LM January 2016

Saluting this year’s award winners

The second annual IASA Superintendents of Distinction have been selected by their regions and are pictured in the following three pages. The winners were selected by their peers based on the same four criteria that are used in the AASA Superintendent of the Year competition: leadership for learning, communication, professionalism and community Involvement. The winners will be honored April 21, 2016 at a luncheon in Springfield along with honorees from the Illinois Principals Association. State Superintendent Dr. Tony Smith will be in attendance as the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) helps to coordinate the event. Governor Bruce Rauner attended last year’s inaugural event at the Executive Mansion. This year’s awards luncheon will be held at the Inn at 835, south of the state capitol because the Executive Mansion is undergoing extensive repairs that will not be completed. In addition to the Superintendents of Distinction, 2016 Illinois Superintendent of the Year, Dr. Judy Hackett of the North Suburban Special Education Organization, also will be recognized at the luncheon. The 2016 Superintendents of Distinction are considered nominated for next fall’s Illinois Superintendent of the Year competition should they choose to fill out that nomination form. Others from around the state also may be nominated for that statewide award.

The awards and the luncheon are being sponsored by Horace Mann.

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