Board of Education
Carbondale Community High School District #165
Board of Education
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Mrs. Julie VanWinkle, President: Julie.VanWinkle@cchs165.com
Mr. Christopher Swims, Vice President: Christopher.Swims@cchs165.com
Mrs. Wendell Pohlman, Secretary: Wendell.Pohlman@cchs165.com
Dr. Rania Dababneh, Member: Rania.Dababneh@cchs165.com
Dr. Linda Flowers, Member: Linda.Flowers@cchs165.com
Dr. Lana Galan, Member: Lana.Galan@cchs165.com
Mrs. Neophansya Robinson, Member: Neophansya.Robinson@cchs165.com
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Development and Training Completed by Board Members
All Illinois Board of Education members must receive training in professional development leadership (P.A. 97-8) and the Open Meetings Act (P.A. 97-504). Mandatory training will also be required after the new evaluation requirements are implemented in each school district. For additional information, see Board policy 2:120, Board Member Development.
The following table contains mandatory and non-mandatory training and development activities that were completed by each Board member. When the training was provided by the Illinois Association of School Boards, the acronym "IASB" follows the listed activity. In addition, please note the following acronyms when viewing the table:
IOAG: Illinois Office of the Attorney General
OMA: Open Meetings Act On-Line Training
FOIA: Freedom of Information Act On-Line Training
PDLT/PERA: Professional Development Leadership Training and Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) Training for School Board Members
Name |
Development and Training |
Date Completed (beginning in 2012 unless otherwise noted) |
Rania Dababneh |
PDLT/PERA Training by IASB |
March 31, 2023 |
Linda Flowers |
PDLT/PERA Training IASB |
November 17, 2013 |
Lana Galan |
OMA Training by IOAG |
May 12, 2019 |
Wendell Pohlman |
OMA Training by IASB |
June 8, 2021 |
Neophansya Robinson |
OMA Training by IOAG |
October 4, 2024 October 4, 2024 |
Christopher Swims | OMA Training by IOAG PDLT/PERA Training by IASB |
August 18, 2017 August 23, 2018 |
Julie VanWinkle |
OMA Training by IOAG |
March 30, 2017 |
The Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) is a voluntary organization of local boards of education dedicated to strengthening the Illinois public schools through local citizen control. Although not a part of State government, IASB is organized by member Board of Educations as a private not-for-profit corporation under authority granted by Article 23 of the School Code. The mission of the IASB is excellence in local school governance in support of quality public education.
For more information regarding the IASB and its programs visit www.iasb.com.
CCHS Board Policy Manual
Board Resolution Affirming CCHS Commitment to Eliminating Racial Injustice