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Annual Business Meeting Minutes 2018 Report of the Secretary The Secretary’s Report consists of the Minutes of the IASA Annual Business Meeting held on Wednesday, September 26, 2018.

forward in all areas. He added that K-12 education has weathered the storm well considering the blight financial condition of Illinois. He noted IASA and its members joined together as a unit which helped in sustaining the turbulence of the school funding crisis. Dr. Clark briefly touched on the IASA/ECRA Dashboard, Illinois School Stories initiative and the Future Green Energy Consortium. He added that IASA hired two additional Field Services Directors this past year to bring the total FSDs to six. Additional communications staff was hired and the additional staffing of FSDs and Communications has brought another much needed level of service to members. A motion was made by Mr. Stephen Murphy, seconded by Mr. Jeff Fetcho, to accept the Independent Auditor’s Financial Report Summary as presented in the FY 2018 IASA Annual Report along with the acceptance of all reports. The motion was approved by a voice vote.

I. Call to Order and Declare a Quorum is Present—President Sheila Harrison-Williams IASA President Dr. Sheila Harrison-Williams called the meeting to order at 4:25 p.m. A quorum of members was present. II. Acknowledgment of Dr. Jason D. Henry as Parliamentarian President Harrison-Williams appointed Dr. Jason D. Henry, Superintendent of Sesser-Valier Comm #196, to serve as Parliamentarian of the Annual Meeting. III. Approval of the September 29, 2017 Annual Meeting Minutes There being no questions or changes, a motion was made by Mr. Stephen Murphy, seconded by Mr. Mark R. Cross, to approve the September 29, 2017, Annual Meeting Minutes as presented. The motion carried by a voice vote. IV. 2018 Annual Report A. General Finances of the Association—Dr. Victor Zimmerman, Treasurer IASA Treasurer Dr. Victor Zimmerman reported on the general finances of IASA for FY 2018, noting IASA again finished the year in sound financial condition. The auditors noted the annual audit revealed no material findings or irregularities and had no recommendations for internal controls. A clean opinion was provided for the last two fiscal years. B. Executive Director’s Report—State of the Association Report—Dr. Brent Clark, Executive Director

V. Unfinished Business

There was no unfinished business.

VI. New Business

There was no new business.

VII. Adjournment A motion was made by Dr. Robert M. Carlo, seconded by Mr. Jeff Fetcho to adjourn the Annual Meeting. The motion carried and the meeting was declared adjourned at 4:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Ronald Jacobs Secretary and Blackhawk Region

Dr. Brent Clark, IASA Executive Director, presented the State of the Association Report, reflecting on the last 10 years and how the association is progressing

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