LM Oct.2017

LAKECOUNTY COORDINATEDEFFORT

Lake County Superintendents partnered locally to coordinate relief efforts for the Houston Independent School District ravaged by Hurricane Harvey in late August. The Texas State Board of Education helped Lake County superintendents focus the relief collection on items most needed, as described in a flyer the superintendents shared with their student communities, school and district faculties, and staff.

CDN Logistics, Inc., of Northlake donated a truck and driver to make the delivery to Houston. The load left the Lake County collection point— the maintenance building for Hawthorn District 73— on October 4, loaded with bottled water, food, and new school supplies and clothing.

IASA has three Super Regions, each consisting of seven IASA Regions from which the IASA Board of Directors rotationally elects the IASA President.

DUPAGECOUNTY COORDINATEDEFFORT

Several school districts in the DuPage Region shared their hurricane relief efforts. For example:

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60-011318-IASAServiceBenefits-Map8.5x11.indd 1 funds, and Stone Elementary School collected school supplies, non-perishable food items a d bathroom essentials. • In Butler SD 53 , Brook Forest Elementary School partnered with Chancellor Elementary School in Houston and sent monetary donations. The student council also sponsored a Spirit Day to show support for all of the victim of the hurricanes. • In Cass SD 63 , students and staff at Concord Elementary School will hold a “Hats for Hurricanes” event on October 27 to raise funds for hurricane relief. • In CCSD 89 , the five schools in the district partnered with five schools in Houston, collecting money purchasing necessary materials, setting up pen pals and partnering for virtual field trips. • In Woodridge SD 68 , students at William F. Murphy Elementary collected supplies and one of the teachers, Eddie Hren, delivered them to Texas when he went there over the Labor Day weekend to volunteer. Meadowview Elementary collected more than $1,700 through a “Penny Wars” fundraiser, Goodrich Elementary also collected money, and Thomas Jefferson Junior High students held a “Penny Wars” and also wrote letters of hope. • IASA-ISBEAdvisoryCommittee • GovernmentalRelationsandAdvocacyCommittee • MembershipandCommunicationsCommittee • ProfessionalDevelopmentCommittee • In Addison SD 4 , the Indian Trail Junior High Builder’s Club participated in the Kiwanis Peanut Day, the Lake Park Elementary School Student Council sold “smencils,” and the Wesley Elementary School Student Council held a “change drive” to raise

Contact information for the Board of Directors and other representative committees can be found on the IASA website at www.iasaedu.org.

• In Elmhurst CU 205 , the district’s three student councils raised funds and families in the district donated children’s clothes of all sizes and donated school supplies and money. • Gower CUSD 62 held a “Hats for Houston” day and raised more than $7,000 that went to the Red Cross for hurricane relief. • In Indian Prairie CUSD 204 , Supply Bucket, an organization founded to repurpose school supplies, partnered with 15 schools in the district to collect supplies and students sorted and organized the supplies for shipping. Also, Kendall Elementary School in the district donated some $3,000 worth of books. • Darien SD 61 students had a coin drive. • Downers Grove GSD 58 students held fundraisers.

IASA has three Super Regions, each consisting of seven IASA Regions from which the IASA Board of Directors rotationally elects the IASA President.

• Fenton CHSD 100 students held a clothing and water drive. • West Chicago ESD 33 students held school supply drives. • Winfield SD 34 students raised funds for hurricane relief.

Thestatehasbeendivided into21 IASARegions toencouragenetworking.EachRegionholds regularmeetingsandelectsaRegionalpresident, a representative toserveon the IASABoardofDirectorsand representatives toserveonvarious IASAcommittees,which include:

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• IASA-ISBEAdvisoryCommittee • GovernmentalRelationsandAdvocacyCommittee • MembershipandCommunicationsCommittee • ProfessionalDevelopmentCommittee