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IASA News in Brief
Principal Appreciation Week is coming up!
Show your appreciation by giving your principals the opportunity to attend
the
IPA Principals Professional Conference
this October. It’s a great way to
recognize your building leaders for the work that they do to improve your
schools!
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o learn more about Principal Appreciation Week.
Great schools have great principals. Help your principals grow and learn at the
IPA Principals Conference!
ISDLAF+ September 2014 Monthly Update
Click
o view the September 2014 ISDLAF+ rates, economic indicators and
general economic news brief. To obtain additional information regarding this IASA
sponsored service, contact Emmert Dannenberg, statewide marketing director/
ISDLAF+ at 815.592.6948. To check daily rates, visit the ISDLAF+ website at
2014-2015 School Year Calendar now available on IASA website
The 2014-2015 School Year Calendar has been compiled to assist you in planning your year and
to do list. Note: Other important reminders are included at the end of the fiscal calendar.
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o view the full IASA School Year Calendar.
AASA offers webinar on new guidance from U.S. DOE’s Office of Civil Rights
AASA will be offering a free webinar at 2 p.m. October 21 regarding the new guidance for school
districts released October 1 by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights clarifying the legal
obligations under Title VI to ensure school districts are distributing resources comparably between schools.
The webinar will be led by Maree Sneed, a partner at Hogan Lovells, LLP, and a longtime legal advisor
to AASA on a wide range of federal and state issues. The discussion will focus on what school
superintendents and administrators need to know in order to proactively ensure compliance with the new
guidance. To register for the webinar, please click
The new guidance issued details how the Department of Education will be comparing resources
allocated across schools and school districts to measure the relative allocation of “equal educational
opportunities for students.” Among the factors they will consider are equal access to: courses, academic
programs, and extracurricular opportunities; effective teachers and leaders and other school personnel;
school facilities and instructional technology and materials. The new guidance is complex and will likely
require districts to reconsider their current allocation of resources across the district.
You can read a summary of the new guidance by clicking
