SAI Executive Leaders

Resource from Sept. 25 & 26, 2011, Meeting

About Executive Leaders

SAI is pleased to announce the formation of the Executive Leaders group to replace City Superintendents of Iowa that voluntarily disbanded in support of creating a new entity. This new group is under the auspices of SAI.

Membership is open to any Iowa school superintendent who is an SAI member, and you may join online. The purpose of SAI Executive Leaders is to provide strategic leadership for system improvements that will result in quality educational outcomes for Iowa’s youth.
 
The group is being formed in recognition of the unique contributions all superintendents can make to systems improvements and will focus on four strategies:
 
Strategy 1 – Collective Advocacy
Strategy 2 – Collective Growth
Strategy 3 – Collective Celebrations
Strategy 4 – Collective Partnerships 
 
There will be at least three meetings annually,  one to occur at the SAI Annual Conference, and the others in September and January. A user fee of $40 will be assessed to each superintendent who wishes to be a member to offset meeting costs.  
 
The next SAI Executive Leaders meeting will be held August 9 during the 2012 SAI Annual Conference.

If you have questions, please contact members of SAI Executive Leaders Steering Committee or SAI staff members.
Steering Committee Members:
Chairman Brad Manard, Boone CSD, representing superintendents in Heartland AEA

Vice Chair Matthew Wendt, Ankeny CSD, representing superintendents in 4A schools
Ex Officio Katie Mulholland, Linn-Mar CSD, representing the former City Superintendents group
Jane Babcock, PCM CSD, representing superintendents in 2A schools 
David Benson, Cedar Rapids CSD, representing UEN superintendents
Kevin Crall, Albia CSD, representing superintendents in Great Prairie AEA
Devin Embray, Glenwood CSD, representing superintendents in Green Hills AEA 
Mike Jorgensen, Washington CSD, representing superintendents in Grant Wood AEA
Cathy Molumby, Valley CSD, representing superintendents in 1A schools 
Lane Plugge, Green Hills AEA, representing AEA chief administrators
Theron Schutte, Bettendorf CSD, representing the SAI Executive Committee           
Jeff Schwiebert, North Scott CSD, representing superintendents in Mississippi Bend AEA  
Mike Sherwood, Webster City CSD, representing superintendents in Prairie Lakes AEA
Robin Spears, Sheldon CSD, representing superintendents in Northwest AEA   
David Stoakes, Cedar Falls CSD, representing superintendents in AEA 267           
Doug Tuetken, Maquoketa Valley CSD, representing superintendents in Keystone AEA
Jere Vyverberg, Waverly-Shell Rock CSD, representing superintendents in 3A schools

SAI Staff:
Dan Smith, SAI executive director
Bonnie Boothroy, SAI associate executive director
Troyce Fisher, SAI Cohesive Leadership Systems director