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State Education Committee to Hold Budget Hearing in Grayslake

Source: Illinois State Board of Education press release

The Illinois State Board of Education’s Finance and Audit Committee will convene for the third fiscal year 2015 budget hearing from 4 to 6 p.m. on Nov. 14 at the College of Lake County auditorium, 19351 W. Washington St. in Grayslake. 

The purpose of the hearing is to gather input on what education needs should be a priority as the board prepares its 2015 fiscal year education budget recommendation for the governor and general assembly.

ISBE’s Finance and Audit Committee will host a total of five public hearings across the state by December and then work toward a board budget recommendation in January.

The general assembly typically approves a state budget, including the allocation for education funding, in the spring, before the fiscal year begins July 1.

In addition to developing the state education budget, the board is also encouraging citizens to share their opinions and ideas regarding the state’s current funding formula as the board works with a senate committee tasked with evaluating the formula and education funding.

The board is assisting the Senate Education Funding Advisory Committee as it
works to study the current method of distributing state funding to school districts. 

Consistent with The National Advisory Council on State and Local Budgeting principles, Illinois requires state agencies to use a ”Budgeting for Results” model to establish spending priorities, meet goals and deliver excellent services and value to taxpayers.

To meet the budgeting for results requirements, budget hearing participants are once again asked to provide the following information when presenting their 2015 budget requests to the ISBE Finance and Audit Committee: 

  • Outcomes: What outcomes will the funding allotment achieve? 
  • Measures: What are the measurable results of these outcomes?
  • Value: What is the value of the outcomes?
  • Historicals: What outcomes have been achieved in the past? 
  • Moving forward: How does your organization plan to improve the value of services it provides using funding and other resources? 

Details on Budget Hearing 

What: The Illinois State Board of Education’s Finance and Audit Committee FY 2015 budget hearing.

When:
 4 to 6 p.m.

Where:
 College of Lake County, Auditorium, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake, IL 60030 Two more public budget hearings are scheduled for the following dates and locations:·       
  • Wednesday, Nov. 20 – 4 to 6 p.m. – Macomb  – Macomb High School Library, 1525 S. Johnson St., Macomb, IL 61455 ·         
  • Friday, Nov. 22 – 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Chicago – Thompson Center, Conference Room 16-503, 100 W. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601 

Those who are unable to attend one of the five public hearings are encouraged to email any guidance or feedback to ISBE at isbefy15@isbe.net.


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