Leadership Matters June 2014

IASA News in Brief

Survey on issues negatively affecting education in Illinois

All of us are very concerned about state funding levels and other issues that are negatively affecting education in Illinois. Two Illinois superintendents have collected data for the last three years and presented their findings at the state and national level. We need your help to obtain data for the fourth year. Please follow the link to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/R5NJMC6 to fill out the survey. It should only take you about 15 minutes to complete. The information you share is very important and valued. We will follow through and lobby on your behalf after we compile our results. Thank you for taking the time to fill out the survey. In Appreciation,

Dr. Mary N. Parker, Delavan CUSD 703 Superintendent – parkerm@delavanschools.com Dr. Tami Roskamp, Schuyler Industry 5 Superintendent – troskamp@hotmail.com

In Memoriam

Michael Duffy , interim superintendent of Durand 322, and mayor of South Beloit, passed away Friday, June 20, 2014. Mr. Duffy served on the IASA Board of Directors from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2010.

Charles Ploszek , retired superintendent from Argo Community High School, passed away June 23. Mr. Ploszek was superintendent from 1978—1984.

IASA Central Illinois Valley and Shawnee Regions award Presidential Citations The Central Illinois Valley Region of the IASA has issued a Presidential Citations to Mr. Tom Neeley , who currently serves on the Morton CUSD 709 Board of Education. Mr. Neeley has also served as president of the Board and currently is the State Director for the CIV Region of the IASB. The Shawnee Region of IASA has issued a Presidential Citation to Ms. Jo Bach , bookkeeper at Giant City schools. She has worked in the district for 28 years and has an outstanding work ethic, dedicating long hours to the district each month. As resources shrink, Mrs. Bach is always looking for the “out of the box” solutions. She is kind and caring and shows up every day with a smile and positive attitude. Each year, IASA encourages regions to present Presidential Citations to individuals who have made significant contributions to public education even though they may not be professional educators.

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