Regional Office of Education #11 in conjunction with ROE SchoolWorks is pleased to offer the School Board Leadership Training! The four-hour training, developed by a team made up of superintendents and school board members from east central Illinois, meets the requirements set forth by 015 ILCS 5/10-16a. The training features information and interactive scenarios on the topics of:
* Education and Labor Law
* Financial oversight and accountability, and
* Fiduciary responsibilities
Effective June 13, 2011, all school board members elected or appointed for a term of at least one year’s duration from that day forward must receive mandatory training. P.A 97-08 (105 ILCS 5/10-16a new) reads: “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.”
This event includes a catered meal from 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm.
**There must be at least 15 board members registered for this event or it will be canceled.**