International Association for Truancy and Dropout Prevention

History of IATDP

Previous Names of the Association

1911-1936, National League of Compulsory Education Officials (NLCEO)
1937-1956, National League to Promote School Attendance (NLPSA)
1957-2002, International Association of Pupil Personnel Workers (IAPPW)
2002-, International Association for Truancy and Dropout Prevention (IATDP)

Founder: William L Bodine

1914 National Conference:

Historic Photos of the Association

William Bodine (Decendent of Signer of Declaration of Independence)

William Bodine Honored by President of U.S. (clipping)

William Lester Bodine (Who's Who Historical Record)

1898 Letter to William Bodine (Battleship Illinois)

1899 Letter to William Bodine (Chicago Daily News)

1904 News Article by William Bodine (Chicago Ill. Post)

1905 Letter to William Bodine (Convention Bureau)

1908 Letter to William Bodine (Illinois Humane Soc.)

1910 Letter to William Bodine (Chicago Record Herold)

1911 Picture of William L. Bodine, Founder

1912 Letter to William Bodine (Governor of Illinois)

1912 News Article Honoring William Bodine (Chicago Record Herald)

1913 William Bodine News Article (Chicago Evening American)

1914 Letter to William Bodine (Chicago Mayor)

1914 Letter to William Bodine (Secretary Interior)

1914 Letter to William Bodine (Governor of Illinois)

1914 Photo of Confence National League

1914 Picture William Bodine Detroit Newspaper

1915 Letter to William Bodine (Governor of Illinois)

1916 Letter to William Bodine (Chicago Board of Ed.)

1916 Letter to William Bodine (Secretary of Interior)

1916 Picture & News Article (Chicago Herald)

1917 Letter to William Bodine (US Naval Training)

1918 Letter to William Bodine (Governor of Illinois)

1918 Letter to William Bodine (Secretary of Interior)

1921 News Article on Truancy by William Bodine

1921 News Article William Bodine (Detroit Free Press)

1921 Truancy Article by William Bodine in Chicago Herald

1922 Letter to William Bodine (Governor of Illinois)

1922 News Article by William Bodine (Examiner)

1922 Speech by William Bodine page 1 (with notes)

1922 Speech by William Bodine page 2 (with notes)

1929 Letter to William Bodine (Chicago Board of Ed.)

1930 Letter to William Bodine (Chicago Board of Ed.)

1937 Speech by William Bodine page 1

1937 Speech by William Bodine page 2

1937 Speech by William Bodine page 3

1937 Speech by William Bodine page 4

1937 Speech by William Bodine page 5

1938 Letter 1 to William Bodine (National League)

1938 Letter 2 to William Bodine (National League)

1938 Letter to William Bodine (Associated Press)

1938 News Article William Bodine

1939 29th Conference Letter to Bodine

1945 Letter to William Bodine (Chicago Board of Ed.)

1946 Letter to William Bodine (Chicago Board of Ed.)

1946 William Bodine's Letter of Resignation

1947 Letter to William Bodine (Chicago Board of Ed.)

1947 Speech page 1 William Bodine (33rd Conference)

1947 Speech page 2 William Bodine (33rd Conference)

1947 Speech page 3 William Bodine (33rd Conference)

1949 Convention Letter (New Letterhead Format)