News from IASB

• IASB salutes fall meeting hosts
  
• Past President Nancy Elson honored
  
• IASB booth finds winners
  
• Assistant Director of Policy Services -- IASB
  

• Explore new & effective ways to boost student achievement
  
• Tax foundation publishes guide to school finance
  
• Attorney offers negotiations training via the Internet
  
• Booklet informs parents how to help a child with homework
  
• Violence deterrence ideas listed
  
• Fight gender violence with guide
  
• 20th century women posters offered
  
• Videos for the non college-bound
  

• Choice program may intensify inequity
  
• Privatization forces win votes
  
• Baltimore ends privatization
  
• Proposition 187 invalid
  
• Parents join in school lunch watch
  

• National drug survey shows rise in marijuana use
  
• Research disputes the mythology of past spending spree on schools
  
• Old problems, new challenges: teacher respond to new survey
  
• Young victims are legion
  

• First in the World group to meet
  
• Meeting set on park district partnerships
  

Leaking underground storage tank
legislation renews program funding

The bill lawmakers adopted would make technical changes to satisfy federal EPA requirements and provide up to $46 million in new funding for the LUST program. The new money is to be raised by new fees assessed on the loading of petroleum products into tank trucks. The funding will enable owners of underground storage tanks to once again rely on the LUST program to cover many of the costlier expenses of meeting federal EPA regulations. In other action, lawmakers refused 13 of 61 waiver requests from school districts, including those seeking to opt out of the school improvement and quality review process, and to permit corporal punishment. Among the 48 waivers approved were requests to skip physical education requirements, and waive reduction-in-force notification requirements.

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National goals panel sees
only moderate progress

Indiana Governor Evan Bayh, chairman of the panel, remained cautiously optimistic on prospects of reaching the goals, as he approached the end of his one-year appointment.

"When there have been concentrated efforts and emphasis placed on improving academic achievement and greater family involvement, there has been measurable progress," Bayh said. "These are tough goals, and there has been progress, but there's a long way to go, and we need to make more significant progress."

The panel's report found progress on some key academic aims, such as achieving greater participation in adult education (Goal 6); more high school students taking advanced placement examinations in core subjects (Goal 3); and getting more young people off to a better start in life and making sure they are prepared to learn when they reach school (Goal 1).

The proportion of preschoolers who are regularly read to and told stories has increased, an indication that children's school readiness is improving. "By age three, children have acquired more than half the language they'll use throughout their lives, so it's very important to see this kind of involvement by parents to stimulate, through language, their children's development," said Ken Nelson, Goals Panel executive director.

The Goals Panel warned the public about a rising use of drugs among young people and disruptions in classrooms that make it more difficult to provide a classroom environment conducive to learning (Goal 7).

A significantly higher proportion of pupils in grades 8, 10 and 12 are using illicit drugs, especially marijuana, according to the report. Attempted drug sales at schools increased significantly between 1992 and 1994, according to student reports among 10th graders. Also, fewer 8th and 10th grade students reported disapproving of marijuana use or binge drinking.

Disciplinary problems also remain an obstacle to reaching the National Education Goals. From 1990 to 1994, more 12th grade students reported skipping classes. Between 1991 and 1994, a larger percentage of teachers reported being threatened or injured by students. Significantly more teachers reported in 1994 that classroom disruptions were interfering with their teaching and learning in the classroom.

One other negative trend reported in the annual assessment of the Goals Panel is that fewer secondary school teachers reported holding a degree in their main teaching assignment in 1994 than in 1991 (Goal 4). Teacher education and professional development was one of two new goals established in 1994 along with parental participation (Goal 8).

The panel also noted, however, that where safe, disciplined and alcohol- and drug-free schools are concerned, there's a significant challenge ahead, not likely to be met by the turn of the century. "To accelerate progress, an essential step is for schools and families to form strong partnerships to improve education," Governor Bayh said in a foreword to the annual report.

"The 1995 report documents many success stories that are intended to be used as examples for local policy makers, education and the public to encourage partnerships," Nelson added. "We hope these examples will provide a stimulus for building these relationships in the community, and for more enthusiastic learning, and greater safety and discipline within schools and communities."

For more information, contact the National Education Goals Panel, 202/632-0952.

