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AASAElectionToBeHeldThis Spring An election will be held this spring for the expiring terms on the AASA Governing Board. Two AASA seats from Illinois will be be coming open for the Northcentral and Northeastern super regions on June 30. IASA will be sending out additional information to members later this month on the election. AASA Governing Board members have dual responsibilities. They represent their home state on the Governing Board and they report the work of the Governing Board to their home state affiliate. Through the Governing Board elected representatives, members have a voice in AASA decision-making. The AASA Governing Board meets twice per year: AASA National Conference and summer. The current Illinois AASA Governing Board Members and terms are as follows: IASA Northcentral Super Region • Dr. Andrew S. Wise, Superintendent of Olympia CUSD #16 (Term expires 6/30/2020) IASA Northeastern Super Region • Dr. Arthur Fessler, Superintendent of Community Cons. #59 (Term expires 6/30/2021) • Dr. Judith Hackett, Superintendent of Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization (Term expires 6/30/2022) • Dr. Jennifer Kelsall, Superintendent of Ridgewood CHSD #234 (Term expires 6/30/2020) IASA Southern Super Region • Dr. Steve Webb, Superintendent of Goreville Comm Unit #1 (Term expires 6/30/2022)

The College Board announced last month that Illinois ranks No. 1 among all states for charting the largest year-over-year increase in the percentage of public high school graduates scoring a 3 or higher on at least one Advanced Placement (AP) Exam during high school. Illinois’ rate of graduates scoring 3 or higher grew by 4 percent from 2018 to 2019. In the Class of 2019, 28.4 percent of students scored a 3 or higher on an AP Exam, compared to 27.3 percent in the Class of 2018. Latinx students in all grades are driving Illinois’ gains in AP Exam participation and success. The proportion of Latinx students taking AP exams grew by 3.8 percent, accounting for 26.7 percent of all AP Exam takers in 2019—up from 25.7 percent in 2018. ISBE’s 2019 Illinois Report Card showed four years of continuous growth in students’ access to and success in Advanced Placement. Statewide, students of color made up 48 percent of total students enrolled in AP courses in 2019—up 6 percentage points from just three years ago. At the same time that the state has expanded access, Illinois has raised its pass rate on AP Exams by 2.3 percentage points since 2016. The College Board also announced that 23 Illinois high schools have earned the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award for expanding young women’s access to AP computer science courses. IllinoisRanksHighon AdvancedPlacement Exam

ISDLAF+MonthlyUpdate Click here to view the most current ISDLAF+ rates, economic indicators and general economic news brief. To obtain additional information regarding this IASA sponsored service, contact Dr. Donald E. Weber, Senior Vice President, Corporate Relations/ISDLAF+ at 630–657–6435. To check daily rates, visit the ISDLAF+ website at www.isdlafplus.com.

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