Publications
Publications
Crisis Media Communication Plans

The Illinois Association of School Administrators, together with Eric Robinson, Frontline Public Strategies, Inc., present three crisis media communication plans as follows:  1)  Media Crisis Management 101:  Eight Essential Lessons in Media Relations and Crisis Management; 2) A Threat of Violence to the School Campus; and 3) Allegations of Sexual Abuse Against a Teacher or School Employee.  

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E-News and Notes Flash

The E-News and Notes Flash published weekly, is a newsletter available to the Illinois Association of School Administrators membership. The publication is an individualized announcement to all IASA members notifying them of an IASA Website/Newsletter update.

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Resources for Superintendents - Teacher Salary Study, Referendum History, Superintendent Salaries and Funding Sources Per District

 

The Illinois Association of School Administrators, together with Dr. Don White, superintendent at Troy Comm #30C, present resources on teacher salary studies, referendum history, superintendent salaries and funding sources per school district.  This service is for member superintendents only.
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2009-2010 School Calendar

 

altThe 2009-2010 School Year Calendar has been compiled to assist you in planning your year and to do list.    Note:  Other important reminders are included at the end of the fiscal calendar.

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IASA Position Statements
Introduction
The purpose of this document is to bring focus to and operationalize the IASA mission to facilitate the work of the staff and membership in the legislative and political arena.
 
Further, this document is
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Recent Court Decisions and Legal Clips from NSBA
Recent Court Decisions
The Illinois Association of School Administrators (IASA) is pleased to provide members with a list of recent updates on important and interesting school law decisions by Illinois state, federal and sometimes other states' courts. 
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Flex Arrangements and Deferred Compensation in Administrator Contracts
Many questions come from the field regarding the TRS and IRS implications regarding benefits located in Superintendent Employment Contracts.  A special thank you to the attorneys at Hodges, Loizzi, Rodick and Kohn, specifically Heather Brickman and Barbara Erickson, for their work in bringing this outstanding information to our membership.  Click on the links below for selected questions and answers for administrators.
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Labor Relations

NOTICE OF INTENT TO STRIKE/SUMMARY
 
A regular part of the information provided by the IASA is that of collective bargaining update activity from around the state. Activities are posted on this page immediately following the filing of the Notice of Intent to Strike by the local union with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board.
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Education News Clips

 

Would you like to read newspaper articles about Illinois school districts without spending time searching the Internet? The IASA website now contains a compilation of education related news articles from around the state and the nation. With permission from the Illinois State Board of Education, these articles will be updated on a weekly basis as IASA staff receives the information from the ISBE.
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Hot Off the Bench
 
IASA is pleased to provide members with this new quarterly resource that includes summaries of the latest in the educational legal field. Hot Off the Bench, is prepared by the Educational Research Service - The Nonprofit Providing School Leaders with Essential Research for Effective Decisions. For the information administrators need to know and tools they need to use, visit www.ers.org.  Click on the link(s) below to access the quarterly issues.
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Membership Directory

 Annually in the fall, the IASA publishes and disseminates a directory containing the regional listing of names and addresses of all district superintendents and other members-at-large. Individual IASA members are categorized in the directory by class of membership (i.e., Active, Retired, Associate and Student).

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IASA Annual Report
The Annual Report, prepared each year and disseminated 30 days before the annual meeting, contains pertinent information relating to the IASA including its Bylaws, committee chair reports and annual audit.
 
Illinois School Referenda Election Results

 

Tax referenda results are compiled, based on unofficial tallies, into one document that reports, on a statewide basis, whether initiatives have been successful or unsuccessful.
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Illinois Teacher Salary Settlement Survey

Collective bargaining is one of the most complex areas of school administration. Successful experiences in this endeavor involve the ability to timely orchestrate a myriad of special skills and knowledge.

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Illinois School Superintendent Survey Report

In a continuing effort to provide insight into the superintendency, the IASA conducts an annual survey.

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News from the Regions

The following index provides access to information contained in the News from the 21 IASA Regions

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Performance-Based Contracts: Five Years Later

The famous House Bill 452 (P.A. 90-548), the so-called "school reform law of 1997," made many changes impacting schools. In the area of employment of administrators, the law allowed school boards to hire school administrators for a multiple year period of up to five years.

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IASA Listserver Documents

To subscribe to the IASA Listserver, click here.

The following are archived documents from the IASA Listserver. Click on the links below to access the documents that are in a pdf file.
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New Requirements for Evaluating Principals

P.A. 94-1039 requires that the district superintendent complete an evaluation of the principal by February 1 of the final year of the principal's employment contract. Failure to complete such an evaluation on time means the principal's contract is automatically extended for an additional year.

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Referendum FAQs - Guidance to School Officials
As part of its continuing effort to provide assistance to school officials, the Illinois Council of School Attorneys has compiled answers to frequently asked questions regarding Referendums and the State Officials and Employee Ethics Act. Published by a Committee of the Illinois Council of School Attorneys the responses to the FAQs represent the combined wisdom of the committee members.
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Property Tax Cap Map
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IASA Super Regions and Map
The IASA Super Regions are Northeastern, Northcentral and Southern. The Super Regions are listed below:
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