Board Member Training

The State of Illinois requires mandatory training for all newly elected school board members in the following areas:

Professional Development Leadership (105 ILCS 5/10-16a) - A minimum of four training hours in education and labor law, financial oversight and accountability, and fiduciary responsibilities.
Open Meetings Act (OMA) (5 ILCS 120/1.05) - Open Meetings Act’s (OMA) general applicability, procedures, and legal requirements.
Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) (105 ILCS 5/24-16.5; 23 Ill. Admin. Code §51.235) - A training program on Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) evaluations.

Additional information is available in the Board of Education Policy 2:120, Board Member Development.

Board Member	Professional Development & Training	Date Completed
Alexander Brunk	Open Meetings Act Training	July 12, 2017
	Professional Development Leadership Training and Performance Evaluation Reform Act	November 17, 2017
Lisa Hirsh	Open Meetings Act Training, Professional Development Leadership Training & Performance Evaluation Reform Act Training	June 22, 2019
Melissa Itkin	Open Meetings Act Training, Professional Development Leadership Training & Performance Evaluation Reform Act Training	June 22, 2019
Dan Jenks	Open Meetings Act Training	April 19, 2017
	Professional Development Leadership Training and Performance Evaluation Reform Act	November 17, 2017
Art Kessler	Open Meetings Act Training	April 19, 2017
	Professional Development Leadership Training and Performance Evaluation Reform Act	November 17, 2017
Adam Kornblatt	Open Meetings Act Training	March 6, 2017
	Professional Development Leadership Training and Performance Evaluation Reform Act	July 21, 2017
Bennett Lasko	Open Meetings Act Training	May 25, 2017
	Professional Development Leadership Training and Performance Evaluation Reform Act	November 17, 2017