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Carbondale Community High School District #165
Board of Education

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CCHS School Board

 

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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Minutes from 2006 - 2024
 

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
Activity and Provider

Date Completed (beginning in 2012 unless otherwise noted)

Rania Dababneh

PDLT/PERA Training by IASB
OMA Training by IOAG
Basics of Governance by IASB 

March 31, 2023
March 31, 2023
March 31, 2023

Linda Flowers

PDLT/PERA Training IASB  
FOIA Training by IOAG 
OMA Training by IOAG

November 17, 2013 
March 20, 2015 
March 20, 2015

Lana Galan

OMA Training by IOAG 
PDLT/PERA Training by IASB

May 12, 2019 
September 16, 2019

Wendell Pohlman

OMA Training by IASB 
Basics of Governance by IASB 
PDLT/PERA Training by IASB

June 8, 2021 
June 26, 2021 
September 22, 2021

Neophansya Robinson

OMA Training by IOAG 
PDLT/PERA Training by IASB

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 
PDLT/PERA Training by IASB

March 30, 2017 
June 16 & 17, 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