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WASDA NEWS
JUNE 2006
Welcome to WASDA’s June edition of our online Newsletter! We hope that you all enjoyed another
successful school year in your district. Be sure to watch Miles Turner’s e-column this month in which
he offers “6 Professional Things to do This Summer.”
A reminder that membership information for the 2006-2007 year for WASDA, AASA and the WASDA
Video Library was MAILED to all Wisconsin superintendents in mid-May. If you did not receive your invoice or
misplaced it, please contact Jessica at the WASDA office and she will send you another membership form. Also,
registration for the WASDA Summer Legal Seminar is now open. Please register for this event online at
www.wasda.org. It is always one of the highlights of our year. We hope to see many of you in beautiful Door
County at the end of July.
A complete listing of all of WASDA’s events for the 2006-07 year can be found on our website at
www.wasda.org. Remember, we are not mailing out any meeting notices. A reminder that in order to access the
“Members Only” section of the website you must type in your Member ID number in the Login box and that same
number PLUS THE FIRST TWO LETTERS OF YOUR LAST NAME in the Password box to gain access to this
section of the website. If you experience any difficulty with the website, please contact Jessica directly at
Jessica is also the person to contact regarding any registration issues or questions on our WASDA School
Management Video Library. We are proud to say that over 80 presentations are available to you. We will be adding
even more offerings to the library over the summer. Please be sure to check it out! You have access to many videos
on a wide range of educational topics 24/7. Again, if you experience any difficulties with the Video Library, please
do not hesitate to contact Jessica.
We are always looking for new ways to serve our members. If we can ever be of service to you, please do
not hesitate to contact us. We are here to serve you!
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JUNE 2006 WASDA E-NEWS
WASDA President’s Message
WASDA Executive Director’s Report
2006–07 Committee Assignments
WASDA School Management Video Library News
New Superintendents Academy
WASDA Legal Issues Seminar
WASBO Seeks Candidates for Executive Director
2006 Fall Superintendents Conference
The Capitol Report - John Forester, Dir. Of Gov. Relations
Superintendent Vacancies
WASDA Calendar of Events
WASDA Photo Gallery
www.wasda.org
WASDA
President’s Message
June 2006
John Gaier
Supt., Neillsville
Let me begin my final article by thanking each and every one of you for allowing me to serve you as the Presidentof WASDA. The opportunity that I have had to meet and get to know all of you has truly been my good fortune.Through this very busy year, I have discovered that I am blessed to be a part of one of the finest professionalorganizations around. In the face of so many challenges, to have a membership that can stay so positive aboutpromoting the health, safety, and welfare of all the children across our state is really humbling.
It is easy to believe that the position of superintendent has evolved and changed a great deal from what it used tobe, and that today’s superintendency is significantly more difficult than it was in the past. But, an article that waswritten by Fred Johnson, the 1982-83 WASDA president from St. Croix Falls, proves that the superintendents ofyesterday faced many of the challenges and problems that the superintendents of today face. More importantly,Fred’s article shows that the same important traits of a successful superintendent years ago are the same importanttraits that we need to be successful superintendents now. Please enjoy Fred’s article and may God bless all of youfor the wonderful work that you do on behalf of children.
WHAT IS A SUPERINTENDENT?
Somewhere between a Masters Degree and three years of teaching experience to a Doctorate and umpteen years ofexperience is a superintendent. They are quite an assortment of people…but all have the same creed: to dedicateevery waking moment to provide the best education for kids.
Superintendents are found everywhere – in offices, cars, meetings, courtrooms, classrooms, boiler rooms, andbathrooms. Families love them, axe grinders hate them, staff members tolerate them, retired people ignore them,spouses wonder when they’ll be home, their children demand their attention, the news media crucifies them, andGod protects them.
Superintendents are truth with a balanced budget in their hands, are intelligent with glasses on, have wisdom whengray hair appears or hair disappears, and show concern when their hemorrhoids act up.
You know it is likely to be a superintendent when you hear a stomach rumble prior to a school board meeting,someone speaks or writes out about the positive things in education, it’s the first person to a mediation/arbitrationsession, grievances appear in both hands, there is a speaker at a retirement dinner, there is a leader in a serviceorganization, someone else is hired to do most things at home because there is no time for “Honey Do” projects.
