NEWS
For Immediate Release
November. 2, 2009
Illinois State Board of Education announces FY 2011 Budget Hearing in Wheeling
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced today that its Finance and Audit Committee will host a meeting on the FY 2011 Budget at 6 p.m. Thursday, November 5, 2009 at Community Consolidated School District 21 in Wheeling. The hearing is the seventh of eight ISBE hearings around the state this fall. The public is invited to attend and those wishing to participate in these hearings may sign in upon arrival at each location and follow the following procedures:
- Please provide 15 copies of written testimony.
- Please provide cost estimates (including a detailed budget) for programs being discussed.
- Please address how proposed programs relate to the Board’s Strategic Plan Goals.
The Finance and Audit Committee FY 2011 Budget Hearings will be accessible to persons with disabilities. Persons planning to attend who need special accommodations should contact the Board office no later than the day before the meeting they wish to attend. Contact the Superintendent's office at the State Board of Education, Phone: 217-782-2221; TTY/TDD: 217-782-1900; Fax: 217-785-3972.
- Thursday, November 5, 2009 – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. – Wheeling
Community Consolidated School District 21
Board Room
999 W. Dundee Road, Wheeling (Enter from East side of building only)
In addition to the hearing in Wheeling, the ISBE Finance and Audit Committee already hosted a hearing in Champaign, Mt. Vernon, DeKalb, Peoria, Chicago and Springfield and will host a final hearing:
- Wednesday, December 9, 2009 – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. – Mundelein
Mundelein School District 75
Lincoln School Multipurpose Room
200 West Maple, Mundelein
