| Minutes of the Winter Meeting of the IESA Board of Directors
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The Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) Board of Directors met for its regularly scheduled meeting at the IESA office in Bloomington on Friday, January 31, 2025, where the Board reviewed the minutes of all fall activities, updated several by-laws and policies, and approved a vendor contract.
Action
The Board reviewed by-law 3.170- Provisions for out-of-season contact. Staff provided a brief history of this by-law and asked for the Board's feedback on its continued inclusion in the Handbook. CARRIED.
The Board reviewed the Rawlings contract. The contract will run from 2025-26 through 2027-2028 and designate Rawlings as the Official Ball of the IESA Baseball, Softball, Boys and Girls Basketball state series. CARRIED.
The Board reviewed a recommendation to update the IESA School Publicity policy included in the IESA Handbook to mirror the IHSA policy. CARRIED.
A recommendation was made to increase the participation fee for Bowling ($22 per bowler) and Chess ($20 per player). CARRIED.
Advisory Committee Reports
Athletes With Disabilities- Meeting minutes were shared with the Board with no recommendations. Complete AWD Advisory minutes may be found here.
Baseball— The Baseball Advisory Committee met on November 6, 2024. Motion to approve recommendation #1 (adjustment to regional play dates) CARRIED. Complete Baseball Advisory minutes may be found here.
Cross-Country—The Cross-Country Advisory Committee met on November 20, 2024. Motion to approve recommendation #1 (use athletic.net for roster entries and race results). CARRIED. Motion to approve recommendation #3 (reduction in sectional team plaques). CARRIED. Recommendation #2 did not receive any support. Complete Cross Country Advisory minutes may be found here.
Golf--The Golf Advisory Committee met on October 23, 2024 via Zoom. Motion to approve recommendation #1 (increase the total number of advancers). CARRIED. Motion bto approve recommendation #2 (reduce the number of team trophies awarded). CARRIED. Recommendation #3 was not presented. Complete Golf Advisory minutes may be found here.
Softball--The Softball Advisory Committee met on October 25, 2024. Motion to approve recommendation #1 (adjustment to the post-season play dates). CARRIED. Complete Softball Advisory minutes may be found here.
Speech—The Speech Advisory Committee met on January 16, 2025. Motion to approve recommendation #1 (move all events to a rubric adjudication form), recommendation #2 (increase in hospitality line), recommendation #3 (add Week 16 as additional contest dates), and recommendation #4 (add additional prop for solo events). CARRIED. Complete Speech Advisory minutes may be found here.
The full Board of Directors minutes may be accessed here.
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