Board of Education
Completion of Open Meetings Act Training and PDLT/PERA Training
The following Board Members have satisfied the State of Illinois Open Meetings Act requirement of P.A. 97-504 that calls for instruction in the legal requirements for open meetings such as procedures regarding quorums, notice and record-keeping; and procedures for holding open and closed meetings. The following Board Members also have satisfied the State of Illinois Professional Development Leadership Training (PDLT)/Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) requirements of P.A. 97-8 that calls for instruction in education and labor law, financial oversight and accountability, and fiduciary responsibilities, as well as PERA evaluations for Board Members who will participate in a vote on a dismissal based on the Optional Alternative Evaluation Dismissal Process.
| Name | Term | Open Meetings Act Training |
PDLT/PERA Training |
| Donna Craft Cain, President | 2019-23 | March 6, 2012 | April 28, 2013 |
| Jay Irvin, Vice President | 2017-21 | March 6, 2012 | March 4, 2014 |
| Blanca Jessen, Secretary | 2017-21 | September 21, 2015 | August 15, 2017 |
| Thomas Edmier, Member | 2017-21 | March 6, 2012 | November 4, 2013 |
| Amy Finnegan, Member | 2019-23 | July 12, 2019 | July 12, 2019 |
| Lisa Knauf, Member | 2019-23 | August 11, 2019 | August 18, 2019 |
| Daniel Olson, Member | 2019-23 | June 14, 2019 | June 14, 2019 |
Assignments by the Board President
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