Twenty-one high school students from across Illinois will meet for the first time as members of the Illinois State Board of Education’s 2019-20 Student Advisory Council. The council includes 11 new and 10 returning members from across the state. The council will provide the State Board with diverse student perspectives on education issues in Illinois as the Board formulates policy throughout the year.  The council will research and present to the State Board on topics affecting students’ success in Illinois. The council will continue to develop the Student Voices microsite at www.isbe.net/studentvoices. The Student Advisory Council last year provided input on topics such as equity, mental health, competency-based education, college and career readiness, special education, and technology in the classroom. View the group’s final presentation at https://sites.google.com/view/isbesac2018-19finalpresentatio/home.  ISBE will make applications for the 2020-21 council available in the spring of 2020.