest – Fight the Bite.
March
11, 2008 -- RFP for Reading Intervention Professional
Development to Support Response to Intervention (RtI); Special
Opportunity
for Elementary and Secondary Mathematics and Science Teachers;
Important Update: Annual Superintendents’ Conference
Date Change; 2006 Annual State Report on Special Education
Performance; 2008 Applications for 1% Cap Exceptions for
AYP Purposes; Rule Changes – Illinois Program Accounting
for School Districts and Joint Agreements; Invitation to
Comment on Rules; Notice of Completed Rulemaking; Teacher
Leader Endorsement Update; Master Principal Update; Westland
Meat Company Recall; Print and Save Your April Bulletin Report;
New NET Training Program Provides Recipe for Success; Youth
Gardening Funds Available- Deadline: Varies Per Grant; Even
Start Family Literacy RFP Released; Preschool for All Children
Ages 3 to 5 Years RFP Released; Introduction to the Preschool
for All Children Implementation Manual; Public School Calendar
issues regarding Interrupted, Delayed Start, Emergency and
Act of God days; Release of the Truants’ Alternative
and Optional Education Program (TAOEP) Request for Proposal
(RFP); Local Gifted Education Program data; Illinois Arts
Education Week – March 10 – 16; ‘Pi Day’ – Friday,
March 14; Educational opportunities at Adler Planetarium & Astronomy
Museum; Kids Count Symposium – Building Better Lives
for Generations of Illinois Children; American Stars of Teaching
Award 2008; Outstanding Middle or High School Teacher; ISLMA/LBSS
Endowment Fund Grant; 2008-2009 Student Advisory Council
now accepting applications.
March
3, 2008 -- Severe Weather Preparedness Week; English
Language Learners Guidance Materials; ELL Accommodations:
Word Glossaries
and ISAT Directions; Even Start Family Literacy RFP Released;
Preschool for All Children Ages 3 to 5 Years RFP Released;
Introduction to the Preschool for All Children Implementation
Manual; Public School Calendar issues regarding Interrupted,
Delayed Start, Emergency and Act of God days; Release
of the Truants’ Alternative and Optional Education
Program (TAOEP) Request for Proposal (RFP); Master Principal
Update;
Local Gifted Education Program data; Illinois Textbook
Loan Program; Severe Weather Preparedness Week; Celebrate
Local Government Week 2008 at Your School!; EOL Informational
Meeting; Great Lakes Teen Safe Driving Conference; 19th
Annual School Law Conference; First Midwest Regional
Conference on Autism Spectrum Disorders; Illinois Clean
Energy Community
Foundation Grants.
February
25, 2008 -- English Language Learners Guidance Materials;
ELL Accommodations: Word Glossaries and ISAT Directions;
ACT Online Prep; National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards (NBPTS); Migrant Summer School Programs; Green
Cleaning Schools Act; FY08 Supplemental General State Aid
(SGSA) Plan; Release of the Truants’ Alternative and
Optional Education Program (TAOEP) Request for Proposal (RFP);
USDA Recall information; Summer Food Service Program; Summer
Food Service Program Training Workshops; Illinois Schools
Named 2008 NASPE Star Schools; School District Annual Financial
Report (ISBE Form 50-35) Verification Process; Illinois Textbook
Loan Program; 19th Annual School Law Conference; First Midwest
Regional Conference on Autism Spectrum Disorders; Illinois
School Leadership Task Force – Final Report Is Now
Available; Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation Grants.
February
19, 2008 -- ELL Accommodations: Word Glossaries
and ISAT Directions; ACT Online Prep; National Board
for Professional Teaching
Standards (NBPTS); Migrant Summer School Programs; Green
Cleaning Schools Act; February 5, 2008, School Referenda
Results; FY08 Supplemental General State Aid (SGSA) Plan;
USDA Recall information; Summer Food Service Program; Summer
Food Service Program Training Workshop Schedule; Illinois
Schools Named 2008 NASPE Star Schools; School District
Annual Financial Report (ISBE Form 50-35) Verification
Process;
School Safety and Educational Improvement Block Grant;
Illinois School Leadership Task Force – Final
Report Is Now Available; Improving Literacy through
School Libraries Program
Competition; FY2009 Library Services and Technology Act
(LSTA) grants.
February 11, 2008 --
ACT Online Prep; Invitation to Comment on Rules (Part 60,
Part 575); Notice of Effectiveness of Rulemaking (Part 232);
School District Annual Financial Report (ISBE Form 50-35)
Verification Process; Rule Changes for Illinois Program Accounting
For School Districts & Joint Agreements; Application Policy
for a Three Year Audit Adjustment Spread; Electronic Grants
Management-Budget Summary Enhancement; School Safety and Educational
Improvement Block Grant; Chart of Deadline Dates; Annual Superintendents’ Conference
Dates Announced; 14th annual Institute for School and Public
Librarians (ISPL); The Ongoing Struggle: Balancing
of Students' Education Rights v. Students' Safety; Illinois
Sustainable Schools Compact; Lincoln Library Workshop for
Teachers; Lincoln Library Workshop for Teachers; Improving
Literacy through School Libraries Program Competition; FY2009
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grants; History
Teacher of the Year.
