ISBE Update – December 2025
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Date PostedDecember 18, 2025
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CategoryNews
ISBE Seeks Feedback on Accountability System
The Illinois State Board of Education is extending the timeline for public comments on the proposed redesign of the accountability system until January 7, 2026. The proposed redesign aims to tackle three issues: mislabeling schools, measuring performance against predefined standards and criteria, and focusing on guiding schools toward strategies that address the problems.
ISBE’s accountability redesign proposal is available online. Public comments can be submitted using this form. Additional information on the timeline for the redesign is posted on the ISBE website.
North Chicago CUSD 187’s Dora King Recognized with Thomas Lay Burroughs Award
ISBE selected North Chicago CUSD 187’s Board President Dora King as the recipient of this year’s Thomas Lay Burroughs Award for outstanding school board member. The award criteria include:
The Illinois State Board of Education is extending the timeline for public comments on the proposed redesign of the accountability system until January 7, 2026. The proposed redesign aims to tackle three issues: mislabeling schools, measuring performance against predefined standards and criteria, and focusing on guiding schools toward strategies that address the problems.
ISBE’s accountability redesign proposal is available online. Public comments can be submitted using this form. Additional information on the timeline for the redesign is posted on the ISBE website.
North Chicago CUSD 187’s Dora King Recognized with Thomas Lay Burroughs Award
ISBE selected North Chicago CUSD 187’s Board President Dora King as the recipient of this year’s Thomas Lay Burroughs Award for outstanding school board member. The award criteria include:
- Personal leadership in improving student learning, closing achievement gaps, and supporting educational excellence; and/or
- Personal leadership in expanding educational opportunities for underserved students; and/or
- Personal leadership in resolving a crisis or major difficulty with the result of more equitable outcomes for students.
