Leadership Matters August 2013 issue.pub

In this month’s issue

2648 Beechler Court Springfield, IL 62703-7305 217.753.2213 800 Woodfield Road, Ste. F109 Schaumburg, IL 60173-4717 847.466.5075 funding formula, graduated income tax on radar P. 19  IASA Annual Conference features dynamic lineup of speakers P. 20  Registration being accepted for Joint Educational Support Professionals Conference P. 22  Do Federal school breakfast/lunch programs benefit districts? P. 23  2013-2014 Principal Evaluation Tool P. 24  IASA News in Brief P. 26  New SB Performance Rankings File available P. 27  Getting to know your IASA Board Members P. 28  IASA Calendar P. 30 Additional Items  IASA’s 5Essentials letter to Dr. Koch P. 4  Vision 20/20 initiative seeks input from Illinois superintendents P. 11  Affordable Care Act leaves school districts in legal limbo P. 15  New state law mandates school shooting drill P. 16  Concentrate on improving teaching, not just getting rating P. 17  Enhanced P.E. Task Force offers webinar P. 18  Legislative Agenda: School

New school year brings challenges P. 7-10

Message from the new IASA President-Let’s try common sense approach P. 6

Common Core issues bubble up in state P. 12

ISBE unveils metric value tables P. 13

IASA Newsletter Editor Michael Chamness mchamness@iasaedu.org

Assistant Editor Mary Ellen Buch mbuch@iasaedu.org

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