Board Members
Wendell Norris, President |
Chris Anderson, Vice President |
Tusday Fassett, Secretary |
Derek Lamke |
Stacey Klingler |
Kristy Kash |
Justin Osborne |
New board members are in the process of completing necessary leadership training as required by the Illinois State Board of Education (dtd. 06.02.21)
(105 ILCS 5/10-16a)
Sec. 10-16a.
School board member's leadership training.
(a) This Section applies to all school board members serving pursuant to Section 10-10 of this Code who have been elected after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly or appointed to fill a vacancy of at least one year's duration after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.
(b) Every voting member of a school board of a school district elected or appointed for a term beginning after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, within a year after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly or the first year of his or her first term, shall complete a minimum of 4 hours of professional development leadership training covering topics in education and labor law, financial oversight and accountability, and fiduciary responsibilities of a school board member. The school district shall maintain on its Internet website, if any, the names of all voting members of the school board who have successfully completed the training.
(c) The training on financial oversight, accountability, and fiduciary responsibilities may be provided by an association established under this Code for the purpose of training school board members or by other qualified providers approved by the State Board of Education, in consultation with an association so established.
(Source: P.A. 97-8, eff. 6-13-11.)