ncsa today, winter 2012

NCSA TODAYNCSA TODAYA PUBLICATION OF THE NEBRASKA COUNCIL OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS

Nebraska Councilof School Administrators

Winter 2011 www.NCSA.org

InfusingSocial MediaInto K-12

Session Overviewwith SenatorGreg Adams

State EducationNews withCommissionerRoger Breed

InfusingSocial MediaInto K-12

Session Overviewwith SenatorGreg Adams

State EducationNews withCommissionerRoger Breed

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FEATURES

NCSA MissionThe mission of the Nebraska Council of School Administrators (NCSA) is to be an effec-tive leader for quality education and to enhance the professionalism of its members.

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NCSA EXECUTIVE BOARD2011-2012

Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jack MolesVice Chair . . . . . . . .Randy SchleuterPast Chair . . . . . . . . Sarah Williams

NASA RepresentativesPresident . . . . . . . . . . .Greg BarnesPresident-elect . . . . . . .Tim DeWaardPast President . . . . . . . . .Jack Moles

NASBO RepresentativesPresident . . . . . . . . . . .Dave KaslonPresident-elect . . . . . . . .Jill PauleyPast President . . . . . Robin Hoffman

NAESP RepresentativesPresident . . . . . . . . . . .David KrausPresident-elect . . . . . .Ann JablonskiPast President . . . . . .Midge Mougey

NASES RepresentativesPresident . . . . . . . . . . .Stuart ClarkPresident-elect . . . . . . .Jane MoodyPast President . . . . . .Peggy Romshek

NSASSP RepresentativesPresident . . . . . .Mitch BartholomewPresident-elect . . . . . . Chris StogdillPast President . . . . .Randy Schleuter

NARSA RepresentativePresident . . . . . . . .Robert Bussmann

NCSA STAFF

Dr. Michael S. DulaneyExecutive Director/Lobbyist

Dr. Dan E. ErnstAssociate Executive Director/Lobbyist

Kelly Coash-JohnsonTraining and Development Director

Amy PoggenklassFinance and Membership Coordinator

Angie CarmanExecutive Administrative Assistant

Carol YoungAdministrative Assistant

Elisabeth ReinkordtStaff Correspondent

The opinions expressed in NCSA Todayor by its authors do not necessarilyreflect the positions of the NebraskaCouncil of School Administrators.

“I think it’s going to be a quiet session.”BY ELISABETH REINKORDT

NewYear,New SupportsAwait NebraskaSchools in 2012BY DR. ROGER BREED

Infusing Social Media in K-12 EducationCommunications: EstablishYour Presence!BY DR. JOHN SKRETTA, DR. MIKE LUCAS, and COREY DAHL

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People PriorityBY GREG BARNES

EHAWellness Program Fires Up for DecemberBY HOWIE HALPERIN and LINDA KENEDY

NAESP National Distinguished Principalfrom Nebraska isAnnounced

NAESP Outstanding New Principal of theYear

Health Care Reform UpdateBY KURT GENRICH

Nebraska StateAssociation of Secondary SchoolPrincipalsAnnounces 2011-12AwardWinners

Grand Island Northwest Superintendent Bill MowinkelNamed 2011 Nebraska Superintendent of theYear

NASA,NSASSP, and NAESP LongevityAwards

Welcome NewActive Members!

Activating theWill toAchieveBY JOHN BAYLOR

Survey Summary: Issues Faced by SchoolsBY DR. MIKE DULANEY and DR. DAN ERNST

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LEGISLATIVE SESSION

As Senator Greg Adams, Chair of the EducationCommittee of the Nebraska Unicameral, pre-pares for the 2012 session, he has been doing

a good deal of reflecting on the 2011 session.“One year ago at this time, the Education Committee

had put in extensive hours developing our 542 report, in-cluding its rather substantive cuts,” he said, in additionto dealing with a shifting of monies from lottery to off-set General Fund dollars going to the Nebraska Depart-ment of Education. Add in changes to TEEOSA to get theLegislature through the biennium budget, and the Com-mittee was coming out of a busy and challenging interim.“In contrast,” Adams reflected, “this interim has beenrelatively quiet—on the K-12 side. I’ve been spendingmost of my time with six community colleges!”

While the community colleges may be taking up a lit-tle more of Senator Adams’s time, that is by no means allhe and his committee members have been working on inpreparation for 2012. From a study of TEEOSA to a revis-iting of LB 635, from a study on virtual education to adiscussion of what the other committees may be bringingto the floor, Adams dove in for a preview of what’s tocome as the Legislature convenes on January 4th.

State aid to schools is, of course, a topic the Educa-tion Committee deals with every year. “We have had aninterim study on TEEOSA,” he said, “but we have not de-veloped a report or any final findings, because it’s ongo-ing. We study TEEOSA every interim.” This year, however,

he decided that it was necessary to “take thecommittee back to the very foundationalprinciples of state aid distribution.”

So, how do you explain TEEOSA to agroup of senators who aren’t very familiarwith how state aid works? Adams, a retiredSocial Studies teacher from York, smiled.“The teacher in me starts coming out, and Ithink to myself that if I had a classroom fullof kids that I was presenting a concept tofor the first time, how do I begin?” he said,quick to point out that of course, his col-leagues are not the equivalent of highschool students! “Fundamentally, what I didwas to bring the whiteboard into the room,and ask them to forget about the currentformula. Let’s assume that we have thisblank white board, and we’re going to cre-

ate, from the ground up. Let’s look at what the Constitu-tion says. What should we pay for? How should we pay forit? How do we make sure that 249 school districts that areso different from one another—how do we recognize theirdifferences and [be] fair to everybody?”

As the committee members think about these ques-tions, he said, discussions about why aid is distributed,who ought to get it and how aren’t lost in the minutia ofallowances and adjustments. About a month after thisfirst meeting, Adams brought the committee back, andwalked them along through the next steps of the process.“I’d like to believe,” he said, that “the committee mayagree or disagree with any parts of what we discussed,but they at least have a better understanding of GeneralFund operating expenditures,” versus other revenuesources. “I always say [the formula] is complex, not com-plicated,” he added, “and I could make it far less com-plex, but that doesn’t mean that it would be fair.”Laughing, he suggested that if he were to make an an-nouncement to NCSA that he was going to drastically sim-plify the formula, there would be a big cheer, followed bya bunch of phone calls asking “wait, what about us?”Frankly, he added, “much of what’s in the current formulahave been brought to us by finance managers, superin-tendents, and associations of schools, and we try to re-spond to their needs with the law.”

However, Adams was happy to note that most of the

“I think it’s going to be a quiet session.”BY ELISABETH REINKORDT, Staff Correspondent

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heavy lifting on TEEOSA modifications wasdone last session, and at this point, he does-n’t foresee any major changes to come in thisone.

There is one substantial piece of unfin-ished business that Adams assured would bebrought forth this session, and that is LB 635,a bill that would require multiple assessmentmeasures to be required in the process ofholding schools accountable. Though LB 635has been introduced twice before, Adams ex-plained that it had been necessary to spendtime raising awareness that a system neededto be developed before it became part ofstatute. “Let’s let it be Nebraska-driven,” headded, which is where using multiple assess-ment became part of the discussion. “[If] wedo this right, hopefully along the way it willalso satisfy the Feds,” he said, “and rather than be reactive towhat comes from Washington, let’s be proactive.”

LB 635 has two main components. Part I of the bill creates amultiple assessment measure for school buildings and school dis-tricts, and, for two years, the State Board of Education has beenworking on a model that is nearing completion. If, through theprocess laid out in Part I, a school is identified as high-priority,Part II of the bill lays out a process for the State Board to inter-vene with that school district and develop a reform plan.

The impetus for LB 635 came on the heels of the developmentof Nebraska’s state assessment for students, or NeSA. While therewas now a common measure to get a snapshot of how studentswere performing on tests measuring the revised state standards inreading, math, writing, and now science, it was a fallacy to thinkthat these scores alone could paint a well-rounded picture of whatwas happening in a school.

“If I’m evaluating someone [for a job], or walk into a school forone day, I’m not going to be able to say just like that, ‘Okay, that’show that person is,’ or ‘That’s how that school is,’ just by seeingthem in front of me that one time,” he explained. Though the valueof No Child Left Behind has been to force us into a system of ac-countability, he said, “it doesn’t take a fair picture.” Most K-12educators, he believes, realize that “looking at a multitude of dif-ferent things to create a picture of a school building or a schooldistrict is far more accurate than just our Nebraska State Assess-ments.”

In the time since LB 635 was first introduced, it has served asa catalyst for discussion for both the State Board of Education andthe staff at the Nebraska Department of Education, and that was

truly Senator Adams’s intent. “I think Race to the Top motivated[us],” Adams mused, and though he and others were not happywith many of its provisions, he thought it was beginning to “pushin the right direction, though maybe just not in the right way.”

