Leadership Matters September 2014 - page 2

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IASA Newsletter Editor
Michael Chamness
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Assistant Editor
Mary Ellen Buch
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In this month’s issue
Volume 2, Issue 8
Additional Items
 Davidson: Today’s students
have their heads in the
(digital) cloud P. 6
 Author of ‘The Energy Bus’
out to neutralize ’energy
vampires’ P. 8
 Farooqui issues call to
defend public education,
rouse silent majority P. 10
 Most decorated teacher in
America fulfills commitment
to his students P. 12
 Conference Agenda P. 15
 2nd year administrators
reflect on last year’s
conference P. 16
 New Superintendent Strand
at the Conference P. 18
 Conference Exhibitors P. 20
 Annual Meeting Notice P. 23
 Southern Illinois Education
Law and Labor Conference
P. 29
 Getting to know your IASA
Board Members P. 34
 Calendar of Events P. 38
Let’s join hands to solve
evaluation problems for
good of students
P. 24
Fact vs. Fiction: Budget vs.
Annual Financial Report
P. 26
State Superintendent
wishes Happy 50th
Birthday to IASA
P. 4
Message from
the State
Superintendent
of Education
Celebrating 50 years with a
great conference
P. 5