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Illinois Superintendent of theYear applicationsaccepted through September 4 Applications for the 2018 Illinois Superintendent of the Year are now being accepted through the deadline of midnight Monday, September 4. The online application procedures can be accessed here. The Illinois Superintendent of the Year program is part of the AASA National Superintendent of the Year program. The program is designed to recognize the outstanding leadership of active, front-line school superintendents. A superintendent does not need to be nominated to submit an application. The completed application should include a video of not more than two minutes or a text compilation of the candidate’s work associated with IASA as well as the signed acknowledgement form. That is in addition to the items required by AASA, which includes a video highlighting the candidate’s accomplishments. The Illinois Superintendent of the Year Selection Committee will review the applications and will select the state winner in mid- September. The criteria for Illinois Superintendent of the Year include: • Leadership for Learning: Creativity in successfully meeting the needs of students in the school district. • Communication: Strength in both persona and organizational communication. • Professionalism: Constant improvement of administrative knowledge and skills and providing professional development opportunities and motivation to others on the education team. • Community Involvement: Active participation in local community activities and an understanding of regional, national and international issues. The Illinois Superintendent of the Year will be announced in November at the Joint Annual Conference in Chicago. That winner then will be eligible for consideration of the AASA National Superintendent of the Year award, which will be announced at the National Conference on Education in Nashville, Tennessee February 15-17, 2018. The national contest is sponsored by VALIC and AASA. For more information on the AASA National Superintendent of the Year, please click here . For more information about the Illinois Superintendent of the Year program, please contact Cherry Middleton at cmiddleton@iasaedu.org or at 217–753–2213.

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FOR SEPT.27–29,2017 • Reservations • Hosting • Sponsorships click here for more info Conference will be held at the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel and The BOS Center in Springfield, IL.

Registration and housing for attendees will open in early August.

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