A superintendent has a lot of characteristics – they have the mind of a tack, a keen sense of direction, twenty-twentyhindsight, can walk on eggs, balance on a tightrope, has the shoulders of Atlas, the skin of an alligator, and a heartthe size of a basketball.
No one can pack more rest and relaxation into a weekend by mowing grass, washing dishes, windows and cars,playing with children, reading the complete Sunday paper – including the ads, attending some school function, goingto church, grocery shopping, and catching up on the much-needed rest.
A superintendent works 25 hours per day (no lunch hour), can pack 8 hours of sleep into 2 hours by sleeping fast,and takes advanced classes, seminars, conferences, and inservice during their spare time.
A superintendent is a magician. Budgets can be approved, referendums passed – at least after the third try, mostgrievances resolved at the third step, and can maintain their sanity.
Superintendents should be proud. They can take more hell, show more compassion, give more support, back moreprojects, stomach more grief, shuffle more papers, and take on enough work to kill an ordinary person.
The superintendent will continue dedicated, professional work with enthusiasm and energy because sometime,somewhere, somehow, someone is going to say, “Thanks, you made a difference and I appreciate you.”
John - [email protected]
WASDA
Executive Director’s Message
June 2006
Dr. Miles Turner
6 PROFESSIONAL THINGS TO DO THIS SUMMER
CLICK HEREPlease send your comments and questions to Miles - [email protected]
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2006-07 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
A reminder to all WASDA members that they will have the opportunity to choose their committeeassignments for the upcoming year. The committee request forms will be will be emailed to all WASDAmembers the first week in July. The committee assignments will be made by President Joe Heinzelman in earlyAugust. Members will have the opportunity to list their first, second and third choices for the followingcommittees:
STANDING COMMITTEES: AD HOC COMMITTEES:Awards Committee Administrative Salaries & Fringe BenefitsChild Advocacy Committee Administrative Team Practices CommitteeConstitution, Policies & Resolutions Committee Education for Employment CommitteeEthics & Administrator-Board Relations Committee Gifted & Talented CommitteeJt. Convention Planning Committee K-8 Administrator Issues CommitteeLegislative Committee Liaison With Higher Education CommitteeMentor Committee Retirement CommitteeProfessional Improvement Committee School Facilities CommitteeSmall Schools Committee Special Education CommitteeTeacher/Principal of the Year Committee
Members are encouraged to think about the committee they would be interested in serving on andcomplete the survey when they receive it and return it promptly to the WASDA office. Every effort will bemade to place all members requesting a committee assignment on one of the committees they select.
WASDA SCHOOL MANAGEMENT VIDEO LIBRARY NEWS
The WASDA School Management Video Library is proving to be a popular new resource for WASDAmembers and their staffs. If you have not yet joined the video library, you can join now for the 2006-07 fiscalyear and start enjoying all the video library has to offer immediately! For a quick look at what is included in thevideo library so far, please visit the WASDA website at www.wasda.org and click on WASDA VIDEOLIBRARY CONTENTS. The membership form is also available on the website. The annual fee for yourschool district is based on enrollment. Below is a listing of the different categories:
0 - 499 students $100 500 - 1999 students $2502000 - 3999 students $5004000 - 9999 students $750OVER 10,000 students $1,000
If you have questions regarding the video library, please contact Jessica at the WASDA office [email protected] or call her at 608/242-1090 so that you and your staff can start using this valuable newresource today.
WASDA TO HOST NEW SUPERINTENDENTS ACADEMY
New superintendents in Wisconsin are invited to participate in the WASDA New SuperintendentsAcademy. This conference will be at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Madison on August 2-3 and is designedspecifically to help with the induction of new superintendents to do their jobs. The following is an outline ofthe agenda:
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2:
11:30 a.m. Registration12:00 p.m. Welcome Luncheon12:45 p.m. Welcome and opening remarks by WASDA President Joseph Heinzelman.12:50 p.m. Welcome from the Elizabeth Burmaster, State Superintendent, Department of Public Instruction 1:30 p.m. Welcome to the Wisconsin Superintendency - Miles Turner, WASDA Ex. Dir. 3:00 p.m. BREAK 3:15 p.m. Rotating rounds with the WASB, WIAA, CESAs and SAA
Visit with the leaders of the state’s educational associations and agencies. Registrants will begiven approximately 20 minutes at each table to get acquainted with that association or agency.
