The State Board of Education invites nominations for the 2006 Thomas Lay Burroughs Award for the State's Outstanding School Board President. This award will be presented at the Illinois Association of School Boards/Illinois Association of School Administrators/Illinois Association of School Business Officials (IASB/IASA/IASBO) Conference on Sunday, November 20.

Nomination information is available online at: http://www.isbe.net/pdf/burroughs_award.pdf. Nominations should be submitted by the close of business on Friday, October 28, 2005 to Jean Ladage, FAX 217-785-3972 or email jladage@isbe.net. For more information, call Jean Ladage or Marsha Moffett at 217-557-6626.