IASB Member Boards Vote at 2025 Delegate Assembly

November 22, 2025

The Illinois Association of School Boards held its annual Delegate Assembly on November 22, 2025, in conjunction with the Joint Annual Conference in Chicago. Member boards of education voted on one resolution submitted by the membership. The 444 delegates present also voted on amendments to the IASB Constitution and elected the IASB Board of Directors president and vice president.

The resolution that passed pertains to school bus safety. Illinois law (PA 104-0075) requires all newly purchased school buses to be equipped with three-point seat belts beginning in 2031. IASB will advocate for the state to offer districts flexibility and options to comply with this unfunded state mandate, extend the timeline for school districts that may be disproportionately impacted, and allow for alternatives. Adopted resolutions become Position Statements, which establish the Association's advocacy priorities and legislative direction.

The assembly also elected its leadership for the coming two-year term. President Tracie Sayre (Triopia CUSD 27) and Vice President Alva Kreutzer (THSD 214 in Arlington Heights) were elected by the membership.

This year, the IASB Board of Directors reviewed and approved recommendations from a Constitution Review Committee. At the Delegate Assembly, member boards of education voted to approve ten recommended changes to the IASB Constitution.

The Delegate Assembly also received the president’s report from outgoing President Mark Harms (Flanagan-Cornell Unit District 74) and a report to the membership by IASB Executive Director Kimberly Small, J.D. IASB Treasurer Marc Tepper (Kildeer-Countryside CCSD 96) provided the Association’s financial report.

An FAQ on the IASB Resolutions Process and the 2025 Resolutions Committee Report are available on the IASB Advocacy website.