Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance Update – Extended Discussion on First Friday 12/4/24

Cook County Districts are invited to stay for an extended edition of First Friday, December 6, 2024. The KB Team will update you on the latest regarding the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance. Amended March 14, 2024: Until January 1, 2025, school districts organized under the Illinois School Code or park districts organized under the [...]

By |2024-12-04T18:31:13+00:00December 4th, 2024|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Open Meetings Act Newsletter

On 5/23/2020, in response to COVID-19, the Illinois legislature passed Senate Bill 2135. This adds an entirely new section to the Illinois Open Meetings Act [5 ILCS 120/1 et sec.] governing remote public board meetings, both open and closed, during a disaster declaration. At present time, SB 2135 is written to become effective on the [...]

By |2020-06-10T21:50:34+00:00June 10th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Open Meetings Act Newsletter

Unemployment Legislation FAQ

In the last several weeks, the Illinois General Assembly has approved various different pieces of legislation addressing the impact of COVID-19. HB 2455, known as the Illinois Work Jobs Program Act, is a recently passed amendment to the Illinois Unemployment Insurance Act as it relates to academic employees. This newsletter hopes to educate you all [...]

By |2020-06-07T02:49:51+00:00June 7th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Unemployment Legislation FAQ

AASA School Administrator, April 2020

Stephanie Jones recently published an article in AASA's School Administrator Magazine's April 2020 issue on Texting Relationships Between Students and Staff.  Click here to read the article.

By |2020-04-29T19:12:15+00:00April 29th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on AASA School Administrator, April 2020

COVID-19 Update: 2.25.20

A month ago, we released our first newsletter regarding the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Since then, the CDC and the Illinois Department of Public Health have issued further information and guidance. Attached to this email you will find our updated newsletter about COVID-19. Additionally, we have included IDPH’s guidance document titled, “Information for Illinois K-12 [...]

By |2020-02-28T16:20:44+00:00February 28th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on COVID-19 Update: 2.25.20

Cannabis Q&A

Illinois has recently passed several laws addressing cannabis use and Illinois educators have been wondering what the changes will mean for Illinois schools. We have created this Q&A to provide guidance on navigating these complex laws in the school setting. Click here to read the full Q&A.  Cannabis Q&A

By |2020-01-24T00:05:15+00:00January 23rd, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Cannabis Q&A