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Getting to know your IASA Board Members
Dr. Jason Henry
Egyptian
School district:
Sesser-
Valier CUSD 196
One thing you would like
people to know about your
school district:
Sesser-Valier is a family-
oriented district, making it a great place to live &
work.
Years on IASA Board:
4
Years as educator:
18
High school:
Johnston City (IL) High School
Colleges or Universities:
University of Illinois at
Champaign-Urbana; Southern Illinois University-
Carbondale
Family:
Kerri (Wife)
Favorite hobby:
Working with my dad on our
family’s small beef cattle operation.
Favorite movie:
Any James Bond movie
Favorite book:
Living Above the Level of
Mediocrity
by Charles R. Swindoll
Favorite musical artist:
Paul Baloche
One thing people probably would be surprised
to know about you:
I play piano/keyboard in a
variety of church music groups.
Biggest concern about public education:
The
perceived
need, demand & implementation of
school reform are outpacing the
actual
need for
change and are distracting teachers from
teaching & students from learning.
Most encouraging thing about public
education:
Watching a child “get it” (e.g. learn to
read, master a new math concept, etc.) for the
very first time, knowing that dedicated &
compassionate teachers’ & parents’ efforts were
successful.
Dr. Mark Hansen
Northwest
School district:
Eastland CUSD 308
One thing you would like people to know about
your school district:
We are in year 2 of a 1:1
computer initiative for grades 9-12; we will be
expanding to include grades 4-8 in 2013-14.
Years on IASA Board:
1
Years as educator:
28
High school:
Manlius High School (now part of
Bureau Valley Schools)
Colleges or Universities:
B.S. from University of
Illinois in Champaign-Urbana; M.S, Ed.S and Ed.D
from Western Illinois University
Family
: Wife – Dawn, daughter – Whitney (22),
son – Austin (17)
Favorite hobby:
reading/writing
Favorite movie:
Hoosiers
Favorite book:
Team of
Rivals
by Doris Kearns
Goodwin
Favorite musical artist:
John Lennon
One thing people probably
would be surprised to know
about you:
My high school
graduating class had 24 students
Biggest concern about public education:
My
dual concerns would be:
1) the increased
tendency to scapegoat public education/educators
and 2) the push for “reform” from uninformed
external advocates
Most encouraging thing about public
education:
Education is growing/becoming more
of a professional learning community
characterized by a culture of continuous growth;
this is a positive change since I began in 1986.
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