Comprised of more than 135,000 individual members, the IEA spearheads a range of initiatives to improve public schools throughout the state. Hundreds of IEA leaders recently gathered to further this mission at the 2018 IEA Summer Leadership Academy.
Taking place from July 23 to July 26 in Normal, Illinois, the Summer Leadership Academy provided essential educational training and professional development electives to hone the specific leadership skills and abilities of both established and emerging instructors and administrators. Topics covered at the event included the use of big data in member engagement to the landmark Supreme Court labor union case Janus v. AFSCME.
