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Document HubNow Available

Superintendent’s Survey Coming in January

We created a new resource page on our website called “Document Hub,” where a number of hard-to-find documents are all available to download or view in one place. Topics include ESSA, EBF, Assessments, Teacher Shortage and Illinois Report Card. Look for the purple icon on the right side of our home page at iasaedu.org. We will continue to update this page when more important documents become available.

This is an early notice to be on the lookout for a Superintendent’s Survey that IASA plans to send out during the second week of January. The survey is a way to get feedback from members on the services we offer, learn more about superintendent demographics in Illinois and what IASA’s legislative priorities should be. The survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete.

InMemoriam

Dr. Jack D. Felger, a past IASA member and superintendent, passed away on Friday, November 23, 2018. Dr. Felger was superintendent of Prairie Hills ESD #144 from 1972–1990. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn, and adult children: Jason, Karen, Durk and Craig, and several grandchildren. A special memorial service to celebrate the life and contributions of Dr. Felger will take place in the Spring of 2019 at a date to be announced.

ISDLAF+MonthlyUpdate Click here to view the most current ISDLAF+ rates, economic indicators and general economic news brief. To obtain additional information regarding this IASA sponsored service, contact Dr. Donald E. Weber, Senior Vice President, Corporate Relations/ISDLAF+ at 630–657–6435. To check daily rates, visit the ISDLAF+ website at www. isdlafplus.com.

Robert L. Buser, 90, died peacefully on November 13, 2018. Bob was a professor of education at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, IL from 1968 until retirement in 1995. Bob served in the United States Air Force as an instructor in weather observation. After his stint in the military he was a teacher

and principal in Pendleton and Covington, IN, respectively. Bob continued his education, completing a master’s degree at Indiana State University and doctorate at Indiana University.

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