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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.
Saluting this year’s award winners