Committee Descriptions

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2026 Assistant Elementary Principal of the Year Selection Committee — Committee meets virtually, if needed, to narrow finalists to three. Final interviews are also held virtually.

Volunteers needed: five elementary assistant principal/principal members. 
SAI Coordinator: Laine Buck, communications director

2026 Assistant Secondary Principal of the Year Selection Committee — Committee meets virtually, if needed, to narrow finalists to three. Final interviews are also held virtually.

Volunteers needed: five assistant secondary principal members. The 2025 recipient serves as chairperson. SAI Coordinator: Laine Buck, communications director

2026 Central Office Administrator of the Year Selection Committee — Committee meets virtually, if needed, to narrow finalists to three. Final interviews are also held virtually.

Volunteers needed: five central office administrator members.  The 2025 recipient serves as chairperson. SAI Coordinator: Laine Buck

2026 Elementary Principal of the Year Selection Committee — Committee meets virtually, if needed, to narrow finalists to three. Final interviews are also held virtually.

Volunteers needed: five elementary principal members. The 2025 recipient serves as chairperson.
SAI Coordinator: Laine Buck

2026 Middle School Principal of the Year Selection Committee — Committee meets virtually, if needed, to narrow finalists to three. Final interviews are also held virtually.

Volunteers needed: five middle school principal members. The 2025 recipient serves as chairperson. 
SAI Coordinator: Laine Buck

2026 High School Principal Selection Committee — Committee meets virtually, if needed, to narrow finalists to three. Final interviews are also held virtually.

Volunteers needed: five high school principal members. The 2025 recipient serves as chairperson. 
SAI Coordinator: Laine Buck

2026 Superintendent of the Year Selection Committee — Committee meets once virtually to narrow the list to three and once at the SAI office to interview the finalists. 

Volunteers needed: five superintendent members. The 2025 recipient serves as chairperson.
SAI Coordinator: Laine Buck

Legislative Platform Development Committee — Committee meets three to four times at the SAI office or virtually to assist in developing the association’s legislative platform. 

Volunteers needed: 25 members. SAI Coordinators: Dave Daughton, Matt Carver, Lisa Remy

Mentoring Program Committee — Committee meets once a year virtually as an advisory group to provide input to the Mentoring Program. (Previous experience as a mentor or participation as a mentee valuable, but not required.) (Meeting date: TBD.) 

Volunteers needed: 25 members. SAI Coordinators: Dana Schon and Amy Swanson

Professional Learning Advisory Committee — Committee meets twice to inform the planning and provide support for SAI's learning program, which includes annual conference and the review of submissions for Promising Practice sessions. (Meeting dates: TBD.) 

Volunteers needed: 30 members. SAI Coordinators: Dana Schon, Al Neppl, Laine Buck, and Amy Swanson

School Law Conference Committee — Committee meets once virtually to plan the annual School Law Conference. 

Volunteers needed: five members. SAI Coordinator: Matt Carver