Dan+Stecken's+Useful+Administrative+Resource+Page

Below are a list of valuable resources that a prospective administration applicant could use to help land that first job! Good luck, if you know of others please add them as well.

1. [|www.iasaedu.org]- the Illinois Education Job Bank, simply click on the Job Bank icon and begin browsing for teaching or administrative jobs. The entire state of Illinois uses this website to post available jobs. 2. [|www.icts.nesinc.com] - the Illinois Certification Testing Link, information on tests needed to become certified in Type 75 Administration or maybe one day Superintendency. This testing system includes all of the tests necessary for certification in Illinois. 3. http://www.iasb.com/law/ - the Illinois Association of School Boards Annual School Law Review has valuable resources for policy updates, law changes, and other information that would be useful for an administrator. 4. http://www.isbe.net/ - the Illinois School Board of Education web site that has continuous updates for administrators. This site also has individual information for every teacher and administrator, including personal profile, certifications, etc. 5.  http://www.teach-nology.com/edleadership/ - Teach Nology offers valuable resources for educational leadership, including 32 links aimed at "day to day" administrator issues like school bullying, handling at risk students, and funding for schools, among other things. 6. http://www.ilprincipals.org/ - Illinois Principals Association has information regarding professional development, legislation, events, etc. aimed at helping principals become great principals. I particulary liked the section that had information for aspiring administrators. 7.    http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/eafdept/centerforedpolicy/ - Illinois State University's College of Education has compiled a center of educational policy from national standards like NCLB to information regarding Internet Safety. Current legilsative proposals and possible changes are updated on this site that could be of use to all of us. 8. http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml - the National Education web site has legal information about educating student's with disabilities, educational materials, parent resources, and direct information from the President and Congress regarding educational policies and educational goals. 9. http://www.principalspage.com/ - offers interesting information, including possible interview questions. 10. http://www.educationworld.com/ - offers valuable information on what to do and what not to do, like interview atire, community relations, discipling of students, etc.