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