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Announcing Super Saturday: September 13 in Three Locations
Registration for this New Board Member event opens April 15.Read more -
Conference
2025 Joint Annual Conference Registration Opens June 2
The Joint Annual Conference will take place November 21-23, 2025 in Chicago, with pre-conference activities beginning on November 20.Read more -
Legislative
IASB Legislative Report 104-05
Take a look at the education-related news from the past week in the Illinois Capitol in IASB Legislative Report 104-05.Read more -
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Division Meetings Are Underway
Networking and hot topics await you at these meetings.Read more
Upcoming Events
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18Mar 2025Mar 18, 2025
Wabash Valley Division Meeting 03/18/2025
New Location: Jasper Co CUSD 1 District Office, 1401 Clayton Ave., Newton. Dinner, networking, recognition, and learning! Join break-out sessions on District "Hot Topics" or a Board Presidents' Roundtable.Details -
25Mar 2025Mar 25, 2025
Kaskaskia Division Meeting 03/25/2025
Join fellow Kaskaskia Division members for an evening of dinner, networking, recognition, and learning! Check-in begins at 5:30 p.m.Details -
26Mar 2025Mar 26, 2025
Egyptian Division Virtual Meeting 03/26/2025
Join fellow Egyptian Division members for a featured presentation on The Legalities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education.Details
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Welcoming New Board Members
After each school board election, state law requires boards to hold an organizational meeting. IASB’s Organizing the Board covers the legal requirements and provides a process for smoothly and efficiently seating new board members. An accompanying resource, Orientation: Building the Board Team assists school boards with familiarizing newly elected or appointed board members with their school board role.
Training Resources
How School Boards Work
Understand and read about the role and functions of boards of education in Illinois. Details about what the board is and does, the legal authority under which school boards operate, and the traits of an effective school board and a good board member are covered in this IASB resource.
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Journal Looks at Career and Technical Education
The March/April issue of the Illinois School Board Journal looks at Career and Technical Education in Illinois.