Board Member Training

Website Listing of Development and Training Completed by Board Members

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	Mandatory	Non-Mandatory	Date Completed (beginning in 2011 unless otherwise noted)
Damon Ascolani Elected 4.7.15	Open Meetings Act Training	x		June 19, 2015
	A minimum of 4 hours of Professional Development Leadership training, including: Education and labor law, Financial oversight and accountability, and Fiduciary responsibilities. Also requires school districts to post on their websites the names of all board members who have successfully completed the training.	x		June 19, 2015
	Leading the Leaders: The Job of Board President		x	November 18, 2016
	2017 Alliance Leadership Summit		x	February 20, 2017
	Collective Bargaining for School Board Members and Administrators		x	November 16, 2018
Kevin Collins Elected: 4.4.17	A minimum of 4 hours of Professional Development Leadership training, including: Education and labor law, Financial oversight and accountability, and Fiduciary responsibilities. Also requires school districts to post on their websites the names of all board members who have successfully completed the training.	x		June 17, 2017
Cindy Kelly Elected 4.7.15	Basic Training for Board Members - South Cook		x	May, 2011
	Basics of Governance-Part I - IASB		x	June 16, 2011
	Basics of Governance-Part II and the Basics of Law on Board Meetings and Practices - IASB		x	June 18, 2011
	Basics of School District Finance - IASB		x	June 18, 2011
	Making Meetings Matter - IASB		x	Nov. 18, 2011
	Open Meetings Act Training	x		August 6, 2012
	School Board Election Workshop		x	July 26, 2012
	Intro to Collective Bargaining		x	November 16, 2012
	Leading Leaders: The Job of the Board President		x	November 15, 2013
	PDLT & PERA Training	x		January 11, 2014
	Connecting with the Community: The Board's Role in the Community		x	November 21, 2014
	2015 Alliance Leadership Summit		x	February 17, 2015
	Closing the Gaps: Between What Sounds Good and What Gets Done - IASB		x	November 20, 2015
	School Finance for Board Members: Topics and Trends		x	November 18, 2016
	The R Factor: How to Manage the One Thing You Can Control		x	November 17, 2017
Patrick Kerrigan Elected: 4.4.17	Open Meetings Act Training	x		August 7, 2013
	A minimum of 4 hours of Professional Development Leadership training, including: Education and labor law, Financial oversight and accountability, and Fiduciary responsibilities. Also requires school districts to post on their websites the names of all board members who have successfully completed the training.	x		November 15, 2013
	Basics of Governance		x	November 22, 2013
	PERA Training	x		November 14, 2014
	Closing the Gaps: Between What Sounds Good and What Gets Done		x	November 20, 2015
	Connecting with the Community: The Board's Role and Work in Community Engagement		x	November 18, 2016
	The R Factor: How to Manage the One Thing You Can Control		x	November 17, 2017
	The Deep Equity Lens: A Systemic Leadership Process		x	November 16, 2018
Al Malley Elected 4.7.15	Basic Training for Board Members - South Cook		x	May, 2011
	Basics of Governance-Part I - IASB		x	June 16, 2011
	Basics of Governance-Part II and the Basics of Law on Board Meetings and Practices - IASB		x	June 17, 2011
	Basics of School District Finance		x	June 18, 2011
	Open Meetings Act Training	x		August 15, 2012
	State Leadership Training for School Board Members (PDLT & PERA)	x		September 21, 2013
Bethany Martino Elected 4.4.17	A minimum of 4 hours of Professional Development Leadership training, including: Education and labor law, Financial oversight and accountability, and Fiduciary responsibilities. Also requires school districts to post on their websites the names of all board members who have successfully completed the training.	x		June 17, 2017
David Molitor Elected 4.7.15	Basic Training for Board Members - IASB		x	May, 2011
	Basics of Governance-Part I - IASB		x	June 16, 2011
	Basics of Governance-Part II and the Basics of Law on Board Meetings and Practices - IASB		x	June 18, 2011
	Basics of School District Finance - IASB		x	June 18, 2011
	Making Meetings Matter - IASB		x	Nov. 18, 2011
	Open Meetings Act Training	x		Sept. 18, 2012
	Workshop for Board President		x	November 16, 2012
	PDLT & PERA Training	x		November 21, 2014
	Using Data to Make Decisions		x	November 20, 2015
	Closing the Gaps: Between What Sounds Good and What Gets Done		x	November 20, 2015
	Myers-Briggs Type Indicator		x	November 18, 2016
	2017 Alliance Leadership Summit		x	February 20, 2017
	The R Factor: How to Manage the One Thing You Can Control		x	November 17, 2017
	Get Your Message Out: Your Role In Crafting an Effective Public Image		x	November 17, 2017
	Improve Student Achievement Through eXceptional Governance		x	November 16, 2018
	School Board/Superintendent Teams: Leading Intentionally		x	November 16, 2018

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 www.iasb.com.

Each Board member is responsible for his or her own compliance with the mandatory training laws that are described below:

Each Board member taking office after June 13, 2011 must complete at least 4 hours of professional development leadership training in education and labor law, financial oversight and accountability, and fiduciary responsibilities within the first year of his or her first term that begins after that date.
Each Board member who was in office on January 1, 2012 must complete training on the Open Meetings Act within one year of that date. Each Board member taking office after January 1, 2012 must complete this training no later than 90 days after taking the oath of office. After completing the training, each Board member must file a copy of his or her certificate of completion with his or her Board.
After the District's implementation of the Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) evaluations, each Board member must complete a training program on PERA evaluations before participating in a vote on a dismissal based on an optional alternative evaluative dismissal process.

The Superintendent or designee shall post on the District website the names of all Board members who have completed the professional development leadership training described in number 1, above.