35 ‘Share the Success’ Panels Selected for Joint Annual Conference

2025 Joint Annual Conference attendees will have 35 “Share the Success” panels to choose from during this year's event. The Panel Sessions, presented by Illinois school districts, will provide an opportunity for presenters to highlight programs and strategies that have proven successful in their districts. Presenters will share recent discoveries, lessons learned, and innovations succeeding in their schools. Attendees will gain valuable insight and tools that they can take back to their own districts.

The presenting districts and panel topics are as follows:

• Arlington Heights SD 25 — Governance Greatness: Building Trust, Shaping Culture
• Auburn CUSD 10, Rochester CUSD 3A, and New Berlin CUSD 16 — Surviving What they Never Taught Us in College
• Bourbonnais SD 53 — Lessons from the Trenches: Insights for BOE Members & Admin
• Bradley-Bourbonnais CHSD 307 — Overcoming the Odds: Smart Strategy in a Bond Vote
• Christopher USD 99  — Going Phone-Free
• CHSD 155 (Crystal Lake) — A Board's Purpose: Connect with Students for Greater Impact
• Hinsdale CCSD 181 — From Headlines to High-Impact Board Leadership
• Wheeling CCSD 21 and Community Consolidated SD 59 (Elk Grove Village) — A Year of Shared Services for Safer Schools; Lessons Learned
• Community HSD 117 (Lake Villa) — BOE Predicament Theater, With Prizes!
• Community Unit School District 300 (Algonquin) — Prioritizing Student Learning through the PLC Process
• Crystal Lake CCSD 47 — It Really Does Take a Village
• DeKalb CUSD 428 — STEAMing Up Success: A School-University Partnership
• Mount Prospect SD 57 — How Student Voice and Community Engagement Lead to Success
• Dongola USD 66 and Vienna HSD 13-3 — Providing Comprehensive Education Programs in Rural Settings
• DuPage HSD 88 — Supporting Students' Mental Health: It Takes a Village
• Elmhurst CUSD 205 — District Office Transformation for Student Success
• Illini Bluffs CUSD 327 — Creative Solutions for Rural School Facility Improvements
• Joliet THSD 204 — Internships Reimagined: Bridging Business and Education
• Lake Bluff ESD 65 and Libertyville SD 70 — Stronger Together: A Shared Services Approach to Safety
• Lake Forest SD 67 and Lake Forest CHSD 115 — Governance Without the Guesswork: The Trust Equation
• McLean CUSD 5 — One School District, Two Referendums: What Happened?
• Mt. Olive CUSD 5 — Small Towns, Big Impact: Building Trauma-Responsive Schools
• North Chicago CUSD 187 — Saving Operational Costs Via Innovation and Collaboration
• Oak Lawn CHSD 229 — Special Education 101
• Oregon CUSD 220 — Illinois Report Card 2025: Understanding the Changes
• Plainfield CCSD 202 — Mastering the Deal: The Ultimate Negotiation Playbook
• Prairie Hills ESD 144 — Great Day in the Hills: Connecting Families & Resources
• Rock Island/Milan SD 41 — Articulation + Action = Effective Leadership Development
• Round Lake CUSD 116 — Board & Unions: Evolving District Relations & Bargaining
• Sherrard CUSD 200 — Sustaining ISBE’s Teacher Vacancy Grant with District Funds
• Troy CCSD 30C — Use Predictive AI Models to Accelerate Growth and Close Gaps
• Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11, Bement CUSD 3, and Macon-Piatt Regional Office of Education 39 — Building a Collaborative Standard Reunification Plan
• West 40 Intermediate Service Center 2 — Behavioral Threat Assessment Panel
• West Prairie SD 103 — Coaching for All: Hiring an Instructional Coach for Success
• Wilmette SD 39 — Intergovernmental Collaboration and Relationship Building

All “Share the Success” panels will be presented at the Joint Annual Conference in Chicago, November 21-23. Conference registration will open on June 2.