Here is a Table of Contents for the July/August 2009 issue of Illinois School Board Journal. Highlighted articles are available here in full-text form. For other articles get in touch with:

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• Love/hate relationship: Unions drive school leaders crazy
  by Ginger Wheeler
  The general public seems to love to hate unions, and teacher unions seem to be especially good targets of anti-union rhetoric.

• Inaugurating history in just one hectic day
  by Marie Slater
  In a first-person account, learn how IASB's immediate past president, Marie Slater, found in herself in Washington, D.C., for a once-in-a-lifetime trip.

• Survey finds longer board hours, fewer terms served
  by Linda Dawson
  The results from IASB's fourth member survey show many similarities in board members, but a possible trend to shorter length of service.

• Lessons on bargaining learned the hard way
  by Joseph J. Matula
  A former superintendent offers 10 lessons for school board members that will help when faced with bargaining sessions.

• Is your board ready for an expulsion hearing?
  by Walter H. Warfield
  Knowing the law, preparing policies and reviewing them before they are needed can help boards weather through difficult situations that arise involving student expulsions.

• Practical PR: Communicating successfully during contract negotiations.
  by Julie-Ann Fuchs

• Ask the staff: Delegation, not hands-on best fulfills board role