Variety of Presentations Offered at Carousel of Panels at 2024 Conference 

The 2024 Joint Annual Conference will again allow attendees to choose from a selection of 30-minute educational presentations over a 90-minute period during the Carousel of Panels.  

Sixteen presentations will be offered simultaneously in one room during the hour and a half block. Each presentation will take place three times, allowing those in attendance the ability to hear from three separate groups of presenters on three unique education and school leadership topics.  

The Carousel of Panels will be held Saturday, November 23 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Sheraton Grand Chicago hotel.   

The event is scheduled to include the following topics and presenting districts and organizations:   

• Developing a Sustainable Teacher Apprenticeship — Oswego CUSD 308 

• Creating Heart Safe Schools — Winnebago CUSD 323 

• Protecting Our Future: Navigating the K-12 Cyber Landscape — Park Ridge-Niles SD 64 

• Equity in Education Through High-Impact Adaptive Change — Geneseo CUSD 228 

• Addressing Student Safety: Online, IRL, and Inside Out — Lake Bluff ESD 65 

• The Role of School Safety Director: Is Your District Ready? — Troy CCSD 30C 

• Strategic Plan Development and Implementation — Mannheim SD 83 

• Promoting the Positive: No PR Team, No Problem! — River Grove SD 85.5 

• We Are Family: Improving K-5 Literacy with Parent Mentors — Woodland CCSD 50 and Lake County Regional Office of Education  

• The Tale of Two Districts: Collaborative Curriculum Audits — Will County SD 92 and Lockport SD 91 

• Addressing Declining Enrollment in Rural Schools — Bond Co CUSD 2 

• Support Healthy Work/Life Balance for School Administrators — North Shore SD 112 and Concordia University Chicago 

• Learning Leaders: Becoming While Doing — McKendree University 

• Using My Data Dashboard to Understand Summative Designations — Oregon CUSD 220 and Illinois Interactive Report Cards (IIRC) at Northern Illinois University 

• Surviving & Thriving: The Balancing Act Between Home & Work — North Shore SD 112 and Concordia University Chicago 

• Fulton HS & Veregy Offer Construction Management Opportunities for Students — River Bend CUSD 2 and Veregy 

The Annual Conference will take place November 22-24 in Chicago. A full schedule of Conference events will be available in September. Check the Conference webpage for updates and follow along on social media using #ILjac24 for further notifications.