Presentation to ISBE Staff

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Presentation to ISBE Staff

• by
• State Superintendent
• Ernest R. Wish
• January 7, 2002

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ISBE Mission

• The Illinois State Board of Education
• will provide leadership, advocacy and support
  for the work of school districts, policymakers
  and citizens in making Illinois education Second
  to None.

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Guidelines

• Streamline the organization
• removing unnecessary reporting layers
• and reducing management.

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Guidelines

• Establish an experienced and committed
• core management team to report
• directly to the Superintendent.

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Guidelines

• Combine small divisions
• and unite similar functions
• equalize span-of-control.

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Guidelines

• Strengthen
• accountability.

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Guidelines

• Consolidate financial
• and data management.

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Guidelines

• Focus on priorities
• and critical functions.

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Three Phase Plan

• Phase I Today
• Establish core management team and general
  organizational framework convey direction and
  expectations.
• Phase II End of January
• Organize work of existing divisions and staff
  within new framework.
• Phase III Spring
• Incorporate findings of Hewitt and Deloitte
  Touche studies to improve processes and fine-tune
  organizational structures.

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State Board of Education
State Superintendent
Board Services
Administrative Assistant
Director, Teaching Learning
Director, Planning Performance
Director, Human Resources
Director, Information Technology
Director, Public Information
General Counsel
Director, Operations
Manager, Agency Administration
Manager, School Funding Finance
Manager, Standards Aligned Classrooms
Manager, Student School Progress
Manager, Specialized Support
Manager, Teaching Leadership
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Core Team
Director, Teaching Learning Chris
Koch Director, Operations David Wood Director,
Public Information Wade Nelson Director,
Information Technology Lugene Finley General
Counsel Respicio Vazquez Director, Human
Resources Vivian Najim Director, Planning
Performance Lynne Haeffele Curry
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Managers

• Manager, Agency Administration
• Christine Schmitt
• Manager, School Funding Finance
• Gary Ey
• Manager, Standards Aligned Classrooms
• Richard Miguel
• Manager, Teaching Leadership
• Frank Llano
• Manager, Specialized Support
• Vacant, external search (sabbatical-style
  placement)
• Manager, Student School Progress
• Gail Lieberman

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ISBE Mission

• The Illinois State Board of Education
• will provide leadership, advocacy and support
  for the work of school districts, policymakers
  and citizens in making Illinois education Second
  to None.