Board Report October 2025

September 2025

IASB School Board Members and Administrators,

This 2025 Resolutions Committee Report outlines proposals to be acted upon at the annual meeting of the IASB Delegate Assembly on Saturday, November 22, 2025, in Chicago. Through the Resolutions Process and Delegate Assembly, IASB member districts provide critical direction for IASB to represent member interests before state and national policymakers. Every member school district is entitled to one voting delegate at the Delegate Assembly. Your board should nominate a primary delegate to represent your school board and an alternate delegate, in the event the primary delegate becomes unable to attend. Once your board chooses a primary delegate, your district’s roster manager should register him/her online with IASB in advance of the Delegate Assembly. The alternate delegate does not need to be registered unless the primary delegate becomes unavailable. If the primary delegate becomes unable to attend on-site at the Joint Annual Conference, the alternate delegate can be registered at the Info Center during Conference hours on Friday or in front of the Delegate Assembly location on Saturday. This year delegates will vote on IASB Constitutional Amendments, the election of IASB officers, and whether to adopt a proposed resolution to become an IASB Position Statement. I want to highlight that 10 IASB Constitutional Amendments are being proposed this year. The Constitution Review Committee, made up of 14 Illinois school board members and IASB leaders, proposed these amendments. All 10 Constitutional Amendments received a “Do Adopt” recommendation from the IASB Board of Directors on June 7, 2025. I want to recognize and extend IASB’s appreciation to the Constitution Review Committee for their time and effort on this work over the past year. Please discuss with your board the topics that will come before the Delegate Assembly for action to prepare your district’s delegate to vote on behalf of your board. To guide these efforts, three documents are included in this report: Guidance for Discussing IASB Constitutional Amendments, Guidance for Discussing IASB Resolutions, and Local School Board Delegate Direction. I hope these pages serve as a valuable resource for your school board in preparing for this discussion. We look forward to our work together in November.

Tracie Sayre, IASB Resolutions Chair and Vice President