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On October 8, 42 Vision 20/20 representatives
from IASA’s 21 regions and two advisory members
gathered in Springfield to continue their work to
create a vision for the future of education in Illinois.
The initial subcommittee meeting on June 6 led to
the following focal points for discussion. We ask all
IASA members to join the dialogue and share this
information with their district’s stakeholders:
The focus of the initiative is student-centered.
The initiative is a forward-thinking process
designed to unite the Illinois education community
around a vision to improve education in Illinois.
The initiative will document the consensus
among Illinois educators for creating a desired future
vision of education in Illinois.
The initiative will provide a common voice from
the Illinois education community to guide state policy.
Subcommittee members have the great
responsibility to represent their region’s interests and
development of the final package. Support their
efforts by promoting the initiative on your district
website, in newsletters, and at community meetings.
We would like to thank all survey participants for
their input to the statewide superintendent survey!
The second subcommittee meeting on October 8
tasked members to work with the survey data to
formulate visions for their areas of focus. These
survey results are available on the initiative website,
.
Each superintendent, school district, and
student in Illinois can become involved in the
initiative
We are asking Illinois superintendents to
interview their students and record responses to the
question, “What would the perfect school look like in
your mind?”
We will also conduct a statewide art competition
requesting students to illustrate their vision for the
perfect school. A winner will be selected from each
IASA region and the winning submissions will be
featured in the final IASA Vision 20/20 document.
Specific details and submission information will be
announced later this fall.
As stated earlier,
this project is student-
centered
. As such, we must be sure to include the
voices of our students in the Vision 20/20 initiative.
Have fun engaging your students with creating a new
vision for the future of education in Illinois!
In the meantime, you may stay connected with
the initiative through the following channels:
All Vision 20/20 initiative information may be
found
on
the
initiative
website,
Interested parties may follow the initiative’s
progress via Twitter @ILVision2020. Please forward
any questions regarding the Vision 20/20 initiative to
Vision 20/20: OpportuniƟes for involvement
“We are asking Illinois superintendents
to interview their students and record
responses to the question, “What would
the perfect school look like in your mind?”
We will also conduct a statewide art
competition requesting students to
illustrate their vision for the perfect school.
A winner will be selected from each IASA
region and the winning submissions will be
featured in the final IASA Vision 20/20
document. Specific details and
submission information will be announced
later this fall.”
