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NEWS YOU CAN USE
City Tech will be holding webinar training sessions on February 3, May 16, August 15 and November 10 at 10am CST. There is no pre-registration required. Just go to www.publicsalary.com, click on training and then click on one of the dates to register. We welcome current IPRA City Tech Survey members and non-members. Learn tips and tricks to mastering the City Tech Salary Survey or to discover the valuable tools for using the salary survey if your agency is not a member.
For more information on the IPRA Salary Survey, click here. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The IPRA Skills Development Webinar Series is an 11-month series of webinars on a variety of timely topics. Park and recreation agencies pay a one-time registration fee, giving their staff access to each month's webinar topic and 0.1 CEUs!
Read More... Certification is important to demonstrate that you have an understanding of the basic competencies needed to be successful in the park and recreation profession. In addition, maintaining the certification shows you have a willingness to continue to learn and grow throughout your career. This workshop consists of four sections and will prepare you to become a Certified Park and Recreation Professional.
Read More... Allies, not Adversaries: Building Positive Partnerships with Parents Parents can be seen at times as obstacles to teachers' ability to help children meet goals in the program. This workshop presents strategies that create positive partnerships between parents and teachers/program leaders that lead to increased success for children. Recognizing the importance of winning parents' trust and establishing good communication patterns starting at intake are key to this process.
Read More... CALENDAR/UPCOMING EVENTS
IPRA Board Meeting - 2/13/14
Lincolnwood Community Center 9:00AM - 4:00PM IPRA Open House - Networking After Hours & Association Update - 2/19/14 IPRA Headquarters - Banquet Room, 2nd Floor 5:30PM - 7:30PM All Night Teen Ski Trip - 2/21/14-2/22/14 Chestnut Mountain Ski Resort Teens from across Illinois as we take over Chestnut Mountain Ski Resort in Galena for one very cool night. Best of all, after midnight the entire resort rented out just for teens! All 17 slopes as well as the 7-acre snowboard park will be open until 2am for skiing and snowboarding. Free ski and snowboard lessons for beginners will be running all night. When teens are ready for a break from the cold, they can head inside to hang out in the video game room and snack bar. All costs are included except the game room and snack bar. Waiver required. IPRA Networking Event: Young Professionals & Students - 2/27/14 Lucky Strike Lombard 3:00PM - 6:00PM Are you a young professional under 40 years old, or an intern/student studying parks and recreation/leisure studies? Please join us for an IPRA networking event at Lucky Strike, Lombard!
CONFERENCE
You are invited to submit session suggestions for the 2015 IAPD/IPRA Soaring to New Heights Conference. Please be specific in describing your suggestion and speaker information.
Read More... JOB OPPORTUNITIES
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NEWS ABOUT MEMBERS
SECTION/COMMITTEE INFO
Park & Natural Resource Management Section Meeting & Discussion - 2/13/14
Fox Valley Park District, Eola Community Center 9:30AM - 11:00AM Recreation Section: Social Committee Meeting - 2/14/14 Downers Grove Park District- Recreation Center 1:00PM - 3:00PM Facility Management Section Meeting & Discussion - 2/14/14 Park District of Oak Park - Gymnastics and Recreation Center 1:30PM - 3:45PM Senior Committee Meeting - 2/18/14 River Trails Park District 10:00AM - 11:30AM Diversity Section Meeting & Workshop - 2/19/14 LWSRA 10:00AM - 1:00PM Administration & Finance Section Meeting & Discussion - 3/5/14 Bolingbrook Park District 10:00AM - 1:00PM |
  
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Congratulations to the volunteers and staff from both IPRA and IAPD who made this year's Soaring to New Heights Conference a success, including 2013 IPRA Co-Chair Sherrie Izban, from the Lily Cache Special Recreation Association, and IAPD Co-Chair Jerri-Lynn Kleina from the Alsip Park District and the committee: Matt Barber, WSSRA; Tom Barz, Frankfort Park District; John Curran, Tinley Park - Park District; Kevin Dolan, Mundelein Park & Recreation District; Tom Hartwig, Oak Lawn Park District; Mike Kies, Hoffman Estates Park District; Greg Kolinek; Lili McGovern, Hoffman Estates Park District; Bob Schmidt, Schaumburg Park District; Mike Vogl, Bloomingdale Park District; Marty Walsh, Vernon Hills Park District; and John Wilson, Lan-Oak Park District.
My muscles labored as I walked down The Hill. The view of the lake was beautiful, even though much of the once-expansive beach that I enjoyed as a child was gone. Walking in a place that had been such a significant part of my childhood caused me to reflect. It was the day of the Labor Day picnic for the people on The Hill. The picnic was a farewell to summer, a celebration of our lives together, and for many, the final weekend they would be at the lake for the season. It was held at one of the family cabins, a home now being enjoyed by the fourth generation.
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