Leadership Matters - April 2013

Getting to know your IASA Board Members

Favorite book: Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin Favorite musical artist: John Lennon

Dr. Mark Hansen Northwest

School district: Eastland CUSD 308 One thing you would like people to know about your school district: We are in year 2 of a 1:1 computer initiative for grades 9-12; we will be expanding to include grades 4-8 in 2013-14. Years on IASA Board: 1 Years as educator: 28 High school: Manlius High School (now part of Bureau Valley Schools) Colleges or Universities: B.S. from University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana; M.S, Ed.S and Ed.D from Western Illinois University Family : Wife – Dawn, daughter – Whitney (22), son – Austin (17) Favorite hobby: reading/writing Favorite movie: Hoosiers

Favorite movie: Any James Bond movie Favorite book: Living Above the Level of Mediocrity by Charles R. Swindoll Favorite musical artist: Paul Baloche One thing people probably would be surprised to know about you: I play piano/keyboard in a variety of church music groups. Biggest concern about public education: The perceived need, demand & implementation of school reform are outpacing the actual need for change and are distracting teachers from teaching & students from learning. Most encouraging thing about public education: Watching a child “get it” (e.g. learn to read, master a new math concept, etc.) for the very first time, knowing that dedicated & compassionate teachers’ & parents’ efforts were successful. One thing people probably would be surprised to know about you: My high school graduating class had 24 students Biggest concern about public education: My dual concerns would be: 1) the increased tendency to scapegoat public education/educators and 2) the push for “reform” from uninformed external advocates Most encouraging thing about public education: Education is growing/becoming more of a professional learning community characterized by a culture of continuous growth; this is a positive change since I began in 1986.

Dr. Jason Henry Egyptian School district: Sesser- Valier CUSD 196 One thing you would like people to know about your

school district: Sesser-Valier is a family- oriented district, making it a great place to live & work.

Years on IASA Board: 4 Years as educator: 18

High school: Johnston City (IL) High School Colleges or Universities: University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana; Southern Illinois University- Carbondale Family: Kerri (Wife) Favorite hobby: Working with my dad on our family’s small beef cattle operation.

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