IASA Annual Report FY 2013

President’s Synopsis

This year’s IASA Leadership Week (February 26-28, 2013) is designed to expand and supplement the training and tools provided at our annual conference this past October. Activities this week will include high performance leadership speakers, discussions with Dr. Chris Koch and his ISBE staff, a legislative advocacy day and reception with legislators, and meetings of the IASA Board and Committees.

With the enormous challenges facing us today in public education, it makes sense for us to avail ourselves of as many opportunities for professional development and advocacy as possible. Those opportunities extend beyond the traditional, and I encourage you to visit the IASA website, to utilize the IASA Superintendents’ Workplace, to tap into the experience of our Field Services Directors, and to attend your IASA region meetings. During this Leadership Week, we will also hold our IASA Annual Meeting, and Executive Director Dr. Brent Clark will recommend approval of this Annual Report. This report contains information reflective of the progress made towards IASA’s two primary goals:

1. To be the most respected and effective educational association in Illinois; and 2. To be the best school administrators’ association in the country.

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With the support and effort of our IASA members, the leadership of Dr. Clark and the Board of Directors, and the hard work of the IASA staff, we are making great strides towards the achievement of these goals. I am confident that by working together we will make IASA the premier provider of superintendent training, coaching, mentoring, and professional development.

Yours for better schools,

Kathryn J. Robbins, Ed.D. Leyden High School District 212 Superintendent IASA President

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