202509 Oct Appreciation 2025

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IN THIS EDITION PAGES 4-5 CPAA VISION AND MISSION OUR VALUES AND WHO WE ARE PAGES 6 LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT KIA BANKS PAGE 8 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR TIPHANI CHAPLIN PAGES 10-11 IN THE HALLS: OVERHEARD PRINCIPALS APPRECIATION MONTH

PAGE 31 KIA IS EVERYWHERE PAGE 34-35 HEY CPS... ARE YOU LISTENING? PAGES 36 FINDING STRENGTH IN APPRECIATION DURING CHALLENGING TIMES DR. ALEX DAKESSIAN PAGE 37 RETIREE’S CORNER CPAA QUARTERLY CONTRIBUTOR PAGE 38 CPAA’S POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AND LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE PAGE 39 A SPECIAL THANK-YOU TO OUR CPAA BARGAINING TEAM

IN THE HALLS: OVERHEARD PRINCIPALS APPRECIATION MONTH

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FINDING STRENGTH IN APPRECIATION DURING CHALLENGING TIMES

PAGES 12-13 WHEN THE LOAD BECOMES TOO HEAVY TIPHANI CHAPLIN

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PAGES 16-17 STUDENT HABITS, LEADER HACKS CPAA QUARTERLY CONTRIBUTOR

PAGES 14-15 SPECIAL EDUCATION RESOURCING LIZ MOURTOKOKIS AND DR. CHRIS GRAVES

PAGE 18 APPRECIATION DR. MACQULINE KING PAGES 20-22 YOUR MOU QUESTIONS… ANSWERED PAGE 23 SAFE AND SUPPORTED: NEW PROTECTIONS FOR

MAGAZINE BOARD

Editor-in-Chief: Kia Banks

SPECIAL EDUCATION RESOURCING

Managing Editor/Creative Director: Tiphani Chaplin Copy Editor: Lori Lewis-Chapman Editorial Design: Ann Liu Production Manager: Kent Lau

SCHOOL LEADERS TANESHA O’NEAL

PAGES 24-27 WHAT DOES HISPANIC HERITAGE

MONTH MEAN TO ME? JAVIER ARRIOLA-LÓPEZ

PAGES 28-30 SHIFTING THE NARRATIVE ON TRADES: NOT A FALLBACK… A FUTURE TIPHANI CHAPLIN

Chicago Principals and Administrators Association | Local 2 of the American Federation of School Administrators 542 S. Dearborn St., Suite 400, Chicago, IL 60605

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