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The preferred hotel for the Illinois delegation
is the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina.
Registration and Housing Now Open!
Superintendent of the Year Reception
A reception honoring the 2020 Illinois Superintendent of the Year, is planned for Friday, February 14, 2020
from 5:30 to 7 p.m., in the Marina Kitchen Private Dining Room at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina.
Co-sponsored by: American Fidelity and ECRA Group, Inc.
AASA National Conference on Education
February 13–15, 2020
San Diego, CA
NewsInBrief
2019–2020MoonScholarshipProgram InRemembrance
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Are you a superintendent or an aspiring superintendent? Are you pursuing
graduate study to become the best superintendent you can be? Do you
know there are scholarships available through the Illinois Association of
School Administrators (IASA) to help offset the costs of your coursework?
Established in 1993 in memory of Dr. James V. Moon, a former superintendent
at Morton High School District, the James V. and Dorothy B. Moon Scholarship
program is committed to improving the education and qualifications of school
administrators. Since its inception, 115 scholarships totaling over $256,349
have been awarded to current or aspiring superintendents.
Practicing school administrators in Illinois qualify if they are college graduates
pursuing an advanced degree in educational administration at an accredited
college or university. Several scholarships ($2,500 minimum each) are
awarded each year and are paid directly to the college or university to cover
tuition, fees and/or textbook expenses.
To obtain more information on the application and
awards process, click or contact Jodi Gillespie at
217–753–2213 or email at
We are sad to share Neil Pellicci passed
away on June 5, 2019 at the age of 64.
Pellicci was superintendent at Komarek
SD #94 in North Riverside, where he
retired in May 2015. Pellici also was an
educator at Darien SD #61 and Lockport
SD #91.
Dr. L. Mitchell Bers passed away
August 3, 2019 at the age of 73. Dr.
Bers was a proud educator and former
superintendent at Medinah SD #11.
Dr. Lawrence Golden recently passed
away at the age of 77. Golden was the
former superintendent of Marquardt SD
#15 in Glendale Heights. He joined the
district as a teacher in 1967 and retired
as superintendent in 2001.