Register for 2025 Leadership Day!

Register for 2025 Leadership Day on Friday, January 31 at the Hotel Arista in Naperville, IL. Featuring Speaker Jones Loflin who is an in-demand national speaker, a bestselling author and one of the most inspiring, influential leaders in this generation.

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UPDATE Magazine

The Illinois ASBO UPDATE Magazine is your indispensable tool for learning about the field of school business management!

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WELL Summit

Join Us for the WELL Summit!

The WELL Summit is a transformative leadership conference for women in education, happening March 11-12, 2025 in Bloomington-Normal. A partnership of 18 statewide organizations, including Illinois ASBO, this event is designed to empower, connect, inspire and celebrate women in education while fostering leadership growth.

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Upcoming Events

Tuesday

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January

ISDLAF+ School Finance Seminar - Naperville - (1/14/2025)

Jan 14, 09:00 - 12:15 (CT)
Wednesday

15

January

ISDLAF+ School Finance Seminar - Peoria - (1/15/2025)

Jan 15, 09:00 - 12:15 (CT)
Thursday

16

January

Online AAC #1566 - Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss Crucial Issues

Jan 16, 08:30 - 12:30 (CT)
Thursday

16

January

ISDLAF+ School Finance Seminar - O'Fallon - (1/16/2025)

Jan 16, 09:00 - 12:15 (CT)

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School Business 101: Understanding the Basics of Health Care Plans

School Business 101: Understanding the Basics of Health Care Plans is available to members on demand via Illinois ASBOnline.

Choosing a health care plan can feel overwhelming, but having a clear understanding is essential to guiding your employees in making well-informed decisions about their health care and management. In this School Business 101 course explore the key differences between HMOs, PPOs and HDHPs to better support your team.

School Business 101 presentations are foundational resources for CSBOs or those looking for a high-level overview of a topic. Log into your Illinois ASBOnline portal to watch this presentation on demand.

If you have any questions or need assistance accessing Illinois ASBOnline, please contact Rebecca Anderson at randerson@iasbo.org.

Professional Development

Administrator Academies

Online and in-person, we offer a myriad of seminars throughout the year to help you earn your Administrators' Academy credits and keep your license up to date.

Day Conferences

Illinois ASBO day conferences provide essential training to school business professionals as well as support, technology and facilities professionals and others within your district.

Lunch & Learn Webinars

Brown bag it and learn about tactical topics in school business management. These one-hour PD opportunities are free for Illinois ASBO members.

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Devoted to the School Business Management Profession

Professional DevelopmentEmpowering school business professionals to be visionary leaders in their profession.

Programs & Services Connecting schools to services and business solutions to benefit their districts.

Advocacy Fostering strong alliances to advocate for schools in Springfield.

Networking & Participation Bringing together school business officials and partners to share solutions.

Illinois ASBO members' roles include, but are not limited to:

Business Managers	Transportation
Superintendents	Technology
Finance/Bookkeepers	Principals
Facilities Professionals	Support Staff
Food Service	Service Associates

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Advocacy

Illinois ASBO's Vision for Advocacy is to be the foremost knowledgeable voice for promoting sound school business practices to the Illinois Legislature, ISBE and other state policymakers. We work together with other school management organizations in Illinois to advocate for schools in Springfield. Illinois ASBO members benefit from email updates on legislative issues as well as the opportunity to get involved in the legislative process.

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