Illinois Association of School Boards

Robert Cole, IASBs first full-time director, and a founder of NSBA, had been captain of the United States baseball team that visited Japan in 1920, and captain of a football team for legendary University of Chicago football coach Amos Alonzo Stagg.

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		2013 JOINT ANNUAL CONFERENCE Information about this year's Joint Annual Conference - including general sessions, centennial celebration highlights, awards, delegate assembly, and other highlights - are now available online. OVERVIEW \| CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION \| PHOTO BOOTH DELEGATE ASSEMBLY \|CONFERENCE SURVEY \| PANEL HANDOUTS GENERAL SESSION ONE \| GENERAL SESSION TWO \| GENERAL SESSION THREE CPDU/PDLT CREDITS \| EEE AWARDS \| BURROUGHS AWARD HOLLY JACK AWARD \| SUPERINTENDENT AWARD \| EVERETT AWARD CENTENNIAL RAFFLE \| ONLINE LEARNING RAFFLE \| BINGO WINNERS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS \| CONFERENCE ARCHIVES

		CENTENNIAL COMMEMORATIVE GIFTS ON SALE While they last, gift items commemorating the 1913-2013 IASB Centennial have been put on sale. Gift items that were available at the conference bookstore are now being offered online, with special pricing for bundles of seven and themed package sales. These items will be on sale for a limited time only. ONLINE BOOKSTORE \| LIGHTING THE WAY FOR 100 YEARS

		THE JOURNAL (November/December 2013) Find out what Illinois school board members and superintendents said: who they are, what they think, what they want, and how they think IASB is doing in this issue's cover stories on the 2013 IASB Member Survey. Also... Table of Contents \| 5 Essentials \| Digital version Fostering Creativity like Pixar \| Practical PR \| Ask the Staff SUBSCRIBE \| ADVERTISING RATES \| AUTHOR GUIDELINES

		NEWSBULLETIN (November, 2013) This issue reports on the changes in state report cards being overshadowed by the long-anticipated drop in student ISAT scores. That drop resulted entirely from the state's change in scoring, the story notes. The list of new LeaderShop Academy Fellows is also provided, and word on a state mandates review led by IASB's Executive Director Roger Eddy, plus IASB's Centennial celebration and other activities at Conference. ISBE Briefs \| IASB Briefs \| News Headlines \| Calendar of Events

		ALLIANCE LEGISLATIVE REPORT Compiled each week during sessions of the General Assembly and as needed during off-session times, Alliance Legislative Reports summarize major legislative activities and bills of interest to school leaders. Read the latest ALR here (12/3/13). WHAT IS THE ALLIANCE? \| ALLIANCE REPORT ARCHIVES \| GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

		IASB Report on Community Engagement 2013-14 Annual School Calendar Boards Share Centennial Video Greetings Mandatory Board Training Offered Online What is the Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA)?

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