Click on any of the following links to view more about the 71st Joint Annual Conference of the Illinois Association of School Boards, the Illinois Association of School Administrators, and the Illinois Association of School Business Officials, held November 21-23, 2003.

• JAC 2003 in pictures
• 71st Conference assesses the state of public education
• Pre-conference workshops tout best practice, policy, proficiency
• Board members become learners on Chicago schools tour
• Children, like horses, require gentle handling; Flippen
• Exhibitors seek relationships, not hard sell
• Gerzon advises leaders to listen for the 'sacred' in discourse
• School funding talk requires common cents
• School attorneys discuss NCLB and other issues
• Let's reform federal NCLB Law
• Lesser-known Gatlin treats third session to lessons in life
• First-term board president honored for taking charge
• Coffee and conversation: Public school lobbying explained
• Coffee and conversation: Boards seek help connecting with the public
• Coffee and conversation: Ninety minutes with board secretaries
• 2003 JAC Panel Reports

For more information about the Illinois Association of School Administrators, see www.iasaedu.org.

For more information about the Illinois Association of School Business Officials, see www.iasbo.org.