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IASAwill celebrate itsGoldenAnniversary
atAnnual Conference tobeheld inOctober
The year was 1964.
President LyndonBaines Johnsondeclaredhis “War onPoverty.”
TheSurgeonGeneral issueda report saying that smokingmay behazardous.
TheBeatlesmade their first appearance on the “EdSullivanShow.”
Planswereannounced to construct theWorldTradeCenter inNewYorkCity.
The Warren Commission issued its report concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in
assassinatingPresident JohnF. Kennedy.
TheCardinals beat theYankees towin theWorldSeries.
TheCivil RightsAct was signed into law.
It also was the year that the Illinois Association of School Administrators (IASA) ended its affiliation with
the Illinois Education Association (IEA) and became a stand-alone statewide association representing school
superintendents and other school administrators. Fast-forward 50 years to 2014 and the IASA stands as one
of the nation’s largest associations for school administrators with more than 1,700 members. Our history is
rich, and theassociation remains focusedon its vision of “MaximumEducational Success for All Children.”
We are marking the 50
th
anniversary of IASA becoming a
stand-alone association in several ways, including introducing a
new logo and the design for a commemorative coin that will be
given to attendees of our Annual Conference. Speaking of the
conference, we are working very hard to make the conference
the highlight of our Golden Anniversary celebration,
so please
save thedatesOctober 8-10.
In fact, I can tell you now that while we still are in the
process of finalizing a couple of general sessions, we already
have confirmed many of our main speakers and it is an
outstanding group, including:
Hall Davidson
, Director of the Discovery Education
Network and a nationally known educator and
speaker on education in the digital age. Before
coming to the Discovery Education Network,
Davidson was Director of Educational Services at KOCE-TV, a PBS station in Orange County,
California and taughtmath ona television show that earned anEmmy.
Noted author and business consultant
Jon Gordon
, who has written books on such topics as
leadership, culture and teamwork. He has authored nine books, including
OneWord, The Energy
Bus
and
TheSeed
,
FindingPurposeandHappiness in LifeandWork
.
Suhail Farooqui
is CEO of K12 Insight, a company that specializes in survey design and
deployment in public schools, and the impact of surveys and community-wide communication on
public schools. He is widely recognized as a visionary helping America’s public schools become
more relevant andeffective at their coremission.
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Message from the
ExecutiveDirector
Dr. Brent Clark