!School Administrators Alliance (SAA)!Cooperative Educational Service Agencies (CESAs)!Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB)!Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA)
4:30 p.m. BREAK 5:00 p.m. Reception 6:00 p.m. DINNER 7:00 p.m. SPEAKER - Joseph Heinzelman, Supt., Oakfield 7:45 p.m. Reception 9:00 p.m. Adjourn for the day
THURSDAY, AUGUST 3:
8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:30 a.m. "KNOW THE ANNUAL MEETING LAWS" - Attorney Mike Roshar, Quarles & Brady 9:45 a.m. COFFEE BREAK10:00 a.m. "HOW THE DPI SCHOOL FINANCE TEAM CAN HELP YOU”
Consultants from the DPI will be available to help you with your budgets, financial reports andother concerns of general district operations.
12:00 p.m. NOON LUNCHEON 1:00 p.m. "WASDA MENTOR PROGRAM” - Michael Weber, Supt., Port Washington 1:45 p.m. "WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT IN YOUR FIRST YEAR" - First-year survivors will provide
insight and hints. 3:00 p.m. CONCLUDING REMARKS - Miles Turner, WASDA Executive Director
New superintendents can register online at www.wasda.org.
WASDA SUM M ERLEGAL ISSUES SEM IN AR
JULY 26-28, 2006STONE HARBOR RESORT - STURGEON BAY
The Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators (WASDA) has worked directly with some of themost prestigious school law firms in the state to set up this year's summer LEGAL ISSUES SEMINAR.
Below is an outline of this year's seminar. Please note that the annual golf outing will again be a pre-conferenceactivity and will be held at 12 noon on Wednesday, July 26.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26:
12 noon WASDA ANNUAL GOLF OUTING - Shotgun Start at 12 noon!Cherry Hills Golf Course - Sturgeon Bay (SEPARATE REGISTRATION REQUIRED!)
5:30 p.m. REGISTRATION/CASH BAR RECEPTION
7:00 p.m. DINNER (Included with registration fee)Spouses may register for this meal on the registration form.
8:00 p.m. "THE SCHOOL LAW SUPER QUIZ”In keeping with the tradition that the WASDA Legal Seminar opening session be bothinformative and entertaining, this year’s evening program will be the School Law Super Quiz. Conference participants will form into teams. Each School law questions with multiple choiceanswers will be flashed on a screen for all teams to answer. Not only will everyone have anopportunity to learn fascinating legal facts, but the winning teams will receive fabulous prizes. At the end of the contest all questions, correct answers and a script explaining the reason for thecorrect answer will be distributed to all registrants.
THURSDAY, JULY 27:
7:15 a.m. COMPLIMENTARY CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST FOR SEMINAR REGISTRANTS
8:00 a.m. - STUDENTS WHO OPERATE ON THE FRINGE OF STUDENT CONDUCT 9:30 a.m. CODES–WHAT CAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS DO?
Long hair and arm bands are no longer the pressing issues of student conduct. Whether it'sstudent dress, (mis)use of technology, threats embedded in curricular work, gang-like activity,student protests, injecting religion into curricular and co-curricular activities, or a myriad of otherareas where students purposefully "push the envelope" of conduct, a superintendent's responsewill be subject to legal and political scrutiny. This presentation will discuss the legal standardsapplicable to such conduct and what constitutes legitimate responses by school officials.Presenters: Attorneys Michael Julka & Shana Lewis, Lathrop & Clark LLP
9:30 a.m. BREAK
10:00 a.m. - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE11:30 a.m. As the new school year arrives are you prepared to deal with the invariable personnel issues?
This presentation will alert you to recent developments in labor and employment law, including aspecial focus on personnel issues arising out of computer, e-mail and website (blogging) use andabuse. Be better prepared for the next personnel crisis by recognizing the issues and ensuringthat your response is on solid legal ground.Presenters: Attorneys Steve Weld & Kathryn Prenn, Weld, Riley, Prenn & Ricci
11:30 a.m. NOON LUNCHEON (Included in registration fee)Spouses may register for this meal on the registration form.
