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FULL STEAMAHEAD FOR PONTIAC CCSD #429

2648 Beechler Court

Springfield, IL 62703-7305

217.753.2213

800 Woodfield Road, Ste. F109

Schaumburg, IL 60173-4717

847.466.5075

1200 West Main Street

Marion, IL 62959-1138

618.364.0501

Volume 7, Issue 7

Summer 2019

LeadershipMatters

Graphic Designer

Marjorie Gladish

mgladish@iasaedu.org

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and search for IllinoisASA.

www.iasaedu.org 4 Paula Hawley Takes Reins As IASA President 10 Legislative Activities Timetable 12 The Conundrum of Tax Rates in Illinois

This timetable isaguide for

superintendentsand school

administrators. It isnot intended to

all inclusive.Although responsibiliti

andprocedures varyamongdistric

ts,

this timetablehighlights themajor

tasksperformed.

New superintendents should schedulean

appointment tomeetwith legislators in you

newdistrict.Make sure youget to know

them—not just casually,butwith some real

interaction.

All superintendents shouldmakea special

effort to scheduleameetingwith your local

legislators in theirdistrictoffices.

• Discuss issuesparticular to your

schooldistrict.

• Provide themwithaone-page

explanationon issues specific to

yourdistrict.

Learnparticularsabout your legislators:

• Whatpoliticalparty/What committees

they serveon in theGeneralAssembly

continued...

Legislative

Activities

Timetable

forschooladministrators

GettingStarted—LateSu

mmertoFall (JulythroughOctober) 2019–2020 • What issues they represent,etc. • Findout thepreferredmethod of communicatingwith your legislator. Thinkabout scheduling regular meetingswith your legislators (possiblyevery fourmonths startingnow). Invite your legislators toattend a regionmeeting todiscussand explain yourbudgetandother legislative issues. Take the timeandeffort tobuilda solidworking relationshipwith your legislators.

Attend your regionmeetings todiscuss

legislative issueswith your legislative

chairs that youwould like for them

tobring forward in the IASA

GovernmentalRelations&Advocacy

Committeemeeting.

September10,2019

IASAGovernmentalRelations&

AdvocacyCommitteemeets to formulate

the IASALegislativeAgendaanddiscuss

upcoming veto session.

This isagood time for your region

toholda legislativebreakfast.

October28–30and

November12–14

VetoSession

Dropanote to your legislators

around theHolidays!

TheGeneralAssembly is inminimal session

daysduring the startof theSpringSession.

Invite your legislators to takea tour

of your schooldistrict.

Be knowledgeableof theGeneralAssemblymembers

who serveon theHouseElementary&Secondary

EducationCommittee,HouseAppropriations—Elementary

&SecondaryEducationCommittee,SenateEducation

CommitteeandSenateAppropriations IICommittee.

You canaccess this informationatwww.ilga.gov.

September

October/November/December

January

Yourgoal—todevelopa relationship thathas your legislatorspickingup thephone to contact you in regards to legislative issuesaffecting your school district toget youropinionbefore they takea vote on these issues. Thesearegenerally themonthswhen legislatorsare holding fundraisers in theirdistricts.Do something for your legislators, insteadofalwaysasking for something.Forexample, if youare fortunateenough tohave legislatorswhodemonstratea strong commitment toeducation,dowhat you can tohelp them stay inofficebyattending their fundraisers to show support.Theywill remember you. Superintendentsareencouraged tobecome membersof IPACandAPAC. Beinganeffectiveadvocate foreducation issues isoneof themost important jobsanyone

involvedwitheducation,

fromadministrators to

parents,cando. ??? IASA 55th Annual Convention: Save the Dates IASA News in Brief IASA Calendar of Events 6 16 19

Jason Nevel

Assistant Director of Communications

jnevel@iasaedu.org Over the past three years, Pontiac CCSD #429 has partnered with the Greater Livingston County Economic Development Council and received some federal grants to overhaul its STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) program. Business leaders in the community say the initiative will help students learn the characteristics and skills demanded by employers.