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The American Association of School Administrators has
launched the School Safety & Crisis Planning Toolkit, a
comprehensive set of online resources designed to help
superintendents and other district administrators with
proactive best practices before, during and after a crisis.
Designed by AASA, this package features a myriad of
resources as well as a select group of safety leaders
throughout the U.S. who are ready to provide peer-to-
peer guidance about a variety of crises.AASA thanks the
following organizations that contributed to this project
including: the American School Counselor Association,
the National Association of School Psychologists, the
National School Boards Association, the National School
Public Relations Association and CrisisGo, an AASA
School Solutions partner. Go to
to access the information.
The American Association of School Administrators has
launched the “Leaders Matter” campaign to document
and disseminate how the work of superintendents and
their respective educator teams and school systems are
essential to securing and sustaining student learning.
This campaign is designed to highlight the success
stories being generated by public school districts across
the country. AASA will share stories, tips and tools from
successful practitioners as well as share the names of
superintendents that have successfully implemented
programs you may be contemplating.
Learn more about the campaign at:
IASA filmed Ignite
speeches at our New
Superintendents’
Conference earlier
this month. The five-
minute, enlightening
speeches about
navigating your first year as a superintendent have been
added to our Presenters were Dr. Jill
Griffin, Bethalto CUSD #8; John Price, North Chicago SD
#187; Tip Reedy, Williamsville CUSD #15; and Dana Smith,
Flossmoor SD #161.
AASAUnveils School Safetyand
CrisisOnlineToolkit
Illinois Superintendent of theYear
ApplicationsAcceptedThrough
August 27th
AASALaunches “LeadersMatter”
Nationwide Campaign
Igniteadded toVideoLibrary
Applications for the 2019 Illinois Superintendent of the
Year will be accepted through August 27, 2018. The online
application procedures can be accessed The Illinois
Superintendent of the Year program is part of the AASA
National Superintendent of the Year program designed to
recognize the outstanding leadership of active, front-line
school superintendents.
A superintendent does not need to be nominated to submit
an application. The completed application should include a
video of not more than two minutes or a text compilation of the
candidate’s work associated with IASA as well as the signed
acknowledgment form. That is in addition to the items required
by AASA, which includes a video highlighting the candidate’s
accomplishments.
The Illinois Superintendent of the Year Selection Committee
will review the applications and will select the state winner
in September. The Illinois Superintendent of the Year will be
announced in November at the Joint Annual Conference in
Chicago. The winner will be eligible for consideration of the
AASA National Superintendent of the Year award, which will
be announced at the National Conference on Education in
Los Angeles, California, February 14–16, 2019. For more
information about the Illinois Superintendent of the Year
program, please go or contact Cherry Middleton at
or at 217–753–2213.
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