Register for The ISBE School Wellness Conference – Feb. 24-25



Illinois State Board of Education Superintendent’s Newsletter SummaryJanuary 14, 2020K-5 NGSS Leadership – Jan. 29-30, Feb. 4, Feb. 19Revitalize science teaching in your school. Illinois Math and Science Academy is hosting a free two-day workshop for K-5 teachers, teacher leaders, and administrators focused on developing lessons aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards for classroom, school, or district. Workshops will be in Springfield Jan. 29-30, Matteson Feb. 4, and Marion Feb. 19-20.?Register and see full details about this workshop.Register for The ISBE School Wellness Conference – Feb. 24-25Registration is under way for the Illinois State Board of Education School Wellness Conference. The conference includes two pre-conference session options on?Feb. 24?and a full-day conference on?Feb. 25?in Bloomington. The free training opportunity is presented by ISBE’s Wellness and Nutrition departments.School nutrition professionals, physical education teachers, school nurses, school social workers, and others dedicated to the well-being of Illinois schoolchildren are encouraged to attend this free statewide conference opportunity.The conference will feature three session tracks: Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Social Emotional Health. Attendees can receive up to five Continuing Education Units on the Feb. 25 conference day with additional hours available at the Feb. 24 pre-conference.The tentative agenda, registration, and other conference details are available on?ISBE’s School Wellness Conference webpage.The Double Tree by Hilton Hotel Bloomington (10 Brickyard Drive, Bloomington, IL 61701) is the host hotel for the conference. Reservations can be made through the?hotel website?or by calling (309) 664-6446. Conference rates are available for Monday, Feb. 24, under group code “IBE.” Rooms are limited, and reservations must be made by Feb. 3 in order to receive the conference rate. Attendees are responsible for all room reservations and cancellations.Time Out and Physical Restraint Guidance and FAQ document now availableISBE has developed?Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions: Emergency Regulations for the Use of Time Out and Physical Restraint. We wish to thank the Special Education Committee of the Illinois Council of School Attorneys (ICSA) for its collaboration in the creation of this guidance document. The responses to the FAQs represent the consensus reached between ISBE and the ICSA Special Education Committee. This guidance is published for informational purposes only. Potential questions may arise that are not addressed in this guidance document. Questions may be submitted to Barbara Moore, director of Special Education, at?bmoore@, or you may consult your school attorney. We thank you for your patience while this guidance was being produced and hope you find it useful in your implementation of the emergency regulations.This is also a reminder that all school districts, special education cooperatives, and nonpublic special education facilities are required to submit documentation to ISBE on all instances of physical restraint or time out used during the current school year (2019-20) within 48 hours as recorded on the?ISBE form?and were required to submit all forms from the past two school years (2018-19 and 2017-18) to?restrainttimeout@?by Dec. 20, 2019. Thank you to all educational entities that submitted their forms by the deadline. If you have not submitted your forms, please do so immediately. If you do not have any past incidents to report, please send an email to?restrainttimeout@?and indicate zero incidents to report. ................
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