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IASA PERMANENT GOALS
IASA PLATFORM
To be the most respected and effective educational association in Illinois; and
To be the best school administrator’s association in the country
• All students must be educated to their
fullest potential.
• The public school system must provide all
students with the opportunity to develop
skills and the desire to be lifelong
learners.
• The continuation of American
democracy is predicated on an
educated and participatory citizenry.
• A quality education is essential for
enlightened citizenship, purposeful
employment, and meaningful
life experiences.
• Public school system graduates must
be able to compete successfully in a
global economy.
• Public education must ensure and
actively promote an appreciation for
cultural diversity.
• Schools must be safe environments.
• All citizens must share in the responsibility
to support a progressive and
technologically advanced public
school system.
• The State has the primary responsibility
for ensuring adequate & equitable
financing of the public school system.
• The appropriation of public funds for
education should be limited to the public
school system.
• School administrators must always
strive for an efficient system of quality
educational programs and services.
• All educators must work cooperatively to
coordinate the talents of all involved in
the process of teaching and learning.
• Administrators must provide leadership
and information to boards of education
and other policy makers at the local/state
and national levels.
• Administrators must involve the whole
community in the education of its
children.
• The school district superintendent is the
educational leader of the school district
and the community it serves.
• The school district superintendent must
promote ethnic, racial and gender equity.
• The school district superintendent
must assist parents in meeting their
responsibilities as active participants in
the educational process.
• The school district superintendent must
be an advocate for the employment
and maintenance of a quality teaching
and support staff.
• A successful public school system begins
with a strong working relationship
between the board of education and
the superintendent.
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