Part II, he says, will require more work, and he emphasized thatthe co-chairs of the P-16 Initiative (himself, Governor Heineman,Commissioner Breed, University President Milliken, and EducationQuest CEO Liz Koop) will be working on this in the near future.“[If] we believe we have more fairly identified schools with prob-lems, I think we are obligated to take the next step and developa plan for how we’re going to deal with those schools. I don’t thinkwe can just walk away and say they’re not doing so good,” he said.Though he doesn’t yet have an answer to what intervention wouldlook like, he emphasized that there is time to develop that system,as it would take a few years of data under a multiple assessmentmodel to make a determination on whether a school is high prior-ity.

This year, he is hoping that, at minimum, his committee canmove Part I into statute.

Another interim study undertaken by the Education Committeewas on virtual education, the highlight of which has been an ex-position of the Virtual Education Partnership and Memorandum ofUnderstanding between the Nebraska Independent Study HighSchool, the Educational Service Units, and Nebraska EducationalTelecommunications. “Virtual education, we all know, is critical,and we need to have an evaluation of what we have and what weneed to have, so it was very productive,” Adams said.

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NEWS FROM NDE

Travels across the state this fall with stops inAlma, Trenton, Falls City, and Lincoln—thehometowns of our four Blue Ribbon Schools—

demonstrated once again to me the quality education Ne-braska schools offer students day in and day out, yearafter year.

The new year, 2012, is certain to include many effortsto build on that long tradition. Our goal at the NebraskaDepartment of Education is to support each school andeducator in the pursuit of excellence and to equip all ed-ucators with new and expanded tools to help all studentsreach their potential. The pathway to excellence is a longjourney requiring informed steps along an uncertain path.

This year, Nebraska will roll out its full battery of NeSAtests, with 2012 being the third year for NeSA-Reading,the second for NeSA-Mathematics, and the first year forNeSA-Science. As always, student performance results willdraw considerable attention from our communities, thenews media and state education leaders. Tradition hasshown, however, that Nebraska students test scores im-prove over time. That’s what occurred in 2011 with read-ing results and what we expect to see with mathematicsscores next year. The baseline for science will be set thisspring.

NDE staff in recent months unveiled new tools forschools and educators that includes a new standards in-structional tool, interim tests to help teachers identifywhat individual students know at the point of instructionand student-friendly standards as well as the NebraskaTeacher and Principal Performance Framework. Briefly,here are those and other new state initiatives that willoffer opportunities and support to Nebraska schools andeducators.

The Nebraska Teacher and Principal PerformanceFramework was adopted in November 2011, by the StateBoard of Education. The Framework is intended to be auseful resource to school districts, institutions of highereducation, and state and local policymakers. Included inthe Framework are effective practices and example indi-cators based, in part, on the profession’s national stan-dards. The ultimate value of the Framework is to defineeffective practices in order to guide the improvement ofteaching and learning. In January, the State Board willconsider whether or not to develop a model evaluation

system based on the framework. The framework is avail-able at: http://www.education.ne.gov/documents/TeacherPrincipalPerformanceFramework11-11.pdf.

Check 4 Learning is a bank of test items that teacherscan use for mini-tests to learn if individual students areon track to meet reading and mathematics standards.C4Learning will be available in January 2012 and we hopeit will be an important part of the state’s testing systemaimed at supporting teachers and students achieve athigher levels. Teachers may pull test items from the on-line bank for mini tests so they know if students are ontrack or if they need to adjust classroom instruction toimprove student learning. The Check 4 Learning processis intended to inform teachers of student progress beforestudents take the official, one-time accountability NeSAtest used for federal accountability under No Child LeftBehind. As a side bar and in response to an often askedquestion: After considerable discussion, Nebraska con-tinues to believe that seeking a waiver from No Child LeftBehind provisions is not a workable option for the stateat this time. This decision will be reevaluated as thingschange in D.C..

The Standards Instruction Tool provides teachers withinformation about what students are expected to knowand offers ideas on how teachers may help students meetreading and math expectations. Visit http://www.educa-tion.ne.gov/AcademicStandards/SIT.

Student-Friendly Standards are based on state contentstandards and intended to help students better under-stand what their teachers expect them to learn and know.These standards also address the “why” question whenteachers expect students to do certain activities relatedto the content standards. These Student-Friendly Lan-guage Arts Standards also can help parents understandthe learning targets and make it easier for them to talkto teachers and their children about learning. Visithttp://www.education.ne.gov/read/StudentFriendlyStan-dards/StudentFriendlyStandardsMain.html

Nebraska Performance Accountability System or NePASis a new state accountability system. The State Board ofEducation approved the performance indicators of thisnew system at the December 2011 Board meeting. NePASis intended to be an accountability system for public

NewYear,New SupportsAwaitNebraska Schools in 2012BY DR. ROGER BREED, Nebraska Commissioner of Education

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schools and school districts. Multiple measures in the NePAS in-clude NeSA scores in reading, mathematics, science and writing,participation rates, graduation rate for high schools, and growthand improvement rates for elementary/middle schools. The ap-proval was contingent on the collection and review of accounta-bility data over the next two years. There are several questions andissues yet to be resolved before an accountability system is fullyimplemented. These questions include: 1) how will accountabilitydecisions be made (total score, individual measure)? 2) how willschools be classified? 3) what consequences will follow? and 4)what supports will be available. NePAS as presently configured isavailable for review and comment on the NDE websitehttp://www.education.ne.gov/.

Rule Revisions are underway. Rule 15, the first-ever rule ad-dressing Limited English Proficiency instruction was adopted bythe State Board of Education in December 2011 to ensure all LEPstudents have access to quality language instruction educationalprograms and to provide a measure of consistency statewide inthose programs. Rule 10 revisions are in the works at this time andwould place greater emphasis on bullying prevention policies as

well as regulating seclusion and restraint of students; change thekindergarten enrollment date from Oct. 15 to July 31 to align withnew state law; and, change provisions related to middle schoolathletics. Rule 84 would update the accreditation of EducationalService Units with an increased emphasis on collaboration betweenthe ESUs and NDE. A hearing draft on proposed revisions to Rule84 will be posted in January. Rule 14 would allow nonpublicschools to classify middle grades as middle school as opposed toelementary or high school.

Much to do in 2012 starting with our classrooms and moving upto the district and state levels. Another topic of importance is therevision of Nebraska’s social studies standards. That work will beginin earnest this winter and continue through 2012. NDE’s Ted Lar-son will be the consultant to the process which will be led by Don-lynn Rice.

That’s a brief look at some of the new tools and work underwayat NDE. I encourage you to contact NDE staff for detailed infor-mation on these topics and others and to follow issues as they de-velop through our website at: http://www.education.ne.gov/. �


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stands the potential of technology as a resource,” he began,noting that there is a tendency to pin the future success of smallschools on the availability of virtual education courses. He cau-tioned, however, that this thinking was limited, and that thedevelopment of virtual education infrastructure has “implica-tions throughout the state for K-12.” As a baseline, therefore,Adams suggested that the Education Committee needed to findout “what we have [already happening in the state], what we donot have, what we need to improve upon, and what do we havethat works?”

Much of this challenge was driven by Governor Heineman,and when he first brought forth his interest in virtual educa-tion, it was the entities in the partnership stepping up and de-claring what they were doing already that brought forward thediscussion of how to establish a model for delivery. With the In-dependent Study High School providing online courses, the ESUsfacilitating two-way interactive courses through video confer-encing, and NET providing a vast library of content, a multitudeof systems emerged, thus leading to a partnership that can ex-pand “not just the content, but the means of offering,” for Ne-braska’s students. “Not every kid learns the same,” he added,“and we can take advantage of all of our assets this way.” Adamsdoesn’t anticipate any specific bills to come out of the virtual

education study, but he does expect that the issue will continueto be a hot topic of discussion.

Outside of the Education Committee, Adams believes thatthere will be a good deal of discussion of child welfare this year,as well as a close eye on revenues coupled with continuedbudget concerns. He doesn’t anticipate major changes to CIR,and he mentioned that Senator Fulton will be proposing a billmandating the Pledge of Allegiance.

With all bills that will be discussed in the Unicameral in thissession, Adams strongly urged administrators to make sure theirvoice is heard, either in person or through their representativesin NCSA. “Your testimony is valuable to the committee,” he said,“don’t let us guess!”

One final factor influencing what’s to come in 2012 is theturnover of leadership positions. Many of the committee chairswill be term-limited out of office at the end of the session.Adams anticipates that some of what goes on during the sessionmay be an indicator of which senators intend to step into thoseleadership roles for 2013 and beyond. As for himself, SenatorAdams is not ready to reveal what’s next for him. He suggestedthat he’s not ready to be distant from education issues. �

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TRENDS IN EDUCATION

Infusing Social Media in K-12 EducationCommunications:EstablishYour Presence!BY DR. JOHN SKRETTA, Superintendent, Norris School District 160; DR. MIKE LUCAS, Superintendent, York PublicSchools; and COREY DAHL, ESU 8

We have found social media to be an impor-tant tool for promoting our district profiles,engaging constituents, and building a pro-

fessional learning network that is more expansive anddynamic than traditional means. We encourage other Ne-braska educational leaders to join in leveraging thepower of connecting with others through twitter andpromoting your district through facebook as two basictools in your social networking tool belt.

