The Illinois Association of School Boards
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Here is a Table of Contents for the January/February 2012 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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• Reading: Pumping up the basics
  by Linda Dawson
  Peoria SD 150 shares its multi-pronged approach to boost reading scores.
  Sidebar: Every child reading, every district's goal
  Sidebar: Questions board members should raise about reading
  Sidebar: What is a literacy coach?

• A parting view...Affordability, accessibility key to Association services
  by Michael D. Johnson
  IASB's executive director emeritus shares the third of five articles regarding the time he has spent with the Association.

• Remembering JAC 2011; Looking to our 80th in 2012
  Special conference pull-out section.

• EAV declines, tax rates rise, so how do we explain it?
  by Michael A. Jacoby and Rebecca Weidner
  Raising community awareness and communicating about tax issues are vital for school districts.

• Collaboration can remove fear, blame from board table
  by Stuart O. Yager
  School boards need to model what is expected regarding working together in the district.

• The problem school boards have with the public
  by Michael Rochholz
  The public needs to understand public education in order to support it.

• Practical PR: Social media can offer a different conversation
  by Faith Behr

• Ask the staff: Nomination procedures vary in award programs
  by Linda Dawson

Printed: 05/18/13