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State Superintendent of
Education Dr. Christopher Koch,
who will deliver a keynote address
on Tuesday afternoon. Dr. Koch will
discuss current issues facing public
education in Illinois, including the
state education budget for the 2013-
14 school year.
Prior to Dr. Koch’s keynote address, the
Illinois State Board of Education will present a
session that will include Assistant Superintendent
for Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Linda
Tomlinson, General Counsel Nicci Bazer, Division
Administrator for Funding and Disbursements
Tim Imler, Division Administrator for School
Business Services Deb Vespa, and Jason Hall,
Senior Policy Advisor.
The IASA Annual Business Meeting also will
be held on the first day, with IASA Executive
Director Dr. Brent Clark giving his “State of the
Association” address and a Treasurer’s Update
by Dr. Jane L. Westerhold. Those in attendance
also will be asked to vote on by-law changes,
including a proposal to merge the IASA
Legislative and Resolutions/Position Statements
Committees into a combined Governmental
Relations and Advisory Committee. Click here to
watch a six-minute video by IASA President Dr.
Kathryn J. Robbins discussing the proposal.
Also, the IASA will formally recognize Dr.
Westerhold for being selected the 2013 Illinois
Superintendent of the Year.
Day Two: School Safety, Pensions,
and Legislative Advocacy Day
Day Two, Wednesday, February 27, will be
devoted to presentations on school safety and
pension issues as well as a Legislative Advocacy
Day for meeting with members of the General
Assembly, attending committee hearings and
observing sessions of the House and/or Senate.
Illinois Emergency Management Agency
Director Jonathon Monken will begin Day Two
with a 45-minute presentation titled “School
Safety Improvements.”
Monken’s presentation will encompass IEMA’s
Ready School initiative, and will cover such things
as a review of existing Emergency Operations
Plans, education and training for
faculty and students, school safety
drills and threat assessments.
As Director of IEMA, Monken has
overseen the state’s response and
recovery efforts to such disasters as
the 2011 Blizzard, the record
Midwest 2011 floods and the devastating tornado
that struck Harrisburg and Ridgeway. Prior to
being named Director of IEMA two years ago,
Monken served for two years as Acting Director
of the Illinois State Police.
Ralph Martire, Executive Director
of the Center for Tax and Budget
Accountability will make a
presentation on the pension
situation. Martire recently wrote a
column titled “Blame ‘Pension
Ramp’ for state’s liability,” and will explain why
the state is facing a debt crisis, not a pension
crisis. Martire’s presentation will be followed by a
legislative briefing by IASA Chief of Staff and
Director of Governmental Relations Diane
Hendren.
For those members planning to meet with
their legislators in Springfield that day, please
contact the offices of those legislators and
schedule time in advance to meet with them
given their hectic schedules when they are in
session in Springfield.
Day Two will conclude with a Legislative
Reception, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at
the Statehouse Inn, located across the street
from the state capitol complex. Members are
encouraged to extend an invitation to their
legislators to attend the reception.
Day Three: IASA Committees,
Board of Directors to meet
The final day of Leadership Week, Thursday,
February 28, will involve meetings of the various
IASA Committees for members who serve on
those committees and also will include a meeting
of the IASA Board of Directors. From 9 —11a.m.,
the Membership and Communications
Committee, the Professional Development
Committee, the Legislative Committee, and the
Region Presidents Committee will meet. The
IASA Board of Directors will meet from 11:30
a.m.—2:30 p.m.
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