Twitter (twitter.com)Twitter is essentially a “micro-blogging” site. You can

post messages up to 140 characters that offer shortstatements about the length of a text message on anysubject. Hashtags (the ubiquitous # on Twitter) allowyou to search topics of interest such as #edtech or tech-nology-in-education posts and links or #cpchat for “con-nected principals” chat—posts designed to connecttechno-savvy administrators with one another.

If you attended the NSASSP state principals’ confer-ence December 1 and 2 sponsored by NCSA, then youmay have already participated in what was a vigoroustweet-up around the #NWNP hashtag fostered by keynotepresenter Eric Sheninger, @NMHS_Principal on twitter.

In order to build followers on Twitter, you have tostay consistent with it. Tweet at least one interestingnote or item daily, and once you find someone on Twit-ter you’re interested in, follow that person and pick upadditional followers based on who they’re following. Thiswill ensure that your posts and links are being viewedand read. Unless you’re following a celeb with tens ofthousands of followers, there’s a basic reciprocity to fol-lowing—if you follow another educator, odds are prettygood they’ll follow you and soon you’ll be sharing yourknowledge bases with one another!

The “power” of Twitter is in WHO YOU FOLLOW. Wecan’t emphasize enough the importance of finding andbuilding a list of people to follow who have similar in-terests or humor you appreciate! The reason why this isso significant is that if you don’t follow anybody whoposts interesting tweets, you have nothing interestingto look at and learn about. Build a great group of edu-

cators to follow and you’ll be much, much happier.It’s equally important for you, the user to tweet in-

teresting things. By doing so, the people on the otherend may follow you back. Why do you care if they followyou back? Well, if you have a question that you’d likehelp with and post it to Twitter, those people who fol-low you will read it and hopefully answer your question.

Need tips for getting people to follow you? Well, youcould become a celebrity. This seems to help. We aren’tJustin Bieber or have the last name Kardashian. If youwant people to follow you, follow somebody and retweetone of their tweets. This is the process of basically for-warding an email. You are reposting (retweeting) whatthey’ve said. Even better yet, ask a specific user a ques-tion on Twitter. Engage them in a conversation aboutsomething. By showing interest in your inquiry, they maythen follow you.

Don’t be so serious. Twitter can be and certainly isused to share educational thoughts, links, practices, etc.But don’t be afraid to post a humorous comment orthought. It goes without saying, but we’ll say it anyway,remember to think before you post. If you think some-things inappropriate, don’t post it.

Facebook (facebook.com)Facebook is the premier social networking site in the

world and has more traffic than any website with the ex-ception of the google search engine. So it makes sensefor districts to think about how, even in a limited man-ner, they can tap into the massive communicative powerthe site wields as it has hundreds of millions of users.

At Norris, our webmaster established the Norris 160 fbpage and we have gradually built it up from there overthe past several years. Weare now approaching 1,300fans who receive regular fb posts on the Norris Districtwhen they go to their facebook pages.

York Public Schools has found Facebook to be a verypowerful communication tool, especially with mothersand alumni. During our recent bond issue election, wewere able to provide numerous fact sheets and updatesto many interested “friends” on Facebook.

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We also use it to post pictures of our students in action, to cel-ebrate student achievement highlights, and for announcements.Our next plan of action is to become more involved with ouralumni association through Facebook.

At ESU 8, we post links to interesting articles or upcomingworkshops. What’s great about our Facebook page, we have madeseveral people at ESU 8 an “administrator” of the ESU Facebookpage. This means that they can all post as a representative of ESU8.

Why Facebook it?For many people, Facebook is their Internet home. They use

Facebook as their default home page when going out to the In-ternet because they can create a personalized newsfeed of storiesand status updates (including pictures and links) from others onfb whom they have friended or organizations they have ‘liked.’

What to be aware of:Facebook allows comments on the newsfeed and people can

like or dislike a post. We have several persons in our district whomonitor posts and receive status updates when reply posts aremade by site visitors. For the most part, the posts have been in-nocuous, supportive, or helpful questions which allow us to com-municate better back to our public.

Twitter allows direct messaging (basically a chat function) be-tween mutual followers. But for the most part, we consider Twit-ter's value to be magnified by its openness and that, through theuse of brief public postings on topics of interest, users can con-nect with others by publicly posting.

Through Twitter, we have been able to connect with educatorsand educational administrators from across the state and nation,and even, on occasion, internationally. These professional con-nections comprise what is often referred to in the ‘Twitterverse’as a PLN or Professional Learning Network.

TwitterYork Public Schools has found Twitter to be a tremendous pro-

fessional development tool. Our instructional technology staff,led by Chris Ericson, Craig Badura, and Stephen Sautter, has reallyhelped ignite the use of Twitter throughout a large percentage ofour staff.

We are able to find very timely and informative articles onautism, high ability learners, technology integration, and so onfrom practitioners all over the world. If you put a call out on Twit-ter requesting resources or just do a keyword search, you mightbe amazed to find the wealth of information available from edu-cator colleagues across the country.

Twitter is also a fantastic tool to keep patrons updated onschool events. Administrators are able to“tweet” updates fromball games, concerts, and plays. You can even add pictures to your“tweet.” (Search by hashtag #nebpreps and you’ll find you cantrack score updates posted by ADs, administrators, and localmedia outlets for real-time score updates on any given Fridaynight!)

One of the tremendously enriching aspects of a Twitter PLN ishow expansive that network can become. In our typical daily in-teractions, we may interact directly with a limited circle of co-workers. In particular, if we are K-12, that tends to enscribe theboundaries.

Through Twitter, that network and the ability to leverage thebrain power of a broader base can really kick your initiatives intohigh gear. Your Twitter network will quickly grow to include edconsultants and researchers, higher ed experts, and K-12 col-leagues.

The best examples of drawing on a network of support throughTwitter in the Norris district include our work in Google apps in-tegration and the rollout of iPads. We found Twitter to be a con-stant source of easily accessible web-based information ondifferent educational apps for the iPads and advice on differentextensions for google chrome that could help teachers managetheir docs and calendars.

Twitter also serves as a convenient means of out-of-office en-gagement and accountability to your public. Superintendents andother school administrators are pulled in many different direc-tions and there are lots of things competing for our attention. Nosmall number of these events may take us outside of desk-jockeymode and put us elsewhere.

Our recommendation: Tweet about it! Whether out on campusvisiting classrooms, checking out the day’s hot lunch fare, root-ing for our students at a district competition, or representing thedistrict at a state or national workshop or conference, postingsome tweets lets your public know what you're up to.

Be succinct, not silly: Far from being frivolous or trite, the useof occasional well-timed tweets when you are out of the officeconducting official business make good business sense. You are in-forming your populous about what you’re seeing and experienc-ing and how that is informing your professional practices. Inaddition, you can stay on top of an evolving situation in a dy-namic way through Twitter’s use of event-specific hashtags. Dur-ing NCSA’s Administrators’ Days, for instance, the hashtag#NCSA11 was used by many conference attendees to post updateson what they were learning from the speakers in sessions. It wasa tremendous way to quickly track what the conference experi-ence was offering. In some workshops and conferences, the tweet-up from participants is so robust that it can correctly be labeled

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AFFILIATE LEADERSHIP

Twenty-five years as a K-12 educator—twenty-one of those years in administrative positions.Have I really been at it that long? I can tell

you it certainly doesn’t seem like it. As I think back onmy career and what has kept me in this profession, theanswer is quite simple…people.

The relationships with students, staff, parents, boardmembers, professors, and colleagues are without a doubtthe reason I got into this profession and the reason Ienjoy going to work each day. Just like the rest of you,I have bad days. Those days spent dealing with com-plaints, paperwork, budget cuts, crisis situations, and soon. When I have one of those days, I take a deep breathand turn my focus to the people I have around me.

I’ve worked in three school systems and communitiesin my twenty-five-year career and I can tell you that thepeople in all three have been top notch. I’ve developedrelationships with people over the years that are neverending. Colleagues that I would consider mentors andcolleagues who I hope would say I had a positive influ-ence on their careers and lives. As administrators we aresometimes forced to make unpopular decisions that ef-fect people, so it’s easy to distance ourselves from peo-ple to make those decisions easier; however, in myopinion, distancing yourself takes all of the enjoymentout of the job. I maintain that administrators can main-tain their leadership role and develop professional, car-ing relationships with others. There is a fine line thatmight not allow us to be best friend or confidant, but wecan certainly care about those we work with. We all havestories about relationship-ending decisions we havemade. It happens, but those decisions, if handled ap-propriately, shouldn’t destroy the relationships you havewith others.

