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Getting to know your IASA Board Members
Dr. Kathryn J. Robbins,
IASA President
School district:
Leyden High School
District 212
One thing you would like people to
know about your school district:
We
gave each of our 3,500 students a
Google Chromebook this year. Between the universal
access to technology and the web and the use of
Google Docs, the transformation in teaching and
learning that has taken place in just the first four
months is stunning.
IASA Region:
West Cook
Years on IASA Board:
8
Years as educator:
33
High school:
Rockford Guilford High School, Class of
1972
Colleges or Universities:
B.S. in Business
Education, Northern Illinois University, 1976; M.S. in
Educational Leadership, National Louis University,
1984; Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, Loyola
University, 1994
Family:
Husband Mike, daughter Allyson Voss, son-in-
law Jared Voss, 15-month old granddaughter Lyla
Favorite hobby:
I love cleaning and organizing - it
relaxes me!
Favorite movie:
The Godfather I
Favorite book:
I Know This Much is True by Wally
Lamb
Favorite musical artist:
Earth, Wind and Fire
One thing people probably would be surprised to
know about you:
I’ve jumped out of a perfectly good
airplane and have always wanted to be a race car
driver
Biggest concern about public education:
The
takeover of public education by big business interests
who (1) care more about money than about students,
(2) think the success of students and their schools
should be measured and defined by a test score, and
(3) think there is a one-size-fits-all solution to
educational issues.
Most encouraging thing about public education:
the resilience of teachers who continue to be everyday
heroes for their students despite the unrelenting attacks
on their profession, and the creativity, optimism and
character of students
Dr. Steve Webb,
IASA President-elect
School district:
Goreville Community
Unit School District 1
One thing you would like people to
know about your school district:
Goreville CUSD 1, a small rural school
located in the heart of the Shawnee National Forest, is
generally recognized for our consistently competitive
extra-curricular programs, but most recently we were
named a “Showcase School District” by SMART
Technologies due to our progressive technology
deployment.
IASA Region:
Shawnee
Years on IASA Board:
6
Years as educator:
20
High school:
Goreville High School, Class of 1987
Colleges or Universities:
Associates in Science,
John A. Logan College, 1989; B.A. in Biology/
Secondary Education, McKendree University, 1992;
M.S. in Educational Administration, Southern Illinois
University-
Carbondale, 1996; Ph. D., Southern Illinois
University-Carbondale, 2006 .
Family:
Married to Angie Webb for 20 years. Children
- Nate (18), Alison (17), Braden (13), and Kanon (9).
We live on a 55-acre cattle and horse farm in rural
Tunnel Hill. My dad was a teacher and administrator
for Goreville Schools for 31 years.
Favorite hobby:
Watching my children play sports.
Favorite movie:
Red Dawn (the original)
Favorite book:
Bible
Favorite musical artist:
Alabama
One thing people probably would be surprised to
know about you:
I am an auxiliary police officer.
Biggest concern about public education:
The
intrusion of state and federal government on local
decision-making.
Most encouraging thing about public education:
I
am encouraged that the years of rhetoric against public
education has actually indicated the importance of
greater local control and although the goals of most of
the rhetoric might have been to advocate for vouchers
and Charter Schools, I believe their message clearly
substantiates the need for less government
interference, which will certainly help public education
move forward.
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