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CONFERENCE 56th Annual

April 7–8, 2021

Dr. Courtney Orzel, IASA Associate Director of Professional Development

2021 SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR We will hear encouraging and inspiring remarks from our very own, Illinois Superintendent of the Year, Dr. Donna Leak. You don’t want to miss this! SPEAKER EMANUEL “CHRIS”WELCH Speaker Welch and Dr. Clark will join us on Day 2 to have a dialogue about the Speaker, his goals and what’s coming for A new twist this year will be two sessions offered during the lunch time on Day 1 to gather with your colleagues around the state surrounding topics of interest to all superintendents and district leaders. Grab your lunch and join in to listen, learn and grow together! GAMIFICATION For those who love a good competition, we’ll be launching a game filled with opportunities for you to engage with the conference before and during the event. HASHTAG Start using #IASA2021 for this year’s conference...we’ll be pushing out great information about all of the conference events! MINDFULNESSMATTERS If you haven’t had a chance to experience meditation and motivation with Dr. Nancy Blair yet, then here is your chance! Join us each morning at 7 a.m. to hear from Dr. Blair and get yourself into the right mindset to take on the day! K–12 education. SUPT TO SUPT

We are excited to launch the 56th Annual IASA Conference to be held virtually on April 7 and 8. This year’s conference will be interactive, informative, engaging and a celebration of YOU! KEYNOTES We will launch on Wednesday morning with a welcome from Dr. Clark and Dr. Zimmerman and then get ready to be inspired by INKY JOHNSON (watch videos of Inky). We’ll wrap up on Thursday with DON YAEGER. This is a great opportunity to have your leadership teams listen in with you on these keynotes, and leave you all feeling ready to take on every challenge! IGNITE Ignite is back, and it will be on fire! Dr. Donna Leak will share her experiences serving on the Illinois State Board of Education; Jon Green and Brett Elliott will light the stage with energy, passion and purpose; Hillary Stanifer will share her story of entering the superintendency during a pandemic; and Tony Sanders will share words of wisdom on the importance of building and maintaining relationships. BREAKOUT SESSIONS With over 110 amazing submissions for breakouts, we have selected 35 sessions to be highlighted by superintendents across the state. Breakouts will include board/superintendent relations, mental health, equity, innovation, finance and many, many more topics of interest for every IASA member.

continued... This year’s conference, while virtual, will be interactive, engaging and FUN...don’t miss it!

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