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July/August 2005

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

• Cover Story
  Sudden impact: Financing growing enrollment
  by Linda Dawson
  Impact fees charged to housing developers can help offset facility costs in growing schools. How does the system work and what can school boards do to ease the problems of unrestrained growth?
  Sidebar: Different growth, different problems.

• Successful districts make learning 'Job One'
  by Andrew Lachman
  What does quality school board leadership look like in a high-performing, collaborative district? The answer to that question may be found in a focus on learning.

• Smart spending boosts return on school dollar
  by Richard Rothstein
  While more money doesn't necessarily guarantee improved achievement, added dollars could make a distinct difference in four critical areas.

• District culture: How good can it get?
  by Lawrence Baskin and John Cassel
  Culture is often the overlooked ingredient for school boards when it comes to successful progress on a strategic plan

• Art of negotiating faces confrontation
  by Fred B. Lifton
  The benefits learned from successful collective bargaining may hold the key to avoiding a cyclical rise in confrontational teacher strikes in Illinois.

• Business manager's advice...Negotiations prep list essential to bargaining.
  by William Harkin
  Before entering contract talks, board members would be wise to consult this list of items to remember.

• Practical PR: Strategic process gives voice to entire district
  by Jean Hockensmith

• Mailbag: TAG participants appreciate IASB help

• Ask the staff: Replacement process can be hassle free