Annual Report FY 2016

AWARDS & LEADERSHIP

IASA EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS The IASA Executive Directors are listed below for the year of their retirement from IASA:

Gerald W. Smith .................................. July 1, 1966 Roy A. Baker ................................ August 30, 1969 John G. Wargo ............................... June 30, 1992 Walter H. Warfield, Emeritus .......... June 30, 2006

IASA SUPERINTENDENTS OF DISTINCTION

In 2015, IASA announced a new program to recognize the outstanding performance of school superintendents in each of its 21 regions. The “Superintendents of Distinction” honorees are selected by their peers in their region based on the criteria set forth by the AASA for its National Superintendent of the Year program. Those general criteria include Leadership for Learning, Communication, Professionalism and Community Involvement. “In addition to honoring the Illinois Superintendent of the Year, our association’s highest honor, we wanted to publicly recognize the extraordinary efforts that so many of our superintendents are making all over the state,” said IASA Executive Director Dr. Brent Clark. “These are school leaders who make a difference day in and day out for their school districts, their communities and, most importantly, for their students.”

The 2016 honorees are identified by the IASA region they represent:

Abe Lincoln - Dr. Vic Zimmerman Blackhawk - Dr. Jay Morrow Central IL Valley - Dr. Chad Allison (2015) Central IL Valley - Tony Ingold Cook North - Dr. David J. Kroeze Cook South - Dr. Kimako Patterson Cook West - Dr. Nick Polyak

Corn Belt - Dr. Dale K. Hastings DuPage - Dr. Kathie S. Pierce Egyptian - Jeff C. Mitchell Illini - Victor R. White, III Kaskaskia - Michael J. Kelly Kishwaukee - Joe Burgess, Jr. Lake - Dr. Daniel J. Coles Northwest - Craig A. Mathers

Shawnee - Dr. Steve Webb Southwestern - Leigh A. Lewis Starved Rock - Jay McCracken Three Rivers - Dr. Jay Plese Two Rivers - Reggie Clinton Wabash Valley - William Fritcher Western - Dr. Jonathan Heerboth

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