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Reading problems commonly
mislabeled "disabilities"

The term "learning disabled" no longer has a common meaning, because it is no longer applied strictly to kids who have trouble reading because of neurological disorders, the report says. Special education services are not appropriate for students who encounter academic problems with reading, argues the report.

Copies of the report, "Learning Disabilities--A Barrier to Literacy Instruction," is free with a self-addressed, stamped, 9-by-11-inch envelope from the International Reading Association, 444 N. Capitol St., N.W. Suite 422, Washington, DC 20001.

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Workplace violence rarer than it seems

According to BLS statistics, there were 6,271 fatal injuries related to work [in 1993]. Motor vehicle fatalities were the leading cause of workplace fatalities, accounting for 20 percent of the total work-related deaths. The media attention to violence stems from the fact that 17 percent, or 1,063, of the work-related deaths were attributed to homicides.

More likely to be struck by lightening

Occupations Most at Risk

The statistics on nonfatal assaults are similarly revealing. In 1992 (the most recent data available), 22,400 employees were injured seriously enough to miss work as the result of attacks in the workplace. Nonfatal assaults account for only about 1 percent of the 2.3 million occupational illnesses and injuries reported to the BLS. Women were the victims of over half of the assaults, primarily because the majority of assaults occurred in health care institutions, between patients and nursing staff. These violent encounters consisted primarily of hitting and kicking. As with incidents of workplace murders, co-workers or former co-workers were responsible for only 6 percent of the attacks....

Addressing Workplace Safety

1. Analyze the workplace for specific security risks and take basic security precautions . . .

2. Check for references when hiring. Ask about any employment gaps and consider conducting in-depth background investigations that include credit and criminal conviction checks...be sure to check state law since most states prohibit inquiries about arrests and limit use of conviction information. . . .

3. Develop and enforce discipline and work rules policies . . .

4. Train employees to report suspicious, harassing, or threatening behavior.

5. Train supervisors and managers to detect and react to problems presented in the workplace . . .

6. Be prepared to respond as an organization . . .

Conclusion

Reprinted with permission from Employer Bulletin, Copyright 1995, the Personnel Policy Service, Inc., 800/437-3735. All rights reserved.

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Waterloo District 5 wins risk
management/loss control award

The award was established by the Chicago-based Workers' Compensation Self-Insurance Trust (WCSIT) and the Illinois School District Agency (ISDA) Property/Casualty Program. It recognizes an Illinois school district exhibiting noteworthy improvements by reducing the number and cost of workers' compensation and property/casualty claims filed by the district.

"Waterloo's Superintendent, Billy Taylor, is the driving force behind the district's model record," said Ray Basiaga, Loss Control Manager for Hinz Professional Insurance Program Mangers, Inc. (HPIPM), the pools' program administrator.

Superintendent Taylor credited Waterloo's success to a "high caliber of dedicated, conscientious employees" and a general commitment to safety. "WCSIT and ISDA are Illinois school districts' pools. We own them, and we have a stake in what happens," Taylor said. "If the pools save money, it can result in reduced contributions and dividends returned to the district, so it's in our interest to operate as efficiently as possible."

Taylor said his district encourages its employees to practice common sense and awareness in the performance of their daily tasks. Taylor himself conducts formal school inspections annually and practices "management by walking around," which includes frequent personal expectations amidst his daily routine. He also believes in employee training and takes preventive measures to ensure employee health. For example, Taylor purchased back-support equipment for all janitorial employees, as back injuries are common and often costly among such employees nationwide.

Waterloo's loss-control achievements are particularly noteworthy because they have occurred as the district's employee base, and hence payroll, continues to grow, Basiaga said. "It's the opposite of what you'd expect in loss control," Basiaga said.

The WCSIT and ISDA are group self-insurance pools endorsed by IASB and created to meet the specific workers' compensation and property/casualty coverage needs of Illinois school districts. This year more than 150 Illinois school districts belong to the ISDA, a record high, and nearly half of all Illinois districts belong to the WCSIT.

To be eligible for the TEAM Award, an Illinois district must be a member of both the WCSIT and ISDA Pools, exhibit improved risk management through a reduction in the number and cost of claims filed, and meet 12 safety criteria. Pool chairpersons, and former IASB Presidents Stan Morgan and Robert Reich praised the Waterloo district for its "foresight, understanding, dedication and effort" and they noted these qualities are keys to effective loss control. As a living monument, a pear tree will be planted on the school district's grounds, and a bronze plaque will be placed beneath it as a permanent reminder of the district's achievement.

