Glen Ellyn School District 41 Board of Education

The Glen Ellyn School District 41 Board of Education consists of seven members who are elected at large and serve without pay for staggered four-year terms. The Board is accountable to the public and makes decisions as a unit based on what is best for the District as a whole. Board members follow the Board Code of Conduct and strive to adhere to their agreed upon Board of Education Meeting Norms. The Board hires the Superintendent, sets instructional policy, approves the budget and ongoing expenditures, and is ultimately responsible for the performance of the District. The Board and Superintendent work together to set priorities for the district.

The Board also includes two 8th graders who serve as non-voting  advisory Student Board Members. Student members serve in a leadership capacity representing the student voice during Board conversations and decisions. The Superintendent and school Principal oversees the selection process which includes letters of recommendation from peers and staff members, and an anonymous review of the application by a district-wide selection committee.

The current Board Meeting calendar can be found here. The public is welcome to attend all meetings and time is allotted for public participation.  
Board meeting Agendas & Minutes can be found HERE, to view video streams of Board meetings Click Here.

SCHOOL BOARD GOVERNANCE RECOGNITION
The Board has been recognized by the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) for their participation in the "School Board Governance Recognition" program. This program acknowledges school boards that learn and practice effective governance behaviors as identified in IASB's Foundational Principles of Effective Governance, through participation in and support for board development programs and events. The primary focus of this program is on full board development and participation rather than individual board member efforts. Effective school boards understand that excellence in local school board governance requires full board commitment to obtaining the knowledge, skills and abilities critical to good governance.

School Board Listing of Development, Training and Professional Development Completed by Board Members
The State of Illinois requires mandatory school board member training in Professional Development Leadership Training (PDLT)/Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) and Open Meetings Act

(OMA) Training. Board members also participate in various governance and leadership professional development and training sessions.

OMA Training: This professional development for School board members satisfies the requirement to receive training on the Open Meetings Act. A newly-elected board member must complete the training within 90 days of taking the oath of office.

PDLT and PERA Training: This training must occur within the first year of their term of office and must be on the topics of education law, labor law, financial oversight and accountability, and fiduciary responsibilities

The following table contains Board member training and professional development

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 school boards 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.

BOARD MEMBERS: 
If you'd like to correspond with an individual Board member, just click on the Board member's name below. Individual Board responses represent only those views of the Board member and not the views of the Board as a whole.

For more information regarding IASB and its programs visit www.iasb.com



PLEASE NOTE: All emails sent to Board members are reviewed by the Board Recording Secretary and may be forwarded to the Superintendent as appropriate. Also, any email sent to a representative of District 41, employee or board member, constitutes a public record that may be released under the Freedom of Information Act.

District 41 Compensation
» GEEA MOU: Supplement Pay - Section 17.4 approved July 20, 2023 
» GEEA 2022-2026 TEACHERS AGREEMENT   updated March 23, 2023
» GEEA MOU: E-LEARNING PLAN   posted December 1, 2022   
» GEEA MOU: School Support Personnel Compensation Adjustment    posted February 22, 2023
» GEEA MOU: Starting Salaries for New Teachers Without Experience posted March 23, 2023  
» MOU - Insurance Deductibles posted 8/16/23
» AFSCME MOU - Memorandum of Understanding Regarding the August 1/June 30 Work Year for 11 Month Employees posted 8/16/23
» AFSCME 2023 - 2027 AGREEMENT
» Administrator and Teacher Salary and Benefits Report for 2022-2023 School Year 
» IMRF Salaries Over $75,000 for the 2022-2023 School Year