Illinois Association of School Boards
Dr. Michael D. Johnson
Executive Director
Illinois Association of School Boards
Dr. Michael D. Johnson is the fifth executive director of the Illinois Association of School Boards, serving since September 2000. He served 18 years as a school superintendent in Toluca, Wenona, and Evergreen Park and six years in principalships in Bluffs and Stronghurst. He started his career teaching in Quincy, Illinois.
He taught 15 years for the Illinois Administrator’s Academy and in the Master’s Degree Program at St. Xavier University. Johnson holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, a master’s degree in education administration, and an educational specialist degree from Western Illinois University. He earned a doctorate of education from Illinois State University.
He is a board member of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Self-Insurance Trust (WCSIT) and the Illinois School District Agency (ISDA – a property casualty trust). He is secretary of the Illinois School District Liquid Asset Fund Plus (ISDLAF+) and a board member and secretary of the Illinois Energy Consortium (IEC).
Johnson has been chairman of the School Leaders Risk Management Association (SLRMA) since its inception. He has served as a speaker for the Paul Simon Institute at Southern Illinois University. He sits on doctorial committee’s at Northern Illinois University and Western Illinois University.
He is a member of the Illinois State Board of Education State Accountability Committee and the Illinois Administrators’ Academy Committee. He served as a co-chair of Governor Blagojevich 2003 transition team. He is the chair-elect for 2007-2008 NSBA Executive Director’s Liaison Committee.
Johnson is the current chair of the NSBA Liaison Committee which was established to enhance the administrative level communications between and among the Federation Members and NSBA. He also holds an ex-officio seat on the NSBA Board of Directors.
He was selected for membership in the Illinois State University’s Hall of Fame. He was selected as Educator of the Year by the Illinois Crime Commission. He is a member of the Education League of Illinois and the Horace Mann League.