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IASANews inBrief
IPAoffersconference
for building
administrators
The
IllinoisPrincipalsAssociation
is
offeringan
Assistant Principalsand
AdministratorsSummerConference
for
AP’s, Deans andPrincipals. This event will takeplace June12-13
at theHilton inLisle. Therearegreat sessions for ALLbuilding
administrators and teacher leaders. Sessions including legal
issues; coaching teachers; supporting student growth; social media;
bullying; PERA; Danielson; andmuchmorewill beoffered.
r go to
r call 217-525-1383. Please
encourage your building administrators andeducators toattend!
Champaign
administrator
receivesnational honor
LauraTaylor
, assistant
superintendent at Champaign
Unit 4has beennamed2014
Educator of theYear by the
Gay, LesbianUStraight
EducationNetwork. Shewill be
honoredat thegroup’sRespect
Awards gala inNewYork.
Transitions
Dr. Samuel Light
hasbeen namedSuperintendent at Sherrard
CommUnit 200and began his dutiesApril 7. He replaced
Becky
Rodocker
.
Dr. RobertWillis
has been hired to serve as interim
superintendent for Rockton149. Hewill replace
Dr. MikeGreenlee
beginning July 1.
TracyGray
has beenhired asAssistant Superintendent at
Belleville 118. Shewill replace
LynnClapp
whowill retire at theend
of the school year.
Grants totaling$25millionwereannouncedMay 2 for public elementary
and secondary school districts in Illinois to use for enhanced security in
their buildings. The grantswill support 1,312projects, including reinforced
doors, shatter-resistant glass, physical locks and other securitymeasures
that will improve safety for students, staff and visitors.
The IllinoisEmergencyManagement Agency (IEMA) announced the
IllinoisSchool andCampusSafetyGrant Program earlier this year. “Our toppriority for funding
was to help schools establisha baseline security capability through suchmeasures as reinforced
doors, shatter-resistant glass andphysical locks at primary public entrances,” said IEMADirector
JonathonMonken. “Theseare the types of security enhancements experts say can buy valuable
time for schools to implement emergency plans.”
Click
to view the full list of recipientswith awarded amounts.
IEMAannouncesawards for School SafetyGrants
InMemoriam
PanhandleCommunity
Unit District 2
Superintendent and
Principal
Mr. Chad
Langheim
passedaway
May 2, 2014.
