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Getting to know your IASA Region Presidents
Scot Reynolds
IASA Region President
Western Region
School district:
Spoon River Valley CUSD #4
One thing you would like people to know
about your school district:
Our student test
scores rank among the highest in our region.
Years as educator:
31
High School:
MacArthur High School Decatur,
Class of 1976
Colleges or Universities:
Millikin University,
Western Illinois University, University of Illinois -
Springfield, Illinois State University.
Family:
Wife Denise and two children, Brandon
(27) and Rachel (23). One grandson Levi (5
months)
Favorite hobby:
Reading, domestic travel,
Cardinal spring training
Favorite movie:
Close
Encounters of the Third
Kind
Favorite book:
Killing
Kennedy
by Martin
Durgard /Bill O’Reilly
Favorite musical artist:
Richard Elliott
One thing people
probably would be
surprised to know about you:
I have a
master’s degree in Microbiology.
Biggest concern about public education:
Unfunded mandates take up WAY too much of
our time as educators. Let us simply teach!
Most encouraging thing about public
education:
Some of the young teachers coming
into the profession show great promise.
Timothy Schurman
IASA Region
President
Northwest Region
School district:
Chadwick
-Milledgeville CUSD #399
One thing you would like
people to know about
your school district:
Chadwick-Milledgeville
CUSD #399 is a high performing school district
and National Blue Ribbon winner in 2004.
Years as educator:
23
High School:
Greenview CUSD #200
Colleges or Universities:
Illinois State
University 1991; Western Illinois University MS &
Ed Specialist 2001 & 2011
Family:
Wife Michelle, children Grant 12, Blake
9, & Olivia 7.
Favorite hobby:
Working out/physical fitness
Favorite movie:
Star Wars
Favorite book:
1776
by David McCullough
Favorite musical artist:
OneRepublic (Ryan
Tedder lead singer)
One thing people probably would be
surprised to know about you:
I was a
Governor’s Intern for Governor James R.
Thompson in 1990.
Biggest concern about public education:
Fair
and equitable funding for elementary and
secondary education. Small rural schools have
to provide the same quality education as
property rich suburban schools do with far less
funding per pupil.
Most encouraging thing about public
education:
Despite the challenges I firmly
believe public schools in Illinois are doing the
best job we have ever done…delivering high
quality, data driven, student-centered instruction.
