NSOY Honoree Joe Gothard Discovers Personal Connections and Cultural Relevance as Central to Student Success in a Diverse School Community
Joe Gothard stands out in the crowd. Literally. The superintendent of Saint Paul Public Schools in Minnesota, is six feet, six inches tall and bald. He’s hard to miss. But that works to his advantage. Gothard, 52, who was selected as the 2024 National Superintendent of the Year award on Thursday afternoon at AASA’s National […]
Joe Gothard of St. Paul, Minn., Named 2024 National Superintendent of the Year at AASA Conference’s 1st General Session
Joe Gothard, who has served as superintendent of Saint Paul Public Schools in St. Paul, Minn., since 2017, was crowned Thursday afternoon as the 2024 National Superintendent of the Year. He becomes the 37th recipient of the profession’s highest honor. The announcement was made at the 1st General Session of AASA’s National Conference on Education […]
AASA’s Governing Board Ratifies Modest Dues Increase and ‘Marching Orders’ for Federal Priorities in Year Ahead
AASA’s membership dues will take a modest tick upward in the next year, one of the principal actions taken by the association’s Governing Board at its meeting in San Diego on Wednesday, Feb. 14. The governing body also formally ratified AASA’s federal legislative agenda for 2024 and the Beliefs and Position Statements. These actions were […]
Honorees from Georgia, Minnesota, New Hampshire and Texas Vie for 2024 National Superintendent of the Year Laurels
Four finalists for the 2024 National Superintendent of the Year award will learn in late afternoon on Feb. 15 who among them will receive this year’s crown. The announcement will be made at the 1st General Session of the AASA National Conference on Education at the San Diego Convention Center in California. The foursome includes […]
With Giddy Delight, Schuler Delivers His First State of the Association Report to AASA’s Governing Board
In his inaugural state-of-the-association speech, Executive Director David Schuler shared with the Governing Board on Wednesday morning a blizzard of initiatives that AASA is advancing to better address the field of school system leadership and the greater challenges of serving students’ academic and associated needs. In a 45-minute address to about 115 members of AASA’s […]
Veteran Members from Alabama, Minnesota and Montana Emerge as the Official Contenders for the 2024 AASA Presidency
The election season for the AASA presidency this winter will be an especially competitive one. Three veteran members of the association, hailing from Alabama, Minnesota and Montana, emerged from the AASA Governing Board meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 14, as the official candidates for AASA’s highest elected office. The three candidates are David Law of Minnesota, […]
Major Turnover of Talent at Top Has AASA’s Incoming President Turning Sights to Cultivating Next Generation of Superintendents
Gladys Cruz, incoming president of the association, took up the mounting concern over who will be leading public school systems in the near term during her remarks Saturday at the 3rd General Session of the AASA National Conference on Education in San Antonio, Texas. Cruz, officially president-elect until she assumes the top elected post in […]
Conference’s Final Keynote Address Stresses Importance of Leadership and Literacy in a Future-Focused School Environment
Moving forward with a future focus is imperative, but not at the expense of disregarding “what we know works,” said Sue Szachowicz, in delivering the final keynote address during the 3rd General Session Saturday of the 2023 AASA National Conference on Education in San Antonio. Drawing on her vast experience in public education from high […]
[Video] School System Leaders Applaud AASA’s 2023 National Conference on Education (3:45)
This short video contains praise from a few of the school system leaders who attended AASA’s 2023 National Conference on Education, held in San Antonio, Texas.
Schuler, Incoming AASA Executive, Gives the Membership a Peek at His Organizational Ideas at 3rd General Session
David Schuler assumes the executive director’s job with AASA during the final week of February, but he had a chance to give the association’s membership a good sense of his thinking at the 3rd General Session of the 2023 AASA National Conference on Education. A full text of his address, provided in advance, appears below. […]