Leadership Matters September 2013 .pub

Getting to know your IASA Board Members

Family: Wife (Kelly), son (Tyler-27), son (Kyle-22), and daughter (Tyra-16) Favorite hobby: Watching sports Favorite movie: Remember the Titans Favorite book: Brett Favre

Timothy Buss Wabash Valley School district: Wabash Community Unit School District 348 One thing you would like people to know about your school district: We have the only high school in Illinois that plays in an Indiana Conference IASA Region: Wabash Valley Years on IASA Board: 4 Years as educator: 28 High school: Wisconsin Dells High School, Wisconsin Dells, WI Colleges or Universities: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Eastern Illinois University

Favorite musical artist: Jon Bon Jovi One thing people probably would be surprised to know about you: I have worked in the same school district for 28 years Biggest concern about public education: FUNDING Most encouraging thing about public education: Use of technology

(Joshua-30 and daughter-in-law Jennifer); Jenna-26; Jamen-19) and 2 grandchildren (Jared-almost 2, and Hannah-10 weeks) Favorite hobby: Running, reading, hiking, and spending time with our grandkids

James W. Helton Southwestern School district: Waterloo Community Unit School District No. 5 One thing you would like

Favorite movie: Lincoln (Spielberg’s) Favorite book: Thank you, Mr. Falker Favorite musical artist: James Taylor One thing people probably would be

people to know about your school district: Best kept secret in the Metro-East – high-quality teaching and learning, excellent facilities, distinct rural flavor (yet only 35 miles from St. Louis), and a competitive school tax rate of $4.15. IASA Region: Southwestern Years on IASA Board: 3 Years as educator: 33 High school: Stewardson-Strasburg High School Colleges or Universities: Eastern Illinois University (BS); Northern Illinois University (MS); Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (Superintendent Endorsement; PhD-is ABD) Family: Marilyn (wife of 32 years); 3 children

surprised to know about you: Qualified/ran the 2009 Boston Marathon (50-year-old “bucket list”) Biggest concern about public education: The difference between the ‘haves’ and ‘have not’s’ in public education is growing exponentially; the opportunities for a quality public education should not be dependent upon geography.” Most encouraging thing about public education : Parents entrusting their children to dedicated and hard-working professionals…and then hard-working dedicated professionals making a positive difference in the lives of their children!

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