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There is still time to register
for Oct. 9-11 IASA Annual Conference!
The IASA Annual Conference is now just a few
days away (October 9-11), but there still is time to
and benefit from the professional
development opportunities presented by our great
lineup of keynote speakers, including:
Award-winning author
president of Vollmer, Inc.,
a public education
advocacy firm working to increase student success
by raising public support for America’s schools.
Vollmer’s presentation is titled “Welcome to the Great
Conversation: Building public support for public
schools one community at a time."
The presentation will
focus on themes from his
book “Schools Cannot Do It
Alone,” which was called “one
of the top 10 education reads
of 2010” by the American
School Board Journal. Those
themes include community
understanding of the
challenges facing our children
and our schools, community
trust in their local schools to
accomplish the goal,
community permission to
make the changes needed to teach all children to
high levels, and community support throughout the
complex and emotional restructuring process.
vice president of the
American Fidelity Assurance Company,
who will
talk about “Health Care Reform: What You Need to
Do from Now to 2015.” Formerly an employee
benefits attorney with the law firm of Miller &
Chevalier in Washington, D.C., Relland was actively
involved in the Affordable Care Act legislative debate.
Her presentation will focus on the rules that create
responsibilities for employers – and school districts –
between now and 2015. Topics will include the Free
Rider Penalty and other new plan design mandates,
fees and administrative obligations. She will break
down the requirements and help attendees create
their own action plans.
Veteran Illinois educato
former
Illinois Superintendent of the Year and a popular
national speaker, will talk about “Leadership in
Challenging Times: Back to the Basics.” He will
address such things as a countdown of leadership
techniques and no-nonsense leadership skills that
work and have passed the test of time. Burgett also
was named Administrator of the Year by the Illinois
Association of Educational Office Professionals
(IAEOP) and recipient of the Van Miller Distinguished
Scholar Practitioner Award. He also has published
several books, including “What Every Superintendent
and Principal Needs to Know.”
Key staff from the Illinois State Board of
Education (ISBE)
will conduct a panel discussion
titled “The Big Picture” regarding school finance,
licensure, assessments and learning standards.
Panelists also will be available to respond to
questions on a variety of topics.
ECRA President Dr.
John Gatta
will join IASA
Executive Director Dr. Brent
Clark and members from the
Vision 20/20 work groups for
a panel discussion titled
“IASA Vision 20/20: Creating
a Vision for the Future of
Education in Illinois.” They
will discuss the impetus and
motivation for the initiative as
well as the process, research
and information gathered so
far for the statewide project.
Our breakout sessions will focus on principal and
teacher evaluations, 1:1 devices, social media in the
schools, and school safety, to name a few topics, and
we also will have breakout sessions each day
designed specifically for new superintendents.
The Conference will kick off with a General
Session late afternoon on Wednesday (October 9) to
be followed by the Welcoming Reception. The
exhibitor’s hall will be open Thursday (October 10)
and the Thursday luncheon will be served within the
hall for all conference attendees.
IASA is excited to include a new feature at this
year's annual conference - a 'Super' 5K Fun Run/
Walk to be held on Thursday morning at 6:30 a.m.!
The run/walk is designed for runners and walkers of
all levels and will begin and end at the Lost Bridge
Trail. Come join your friends and colleagues for this
event at our annual conference (and receive a "First
Annual ‘Super 5K T-Shirt").
All in all, it promises to be another great
conference and a great opportunity. We hope to see
you there!
