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Dr. Gene Kerns Thurs. Morning— Second General Session Academic Recovery: Is It Happening? How Do We Embrace It?

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How would you describe your speaking style? Animated and energized. What are you looking forward to most when you present at the IASA Annual Conference? The continued conversations. This will be my fifth or sixth contact in IASA in the last two years. What’s one thing about you that people should know before your keynote presentation? I’m a third-generation teacher so I get education, and I try to be eminently practical. Can you share a piece of leadership advice for superintendents? Keep the main thing the main thing. It’s harder than it sounds.

Was there an educator in your life who helped you become the person you are today? There were many. One was my college advisor and “second mom,” Dr. Nancy Anderson Haga. She pushed me into leadership roles. I was coordinating an event for her as an undergraduate, and someone called me back at her office with some follow-up information asking to speak to “Dr. Kerns.” She said, “He’s not available. This is his secretary. Can I take a message?”

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