Earlier this year I was in attendance at our Chamberof Commerce luncheon where one of our local businessowners was speaking about the things that have led toa long successful business existence in Seward. His mes-sage wasn’t much different than the one I’m sharing withyou. As he stated, he has been fortunate to have beensurrounded by quality people who were all important tothe success of his business. He made the comment, “Peo-ple don’t care how much you know until they know howmuch you care.” I’ve heard that quote before, and mybrief research tells me credit should be given to author

and public speaker John Maxwell. I agree wholeheart-edly and couldn’t have said it better myself.

Curriculum, instruction, data analysis, assessments,busing, school meals, health and wellness, and on, andon, and on, are all important to the success of a schooldistrict, but the success of each depends on the peoplewho are involved. School districts can’t have the bestcurriculum, data, buses, meals, and buildings, unlessthey have quality people in the equation, and if thesepeople know that you care, they will give you, yourschool and community tremendous effort.

The people I have had the pleasure of working withhave heard me say this on many occasions, “There aremany lessons to be learned in school that won’t be foundin a textbook.” How will our children learn these les-sons? They will learn them from people, and if we wantthem to learn these lessons well, we need to surroundourselves with the best people—people who care, moti-vate, and inspire.

We can’t pick our students or their parents, but wecan have influence on the students and parents we wantto be leaders in our schools—students and parents whowill lead, motivate, and inspire.

We do have greater opportunity to choose and groomour school employees, and I contend that there is nogreater responsibility that we have as administratorsthan to hire and mold educational leaders. If we spendtoo much of our time focusing on other responsibilities,our schools will suffer.

In closing I hope as administrators, you continue togather and analyze data, update curriculum, and improvefacilities, along with the other numerous responsibilitiesof your position (all important responsibilities); how-ever, I also encourage you to keep your focus on people.Do all that you can to help those who need help and takethe time to recognize those who perform well. Celebratesuccess—we don’t do that well in our profession. Intoday’s educational climate, we spend much of our timefocusing on measurable data and testing and fail to rec-ognize the many lessons being learned each and everyday in our buildings…lessons that aren’t measured by atest…lessons being taught by people. �

People PriorityBY GREG BARNES, NASA President, Superintendent, Seward Public Schools

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HEALTH AND WELLNESS

EHAWellness ProgramFires Up for DecemberBY HOWIE HALPERIN, EHA Wellness Administrator, and LINDA KENEDY, EHA Wellness Coordinator

Firing up our body’s metabolism through exercise is thetheme of the fun-filled December 2011 EHA Wellness pro-gram, Flab on Fire. Whether you’re a new or seasoned ex-

erciser this program, available to EHA Groups, will help keep youaccountable and inspire you to commit to making time for dailyphysical activity. In addition, the Flab on Fire program will giveyou ideas on finding opportunities to sneak physical activity, in-cluding resistance training and aerobic workouts, into your dailyroutine.

There are so many health benefits to exercise including acti-vating the body’s natural lipid burners that fight fat, increasingenergy, and reducing stress—which are all critical during the hec-tic holiday season. “We think this is the perfecttime of year ignite our healthy-living engines.We hope you’ll join the EHA Wellness Flab onFire movement and move more in December!”said Linda Kenedy, EHA Wellness Coordinator.

All participants in the Flab on Fire programwill receive an exercise sports towel to use dur-ing their daily workouts. And, participants whoare compliant with the program guidelines forat least 20 days during December will be en-tered into a drawing for one of 200 $25 giftcards to improve health and well-being.

Look for promotional posters at your school.Your wellness representative will have detailson how to sign up.

Not sure if your school is involved? Needmore details to get your school to participatein EHA Wellness? Contact Linda Kenedy, EHAWellness Coordinator ([email protected]) or Howie Halperin, EHA Wellness Ad-ministrator ([email protected]).The EHA Wellness website is at www.ehawell-ness.org

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraskaannounces National Dental Network

On January 1, 2012, the Educators HealthAlliance members will be able to utilize a newNational Dental Network. The Blue Grid, thename for the Blue Cross Blue Shield network,will allow EHA members to have access to par-

ticipating providers in others states. The Dental Grid is a networkof multiple BCBS plans that, when combined, offers one of thelargest national PPO networks.

Furthermore, when using these providers, the out-of-pocketcost will also be lowered. EHA members who live or travel out ofstate will now be able to go to providers and dental specialistthat are closer to them. Just like the National Medical network(Blue Card), the Dental Grid will be seamless to our members forservices received outside the state of Nebraska. The Dental Gridnetwork directory went online December 15, 2011, and you canfind it at www.nebraskablue.com. �

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NAESP National DistinguishedPrincipal from Nebraska isAnnounced

The Nebraska Association of Elementary SchoolPrincipals is pleased to announce that SarahWilliams, Principal at McAndrew Elementary in

Ainsworth has been named the 2011 National Distin-guished Principal from Nebraska.Sarah has been Principal at McAn-drew Elementary for the previous 18years, having assumed that posi-tion after teaching 5th grade forthree years.

During her time as Principal,Sarah has actively led theAinsworth School District’s SchoolImprovement Team, as well asbeing instrumental in moving thedistrict forward in the world oftechnology and curriculum devel-opment. In 2004 Sarah applied forand McAndrew was awarded, a

Reading First Grant. This grant resulted in first-rate pro-fessional development opportunities for staff and addi-tional resources to allow the elementary to move forwardin addressing reading achievement.

According to a parent in the district, “Mrs. Williams isan advocate for achievement…Achievement for Every-one! She is always looking for new and innovative waysfor our students to learn…”

A teacher in her building states: “By nature, she is anencourager. She promotes workshops, college classes,and professional reading. She inspires teachers and stu-dents to be the best they can be.”

Darrell Peterson, Superintendent at Ainsworth wrotethat, “Sarah Williams places her students as a top prior-ity to provide a comprehensive education. Sarah has ac-complished that through many avenues includingtraining high-quality teachers, valuing learning time, andproviding expanded learning opportunities for the stu-dents.”

Sarah’s leadership has been evident during her tenureas a Principal. She has held offices in Region III ofNAESP, been Secretary, Vice-President and President ofNAESP, and was elected Chair of NCSA. She continues toserve her profession through active involvement inNAESP, ASCD, Phi Delta Kappa, and NCSA. She is also lo-cally active in the Ainsworth area through involvementwith the Lions Club and the Brown County 4-H.

Mrs. Williams will be officially recognized at a cele-bration in Ainsworth in February. She’ll represent Ne-braska in Washington, D.C. in the Fall of 2012.

NAESP is extremely proud to have Sarah represent ourorganization as NDP for 2011. She is very deserving ofthis recognition and will serve our profession well dur-ing her year of tenure as the reigning NDP from Nebraska.Congratulations Sarah! �

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NAESP Outstanding NewPrincipal of theYear

Anne Harley, Principal at Anderson Grove Ele-mentary of the Papillion-La Vista Schools, hasbeen named Nebraska Association of Elemen-

tary School Principals New Principal of the Year for 2011-2012.

Anne began her administrative career as an AssistantPrincipal in the Millard Public Schools before assumingthe Principalship at Anderson Grove Elementary in 2009.Dr. Rick Black, Superintendent, writes of Anne: “She hasmolded a diverse socio-economic community into a co-hesive, supportive team focused upon what is best forstudents. Anne not only welcomes parent and commu-nity involvement, she pursues it. She readily understandsthe importance of stakeholders being involved for theirsake….” A first-grade teacher at her school remarks,“Anne’s heart is totally immersed in the needs of thechildren and what is best for their education.”

Involvement in many organizations and activities is ahallmark of Anne Harley’s young career, both in her own

district as well as across the state and nation. Amongher many involvements are being a member of the RtIDistrict Leadership Committee, Doane Educational Lead-ership Panel, UNO Educational Administration LeadershipPanel, and Secretary of the Papillion-La Vista PrincipalsSupervisors Organization. In addition she has presentedat the National Reading Recovery Conference, NebraskaStatewide Parent Involvement Conference, and at vari-ous collegiate events.

Anne is currently a member of ASCD, NCSA, NAESP,Region 2 Elementary Principals, Association of AmericanEducators, Nebraska Schoolmasters, the InternationalReading Association, and Reading Recovery Council ofNorth America.

