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IASAseeksvolunteers for Student GrowthCommittee

The IllinoisAssociation of School Administrators (IASA) is putting together anadhoc committee todevelop amodel student growth program for school districts to use as a guide to develop their process for incorporating student growth into teacher evaluations. Using student growth as a component of evaluations is statutorily required for the lowest 20 percent performing districtsSeptember 1, 2015, and is required for all school districtsSeptember 1, 2016. “Wewant to develop apractical student growthmodel to share

their system andgather baseline data.” The IASAStudent GrowthCommitteewill meet in Springfield several times and alsowill utilize virtual meetings. Thegoal is for the committee is expected to develop the student growthmodel bySeptember 1, 2014 Anyone interested in serving on the committeeor wantingmore information can contact Dr. Voltz at rvoltz@iasaedu.org . “Wewant todevelopapractical student growthmodel to sharewith school districts.We are looking for school administratorswho have experience and interest in this issue to volunteer to serve on this committee. Using student growth as part of teacher evaluation may seem like it is still aways off, but in reality school districts need tobedeveloping their model now in order tobeta test their system and gather baselinedata.”

Dr. RichardVoltz, IASAAssociate Director/

Professional Development

with school districts.Weare looking for school administratorswho have experienceand interest in this issue to volunteer to serve on this committee,” said IASAAssociateDirector for Professional Development Dr. RichardVoltz. “Using student growth as part of teacher evaluationmay seem like it is still aways off, but in reality school districts need to be developing theirmodel now in order to beta test

AASAPresident-Elect voting endsApril 18 Candidates from Illinois, KansasandNevada

The deadline for casting a vote to select the AASA President-Elect is April 18, and one of the three candidates isDr. DavidR. Schuler, superintendent of TownshipHighSchool District 214 inArlingtonHeights. Theother two candidates are fromKansas andNevada. The following link will take you to the bios of the three candidates: http://www.aasa.org/pres-elect2014.aspx

In order to vote, members will need to use the credentials sent to them fromSurvey&Ballot Systems (their AASA Member Number and their individual electionpasscode). Also, paper ballots weremailed to thosemembers without email addresses or for whom the email bounced. They can either return the paper ballot, or use the credentials (which are included) to vote via their computer. The voting system counts only the first ballot received -- electronic or paper. Here is the link to theAASAPresident-Elect ballot: https://www.directvote.net/aasa/

Dr. RobertM. Slaby Superintendent StoreyCounty School District VirginiaCity, Nevada

Dr. BartonL. Goering Superintendent SpringHill UnifiedSchool District SpringHill, Kansas

Dr. David Schuler

Superintendent TownshipH.S. District 214 Arlington Heights, Illinois

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