LM July 2026

September 30-October 2, 2026 BOS Center and the President Abraham Lincoln Springfield—A DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel REGISTER HERE

CLOSING GENERAL SESSION 10am Fri., Oct. 2 ISBE Message and IASA Member Showcase

SESSION 12pm

ƌ͘ <ŝŵĂŬŽ WĂƚƚĞƌƐŽŶ – ŝŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ

Dr. Kimako Patterson ISBE Chief of Staff

Dr. Jennifer Kelsall Ridgewood CHSD #234, Cook West Presentation Title: The Work Worth Doing

Sponsored by: *See Presenters on Page 11 ƌ͘ <ŝŵĂŬŽ WĂƚƚĞƌƐŽŶ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŚŝĞĨ ŽĨ ^ƚĂĨĨ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ ^ƚĂƚĞ ŽĂƌĚ ŽĨ ĚƵĐĂƚŝŽŶ͘ ^ŚĞ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ ĂƐ ^ƵƉĞƌŝŶƚĞŶĚĞŶƚ ŽĨ WƌĂŝƌŝĞͲ,ŝůůƐ ůĞŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ ^ĐŚŽŽů ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ ϭϰϰ ĨŽƌ ϭϮ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨŝĞůĚ ŽĨ ĞĚƵĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ Ϯϱ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ Ă ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌ͕ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ WƌŝŶĐŝƉĂů͕ WƌŝŶĐŝƉĂů͕ ^ƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŽƌ ŽĨ ƵƌƌŝĐƵůƵŵ ĂŶĚ /ŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ^ƵƉĞƌŝŶƚĞŶĚĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƵƌƌŝĐƵůƵŵ͕ /ŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ dĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ͘ Dr. Patterson has a bachelor’s ĚĞŐƌĞĞ ŝŶ ŶŐůŝƐŚ ĚƵĐĂƚŝŽŶ͕ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă master’s degree in ĞĚƵĐĂƚŝŽŶĂů ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ͕ ĂŶĚ Ă ŽĐƚŽƌĂƚĞ ŝŶ ĚƵĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ EĂƚŝŽŶĂů >ŽƵŝƐ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘ &ŽƌŵĞƌůLJ͕ ƐŚĞ ƐĂƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂĚǀŝƐŽƌLJ ďŽĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ dƌŝŶŝƚLJ ŚƌŝƐƚŝĂŶ ŽůůĞŐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŽĂƌĚ ŽĨ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƵƚŝƐŵ ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ŽĨ / ^ Ͳ^ŽƵƚŚ ŽŽŬ ;/ůůŝŶŽŝƐ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ^ĐŚŽŽů ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƚŽƌƐͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ President of the SCSDD (Superintendent’s Commission for ƚŚĞ ^ƚƵĚLJ ŽĨ ĞŵŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐƐ ĂŶĚ ŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJͿ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŝƚƚŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ dĂƐŬ &ŽƌĐĞ ĨŽƌ ƵƚŝƐŵ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ůŽĐĂů͕ ƐƚĂƚĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ĨĞĚĞƌĂů ĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƚŝŽŶƐ͘ ƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ͕ ƐŚĞ ƐŝƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞdžĞĐƵƚŝǀĞ ďŽĂƌĚƐ ĨŽƌ / ^ ;/ůůŝŶŽŝƐ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ^ĐŚŽŽů ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƚŽƌƐͿ ĂŶĚ ^ ^ (Superintendent’s Commission for the Study of Demographics and Diversity). continued... Dr. Daniel Booth Carbondale CHSD #165, Shawnee Presentation Title: Experience Shapes Perspectives Dr. Jason Henry Sesser-Valier CUSD #196, Egyptian Presentation Title: Managing the Person in the Mirror ... You LM July 2026

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