Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) Delegate Assembly Resolution #1 - Pre-Service Teacher Education and Licensure in Literacy
On November 20, 2021, the school boards of Illinois voted to support a resolution drafted by Avoca District 37 to address our State's literacy crisis.
The strong show of support from the IASB Delegate Assembly for Resolution #1 gives the IASB a mandate to lobby the IL State Board of Education to require future teacher candidates to take coursework in and pass a test on the science that supports how children learn to read. The full text is on page 9 of the IASB Resolution Committee Report- ResolutionsCommitteReport2021.pdf (iasb.com).
Please contact your local school board members now and let them know that you want them to support Resolution #1 at the November 20 IASB Delegate Assembly. Attached is a script which you can email to school board members, a second script for speaking at Visitor Comments at your board's next meeting, and an information sheet which has been emailed to all Illinois school boards.