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Message from the President
 

Happy New Year!  What an awesome year 2009 was! In the social, political and educational arena, much has evolved.  Our Fall Social last October at Higgins’ Hall elicited a record turn-out of 140+

Tee Solomon
2009-2010

members and business partners. If you attended, your support was both heartfelt and appreciated. In December, HASA board members welcomed a visit from fifteen of our past presidents at our holiday dinner meeting. Bryn Alan & Life Touch Photography, one of our business partners, sponsored the dinner and a wonderful time was had by all!             continued


HASA SEEKING SCHOLARSHIP APPLICANTS!

HASA is committed to enhancing the knowledge and leadership skills of its members, encouraging promising teachers to select school administration as a career goal, as well assisting graduating Hillsborough County Public School students in their pursuit of an Education degree.  This year, HASA is proud to make six scholarships available.    continued

 


Message from the Executive Director
 


Membership In HASA Doesn’t Cost, It Pays!


 
Dr. John Miliziano
Executive Director
  • Six $1,000 Scholarships

  • Six Awards and Recognitions

  • $5,000 In Professional Development Grants

  • $2,500 In Free legal Services

  • Two Free Fall and Spring Socials

  • Representation with Florida Legislators
  • Representation with the School Board
  • Direct Voice with the Superintendent
  • HASA Advocate for Member Benefits
  • Quarterly Newsletter and Relevant Website
  • Many Leadership Development Opportunities
  • Networking with Other District Associations, Tampa Bay Area COALITION
  • Networking with FASA, Florida Association of  School Administrators

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Monthly Superintendent's Roundtable

HASA’s Executive Board meets regularly with the Superintendent and members of her staff (HASA’s monthly Superintendent’s Roundtable Meeting) to review concerns raised by the association’s component group members.  At the October 14, 2009 meeting, the major topic of discussion revolved around the timing of reports and items that have to be completed at the school level.  HASA is constructing a  calendar of all reports and activities and the deadline dates they are due to see what can be done to avoid duplication, rearrange deadline dates, and possibly discontinue reports and activities that are no longer needed.  When completed, this calendar will be reviewed with the superintendent. 

 

Tampa Bay Area Coalition Meets to Plan
Strategy for 2010 Legislative Priorities

Juhan Mixon and Wendy Dodge, representing FASA, reviewed the status of FASA’s five legislative priorities that were recommended by the Coalition at the October Coalition meeting:

  • Changing the class size amendment to school wide averages

  • Delay additional changes to high school graduation requirements

  • Protect the Florida Retirement System

  • Increase and stabilize revenue and school district budgets

  • Return control of school start date to local elected school boards.


The following points were expressed by Mixon and Dodge
regarding the legislative priorities:

1.       Representative Will (Bill) Weatherford is very much interested in sponsoring a constitutional amendment that would bring “Class Size Modification.”  Mr. Weatherford has secured the services of Ron Sox Communications to develop the         (continued)

 

Staff Development Grants Available to HASA Members           by Dr. Linda Denison

As a part of the Hillsborough Association of School Administrator’s (HASA) ongoing commitment to professional growth within its membership, the Executive Board has voted to offer grants for HASA to assist in covering costs for staff development experiences.  These funds can be requested to cover the cost of materials, registration, accommodations or travel expenses for any HASA member who submits a request in writing to the Grant committee chairperson, Dr. Linda Denison.  Please email the details of your request (ex: purpose of staff development, date(s), amount requested, how money will be used) via school district email (Linda.Denison@sdhc.k12.fl.us), and Dr. Denison and her committee will review requests.  Requests for amounts up to $500.00 will be considered until the allocated money is exhausted. One request per member will be considered.  All requests need to be submitted by March 30, 2010, and be spent by July 31, 2010.  Receipts for reimbursement are required.
 

 


Our Heartfelt Condolences….
 

HASA would like to offer condolences to Mrs. Brenda Kearse and her family on the sudden loss of her youngest son, George Wesley Kearse on January 7th.    Mrs. Kearse served as president of HASA during 2000-2001.  Our thoughts and prayers are with the Kearse family during this difficult time.


HASA’s Recognizes and Honors its Past Presidents at the Annual Christmas  Representative Board Meeting

HASA’s Representative Board of Directors invited all of its past presidents to the Annual Christmas Dinner Meeting that was held on Monday, December 7, 2009.  Since its inception in 1975, HASA has had 31 Presidents.  The first two Presidents were Mr. Glen Barrington and Mr. Donald Yost, now deced.  Three Presidents served two terms each, Ruth Tyre 1982 & 1984, Nuri Ayres 1995 & 2002, and Sandy Bunkin 1989 & 1997.  All past presidents were contacted and sixteen accepted the invitation and attended this memorable and historic event.  The following are anecdotal comments elicited by past and present leaders of our association.   continued

Please help us maintain our EMAIL TREE 


In order to keep you better informed on legislative and other issues, HASA has developed a database of

 


 ~ Megan Allen chosen as finalist for national Teacher of the Year honor ~

TALLAHASSEE – Megan Allen, Hillsborough County educator and Florida Department of Education/Macy’s 2010 Teacher of the Year, today was announced as one of four finalists for the National Teacher of the Year program. The fourth grade teacher from Cleveland Elementary School was chosen from an esteemed group of state representatives for her ability to effectively communicate to other teachers about the importance of educating future leaders.    continued
 

our administrators’ home email addresses – an email tree!  These addresses will help us keep you informed of important issues that are not appropriate for school district email.

Please submit your home Internet mailing address toMarilou King, HASA Administrative Assistant, at  mking813@verizon.net

 

HASA will NOT share your email address with anyone.


BUSINESS PARTNER PROGRAM NEWS
by Lou Cerreta

Many thanks to LifeTouch/Bryn Alan for sponsoring the December Holiday Dinner Meeting for HASA.  We are very fortunate to have a number of business partners who support HASA in so many ways.  We also would like to welcome our newest business partner, Troy University!   We look forward to continuing great relationships with all our business partners.   continued

 


HASA Studies
School Deadlines and Programs

by Jason Pepe

What's the best part about being a principal?  No two days ever look the same. What's the worst part?  No two days ever look the same.  The demands of being a principal seem to increase with each passing day.  The accountability era ushered in an educational system tied to data collection, benchmarks, and high-stakes testing. At the same time, principals must strike a delicate balance between their role as the instructional leader and their duties as building manager. Ultimately, however, nothing supersedes the importance of creating a safe and caring school environment for everyone. So, how do principals master all of these duties while advancing student achievement at schools?  continued

 

Quote of the Month
by Tee Solomon

“With every deed you are sowing a seed, though the harvest you may not see.”

                                                                              Ella Wheeler Wilcox



For additional information on Long Term Care Insurance, see Mr. Fox’s article, “Ten Top Features of Long Term Care Insurance” in the 2008 Spring HASA newsletter, page 18.
 

 


 

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