Development and Training Completed by
Millburn School District 24 Board Members
All Illinois school board members must receive training in professionaldevelopment leadership (P.A. 97-8) and the Open Meetings Act (P.A. 97-504). Mandatory training is also required in conjunction with the new evaluation requirements for teachers. For additional information, see Board policy 2:120, Board Member Development.
The following table contains training and development activities that were completed by each Board member. These activities were provided by the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB).
Name / Development and Training ActivityCarissa Casbon LaTourette President
Member since April 2015 / The Basics of Governance
Professional Development Leadership Training
Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) Training-School Board Members
Open Meetings Act Training
IASB Delegate 2015, 2016
IASB Spring Lake Division Meeting 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
IASB Fall Lake Division Meeting 2015, 2016, 2017
IASB/IASA/IASBO Joint Annual Conference 2015, 2016, 2017
Leading Leaders: The Job of the Board President, 11/16
Get Your Message Out: Your Role in Crafting an Effective Public Image (11/17)
Data First for Governance: Using Data to Make Decisions (11/17)
Casandra Slade
Vice President
Member since September 2014 / Professional Development Leadership Training (PLDT)
Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) Training-School Board Members
Open Meetings Act Training
IASB/IASA/IASBO Joint Annual Conference 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Monitoring District Performance: Saying What We Mean & Doing What We Say
IASB Spring Lake Division Meeting 2017, 2018
IASB Fall Lake Division Meeting 2014, 2017
Jim Guziak
Secretary
Member since April 2017 / Open Meetings Act Training
Professional Development Leadership Training (PLDT)
Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) Training-School Board Members
IASB Spring Lake Division Meeting 2017
IASB Fall Lake Division Meeting 2017
Denise Ide
Member
Member since April 2017 / Professional Development Leadership Training (PLDT
Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) Training-School Board Members
Open Meetings Act (OMA)
The Basics of Governance
IASB Spring Lake Division Meeting 2017, 2018
IASB Fall Lake Division Meeting 2017
IASB Alternate Delegate Representative 2017
IASB/IASA/IASBO Joint Annual Conference 2017
Superintendent Evaluation: Strengthening the Board/Super Relationship
The R Factor: How to Manager the One Thing You Control
Irshad Khan
Member
Member since September 2017 / IASB Fall Lake Division Meeting 2017
IASB/IASA/IASBO Joint Annual Conference 2017
The Basics of Governance
Professional Development Leadership Training (PLDT)
Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) Training-School Board Members
Brendan Murphy
Member
Member since April 2017 / Professional Development Leadership Training
Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) Training-School Board Members
Open Meetings Act (OMA)
The Basics of Governance
IASB Delegate Representative 2017
IASB Spring Lake Division Meeting 2017, 2018
IASB Fall Lake Division Meeting 2017
IASB/IASA/IASBO Joint Annual Conference 2017
Maggie Wentzell
Member
Member since February 2017 / Professional Development Leadership Training
Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) Training-School Board Members
Open Meetings Act (OMA)
The Basics of Governance
Special Education District of Lake County (SEDOL) Representative
IASB Spring Lake Division Meeting 2018
IASB Fall Lake Division Meeting 2017
IASB/IASA/IASBO Joint Annual Conference 2017
Monitoring District Performance: Saying What We Mean & Doing What We Say
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