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The Illinois Association of School Boards is monitoring the Coronavirus/COVID-19 situation and is giving due consideration to member health and safety and the impact on future events.

Local school boards have been invited to submit resolutions for consideration by the 2020 IASB Delegate Assembly.

IASB is offering an opportunity for school board members to virtually connect with others on Friday, April 3, 2020, from 1 to 2 p.m.

Governor JB Pritzker announced on March 31 that the emergency stay-in-place order for Illinois will extend through the end of April. School districts in the state are developing and operating under remote learning plans.

The Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board has posted two new sets of final offers from school districts, both in negotiations with school staff.

Federal Legislative Report 116-11 includes the federal stimulus passed and signed March 27 to further address the COVID-19 pandemic.

A statement from IASB regarding the March 27 Executive Order 2020-15 and the subsequent release by ISBE of emergency rules, a joint statement, and Remote Learning recommendations.

IASB is updating a webpage with resources and information as local school leaders join the worldwide effort mitigating the coronavirus pandemic. Included are OMA resources, the latest on school closing dates, and a letter from Executive Director Tom Bertrand.

Read the latest IASB Legislative Report, which considers the legislative action that might take place to deal with emergency matters.

The Naperville session of the Trends in Collective Bargaining event held on January 25 was recorded and is available as an online learning course for IASB members.