Nearly 10,000 public school leaders typically gather downtown Chicago for the Joint Annual Conference. Recognized as one of the nation's largest state education conferences, the event is open to local school board members, superintendents and secretaries, school administrators, state and regional educators and officials, school attorneys, university professors, exhibitors and guests.

Illinois ASBO's Joint Annual Conference Hospitality

Join us for the Hospitality on Saturday, November 22 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in conjunction with the IASB/IASA/Illinois ASBO Joint Annual Conference at the Hyatt Regency Chicago West Tower, Crystal Ballroom B. This is an adults-only event for Illinois ASBO members and their guests. There is no fee to attend, however registration is required.

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Pre Conference Academies

These academies will be held on November 21 in conjunction with 2025 IASB/IASA/Illinois ASBO Joint Annual Conference.
Academy attendees are not required to be registered for the Joint Annual Conference.

Seminar on School Finance
AAC #1062

The content of this seminar will include property taxes, completion of the tax levy,  Evidence-Based Funding Formula computations and school district budgets.  The annual financial report will also be taught and then used as a basis for discussing the preparation of multi-year financial and capital projections.

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Best Practices in the Purchasing, Contracting and the Competitive Bidding Process
AAC #4213

This course provides an overview of the Illinois school district bidding process, equipping participants with knowledge of the bidding cycle, relevant laws, and the use of RFIs, RFQs and RFPs to ensure high-quality, competitively priced goods and services while maintaining fairness and fiscal responsibility.

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