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February 22, 2008, Volume 2, Issue 24

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IPA Board of Directors Approves Strategic Plan Action Plans

At its January meeting, the IPA Board of Directors approved the 2007-2010
Strategic Plan Action Plans.  These action plans will provide the Association
guidance and focus for the next several years as IPA continues to grow
and improve.  To view the action plans, go to: http://www.ilprincipals.org/pages/strategic_plan.html.  Please contact
Jason Leahy, IPA Executive Director, at jason@ilprincipals.org if you have
any questions about the plans listed.

IPA Board of Directors Approves IPA Platform Statement

At its January meeting, the IPA Board of Directors approved the IPA
Legislative Platform Statements.  The statements were developed this
fall by the IPA Legislative Committee with final review and adoption by
the IPA Board last month.  The statements communicate the legislative
issues and positions of the Illinois Principals Association.  Please feel
free to share this information with your school community and legislators. 
The statements will be reviewed, updated, and affirmed annually. 
To view the statements, go to: 
http://www.ilprincipals.org/pages/ipa_platform.html. Please contact
Jason Leahy, IPA Executive Director, at jason@ilprincipals.org if
you have any questions about the IPA Platform.

IPA Lobby Day – April 10, 2008

Staying connected with your legislators is as important now as it has
ever been.  Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to connect with
your State Senator and Representative to let your voice be heard about
legislative issues important to you and your school.  Find out more
information about IPA Lobby Day by visiting http://www.ilprincipals.org/pages/lobby_day.html or contact DeJuan Kea,
IPA Government/Public Relations Director, at dejuan@ilprincipals.org.  
Administrator Academy credit is also available!  If you would like to know
the name and contact information of your state legislator by the IPA
Region in which you reside, go the following website for more details:  http://www.ilprincipals.org/pages/contact_your_legislator.html.  

IPA Offers Members Opportunity to Dialogue Key Questions

IPA has begun a new service for members to dialogue online about
"Key Questions" that are impacting schools and educational leaders. 
The first key question centers on the implementation of RTI and can be
found at http://web.mac.com/ilprincipals/IPA/The_Principals_Principles/
The_Principals_Principles.html Please feel free to share how this important
issue is impacting you and how your school is moving forward.  If you
have any suggestions for other "Key Questions," please email
jason@ilprincipals.org.

Important Announcement from ISBE

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) will be making some
enhancements to the existing Educator Certification System (ECS.) 
Among those enhancements will be a public search portal.  This portal
will assist districts in reviewing certification and Highly Qualified
information for educators employed in their districts.  This information
will also be available for the public to view.   ISBE is encouraging
everyone to view their public information before the site goes live.  
In order to view your information as the public would, please visit
the ECS site at: https://sec1.isbe.net/ecs/ and in the lower right
hand corner log in under the “District Administrators: Look Up Staff Here”
and enter your SSN or IEIN, and your last name.  This will bring up the
public information about your certification.  Please review the information
carefully and if you have any questions about any information please
contact your local Regional Office of Education (ROE).  You must use
the last name as it appears on your certificate in order to log in.  Some
of the information you can change in the system directly, which will require
you to log in to your personal ECS account directly, while other
information will require the assistance of your ROE or ISBE staff.