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September/October 2005

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

• Off the court, it's YOUR call
  by Linda Dawson and Brad Colwell
  Referees and umpires may be in charge of athletes and coaches during a game, but when it comes to sportsmanship and civility in the stands, the school board needs to set the example.

• TechnoTracking: Surveillance, safety and privacy in the digital age
  by Scott Lafee
  From surveillance cameras to computer chip-imbedded ID cards, schools are going high tech in the interest of student safety and district security.
  Sidebar: Scanner increases sense of security

• Leave no community behind
  by Alan C. Jones
  The media and the educational community continue to ignore the elephant in the closet: the influence of community and family on student achievement.

• Rising from ashes after fire devastation
  by Brent McArdle
  If fire destroyed your school, where would you start to put things back together for your students? Here are the lessons Lexington learned from its devastating loss.

• Homecoming: More than football
  by Robert Capriccioso
  While homecoming festivities are imbedded in Midwestern culture, their rituals have more emotional and educational benefits beyond building school spirit.

• Schools fail grade with civics lessons.
  editorial from The Doings, Hinsdale
  A suburban newspaper maintains that schools fail to teach teens the greatest civics lessons of all: free speech and free press.

• Green 'blossoms' in Illinois classrooms
  by James McDonough and Vuk Vujovic
  The concept of sustainable - "green" - classrooms is growing in Illinois and offers more than just environmental benefits.