Last year's TEAM award winner was Galesburg C.U. District 205.

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Certification methods to be restructured

Illinois has joined 37 states and Washington, D.C. in an interstate pact on certification. The reciprocity agreement means teachers completing approved teacher education programs in any of the other 37 participating states and Washington, D.C. can get entitlement certificates in Illinois.

Other changes beginning next February will employ computer distance networking technology to eliminate the "paper chase" in teacher certification. Applicants will be able to receive approval for certification at local Regional Offices of Education, and get a customized receipt on the spot for use in seeking and accepting employment.

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Middle schools in need of changes

The report, This We Believe: Developmentally Responsive Middle Level Schools, calls for more attention to student health and safety, a more challenging curriculum, and greater family and community involvement.

"We must realize that young people between the ages of 10 and 15 are neither large fourth graders nor small high school sophomores. They are distinctive human beings with distinctive needs," says NMSA President-Elect Ross Burkhardt, a Long Island, New York, middle school teacher.

Among the report's recommendations for schools containing any of the grades five through eight:

• Each student should be assigned an adult advocate "who cares for that individual and who sponsors that student's academic and personal development."

• Middle-level educators must be trained to meet the specific needs of young adolescents.

• Expectations should be high for all middle-level students. Young adolescents "want to contribute and need adults who believe in them and who can provide appropriate challenge, opportunity, and support."

Expectations should be high for all middle level students, according to the NMSA position paper.

The position paper is available for $6 from the National Middle School Association, 2600 Corporate Exchange Dr., Suite 370, Columbus, Ohio 42231; phone 800/528-NMSA.

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Two Burroughs Awards winners named

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Referendum results

Fifteen of 48 tax rate increase proposals were approved by voters. Bond referendums fared better, with 16 of 26 (44 percent) winning voter approval.

Tax proposals proved most successful in Fulton County, where four school district tax increase referenda were successful, and none were defeated. Three of the Fulton County proposals, however, were approved in a single school district--Avon C.U. District 176. Avon voters approved increasing the tax rates for the education fund, operations fund, and transportation fund. Three tax referenda were approved in south suburban Cook County (including one district on the state's financial watch list) and three more were approved in DuPage County.

In addition to Avon District 176, two other school districts were big winners. Benjamin District 25 voters approved rate increases in both the education fund and operations fund, and passed a building bond issue. Sunnybrook District 171 won voter approval of both an education fund rate increase and a building bond issue. Other winners of tax rate increases were: Brown County C.U. District 1, Bremen High School District 228, Flossmoor District 161, Darien District 61, Spoon River Valley C.U. District 4, Grayslake C.C. District 46, Prairie Grove District 46, Marengo C.U. District 154, Warren C.U. District 222, and Joliet Township High School District 204.

Building bond issues were approved in: Glencoe District 35, Niles Elementary District 71, Sandwich C.U. District 430, Arcola C.U. District 306, Puffer-Hefty District 69, Teutopolis C.U. District 50, Dieterich C.U. District 30, Alwood C.U. District 225, Scales Mound C.U. District 211, Warren C.U. District 205, Mundelein District 75, Mundelein High School District 120, Warren Township High School District 121, Woodland C.C. District 50, Woodstock C.U. District 200, Stewardson-Strasburg Unit District 5A (Effingham), and Prairie Hill C.U. District 133.

A working cash fund bond issue was approved in Astoria C.U. District 1. Voters approved safety enhancements, including the installation of metal detectors, in J.S. Morton High School District 201 in Cook County.

Voters approved referenda to abolish the offices of township treasurer and trustee in 12 school districts in Cook County, while just one district's voters rejected such a proposal. State law grants unique school treasurer-related powers and duties to these offices in Cook County school districts.

Voters elsewhere gave the go-ahead to one of two proposals to elect local school board members at large. The successful at-large election plan was approved in Woodland C.U. District 5, ending the intra-district representation requirements. This was apparently the first district to make such a change to at-large representation.

Other school boards could follow the Woodland example. A substantial minority of school districts in Illinois are required to grant representation to unincorporated areas or guarantee representation to congressional townships. This often means that one or more of the top vote-getters in school board elections is not seated. State law, however, allows most such school boards to become at-large boards merely by placing the question on the ballot and gaining voter approval.

