Both men and women are encouraged to participate in this event. Thanks to donations from corporate friends of education, there will be many golf and attendance prizes! Winners will be posted on the message board located by the IPA Conference Registration Desk at the BOS Center on Monday, October 16. Prizes must be claimed at the registration desk before 3:15 p.m. on Monday, October 16, 2017!
Join us for the Welcome Reception sponsored by Association Member Benefits Advisors at the historic Old State Capitol. IPA Past Presidents will be recognized. There will be period entertainment, hors d'oeuvres and beverages. What a great way to kick off conference... hope to see you there!
The Connection Center is a comfortable place for networking and idea exchange - administrators with othe administrators; administrators with exhibitors; and administrators with presenters - to reflect on conference events and what you learned and share with one another. It's also a great place to blog and tweet. A mobile device charging station will also be available here. It's your center for staying connected during the conference.
Thanks to the sponsorship of the Illinois Principals Foundation, each conference attendee is receiving a copy of Baruti Kafele's book, The Principal 50 - Critical Leadership Questions for Inspiring Schoolwide Excellence.
The Illinois Principals Association in collaboration with the Illinois Association of School Boards is providing a bookstore. There will be a wide range of resource materials and some featured books written by our keynote speakers. This is an excellent opportunity to strengthen your professional library.
Baruti Kafele - Monday, October 16 - 10:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
Stop by for information about the great things the Illinois Principals Foundation is doing and learn about the Veteran's project.
Information about the National Association of Elementary School Principals is available here.
Learning Labs are short presentations (20 minutes) by a specialist on a topic that improves the Principalship. Topics will be made available soon and will be posted on the Conference App when it is launched. Be sure to check out this "Get and Go" Conference feature.