Has a mentor played an important role in your career success? Do you have staff members who you think would benefit from a mentor’s guidance and advice? IPRA is implementing an exciting new program that will provide professionals at all levels of their careers with opportunities to be a mentor and be mentored.
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The next due date for energy efficiency Project Proposal forms is September 30. Sixty-seven projects across 15 park districts in the Chicagoland region have received assistance through our program since 2011, with incentives totaling $519,489.
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Last chance to nominate an outstanding section member! Who has gone above and beyond?
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We have a lot of educational events lined up in the next several weeks! For a complete listing, click here!

Offerings include:

• Skills Development Webinar Series - Aligning Services with Identified Needs - 9/10/14
• How to Prepare for a Ratings Call - 9/10/14
• TR Leadership Summit - 9/11/14
• How to Restore a Failing Facility - 9/12/14
• Skills Development Webinar Series - Aligning Services with Identified Needs - 9/18/14
• Innovation Renovation Workshop: Office Culture "The Road from Good to Great" - 9/19/14
  
• Supervisor Symposium - September 23-24, 2014

 

Online registration is now open! Please note that the course and exam have separate registration fees. It is not necessary to register for the course in order to take the exam. Attendees who wish to participate in both the course and exam must register for both options. The Registration Deadline is September 23, 2014. More information and registration available on the IPRA website.
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• Section Treasurers 2015 Budget Kick Off Meeting - 8/22/14
• IPRA Open House - Networking After Hours & Association Update - 8/27/14
• IAPD/IPRA Joint Legislative Picnic - 9/6/14
• Administration and Finance Section Golf Outing - 9/19/14
  
• Foot Golf - Networking Event presented by the FM & REC Sections - 9/22/14
  

Click here for more information, and to view complete event calendar!

 

Here are some of our latest job posts - to view the complete listing, click here!

• Sports and Aquatics Coordinator, Champaign Park District
• Center for the Arts Supervisor, Wilmette Park District
• Travel Baseball Coach, Park District of Highland Park
• Park Maintenance 1 - Horticulture Crew, Palatine Park District

Have a job to post? It's easy and affordable with IPRA - click here!

NEW OPTION FOR JOB POSTS! IPRA members may now opt to have an email blast sent to up to 2 sections promoting their job post, and included in social media, for only $75.

 

• Recreation Section: Teen Committee Meeting & Teen Center Tour - 9/4/14
• A&F Section Board Meeting & Business Managers Meeting, including educational session 'How to Prepare for a Ratings Call' - 9/10/14
• FM Section Meeting and Education: How to Restore a Failing Facility - 9/12/14
  
• Administration and Finance Section Golf Outing - 9/19/14
  

To RSVP to attend, and for full listing of upcoming events, click here!