Congratulations to Anne Harley for her outstandingstart as an Elementary School Principal. We appreciateher early contributions to our profession and are proudto name her New Principal of the Year. �

Over the last few months, several issues havecome up that may change the Patient Protec-tion Affordable Care Act which was signed into

law by President Obama on March 23, 2010. Several por-tions of the law have been implemented, such as in-creased benefits for preventive services, allowingdependents to stay on their parent’s health plan untilthey turn age 26, eliminating maximum dollar amountsof health coverage and no pre-existing conditions forchildren under age 19. However, more critical parts ofthe law are now being reviewed for their legality andeconomic value. Two Federal Appeals Courts (Cincinnati

& Richmond) re-viewed the rul-ings of lowercourts earlier inthe year aboutthe IndividualMandate of cov-

erage for all legal residents in the United States. The twodecisions were split, now the U.S. Supreme Court willhear the argument for final ruling sometime next yearbefore the Presidential elections. The law’s expansion ofMedicaid, the imposition of an individual mandate aswell as whether the law can survive even if certain pro-visions are knocked out will be reviewed by the Justices.Furthermore, the Obama administration has determinedthat the long-term care insurance plan— the CLASS Act,cannot be put into place because of cost considerations.Officials stated the long-term care program has criticaldesign flaws that can’t be fixed to make it financiallyself-sustaining. Finally, “Affordable Insurance Exchanges”for individuals and small groups are to be implementedby January 2014 by either individual state’s or, in theabsence of a State Exchange meeting Federal standards,by the Federal Government. Until the Supreme Court rul-ing occurs, many states, including Nebraska, are movingcautiously on setting up their own plans. �

Health Care Reform UpdateBY KURT GENRICH, EHA Plan Advocate

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The Nebraska State Association of SecondarySchool Principals is proud to recognize ToddHilyard, Superintendent of Holdrege Public

Schools, as the Distinguished Service Award winner for2011. Marshall Smith, Principal at Millard Central Mid-dle School has been selected as the Outstanding NewPrincipal, and Charles Hutzler, Assistant Principal andActivities Director at Norris High School, is the NSASSPAssistant Principal of the Year. All received their awardsat the Nebraska State Association of Elementary and Sec-ondary School Principals state conference in Kearney onDecember 2nd.

Todd Hilyard has been selected as the Nebraska StateAssociation of Secondary School Principals recipient ofthe Distinguished Service Award. Todd received his edu-cation from the University of Nebraska at Kearney (Bach-elor’s of Science in Middle School Science and SocialStudies ’94 & Masters of Science in Educational Admin-istration ’98) and Wayne State College (Specialist Degreein Educational Administration ’07). Mr. Hilyard is cur-rently in his first year as the Superintendent for HoldregePublic Schools. He previously served as the Middle SchoolPrincipal for Cozad Public Schools from 2001-2011, As-sistant Principal/Curriculum Director for Centennial Pub-lic Schools from 2000-2011, and as a Teacher at AuroraMiddle School from 1994-2000.

Todd has been active in many professional organiza-tions and community leadership positions such as theNebraska Association for Middle Level Education, Na-tional Association of Secondary School Principals, theNebraska Council of School Administrators, and the Ne-braska State Association of Secondary School Principals.Mr. Hilyard has held several offices in these positions,including his selection as the President of NAMLE, Chairof the Nebraska Middle Level Academy, President of Re-gion IV NSASSP, and the NCSA State Middle Level Repre-sentative. Mr. Hilyard has served in his community asPresident of the Cozad TeamMates Mentoring program,as a Board member of the Cozad United Way and CozadDevelopment Corporation (serving as President in 2006),and as Leader for the Nebraska Educational LeadershipInstitute in 2002.

Mr. Hilyard’s other honors include being selected asthe Region IV Distinguished Service Award Winner(2011), Nebraska Middle School Principal of the Year(2009), Region IV Middle School Principal of the Year(2007-2008), and Region IV Middle School Principal ofthe Year (2004-2005).

John Grinde, Cozad Superintendent, states: “Mr. Hil-yard was not only a leader in his building but also con-sidered so by his administrative colleagues, those hesupervised, and those task force or committee membershe worked with.”

Nancy Williams, Cozad Middle School Language ArtsTeacher, noted, “He was not only an effective leader, buthelped us align our curriculums to state standards, im-proved teaching techniques and strategies, planned forschool improvement activities, and dealt with the day-to-day issues that arise when work with a group of typ-ical middle school students. …he was instrumental inimplementing various programs aimed at helping our stu-dents become more successful.”

Robyn Geiser, Executive Director of the Cozad Devel-opment Corporation, commented, “Todd provided a verypositive impact on our school system. He had an excel-lent relationship with his staff and students and truly isa respected leader. As a citizen and parent, I am proudto have had Todd as part of our school system and com-munity.”

Marshall Smith was selected as the NSASSP Outstand-ing New Principal for 2011. Mr. Smith has been the As-sistant Principal at Millard Central Middle School since2006. During his tenure at Millard Central, Marshall de-veloped a transition plan for incoming and outgoing stu-dents, coordinated building Response to Instruction andIntervention (RtI+I), provided mentoring for strugglingstudents, developed and implemented a School SafetyPlan and Bullying Prevention Plan, and facilitated inte-gration of the 40 Developmental Assets Framework help-ing create a culture of asset Development. Mr. Smith hasserved the Millard School District as a mentor for newAdministrators, as a member of the District discipline

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committee, and as a presenter/trainer of the Incident CommandSystem.

Dr. Beth Fink, Millard Central Middle School Principal, praisedMr. Smith, noting, “He has grown from a brand new administra-tor to a highly effective and respected leader in both our schooland district community. … Marshall is a ‘can do’ person whosehard work and above and beyond efforts make our school betterfor students. … I think his greatest accomplishment as an assis-tant Principal has been his ability to develop relationships withstudents. He mentors many non-thriving students, develops rela-tionships with their parents, and serves as an important bridgebetween home and school.”

Rebecca Begley, 7th grade English teacher at Millard CentralMiddle School, states, “I have the utmost respect for Mr. Smithand the work he tirelessly performs here at Central Middle School.He has distinguished himself as an administrator that lives by themantra, ‘whatever it takes’; as he will do just that, to help stu-dents find success.”

Eighth Graders Mark Turner and Sam Kruegger write, “Mr. Smithis an awesome assistant Principal because he always understandswhat we’re telling him, and he believes what we say. If we tell himthe truth, he’ll always believe in us. If we treat him with respect,he will treat us with respect. Without Mr. Smith, who knows wherewe’d be.”

Marshall Smith is a graduate of Dana College (Bachelors of Artsin Education ’99) and Doane College (Masters Degree in Educa-tional Leadership ’05). Marshall served as a Middle School SpecialEducation teacher in Sapulpa, Oklahoma before coming to Ander-sen Middle School in the Millard Public School District in 2000.Mr. Smith is a member of the Nebraska State Association of Sec-ondary School Principals, the Nebraska Council of School Admin-istrators, and the National Association of Secondary SchoolPrincipals.

Charles Hutzler has been recognized by the Nebraska State Sec-ondary School Principals as the 2012 Assistant Principal of theYear. He has served as Assistant Principal at Norris since 2009and also taught Science classes at Norris High School and MiddleSchool prior to his appointment to Assistant Principal. Mr. Hut-zler was High School Coordinator from 2003 to 2006 in Rotterdam,Netherlands where he also taught Science from 1997 to 2003. Mr.Hutzler is a graduate of Iowa State University (BS in Science, Bi-ology) and Michigan State University (MA in K-12 Educational Ad-ministration).

Mr. Hutzler is a member of the Nebraska State Association ofSecondary School Principals, the Nebraska Council of School Ad-ministrators, the National Association of Secondary School Prin-cipals, ASCD, International Society for Technology in Education,The Educator’s PLN, and the Nebraska Coaches Association. Lo-cally, Mr. Hutzler has served as a Kids in Training leader for theFirst Free Church. Mr. Hutzler was recognized as the 2011 NSASSPRegion I Assistant Principal of the Year.

Mr. Ryan Ruhl, Principal at Norris High School, states: “Hebrings enthusiasm and positive energy to his job every day, as isevident in his interactions with students, staff, and the public.Charlie’s leadership has made a notable difference in the incor-poration of collaborative technology in the work he does. An ex-ample of Charlie’s leadership excellence is through the use of adigital walk-through observation forms he developed.”

Brenda Tracy, Norris Middle School Assistant Principal, notes,“Charlie has the commitment and intensity of effort necessary tosuccessfully maintain instructional focus for diverse studentneeds. In short, Charlie has proven to be an effective, self-moti-vated administrator and leader who has a positive impact in thehigh school.”

