Videos

• CACI Awareness Video

 Homeschooling

• ROE #3 Homeschool Electronic Packet

State Mandates

• Employer Cost & Participation Information (Illinois Public Act 101- 504)
• Illinois Instructional Mandates ~ 2023-2024 School Year (PDF)

FERPA, COPPA, SOPPA

• SOPPA for Teachers (Presentation) 

Compliance

• School District Annual Reporting Monitor (District Checklist)
• Compliance ~ Monitoring Visit Schedule 2023-24-25
• ISBE Public School Evaluation Instrument (Compliance Probe) and Procedures
• ISBE Health/Life Safety Home Page
• AED Maintenance Checklist
• Homeless Education and Students
• School Registration and Enrollment Guidance
• Illinois School Code
• Enhanced Physical Education in Illinois (ISBE)
• ISBE Instructional Day Memorandum (2018-11-09)

McKinney-Vento Program

• County Resource Directory For Regional Offices of Education #3 and #40 (PDF ~ 44 pages)

School Facility Sales Tax

• View Monthly Reports By County (School Facility Occupation Tax Distributions)

Cybersecurity

• The K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center Resources
• Protecting Student Privacy
• Common Sense Education | Digital Citizenship Curriculum
• Internet Safety Resources for Educators - Be Internet Awesome (Google)

Educational Technology

• Laws Affecting Technology in Illinois School Districts (Legal Reference Guide)
• DOE Office of Educational Technology: Teacher Digital Learning Guide
• DOE Office of Educational Technology: Parent and Family Digital Learning Guide
• DOE Office of Educational Technology: School Leader Digital Learning Guide
• LTC 2023-2024 Legal Reference Guide (PDF)
• LTC 2023-2024 Legal Reference Guide (Searchable)

Illinois School Code / Rules Currently In Effect

• (105 ILCS 5/) School Code
• Rules Currently In Effect (Found in Title 23 of the Illinois Administrative Code)

Links to other sites and services:

• v.dg ~ The ethical URL shortener
• Illinois Job Bank
• ISBE School Calendars
• Various and Sundry Calculators
• PARCC Assessment Blueprints
• ISBE PARCC Place
• Effingham County Retired Teachers Association (ECRTA)
• Witeboard ~ Realtime Collaboration With Your Team
• Polljunkie ~ Create Simple Polls Quickly And Easily. No Registration Required.
• Sejda: Sejda Helps With Your PDF Tasks (Sejda is a big supporter of education)
• Electromagnetic Fields and Cancer
• EDGE First Responder Sandbox (FRS) v2.0