IASA Annual Report 2020-21

Past IASA Executive Directors The IASA Past Executive Directors are listed below for the year of their retirement from IASA: Gerald W. Smith July 1, 1966 Roy A. Baker August 30, 1969 John G. Wargo June 30, 1992 Walter H. Warfield, Emeritus June 30, 2006

IASA Superintendents of Distinction 2021 In 2015, IASA announced a new program to recognize the outstanding performance of school superintendents in each of its 21 regions. The “Superintendents of Distinction” honorees are selected by their peers in their region based on the criteria set forth by the AASA for its National Superintendent of the Year program. Those general criteria include Leadership for Learning, Communication, Professionalism and Community Involvement. “In addition to honoring the Illinois Superintendent of the Year, our association’s highest honor, we wanted to also publicly recognize the extraordinary efforts that so many of our superintendents are making all over the state, so we created the Superintendents of Distinction” said IASA Executive Director Dr. Brent Clark. “These are school leaders who make a difference day in and day out for their school districts, their communities and, most importantly, for their students.” The 2021 honorees are identified by the IASA region they represent:

Abraham Lincoln—Dr. Sheila Greenwood Blackhawk—Dr. Christopher D. Sullens Central Illinois Valley—Shannon Duling

DuPage—Dr. Jon Bartelt Egyptian—Brad Lee Illini—Dr. Susan Zola

Shawnee—Daniel Booth Southwestern—Dr. Brad Skertich Starved Rock—Dr. Matthew Seaton Three Rivers—Cathie Pezanoski Two Rivers—Jill Reis Wabash Valley—Josh Quick Western—Kim Schilson

Cook North—Dr. Kevin M. Jauch Cook South—Dr. James M. Gay Cook West—Kevin R. Anderson Corn Belt—Dr. Joshua R. Olsen

Kaskaskia—Dr. Jennifer Garrison Kishwaukee—Anthony Sanders Lake—Dr. Brian Harris Northwest—Sheri Smith

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