Mary Schlieder, a special education teacher at Norris HighSchool, states: “I have served on our building level School Com-munity Intervention Program with Charlie for five years now. Hiscompassion for adolescents is evident whether a student is strug-gling with drugs or alcohol, a difficult family situation, or a men-tal illness. Charlie has led our team in developing practicalsolutions for complex problems as he works to guide troubledyouth through stormy times in their lives.” �

NSASSPAwardWinners(continued from page 12)

Administrators’Days

July 25-27Labor Relations

February 6-7

NASBOApril 25-27

NASES SpringApril 19-20

EmergingAdministrators

January 21 & January 28


Mr. Bill Mowinkel, Superintendent of Grand Is-land Northwest Public Schools, has beennamed the 2011 Nebraska Superintendent of

the Year. Mowinkel was named in July at the NebraskaCouncil of School Administrators Administrators’ DaysConference and formally recognized and honored at theNovember Nebraska Association of School Administra-tors/Nebraska Association of School Boards State Educa-tion Conference. Mowinkel will also represent Nebraska inthe National Superintendent of the Year Program, whichis sponsored by the American Association of School Ad-ministrators (AASA) in February 2012.

Bill Mowinkel has been an Administrator since 1981.He has served as the Principal/Superintendent at District#38 in Hall County, Osmond Community School’s Super-intendent before joining Grand Island Northwest in 2001.

Keith Ostermeier, Board President at Grand IslandNorthwest Public Schools states: “Mr. Mowinkel hasdemonstrated strong leadership and commitment to the

district in guiding the district through state legislatedschool district mergers and funding changes. He skill-fully guided the difficult process of merging a highschool district with four K-8 elementary districts to cre-ate one K-12 district. This change was difficult for manypatrons to accept. Mr. Mowinkel encouraged open com-munication with patrons, school building faculty andstaff to facilitate the transition to one school district. …His service and involvement extends beyond the schooldistrict. Mr. Mowinkel is the leader of a local 4-H club,which gives him another opportunity to have positiveimpact on a younger person’s life.”

Doyle Denny, former Principal, states: “He recognizesthe importance of every person on his staff and allowsthem the freedom and provides the resources to bestbenefit the students of the district while being a goodsteward of the district taxpayer dollars. … I am mostmarveled at the relationship he built with the students;they affectionately call him ‘Mr. Mo’.”

Dr. Chris Stogdill, Principal atStanton states: “One of Mr.Mowinkel’s greatest strengthslies in his gift of support for thenext generation of administra-tors. Five Osmond staff membershave pursued advanced degreesand are now administrators. It isMr. Mowinkel’s belief in givingback that has supported and in-spired these future educatorsand administrators during thelong journey toward success.”�

Grand Island Northwest SuperintendentBill Mowinkel Named 2011 NebraskaSuperintendent of theYear

Left to right: Amanda Jochum, Melanie Olson holding Logan Olson, John Olson (standingin back), Mary Jo Mowinkel, Bill Mowinkel, Brandon Mowinkel, Shelly MowinkelFront Row: Mia Olson, Casey Olson, Addisyn Mowinkel, Calyn Mowinkel

Not Pictured: Matt Jochum, Austin, Jochum, and Zephyr Mowinkel

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30 YearsMargene Beatty – ESU 16Craig Kautz – Hastings Public SchoolsThomas McMahon – Howells Public Schools

25 YearsRobert Uhing – ESU 1David Ludwig – ESU 2Frederick Helmink – Fairbury Public SchoolsKyle McGowan – Crete Public SchoolsLyle Halley – Mitchell Public SchoolsWilliam Kuester – Nebr. Unified 1

20 YearsJohn Grinde – Cozad Public SchoolsRandall Marymee – Dodge Public SchoolsPhyllis Uchtman – Westside Community SchoolsSusan Evanich – Westside Community SchoolsKirk Russell – Doniphan-Trumbull Public SchoolsStephen Joel – Lincoln Public Schools

Keith Leckron – Elkhorn Public SchoolsBrad Buller – Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca SchoolsKevin Riley – Gretna Public SchoolsBradley Best – Seward Public SchoolsDonald Johnson – Fort Calhoun Community Schools

15 YearsNorman Ronell – ESU 7Lana Sides – Banner County Public SchoolsJerry Phillips – David City Public SchoolsJames Koontz – East Butler Public SchoolsCaroline Winchester – Chadron Public SchoolsEvan Wieseman – Shickley Public SchoolsAmy Shane – O’Neill Public SchoolsCarl Dietz – Ogallala Public SchoolsThomas Christie – Lincoln Public SchoolsCharles Isom – Superior Public SchoolsRenee Hyde – Papillion-LaVista Public SchoolsAlois Meier – Deshler Public Schools

NASA LongevityAwards

NSASSSP LongevityAwards

NAESP LongevityAwards

25 YearsKen Kujath – Broken Bow High SchoolTim Hoffman – Magnet Career Center – Omaha

20 YearsKent McLellan – ESU 13Nancy Johnston – Millard Public SchoolsMichael Troxel – Hershey Public SchoolsHarry Grimminger – Millard West High SchoolDouglas Jensen – Grand Island Senior High SchoolDaniel Hadden – Ogallala High SchoolEldon Hubbard – Gering High School

Jack Waite – Deshler High SchoolRon Nickel – Cross County Community SchoolsKevin Riggert – Elkhorn Ridge Middle School

15 YearsLindley Schlueter – Exeter-Milligan Public SchoolsDan Parks – Lewiston Consolidated SchoolsKipp Petersen – Horizon Middle SchoolRussell Flamig – Hartington High SchoolJim Kent – Dundy County High SchoolCarl Ashman – Minden High School

25 YearsGale Hamilton – Fremont Middle School

20 YearsTim Hamilton – Boone Central SchoolsRuss Reckewey – Kahoa Elementary School – Lincoln

15 YearsStephanie Petersen – Laurel-Concord ElementaryBetty Desaire – Wasmer Elementary – Grand IslandMichelle Suarez – Everett Elementary – LincolnSusan Braun – Rousseau Elementary – LincolnSteven Robb – Elementary at BennetLisa Wood – LaVista West Elementary


NCSA MEMBERSHIP

Erin Ackerson: Elba Public Schools, ElbaLinda Anderson: Buffalo Elementary School, North PlatteScott Axt: Morrill High School, MorrillDani Beerbohm: Gerald Otte Blair Middle School, BlairMark Bejot: Wakefield Community Schools, WakefieldGrace Benson: Cardinal Elementary School, South Sioux CityShawn Biltoft: Elementary School at Brainard, East ButlerMatt Blomenkamp: Millard North High School, MillardGreg Boettger: Bellevue Public Schools, BellevueSteven Bristol: North Loup Scotia Public Schools, ScotiaRyan Broshar: Westgate Elementary School, WestsideMike Brownawell: Adams Middle School, North PlatteKris Burling: Grand Island Public Schools, Grand IslandKevin Buxton: Bertrand Public Schools, BertrandJason Cafferty: Raymond A Watson Elementary School, HastingsSandi Carrington-Robertson: Pyrtle Elementary School, LincolnDwayne Chism: Lemay Elementary School, BellevueConnie Coltrane: Omaha Public Schools, OmahaJenny Connelly: Hawthorne Elementary School, LincolnKirk Crawley: Custer Elementary School, Broken BowJim Crilly: Madison Senior High School, MadisonAndy Cronin: Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools, LyonsPam DePorte: Omaha Public Schools, OmahaKathleen Dering: Beattie Elementary School, LincolnDuane Dohmen: Dorchester Public Schools, DorchesterDennis Dubry: Bayard Elementary School, BayardMichelle Egr: Schuyler Community Schools, SchuylerJason Farwell: Birchcrest Elementary School, BellevueChelsea Feusner: Hall Elementary School, North PlatteTerri Fiorelli: Kimball Public Schools, KimballNicole Fox: Leonard Lawrence Elementary School, BellevueDeb Frison: Burke High School, OmahaLydia Gabriel: Westside Community Schools, WestsideAngie Gibreal: Morrill Public Schools, MorrillVernon Golladay: Auburn High School, AuburnEric Grandgenett: Millard North Middle School, MillardKyle Gunderson: Hampton High School, HamptonPam Hale: Norwood Park Elementary School, LincolnLaurie Hanna: Bellevue Public Schools, BellevueNicole Hardwick: Loomis Public Schools, LoomisStacie Hardy: UmonHonNation Public Schools, MacyFrank Harwood: Bellevue Public Schools, BellevueAmy Haynes: Columbus Middle School, ColumbusTracy Heilman: South Sioux City Community Schools, South Sioux CityMelissa Herrmann: Kearney Senior High School, KearneyJami Holbein-Swanson: Lincoln Public Schools, LincolnTammy Holcomb: Centura Secondary School, CairoCarrie Holz: Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools, AshlandDerek Ippensen: Shickley Public Schools, ShickleyAndy Irwin: Fairbury Jr-Sr High School, FairburyLaura Jackson: Fort Crook Elementary School, BellevueKristi Jergensen: Lexington Public Schools, LexingtonKami Jessop: Papillion-LaVista Public Schools, PapillionHeath Johnson: Banner County Public Schools, Banner CountyDarin Johnson: Platteview Central Junior High School, SpringfieldAmber Johnson: Fairview Elementary School, BellevueCalvin Jones: UmonHonNation Public Schools, MacyDarin Kelberlau: Fremont Public Schools, FremontAmy Kelly: Morton Elementary School, HastingsJeff Kenton: Sandy Creek Elementary School, Sandy CreekChad Kenworthy: Mitchell Public Schools, MitchellRusty Kluender: Bloomfield Community Schools, BloomfieldMichelle Klug: Millard South High School, MillardKevin Kraus: Logan View Public Schools, Logan ViewLaura Kroll: Exeter-Milligan Public Schools, MilliganAmy Kroll: Auburn Public Schools, Auburn