February 5, 2008 -- Chart
of Deadline Dates; Annual Superintendents’ Conference
Dates Announced; Rule Changes for Illinois Program Accounting
For School Districts & Joint Agreements; Health/Life Safety
Processing System; Three Year Audit Adjustment Spread Application
Policy; Three Year Audit Adjustment Spread Application Policy;
Electronic Grants Management-Budget Summary Enhancement; School
Safety and Educational Improvement Block Grant; Celebrate
Nutrition Events this March; Release of the Health Education
Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT);New resource available online
for families; Illinois Perkins State Plan Hearing Process;
14th annual Institute for School and Public Librarians (ISPL);
The Ongoing Struggle: Balancing of Students' Education Rights
v. Students' Safety; Lincoln Library Workshop for Teachers;
Those Who Excel Nomination Forms Available; History Teacher
of the Year; Illinois Arts Council asks for FY09 Arts-In-Education
residency applications; Bridging the Digital Divide Program.
January 29, 2008 --
ISAT ELL Accommodations Workshops; Health/Life Safety Processing
System; Illinois Perkins State Plan Hearing Process; HB 4148
Signed into Law; 2005 Corporate Personal Property Replacement
Tax for FY 2009 GSA Available; New Census Estimates Affecting
FY09 Title I Released for 2005 Income Years; Final FY 2008
Mandated Categorical Prorations; Final Medicaid Rule Impacts
School Transportation; Release of the Health Education Curriculum
Analysis Tool (HECAT); New resource available online for families;
Annual ICE Technology Conference at Pheasant Run Resort February
26 – 29; Those Who Excel Nomination Forms Available;
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Program; 2008 Rain
Garden Initiative Grant; Bridging the Digital Divide Program;
BP’s 2008 A+ for Energy Grant Program Announced.
January 21, 2008 --
HB 4148 Signed into Law; 2005 Corporate Personal Property
Replacement Tax for FY 2009 GSA Available; New Census Estimates
Affecting FY09 Title I Released for 2005 Income Years; Final
FY 2008 Mandated Categorical Prorations; Final Medicaid Rule
Impacts School Transportation; Reorganization Feasibility
Studies; Civil Rights Notice from U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Rights Division; Basic Training Workshops – Administrative
Workshops; Change in Illinois Free Rate; School Wellness Policy
Task Force Report on the Evaluation of School Wellness Policies
Released; $3500 School Breakfast Start Up Grants Available.
Apply Today!; Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Program;
BP’s 2008 A+ for Energy Grant Program Announced; National
Radon Poster Contest – For students ages 9 – 14;
Illinois Students Selected for United States Senate Youth
Program - Students Headed to Washington and to Receive $5000
Scholarship.
January 15, 2008 --
Reorganization Feasibility Studies; Note to Superintendents
about the Illinois New Principal Mentoring Program; Important
Information Regarding Certification and Regionally Accredited
Institutions of Higher Learning; Civil Rights Notice from
U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division; Homeless
Education; Illinois Textbook Loan Program; Basic Training
Workshops – Administrative Workshops; Change in Illinois
Free Rate; Get Ready to Move & Crunch with Elementary
Principals; School Wellness Policy Task Force Report on the
Evaluation of School Wellness Policies Released; Check Your
Diversions to Processors; REMINDER! Verification Summary –
Report due January 31; Quality Counts 2008: Tapping into Teaching:
Unlocking the Key to Student Success; 2008 Illinois Teacher
of the Year Available; IL Zero Waste Schools Grant Program;
Teacher Grant Deadline Extended; 2008 Freida J. Riley Teacher;
National Radon Poster Contest – For students ages 9
– 14; Illinois Students Selected for United States Senate
Youth Program - Students Headed to Washington and to Receive
$5000 Scholarship; Entries now being accepted for ‘Poster,
Poetry and Prose Contest’; Essays about Lincoln contest.
January 10, 2008 --
Illinois Student Achievement Test Accommodations for Students
who are Limited English Proficient (LEP); Second Beginning
Teacher Induction and Mentoring grant proposals due January
23; Note to Superintendents about the Illinois New Principal
Mentoring Program; 2008 ISBE Board Meeting Dates; Homeless
Education; Get Ready to Move & Crunch with Elementary
Principals!; School Wellness Policy Task Force Report on the
Evaluation of School Wellness Policies Released; Check Your
Diversions to Processors; REMINDER! Verification Summary –
Report due January 31; Summer Food Service Reminder; Make
and Keep These New Year’s Resolutions; Meningitis Prevention
Update; Quality Counts 2008: Tapping into Teaching: Unlocking
the Key to Student Success; 2008 Illinois Teacher of
the Year Available; IL Zero Waste Schools Grant Program; Teacher
Grant Deadline Extended; Essays about Lincoln contest.
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