Lawyer mom working to support public education in IL. Views expressed are my own.
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Less than a week away from registration opening for the 2024 Joint Annual Conference! Find all the information you need to be registered for the must-attend training event for Illinois school board members, superintendents, and school business officials. iasb.com/conference/attend/
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Highland Park tragedy and ways you can help:
**Donating blood:
@NorthShoreWeb HPH is in great need of blood donations. If anyone is interested please make an appointment to donate blood. Emailing is best to schedule an appointment: [email protected] (1/)
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It takes a monster to kill children. But to watch monsters kill children again and again and do nothing isn’t just insanity—it’s inhumanity.
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Join our Governmental Relations team tomorrow at 6:30 pm for a Legislative Session Recap as they discuss big issues addressed (and some not addressed) by the General Assembly during spring session. They will talk victories, challenges, and staying engaged. iasb.netforument.com/eweb/Dy…
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Tensions and emotions are high right now for parents, kids, and schools. If there's one thing Tom DeVore and I agree on, it's that the tension and emotion shouldn't push us towards threats and violence.
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"We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education. The complete education gives one not only power of concentration, but worthy objectives upon which to concentrate." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. #MLKDay
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TK attorney Christine Self presented to 100+ school attorneys at today’s Illinois Council of School Attorney's 35th Annual Seminar on School Law in Chicago, "Welcoming the Public: FOIA/OMA/PAC & Difficult Board Meetings" #iljac21 @ilschoolboards @ILSchoolLawyer @edlawcself
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DeVore Files Suit Against 100+ School Districts in the State for Enforcing State Mask Mandate ift.tt/3vwRehx
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The governor has extended the deadline date for school staff to be vaccinated. The date of compliance for all school personnel to receive the COVID-19 vaccine or submit to at least weekly testing is now September 19. iasb.com/news-listing/2021/s…
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BREAKING: Indoor mask mandate state-wide coming tomorrow. Gov. Pritzker also expected to announce a vax mandate for all K-12 and college educators or weekly covid testing per sources familiar with the plan. @ABC7Chicago
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First year school board members, you don’t want to miss our final Waypoint Webinar. This one is on an extremely important topic for boards of education, “Open Meetings Act (OMA): A Deeper Discussion.” Increase your understanding of OMA best practices. iasb.netforument.com/eweb/Dy…
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Prolific anti-COVID mitigation lawyer Tom DeVore is suing @GovPritzker yet again, this time over his school mask mandate. nprillinois.org/statehouse/2…
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Call-To-Action! HB 7, a forced school district consolidation proposal, will be called for a committee vote TOMORROW at 2 pm. School leaders are urged to contact committee members and let them know school consolidation should remain a local decision. igniteadvocacy.com/go/house-…
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Education Disrupted: 52 Unforgettable Weeks For Students & Schools Captured in 52 Iconic Photos | The 74 the74million.org/article/edu…
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Today, @IDPH and @ISBENews released Revised Public Health Guidance for Schools. This joint guidance makes important updates to the essential, layered mitigation strategies that facilitate the safe return to in-person instruction. isbe.net/Documents/revised-p…
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HUGE—CDC just released NEW indoor air guidance for schools & #COVID19! Now emphasize: “Opening windows, using portable air cleaners, improving building-wide filtration are ways to increase ventilation in school or child care program.” Good, but caveats:🧵 cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nco…
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A recent Executive Order by the governor sets mitigation metrics for Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan. The EO continues to provide an exemption for governmental functions and states that the intent is to continue that exemption during this emergency. iasb.com/news-listing/2021/g…
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Final IASB Legislative Report for the 101st Illinois General Assembly looks at the swearing-in of the 102nd G.A. & a new Illinois House Speaker. Also highlighted is the approval education reform, police & judiciary reform, & employment practices reform. bit.ly/3ihQWnR
