Leadership Matters November 2013

IASA News in Brief

Illinois Public Sector Labor Relations Law Conference to be offered Date: Friday, December 6, 2013 Location: IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law For more information or to register online: http:// cle.kentlaw.edu/ Registration Fee: $235, $5/person discount groups of 3 or more; After 11/29 $275, no group discount available (fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, reception and course materials) Keynote address: Craig Olson, LER Alumni Professor of Labor & Employment Relations, School of Labor & Employment, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to speak on Employee Benefits in the Public Sector. Program Highlights: IPLRA Developments, IELRA Developments, Charter Schools, Discipline & Discharge Issues, Pensions, Police & Firefighter Forum, Ethics: Interactions Between Advocates and Third Party Neutrals, The Affordable Care Act, Nuts & Bolts of Internal Investigations, Interest Arbitration, The Law Governing Arbitration, Union Security, Teacher Evaluations, Ethics of Dealing with Self-Represented Parties, How to Lose Your Case in Arbitration, Consolidation of Government Bodies, and Scope of Bargaining.

Schools can receive free high quality energy saving products through STEP program For a limited time through the Savings Through Efficient Products (STEP) program, qualified Illinois public facilities can receive free , high quality energy saving products such as exit signs, faucet aerators, showerheads, kitchen pre-rinse nozzles, light bulbs, and vending machine controls. Simple Process 1. SCHEDULE a free efficiency assessment 2. INSTALL free products 3. SAVE energy, money and maintenance time 4. DISCOVER additional incentives Learn more here . Contact: Chelsea Lamar (312.374.0924 or clamar@mwalliance.org ).

Through the camera lens: A look into Illinois school districts

District Video Greetings for IASB Centennial Anniversary IASB has invited member districts to commemorate the Association's 100th anniversary by submitting a short videotaped greeting. Video messages received by Nov. 15 will be posted on IASB's YouTube page and featured at the 2013 Joint Annual Conference. Additional instructions on how to submit your district video are available here . Please join the celebration and share your greetings with IASB and your neighboring districts. If you have questions about this project, please email Dana Heckrodt at dheckrodt@iasb.com , or call her at 217.528.9688, ext. 1131.

Share a piece of your district with the rest of us! Leadership Matters invites you to send in photos from your day to day happenings out in the field. Beginning in January, we will highlight photos from IASA members with a different topic each month. What would you like to share? Check out the monthly categories below for ideas or create your own category. Photos can be taken using a digital camera or your own mobile phone. Simply email the picture to mbuch@iasaedu.org along with identifying information including category, date, names if applicable, location and anything else you might want to add. If a student is included, please make sure you have a photo release on file.

January -Athletics in your school February -Technology use in your school March -Fine Arts in your school April -Community involvement May -Countdown to summer break

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