12:30 p.m. - LEGAL ISSUES ROUND TABLES 2:00 p.m. Double your learning about legal issues. WASDA members frequently claim they learn as much
from each other at conferences as they do from the speakers. In this session administrators willmeet at topical round tables where they will share experiences on specific legal issues and createquestions for a panel of some of the leading school attorneys in the state. Here is a chance to tapthe best of both worlds.Panel: Attorney Steve Weld, Attorney Kathryn Prenn, Attorney Gary Ruesch, Attorney KirkStrang, and Attorney Mike Julka
2:00 p.m.- FREE TIME FOR FAMILY ACTIVITIES - Kids programs are offered at the resort. 5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m.- RECEPTION 6:30 p.m. Catch up on the day's events and the plans for your evening with your colleagues. Registrants
and spouses are invited to this casual reception.
FRIDAY, JULY 28:
7:30 a.m. COMPLIMENTARY CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST FOR SEMINAR REGISTRANTS
8:00 a.m.- SPECIAL EDUCATION UPDATE 9:30 a.m. The Wisconsin Legislature revised Chapter 115 and the courts keep on issuing decisions. Hear
about them both during this special education update. The presenters will be practical andprovide insider information that you'll get nowhere else! Time for questions will be available.Presenters: Attorneys Gary Ruesch & Renae Aldana, Quarles & Brady
9:30 a.m. BREAK
9:45 a.m.- SCHOOL LAW UPDATE11:15 a.m. Back by popular demand! This Sectional covers the latest developments in the courts,
administrative agencies, and the state legislature. Administrators will be briefed on the newestrules and rulings school districts need to know to prepare for the 2006-2007 school year. Strategies on compliance and making the rules work for your district will also be discussed, aswell as essential information for briefing your administrative team before students and staffreturn.Presenter: Attorney Kirk Strang, Davis & Kuelthau Law Firm
11:15 a.m. SEMINAR ADJOURNS
If you cannot attend this seminar, you may want to send a member of your administrative team to gather thisimportant information for your beginning of the year administrative meeting. The registration fee includes the
Wednesday evening dinner, continental breakfast on both Thursday and Friday mornings, as well as theThursday noon luncheon and social and all printed materials provided those in attendance.
A block of rooms has been reserved for members of WASDA and others attending the WASDA Summer LegalSeminar. These rooms will be held until JUNE 27.
VITERBO UNIVERSITY CREDIT:
WASDA is again working with Viterbo University to offer university credit for attendance at the Legal Seminar. Complete details on how to register for credit will be available at the seminar.
WE'LL SEE YOU THERE!
THE WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLBUSINESS OFFICIALS WASBO IS SEEKING
CANDIDATES FOR THE POSITION OFEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials—WASBO—is seeking qualified candidatesto serve as their Executive Director. Candidates for the position must have more than 5 years ofschool related experience and possess or be able to obtain a Wisconsin Administrator’s license,preferably 08 School Business Manager’s License. Candidates must also have interest andexperience in organizational management, operating in an educational setting, personnelmanagement, leadership, organizing and implementing professional staff development and trainingprograms. It is preferred that candidates have experience in working with Professional EducationAssociations and with the State Legislature. The position offers an excellent career opportunity toa person who is creative, innovative, and possesses proven leadership skills. A position descriptionfor the Executive Director can be found at www.wasbo.com.
The Executive Director is appointed by, responsible to and evaluated by the WASBO Board ofDirectors. The Board of Directors will negotiate a contract with the successful candidate.
Current Executive Director Contract Includes:1. Contract Length: Twelve months; 80% time.2. Salary: $50,000 to $55,000, depending on experience.3. Fringe Benefits: Negotiated with the candidate.4. Office Location: Madison, WI
Interested candidates should submit their application, application letter, letters of recommendations,and any other application materials to:
WASBO Executive Director SearchWisconsin Association of School Business Officials4797 Hayes Road, Suite 101Madison, WI 53704Or materials can be emailed to: [email protected]
Executive Director Search TimelineApplications Due 4:30 p.m., Friday, June 30, 2006Interview Dates Thursday, July 20 and Friday July 21, 2006Contract Begins September 1, 2006
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
2006 FALL SUPERINTENDENTSCONFERENCE
Presented by WASDAin cooperation with the
Wisconsin Department of Public InstructionElizabeth Burmaster, State Superintendent
SEPTEMBER 20-22, 2006
MADISON CONCOURSE HOTEL