Division Name:	Regional Office Support	FY97 $11,771,400 FY98 $11,771,400 FY99 $12,360,000 FY00 $12,360,000 FY01 $12,360,000 FY02 $13,360,000 FY03 $11,918,400 FY04 $3,550,000 FY05 $5,770,000 FY06 $5,570,000 FY07 $6,318,000 FY08
Legislative Reference:	Section 2-3.62, 3-14.23 & 18-6 of the School Code & 6-106.1 of the Vehicle Code
Board Goal:	Funding
Program Goal:	Statutory responsibilities and contracted services are delivered by the Regional Offices of Education and the Intermediate Service Centers with quality and effectiveness.

Purpose:	To support the administrative costs of the 45 Regional Offices of Education and four Intermediate Service Centers in Illinois. State law established 45 Regional Offices of Education (ROE's) and three Intermediate Service Centers (ISO's) in Suburban Cook County outside the City of Chicago, and one Chicago Intermediate Service Center. Chicago School District #299 acts as the Chicago Intermediate Service Center. The ROE's/ISC's provide programs and services In the areas of: Administrators' Academy; Computer Technology Education; Directory of Cooperating Consultants; Education of Gifted Children; and Staff Development Services in Fundamental Learning Areas. Each year they develop a Regional Improvement Plan that identifies the scope, content and evaluation of their programs and services.
Population and Service Levels:	The 45 ROE's and four ISC's assist all public schools in their respective areas.
Reimbursement/ Distribution Method	Formula grant to the 45 ROE's and four ISC's. Each submits an application including their regional improvement plan. Chicago District 299 receives 14.9% of the final grant appropriation as part of the Chicago Block Grant.
Performance Measures & Activities	This program is stored for compliance through approval of programmatic and budget amendments, data collection, annual audits, and on-site monitoring activities in selected offices. Beginning in FY01, an annual report describing the use of funds and its impact on teacher in-service and student learning will be compiled and published in December of each year. A continuous improvement process is currently being developed and is scheduled to be in place in FY02.