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Date  Division       District            Board Presidents   Superintendent

10/2  Shawnee        Anna CCSD 37        Richard Day        John Hill
10/5  Illini         Mattoon CUSD 2      Michelle Skinlo    Richard Berg
10/10 Wabash Valley  Hutsonville CUSD1   Brad Daugherty     Robert Chinn
10/23 Egyptian       Mt. Vernon THSD301  O.E. Stimson       Pat Garrett
9/28  Abe Lincoln    Pleasant Plains     Suzanne Skeeter    Dennis White
                     CUSD 8
10/2 Southwestern    O'Fallon THSD 203   Bill Jenner        Tom Bradley
10/5 Two Rivers      Greenfield CUSD 10  Harold Phillips    Gordon Sanson
11/2 Kaskaskia       St. Elmo CUSD 202   Gary Berg          Bill Bell
10/5 Western         Bushnell-Prairie    John Hiel          Lynn Hartweger
                     CUSD 170
10/17  Corn Belt     McLean Co. USD 5    Gerald Martoglio   Robert Malito
10/25  Central       Peoria 150          Linda Daley        Edwin Griffith
     Illinois Valley
10/19 Blackhawk      Sherrard CUSD 200   Steven Christensen William Heitman

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IASB booth finds winners

Assistant Director of Policy Services
Illinois Association of School Boards

Requirements include the ability to work with and relate to diverse groups; skills in writing, public speaking, and personal relations; and the ability to conduct programs and workshops for school boards.

The position requires travel, and evening and weekend availability. Salary will be determined by educational background, successful work experience and other qualifications, but will not be less than $32,000. Starting date is on or about January 15, 1996. J.D. or education-related background preferred.

Send applications to:

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Each practice is presented in about one page. That includes a definition of the practice; a brief summary of the major research findings; a discussion of practical, specific ways that teachers can apply the practice in the classroom; and a list of references. The practices covered in the book are not meant to be prescriptive. They are meant to offer dependable information that educators can use to develop and support their school improvement efforts.

Ordering information: the 171-page handbook is $40 from Educational Research Service, Publication Sales Department, 2000 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201; phone, 703/243-2100; fax: 703/243-8316. Cite stock no. NA-0202. Mail orders must include a check or purchase order. Add 10 percent of total sale to cover postage and handling. Phone orders accepted with Visa or MasterCard.

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Tax foundation publishes
guide to school finance

The Illinois Tax Foundation has just released a 52-page introduction to this complicated topic aimed at school board members and administrators as well as taxpayers in general. Entitled A Guide to School Finance, the new book explains in plain English where and how Illinois school districts get their money. The book focuses heavily on the annual cycle of budget making and tax levying, as well as state equalization and other forms of state aid. Other major topics include school district borrowing and debt, how schools spend their money, and the problems created by increasing reliance on local property taxes.

Author is Ronald E. Everett, executive director of the Illinois Association of School Business Officials.

The soft cover book sells for $10 and may be obtained from the Illinois Tax Foundation or from IASB Publications, in Springfield (extension 108).

Attorney offers negotiations
training via the Internet

Help may be as close as your computer modem.

Veteran management negotiator Fred Lifton is launching an individualized training tool for administrators and board members on the Internet. He'll use Internet e-mail to provide simulated bargaining exercises from his new homepage on the World Wide Web.

Lifton, a partner in the law firm of Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, is one of many attorneys nationwide who are getting on the Internet to communicate with clients and prospective clients. Most put articles and analyses of court cases on-line, along with a description of the firm and its services.

Lifton gives his application in cyberspace an added twist by offering one-on-one training.

When a user contacts him, Lifton will respond by e-mailing (or faxing) a selection of union contract clauses. The client "student" then replies with suggested modifications or other response--and the give-and-take process continues until an agreement or stalemate is reached. Lifton then critiques the client's performance.

The charge for this one-on-one training will be at Lifton's regular hourly rate. He thinks the e-mail process will be efficient enough to hold the cost to between $35 to $90 per clause, assuming two to four exchanges.

Lifton also plans to offer contract analysis and similar services via the Internet, again figuring that performing such services from his computer terminal will require less time and therefore be less costly than face to face transactions.

