Board Development and Training
All Illinois school board members must receive training in professional development leadership (P.A.97-8) and the Open Meetings Act (P.A. 97-504). Mandatory training will also be required after the new teacher evaluation requirements are implemented in each school district. For additional information, see Board policy 2:120, Board Member Development. The following table contains mandatory and non-mandatory training and development activities that were completed by each Board member. When the training was provided by the Illinois Association of School Boards, the acronym “IASB” follows the listed activity.
Name | Development and Training Activity and Provider | Date Completed |
|---|---|---|
Jim Blockinger | Open Meetings Act Training-IASB | 7/22/2021 |
Jim Blockinger | Professional Development Leadership & PERA Training-IASB | 12/23/21 |
Becky Kotsinis | Open Meetings Act Training-IASB | 8/11/23 |
Becky Kotsinis | Basics of Governance-IASB | |
Becky Kotsinis | Professional Development Leadership & PERA Training-IASB | 12/15/15 |
Mark Pos | Open Meetings Act Training-IASB | 7/26/21 |
Mark Pos | Professional Development Leadership & PERA Training-IASB | 10/6/21 |
Odie Pahl | Open Meetings Act Training-IASB | 8/11/21 |
Odie Pahl | Professional Development Leadership & PERA Training- IASB | 1/31/22 |
Mandi Florip | Open Meetings Act Training-IASB | 7/18/23 |
Mandi Florip | Professional Development Leadership & PERA Training-IASB | 7/18/23 |
Mandi Florip | Basics of Governance-IASB | 7/18/23 |
Cesar Garcia | Basics of Governance-IASB | 8/2/23 |
Open Meetings Act Training-IASB | 7/21/23 | |
Professional Development Leadership & PERA Training-IASB | ||
Germain Castellanos | Basics of Governance-IASB | |
Open Meetings Act Training-IASB | ||
Professional Development Leadership & PERA Training-IASB |
The Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) is a voluntary organization of local boards of education dedicated to strengthening the Illinois public schools through local citizen control. Although not a part of State government, IASB is organized by member school boards as a private not-for-profit corporation under authority granted by Article 23 of the School Code. The mission of the IASB is excellence in local school governance in support of quality public education.
For more information regarding IASB and its programs visit the IASB website.