Leadership Matters December 2013

Getting to know your IASA Board Members Ronald Jacobs Blackhawk Region

Favorite hobby: Crappie fishing in the spring, pheasant hunting in the fall. Favorite movie: A Few Good Men Favorite book: When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi Favorite musical artist: Mick Jagger

School district: Riverdale CUSD 100 One thing you would like people to know about your school district: We have been consolidated for over 50 years. Few people in our community along the banks of the Mississippi and Rock Rivers can remember when Riverdale didn’t exist as the community school district. Years on IASA Board: 1 Years as educator: 25 High School: Mt. Pleasant Community High School- Mt. Pleasant, Iowa Colleges or Universities: Iowa Wesleyan College, Northwest Missouri State University, Western Illinois University Family: Wife-Jennifer a certified school nurse (not in the same district), Son-Isaac a senior at Riverdale, Daughter- Emma a junior at Riverdale

One thing people probably would be surprised to know about you: My father-in-law is Jesse James, a retired Illinois superintendent. Biggest concern about public education: We seem to be losing focus, and control of the many things that have been good about public education for more than a century Most encouraging thing about public education: There seems to be a renewed sense of pride in the local public school, despite the many challenges that keep coming our way.

Illinois Superintendent of the Year RecepƟon will be  held at AASA NaƟonal Conference on EducaƟon

A reception for the 2014 Illinois Superintendent of the Year featuring a Taste of Nashville will be held from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, February 14, 2014, at Honky Tonk Central (second floor), 329 Broadway in Nashville, TN. This reception is being sponsored by: Ameresco, Inc., American Fidelity Assurance Company, ECRA Group, Inc. and Environmental Consultants, LLC.

The AASA National Conference on Education will be held February 13-15, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. This year’s theme is Evolve Your Perspective. Registration and housing are now open for AASA Members. The preferred hotel for the Illinois delegation is the Hilton Nashville Downtown, 121 Fourth Avenue South. Click here for additional information.

ISDLAF+ November 2013 Monthly Update

Click here to view the November 2013 ISDLAF+ rates, economic indicators and general economic news brief. To obtain additional information regarding this IASA sponsored service, contact Emmert Dannenberg, statewide marketing director/ISDLAF+ at 815.592.6948. To check daily rates, visit the ISDLAF+ website at www.isdlafplus.com .

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