Anyone interested in exploring the possibility of negotiations training via the Internet can e-mail Fred Lifton at flifton@interaccess.com or access his homepage on the World Wide Web at http://www.schoolaw.com.

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Booklet informs parents how
to help a child with homework

Helping Your Child With Homework addresses the needs of children in elementary and junior high school, although some of the ideas may also be helpful for high school students. The 41-page booklet explains why teachers assign homework and when to talk with someone at school to resolve problems.

Also included is a detachable checklist that outlines the most important things parents can do to help children with homework. To order the booklet, send your name, address, and 50 cents (per copy) to: Consumer Information Center, Dept. 310C, Pueblo, CO 81009.

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Violence deterrence ideas listed

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Fight gender violence with guide

Part of a new series, the guidebook discusses gender-based violence in its various forms, how violence comes about, and what schools can do to promote healthy, violence-free relationships. Publishers say this brief, $4 booklet offers "specific and practical solutions" to gender-based violence.

For more information phone the WEEA at 800/225-3088, or write WEEA Publishing Center, EDC, 55 Chapel Street, Newton, MA 01258-1060.

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20th century women posters offered

Videos for the non college-bound

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In San Antonio, also, "the children participating in the choice program appear to achieve at a higher rate than similar students who remain in their neighborhood school." This difference was "modest but statistically significant," according to the report. Yet the same study, "Who gains, who loses from school choice," also looked at voucher programs in two other cities, finding no achievement gains for those participating students.

For additional information contact: Connie Koprowicz, National Conference of State Legislatures, Denver, 303/830-2200; or Bruce Fuller, Harvard University, 617/496-4817.

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Privatization forces win votes

In Manchester, New Hampshire, a referendum to require the privatization of all local schools was overwhelmingly defeated, with nearly 75 percent of voters rejecting the proposal. The Manchester proposal would have established the second districtwide privatization experiment in the nation, along with the Hartford privatization trial. Source: Education Week, November 15, 1995, page 1.

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Baltimore ends privatization

The board's action ends one of the nation's largest experiments in school privatization. While the decision is a "setback for EAI, it's not a death knell for the broader industry," said John McLaughlin, editor of the Education Industry Report, a newsletter that monitors the school privatization movement.

Baltimore school district and city officials said that, because of funding problems, they could no longer afford to continue the arrangement with the Minneapolis-based company.

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Proposition 187 invalid

The November 20 ruling by Judge Mariana R. Pfaelzer says, "the authority to regulate immigration belongs exclusively to the federal government, and state agencies are not permitted to assume that authority."

The provision of Proposition 187 that bans illegal immigrants from attending public schools is invalid, Pfaelzer says, because it contradicts the 1982 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Plyler v. Doe, which declared unconstitutional a Texas law that said undocumented children no longer qualified for a free public education.

The new ruling says provisions that would have required school officials to investigate, notify, and report alleged illegal immigrants constitutes an unlawful state scheme to regulate immigration.

Proposition 187 was never implemented because it was immediately challenged in court. Its proponents, including California Governor Pete Wilson, plan to appeal.

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Parents join in school lunch watch

The Parents on Site program began last year after area businesses complained that students were loitering, littering and causing trouble during lunch.

This year, nearly 60 parents, mostly mothers, give up their own lunch hours to patrol the campus and nearby streets. They tell the students to stop smoking, pick up the trash, get back to school on time and get off the steps of businesses.

"They're outstanding," said Ray Johnson, one of the school's vice principals. "We have 1,270 students and only a limited number of adults. This really increases the number of visible supervisors during one of our most difficult periods."

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Federal officials released an annual survey recently and announced forthcoming new public education materials designed to help young people stay away from drugs. The survey found that since 1990 the percentage of youths 12-17 years old who believe there is great risk of harm in using marijuana occasionally has decreased. Findings indicate that monthly marijuana use among 12-17 year olds was at 7.3 percent in 1994, up from 4 percent in 1992. The survey also found the number of underage drinkers, which includes 2 million heavy drinkers, remains.

In spite of the increase in marijuana use among youth, however, the total number of illicit drug users has remained constant since 1992. This leveling off follows more than a decade of decline since the peak year for illicit drug use, 1979.

