Frankfort School District 157-C Earns State-Level Governance Award
Frankfort School District 157-C Meeting | October 2025
Article Summary: The Frankfort School District 157-C Board of Education has been named a recipient of the 2025 School Board Governance Recognition by the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB). The district is one of only 42 school boards in the state to receive the honor this year.
IASB Award Key Points:
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The recognition acknowledges school boards that demonstrate excellence in local governance and support for public education.
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The IASB award is based on boards engaging in activities and modeling behaviors that align with best practices in school governance.
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The board will be formally recognized at the annual Triple I conference in Chicago in November and again at a division meeting in the spring.
The Frankfort School District 157-C Board of Education has earned statewide recognition for its leadership, as announced during its meeting on Tuesday, October 21, 2025.
Superintendent Dr. Doug Wernet congratulated the board for receiving the Illinois Association of School Boards’ (IASB) 2025 School Board Governance Recognition. In a congratulatory letter dated September 15, 2025, IASB Executive Director Kimberly Small, J.D., informed the district that its board was one of just 42 in Illinois to earn the designation.
“This recognition is designed to acknowledge those school boards that have engaged in activities and modeled behaviors that lead to excellence in local school governance in support of quality public education,” Small wrote. “We commend you for your hard work and distinction.”
Dr. Wernet noted that the board will be formally recognized for the achievement at the Joint Annual Conference, also known as the Triple I Conference, in Chicago this November. An additional recognition will take place at a division meeting in the spring.
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