Pat Lane: Chase County Elementary School, Chase CountySherise Loeffelbein: Palmer Elementary School, PalmerJacci Lucas: Betz Elementary School, BellevueJerry Mack: Chadron Senior High School, ChadronDave Marron: District 1-R, Grand IslandMark McClanahan: McPherson County High School, McPherson CountyBriana McLeod-Larsen: Picotte Elementary School, OmahaDelanie McMillan: School District 145-Waverly, WaverlyBrad McMillan: Waverly Middle School, WaverlyDustin Mitchell: Sutherland Public Schools, SutherlandShannon Mitchell: Arnold Elementary School, LincolnJessica Moore: ESU #9, HastingsPatrick Moore: Bruning-Davenport Unified School District, DavenportGreg Morrow: Grand Island Senior High School, Grand IslandMontessa Munoz: Lincoln Elementary School, HastingsJulie Myers: Morton Elementary School, LexingtonLisa Myles: ESU #13, Scottsbluff,Therese Nelson: Bennington Elementary School, BenningtonCarla Noerrlinger: Omaha Public Schools, OmahaAngie O’Hanlon: Papillion-LaVista Senior High School, PapillionByron Olsen: Bellevue Public Schools, BellevueBrooke O’Neill: Hastings Middle School, HastingsAngie Ossian: Franklin Elementary School, HoldregeAndy Parizek: Ralston Middle School, RalstonAdam Patrick: Elgin Public Schools, ElginTom Perlinski: Bayard Public Schools, BayardJeanna Pestel: Belleaire Elementary School, BellevueJill Pickinpaugh: Wayne Community Schools, WaynePeggy Pruter: Hayes Center Public Schools, Hayes CenterBrian Regelin: Cozad Middle School, CozadMary Reiman: Lincoln Public Schools, LincolnSteve Retzlaff: Stolley Park Elementary School, Grand IslandTraci Rezac: Ogallala Middle School, OgallalaMichelle Rezek: Evelyn Hamlow Elementary School, WaverlyMaryann Ricketts: Westside High School, WestsideTom Ridder: Howells Public Schools, HowellsEllen Ridolfi: Thomas Elementary School, GretnaBob Ripp: Lexington Public Schools, LexingtonCyndi Rotter-Hansen: Battle Creek Public Schools, Battle CreekNeal Rusher: Hastings Middle School, HastingsJeff Rust: Saratoga Elementary School, LincolnJulee Sauer: Bellevue Public Schools, BellevueCindy Schroetlin: West Boyd Schools, West BoydCathy Shelton: Holdrege Public Schools, HoldregeElaine Simpson: McPhee Elementary School, LincolnFred Skretta: North Star High School, LincolnPatricia Smith: Southwest Public Schools, BartleyJeff Smith: Litchfield Public Schools, LitchfieldRandy Snell: Lincoln Public Schools, LincolnJason Sullivan: Sandoz Elementary School, LexingtonCraig Taylor: Nebraska City Middle School, Nebraska CityPaul Tedesco: ESU #11, HoldregeRyun Theobald: Sterling Public Schools, SterlingTammy Tillman: Bayard Public Schools, BayardDarren Tobey: Southern Valley Schools, OxfordLawrence Tunks: Alcott Elementary School, HastingsRuss Uhing: Lincoln High School, LincolnJess Underwood: Arcadia Public Schools, ArcadiaTammy Voisin: Papillion-LaVista Public Schools, PapillionJeremy Weber: Peter Sarpy Elementary School, BellevueKraig Weyrich: Gering Public Schools, GeringJustin Wilkins: Arnold Elementary School, LincolnBert Wright: Bluffs Middle School, ScottsbluffChad Zavala: Wake Robin Elementary School, BellevueAdam Zellmer: Laurel-Concord Public Schools, Laurel

Welcome NewActive Members!NCSA is pleased to welcome the following first-time members to our association


PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT

AClass C2 High School principal told me that fewer than10 percent of his seniors that year were headed to afour-year college, down from more than 30 percent

just a few years earlier. Since November I’ve spoken at three highschools where educators described prevalent student apathy. Morethan a decade of working closely with high schools has convincedme that more motivated students are the catalyst to improved ac-ademic outcomes.

We can give many reasons why students are not successful:poor economic situations, rough home life, laziness, social tech-nology, drugs, and alcohol. We as educators can overcome thesechallenges by increasing the capacity of our staffs to Activate theWill to Achieve in ALL STUDENTS. But how? Here’s a partial listof ideas used effectively by many JBTP school partners.

Communicate that graduation from a two- or four-year collegeis the expectation. With high school graduates enduring abouthalf the annual income and about twice the unemployment rateof college grads, the message should resonate. A recent George-town study put the net present value of a four-year college edu-cation at $1 million.

Speak in one voice as a school about how to gain admission tobetter colleges at lower costs. Colleges are primarily looking forthe Big Three: grades, scores, and one extra-curricular skill. Manydisengaged students are unaware of the true future cost of show-ing up without the homework done or entering senior year with-out having taken an ACT. Would 7th graders—and theirparents—be more motivated if they knew the quantifiable impactof college and how to lessen the cost? Would ninth graders workharder if they all knew in August that grades now affected thecost of college? Start by sharing information with your staff; theninvolve parents. We must educate the parents. They want the bestfor their kids. They just often don’t have the ‘know how.’ JBTP canhelp (Education Quest is another great resource). Teaching thepower of college and the means to attain it inexpensively is theseed to increased student motivation.

Reinforce the message throughout the school. Hang bannerswith the ACT and scholarship results of the last five senior classes.Prominently display the pennants from the colleges attended bylast year’s senior class. Fill display cases with photos of recentgraduates thanking former teachers and celebrating their currentcollege experience. List the seniors’ colleges on a huge banner inthe lobby each May, in a full-page ad in the local paper, and inthe graduation program. Using the Clearinghouse, track and pub-licize four-, five-, and six-year college graduation rates for pastand future senior classes.

Encourage four-year college-bound students to take the ACTtwice junior year and twice in the fall of senior year. Use footballand basketball half-times to provide college admissions mes-sages—hand out awards for impressive GPA and ACT increases,clarify upcoming application and ACT registration deadlines.

And just as athletic coaches push athletes into summercamps—English, math, science, history, and art teachers can ad-vocate for affordable summer enrichment programs in their fieldsas well. Champions are made during the off-season.

Your counseling office can be the drum major for creating thiscollege-bound echo chamber, leading the effort to educate staffon the basics of college admissions and financial aid, on afford-able summer enrichment programs, and on key dates and dead-lines. Using students as camera operators and editors, counselorsmight star in and post short videos on college admissions sub-jects.

All schools also are welcome to use our 19-minute speech onHow to Get Into the Best College at the Lowest Cost (for Nebraskastudents) found for free on JohnBaylorTestPrep.com: just click onFor Students and then JBTP Public Vignettes. Feel free to emailthis link to all your parents and show it at freshman orientation,P-T conferences—wherever and however you think it can amplifythe message.

Finally, Nebraska is one of the best states in the country forlow-income students seeking to graduate from college. Our col-leges are already less expensive than those in most other states,and we have very generous need-based scholarships, includingSusie Buffett, Goodrich, and College Bound Nebraska. UNL isabout $16,000 a year (Univ. of Illinois costs about $30,000 for in-state students), and the Susie Buffett scholarship cuts the cost inhalf. While banging the drum for college graduation, teachers canalso help spread the word with their lower income students thatcollege in this state is not just for the affluent.

Nebraska enjoys comparatively high scores and outcomes. Howdo we improve upon this strong foundation? Develop strong rela-tionships with your students and families. Make the curriculumrelevant for the students. Simplify, clarify, and communicate thesimple rules of college entrance and financial aid. Create a cultureof excellence within your school. Celebrate success. Better aca-demic and testing outcomes are the products of a more motivatedschool. Creating a college-bound culture can become self-fulfill-ing. Activate the will to achieve and your school will see disci-pline and attendance issues decline, while your scores andacademic success will jump. �

Activating theWill toAchieveBY JOHN BAYLOR, Founder and President of John Baylor Test Prep


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a ‘backchannel’ offering informal insights and fresh thoughtsthat can truly enhance one’s experience of a conference.

