Board Member Training

Each Illinois school board member who is elected or appointed to fill a vacancy of at least one year's duration must receive professional development leadership training (PDLT) and (P.A. 97-8), the Open Meetings Act (OMA) training.  Mandatory training is also required upon Performance Evaluation Reform Act implementation 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.
 

Board Member Name

Training Attended

Date

Evelyn Gleason

Joint Annual Conference Attendance

Open Meetings Act

PERA Training

Professional Development Leadership/PERA

Board Self-Evaluation
Board Self-Evaluation

1993-2021

1/16/2012

3/6/2015

6/12/2015

10/24/2019
9/28/2021

Mark Johnson

Joint Annual Conference Attendance

Open Meetings Act

Basics of Governance

Professional Development Leadership/PERA

Superintendent Evaluation

Collective Bargaining

Board Self-Evaluation

Leading Leaders: The Job of Board President
Board Self-Evaluation
The Trust Edge Experience
Bridging What Divides Us

2015-2021

6/5/2015

6/5/2015

6/5/2015

11/20/2015

11/18/2016

10/24/2019

11/22/2019
9/28/2021
11/19/2021
11/19/2021

Kim Kampwirth

Joint Annual Conference Attendance

Open Meetings Act

Basics of Governance

Professional Development Leadership/PERA

Closing the Gaps: Between what Sounds Good & What Gets Done

Superintendent Evaluation: Essential Work of the Board

Board Self-Evaluation
Board Self-Evaluation
Administrative Professional's Program

2015-2021

6/5/2015

6/5/2015

6/5/2015

11/20/2015

11/20/2015

10/24/2019
9/28/2021
11/19/2021

Mary List

Joint Annual Conference Attendance
Open Meetings Act

Basics of Governance

Professional Development Leadership/PERA
Board Self-Evaluation

2021
5/10/2021

5/19/2021

5/18/2021
9/28/2021

Kristine Resler

Joint Annual Conference Attendance

Open Meetings Act

Basics of Governance

Professional Development Leadership/PERA

Bullying

Using Data to Make Decisions

School Finance for Board Members: Topics & Trends

Board Self-Evaluation
Board Self-Evaluation

2015-2021

6/5/2015

6/5/2015

6/5/2015

11/13/2015

11/20/2015

11/20/2015

10/24/2019
9/28/2021

Debi Stearns

Joint Annual Conference Attendance

Open Meetings Act

Professional Development Leadership/PERA
Board Self-Evaluation

2006-2017

1/19/2012

4/11/2013
9/28/2021

Terrence T.J. Whitcomb

Joint Annual Conference Attendance
Open Meetings Act

Professional Development Leadership/PERA

Basics of Governance

Board Self-Evaluation
Board Self-Evaluation
Leading Leaders
Setting Goals & Direction

2021
6/14/2019

6/14/2019

6/15/2019

10/24/2019
9/28/2021
11/19/2021
11/19/2021