Two free booklets--one for parents and one for teens--on marijuana use are due to be released in mid-winter. The booklets, Marijuana Facts for Teens (item no. PHD 712), and Marijuana Facts Parents Need to Know (item no. PHD 713) should soon be available from the National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information. Phone, toll free, 800/729-6686.

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Research disputes the mythology
of past spending spree on schools

Meanwhile, just 28 percent of the new spending on public schools went to regular classrooms, the report said. Nearly 60 percent of the new money was devoted to special education, bilingual education and other programs aimed at helping a small minority of the student population.

"The widespread belief in some kind of `productivity collapse' in schools, with vast resources poured into schools with no results, is not just wildly exaggerated," said the report's author, Richard Rothstein. "It is wrong."

Some critics of public education quickly disputed the EPI research, including Herbert J. Walberg, a professor of education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Eric A. Hanushek, a professor of economics and political science at the University of Rochester in New York. "If it was an independent university or economist saying this, I would take it a little more seriously," Walberg said.

Source: Education Week, November 22, 1995, page one.

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Old problems, new challenges:
teachers respond to new survey

The survey shows teachers in suburban and rural areas believe they are getting growing support from parents and community members and feel more satisfaction with their career choice. The teachers also note a decline in the number of students lacking basic skills and in teen suicides. On the other hand, urban teachers say these problems have worsened in their schools. They are least likely to say they feel respected in today's society or recognized for good performance.

Teachers in all settings are nearly twice as likely today as in 1984 to say they earn a decent salary. Many believe major aspects of public school systems have improved considerably over the past ten years, the survey shows. Nearly all teachers said they believe that a broad variety of measures would further strengthen the quality of education, including:

• emphasizing school discipline and safety (97 percent)

• emphasizing basic skills such as reading, writing and arithmetic (96 percent)

• broadening the curriculum to include computer literacy and foreign languages (94 percent)

• tightening graduation requirements (80 percent)

• establishing minimum competency tests for students at predetermined grade levels (77 percent)

• increasing the amount of homework required of students (62 percent).

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Young victims are legion

According to the October report, Student Victimization at School, 71 percent of students reported incidents of bullying, physical attack or robbery at their school.

About one-quarter of students said they worry about becoming victims of crime, and about one in eight had been victimized at school. Contact: NCES, 202/219-1767.

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Henry Bangser, District 203; Howard Bultnick, District 29; John Cahill, District 74; Bud DesCarpentrie, District 21; Dan Johnson, District 34; Paul Kimmelman, District 31; Dave Kroeze, District 27; James Kucienski, District 28; Tom Many, District 57; Vickie Markavitch, District 219; Linda Marks, District 67; Stephanie Pace Marshall, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy; Jean McGrew, District 225; Sam Mikaelian, District 39; Linda Murphy, District 38; Dave Peterson, NSSED; Phillip Price, District 35; Harry Rossi, District 30; John Sloan, District 37; Rebecca Van Der Bogert, District 36; Pamela Witt, Frankfort District 157-C; Eugene Zalewski, District 71.

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Meeting set on park district partnerships

To help reduce risk, the Illinois Association of Park Districts (IAPD) has announced a youth-at-risk summit aimed at building stronger partnerships between Illinois school districts, park districts, law enforcement agencies and other non-profit organizations. The Illinois Attorney General's Summit Mobilizing Communities for Youth: Partnerships and Park District Programs That Work will be held March 20-21, 1996 in the Naperville-Lisle area. As public resources become more and more scarce, the need or intergovernmental cooperation becomes more crucial. At this Summit, school leaders will learn how to more efficiently use park district facilities and services. For example, through cooperative agreements with the schools, the Naperville Park District has enlarged three elementary multi-purpose school rooms into gymnasiums.

Later, when a Naperville school made plans to build an auditorium at one of its high schools, the park district agreed to contribute funds to add a community room and several minor upgrades. In Urbana, the schools and parks work hand-in-hand to implement the LEARN program that offers after-school tutoring and recreational activities at park district facilities.

Educators, administrators and public officials will join park district representatives to address topics such as: how to get funding for youth at-risk programs, how to build a community model for youth, how schools and park districts can work together, and prevention programs that work.

The overwhelming societal demands placed on schools today are recognized by the IAPD. This summit is designed to help alleviate that burden by offering opportunity for alternative resources. For more information on this Summit, contact the IAPD at 217/523-4554.

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