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Job Bank sm The Illinois Education Job Bank sm continues to expand in use by both employers and job seekers and is the leading Internet educational job posting service in Illinois. More than 870 Illinois school districts and 158 other educational institutions are utilizing the Job Bank’s services. Click here to utilize the Job Bank. Senate Bill 7 Performance Ranking Tool IASA’s Senate Bill 7 Performance Rankings Tool gives schools a method of managing district positions aligned to local qualifications, teacher’s credentials and performance ratings. The program compiles this local data and creates reports needed to comply with Senate Bill 7 and related laws since the passage of SB7. Compsych IASA has contracted with a private provider, ComPsych, to provide counseling services to IASA Active Members, their family members and/or household members at no charge as part of your membership benefits. Guidance Resources benefits via ComPsych will give you and your dependents confidential support, resources and information for personal and work-life issues. Information can be emailed upon request. Summer Learning Partnership IASA and Renaissance have partnered together for the past eight years on the Keep Illinois Learning campaign (formerly Get Illinois Reading). As part of the initiative, participating districts/schools can give their students summertime access to myON (reading) and Freckle (math) practice programs to support continued summer learning. The cost is $1 per student for reading and math solutions. Price includes data to monitor engagement and growth as well as professional development to implement with fidelity. Click here to learn more.

group health insurance plan that offers member school districts the opportunity to provide employees health benefits at affordable prices. The customizable benefit packages include flexibility with coverage and deductibles, life insurance, short and long-term disability, dental, vision and COBRA among other features. ISEBC serves all counties statewide with the exception of Cook and the collar counties. The MSEBP serves the Cook and collar counties. BuyBoard BuyBoard is an online purchasing cooperative designed to streamline the purchasing process and help members make confident buying decisions. It is a free, value-added service that is available to IASA members. BuyBoard leverages the power of a nationwide network of purchasers to drive down prices of commodities, goods, and services. Because of this, IASA members are able to leverage better pricing from vendors. There are many well-known brand names on the product list. Members can place orders on the secure website or fax purchase orders for same-day processing. SchoolGuard SchoolGuard®, developed by Guard911, is a smartphone app that provides a panic button for teachers and staff on their phone by immediately alerting nearby law enforcement through the Hero911® rapid-response network, while simultaneously calling 911 with the touch of a single button. Guard911 is a sponsored program. There is a onetime only setup/activation fee with a monthly service fee thereafter which includes unlimited, approved users. The app is designed to protect K–12 schools against senseless acts of violence by shortening the police notification and subsequent response time.

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