The Administrator's Role in Collective Bargaining - AAC #809

This course is for all educational leaders who take an active role in the collective bargaining process. Participants will learn the legal aspects of bargaining in Illinois. Prior to the course meeting, participants will be required to review a sampling of readily available documents (school board meeting minutes, administrative group meeting minutes, newspaper articles, etc.) related to the last two contract negotiations in their districts. Based on that review and their analysis of current relevant issues, participants will come to the session with a prepared list of questions/issues that they wish to see addressed. In class, participants will study current bargaining issues, strategies and approaches and they will conclude their learning experience by developing a specific plan to apply this new learning to their local bargaining situation.

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Learning From Lincoln: Leadership Practices - AAC #3721

Participants in this course will explore how Lincoln’s leadership practices and behaviors provide compelling guidance for today’s challenges of accountability, diversity, political conflict, team building, climate, and economic hardship. Leadership qualities linked to leading others and school success will be highlighted. Participants will leave the session with a repertoire of strategies and insights that they can apply immediately in their own workplace contexts. We will be covering chapters 1-3 of the book Learning From Lincoln.

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A Partnership to Bring You Online Professional Development

Illinois ASBO is partnering with the Illinois Principals Association (IPA) to deliver online professional development! Stay relevant and keep up your license through a selection of convenient online academies, specifically identified as relevant to school business professionals.

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Seminar on School Finance - AAC #1062

This course has been designed for school business managers and superintendents. The content will include property taxes and completion of the tax levy. Key elements of the Evidence-Based Funding Formula computations will be reviewed. The school district budget and the annual financial report will be taught and then used as a basis for discussing the preparation of multi-year financial and capital projections.

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Using LIFO to Grow Leadership & Communications – AAC #1500

Join us for Life Orientations at one of the following academies: Wednesday, October 18 in Johnston City or Thursday, October 19 in Carlinville. The LIFO academy allows each participant to identify their own behavioral leadership style and then learn to flex or bridge their style to that of others to improve communication and outcomes. 

 This full-day academy includes:

• An online LIFO survey instrument to be completed prior to the Academy.
• Attendees will receive an individual written report designed to provide information about communication preferences, leadership strengths and decision making styles.
• A variety of engaging activities that will help attendees become more self-aware in order to increase effectiveness and expand influence.
• 6.5 hours of credit for each participant.

Johnston City – October 18

Carlinville – October 19