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November/December 2004

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IASB Publications
2921 Baker Drive
Springfield 62703
217/528-9688, extension 1131

• Newest ISBE leaders start out 'up to speed'
  by Linda Dawson
  As the interim state superintendent, Randy Dunn offers insights into the course the agency will follow during his tenure.

• Does your board have a moral compass?
  by Sandra Watkins
  Now more than ever, school boards have an obligation to provide ethical leadership for their districts. And that includes having processes to recognize and solve ethical dilemmas.
  Sidebar: Additional goals for board members

• Making ethics intuitive
  by Gary Davis
  Ethics is more than doing good and avoiding evil. It needs to be part of a board's culture.

• Learning is what Baldrige looks like
  by Linda Dawson
  Pekin Public School District 108 has adopted and adapted quality assurance processes to create a learning environment where students take responsibility for their success and actually know why they learn.
  Sidebar: Resolving business-focused concerns
  Sidebar: What is Baldrige?

• Practical PR: Let the sun shine on your meetings
  by Joanne W. Schochat

• What can video games teach public schools?
  by Aaron R. Conklin
  Education professors in Wisconsin believe video games may hold the key to motivating students to learn in school.
  Sidebar: Clicking, txt msging and beaming in class

• All aboard the bus for chance to learn
  by Linda Dawson
  The Chicago Schools Tour offers a unique opportunity to see programs and facilities in action at Illinois' largest school district.

• Hail to the chiefs
  by Richard C. Lewis
  Quotes offer leadership insights
  Famous quotations from former U.S. presidents offer words of wisdom to school board members, especially those entrusted with their district's top board leadership role.

• To change or not: A funding dilemma
  by Ralph Martire and Jeff Mays
  Long talked-about changes in the way public schools are funded come down to a point-counterpoint argument over the stability of revenue sources.

• Mailbag: Measure more than academics