Those connections through have also been meaningful for uspersonally, not just professionally. Many of us Nebraskans areamong the legions of Big Red faithful on game days. If you justsearch and refresh the hashtag #huskers while you're viewingthe game or follow @huskers, you can get awesome in-gameupdates and stats. Any sports fan will find that most of your fa-vorite college and pro teams have an official Twitter feed thatoffers real-time updates and commentary for fans who don'twant to wait for tomorrow's headlines.

Think before you tweet!Before venturing out on Twitter, it is important to consider

good social media etiquette and to remain vigilant about that.We have all heard the horror stories about regrettable tweetsfrom foolish politicians or sulking pro athletes who used Twit-ter inappropriately or to malign or disparage others.

It’s not the medium, it’s the message! Basically what itcomes down to is having decent judgment and rememberingthat what you post is a reflection of you as well as the posi-tion, the profession, and the district you represent. Twitter hascome under some criticism by some in the mainline media usersfor those sorts of silly or stupid online behaviors committed bysome. In our opinion, it doesn't negate the professional valueand personal connections which can be built through Twitter.And, if anything, it implies that, as educators, we ought to

have the good sense to leverage this tool in a positive way asa means of modeling social media literacy and communicationsetiquette for our staffs and students.

For more helpful advice on the medium, check outhttp://t.co/uxeWBZNy

In conclusion, if you just begin to explore the connectionsTwitter and other social media might offer you and your dis-trict, you'll probably find you're inclined to adopt and accessthese tools frequently. But you don't have to take our word forit; Mike and Dan with NCSA are on Twitter (@NCSAMike,@NCSADan), as is Governor Dave @governor_heineman. Asmany have pointed out, the vast accessibility of Internet-basedinformation and connections for work and leisure mean that wereside in a ‘global village.’ The implications are that Nebraskastudents are not competing merely with one another in a class,a town, or a county for future jobs and prosperity. They arecompeting on a global scale.

If you are interested in more info on this subject, tweet upthe authors @jskretta, @coreydahlevent, and @YorkDuke-Power.

Note: this article was created through a shared documentvia Google apps as a Google doc between colleagues acrossthree districts. You can ‘virtually’ do the same in your setting!�

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The 102nd Legislature, 2nd Session will conveneWednesday, January 4, 2012. Once again wecan predict that there will be challenges and

issues before the Legislature that will directly relate toeducation and school districts. The sixty-day session inand of itself, places limitations on the Legislature andwhat can be accomplished. School districts, boards ofeducations, and administrators have a real understand-ing of the complicated economic times and conditionsin our state. We are pleased to learn of increased posi-tive signs that suggest economic recovery is underway,yet remain fully aware of the difficult decisions beforeschools in the months to come.

As we approach and prepare for the 2012 LegislativeSession, NCSA provided school superintendents and busi-ness officials the opportunity to share information re-garding the impact of the school finance formula andreduced state aid appropriations for school districts andESUs. We want to share some of the summary commentsto provide our readers with a realistic view of the issuesfaced by Nebraska school districts:

• The district had to wait on essential purchases andthe hiring of a much-needed reading/ELL teacher.Budget limits keep us from staying current with tech-nology and software, which makes our students not ascompetitive in this global society. Our compensationpackage increase was the smallest in at least 12 years.

• The rural schools with an ag-based tax base needmore money to work with without asking for more “land”taxes.

• In preparing for the “cliff” effect we RIFed 2.5 po-sitions for the 2010-11 year that led to a reduction incurriculum.

• For this year we were able to hold off making anystaffing cuts however that came at a cost that can beseen through delayed maintenance and holding off ve-hicle upgrades. Without some changes we will have is-sues that sooner or later are unavoidable.

• The budget growth limitations are more of a concernfor the 2011-2012 school year. Also, since we no longerreceive state aid, there are concerns that the formulawill not adjust quickly enough when property valuationscease to increase.

• As a small school we do not have any room to re-duce any further. We hold our breath every time ourbuses go out. They are safe, but they are getting to thepoint they are not worth putting any more money intothem. We need a new roof but it is delayed at this time.

• The district has reduced the cash reserve signifi-cantly.

• The loss of 90 percent of our state aid was the hard-est thing to adjust to. We are having to adjust to thelack of cash flow as we virtually have no state aid eachmonth compared to past years.

The illustrations provided are a mere representationof the complex issues that must be addressed by schooldistricts. There are a number of factors, such as budgetgrowth limitations, spending authority, levy limits, val-uation changes, that all have a fiscal impact on a schooldistrict. Information provided by schools allows us to be-lieve that they are diligently working to provide the besteducation possible within the parameters set forth vialegislative action. We applaud schools for their due dili-gence in determining how best to allocate available re-sources and understand that there is great time andenergy spent in responsible fiscal planning at the localschool district level. It is our hope that as economic con-ditions improve, opportunities will be taken to providegreater fiscal stability and flexibility for schools in orderto meet the needs of all students in our public schools.�

Survey Summary: Issues Faced by SchoolsBY DR. MIKE DULANEY, Executive Director; and DR. DAN ERNST, Associate Executive Director

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January11 NASA Region I 5:00 p.m. Ameritas Lincoln11 NASA Region IV 10:00 a.m. ESU #10 Kearney12 NASES Region V 8:15 a.m. Community Center Bridgeport14 NAESP Region II 5:00 p.m. Indian Creek Country Club Elkhorn18 NASES Region I 9:30 a.m. ESU #6 Milford20 NASES Region II 8:30 a.m. Lincoln Central Office Lincoln21 Emerging Administrators 8:30 a.m. NCSA Lincoln25 NSASSP Region II 5:00 p.m. Bel Aire Banquet Hall Omaha26 NCSA Executive Board 9:00 a.m. NCSA Lincoln28 Emerging Administrators 8:30 a.m. NCSA Lincoln31 NASES Region III 9:30 a.m. TJ’s Norfolk31 NSASSP Region V 9:00 a.m. Valentino’s Ogallala

February1 NSASSP Region IV 2:30 p.m. Kneale Admin Bldg Grand Island1 NASA Region V 12:00 p.m. (MT) Westside Events Center Alliance3 NSASSP Region I 7:05 p.m. Lincoln Stars Hockey Lincoln10 NASES Region II 8:30 a.m. Fremont Central Office Fremont6-7 Labor Relations 1:00 p.m. Younes Conf. Center Kearney6 NASA Executive Board 5:00 p.m. Younes Conf. Center Kearney16-17 NASES Legislative Conf. 1:00 p.m. Cornhusker Hotel Lincoln22 NAESP Region II 5:30 p.m. Brix at Village Point Omaha24 NAESP Executive Board 10:00 a.m. Ainsworth Comm. Schools Ainsworth24 NSASSP Region II 2:00 p.m. PLV High School Papillion

March1 Technology Boot Camp 8:30 a.m. ESU #6 Milford7 NSASSP Region III 2:00 p.m. NECC Norfolk11 NASES Region II 8:30 a.m. ESU #3 LaVista13 NASA Region IV 10:00 a.m. ESU #10 Kearney14 NAESP Region III 2:00 p.m. Lifelong Learning Center Norfolk21 NAESP Region I 6:00 p.m. Seward Country Club Seward21 NSASSP Region I 5:30 p.m. Seward Country Club Seward27 NAESP Region V 9:00 a.m. WNCC Sidney27 NSASSP Region V 9:00 a.m. WNCC Sidney27 Technology Boot Camp 8:30 a.m. ESU #13 Scottsbluff28 NASA Region III 9:00 a.m. Lifelong Learning Center Norfolk28 Technology Boot Camp 8:30 a.m. ESU #10 Kearney29 Technology Boot Camp 8:30 a.m. ESU #3 La Vista30 Technology Boot Camp 8:30 a.m. Lifelong Learning Center Norfolk30 NASES Region III 9:30 a.m. TJ’s Norfolk30 NASES Region V 9:00 a.m. Community Center Bridgeport

April2-3 NDE - Data Conference 8:00 a.m. Younes Conf. Center Kearney3 NASA Region V 12:00 p.m. (MT) Quality Inn – Convention Center Ogallala3 NSASSP Executive Board 4:00 p.m. TBD Lincoln17 NAESP Region IV 12:00 p.m. TBD Hastings18 NASA Region I 1:00 p.m. Hillcrest Country Club Lincoln19-20 NASES Spring Conference 8:00 a.m. Embassy Suites Lincoln25 NSASSP Region I 5:30 p.m. Evening with Friends Milligan25 NAESP Region II 5:30 p.m. Lo Sole Mio Omaha25 NAESP Region III 5:00 p.m. Norfolk Country Club Norfolk25 NSASSP Region III 5:00 p.m. Norfolk Country Club Norfolk25 NSASSP Region II 5:00 p.m. Bel Aire Banquet Hall Omaha25 NASBO Golf Tournament 12:00 p.m. Dodge Park Golf Course Council Bluffs26-27 NASBO State Conference 8:00 a.m. Embassy Suites Old Mkt Omaha

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