8 Attendees Start in Wee Hours for Post-Mardi Gras Fun Run

In addition to her heady duties overseeing AASA’s legislative advocacy, Noelle Ellerson Ng also is one of the most enthusiastic road runners on the association’s 35-member staff. Somehow, on short notice, she managed to cajole eight conference attendees here in New Orleans to turn out at 6 a.m. on the steps of the New Orleans […]

In State of Association, Domenech Lauds Member Cohorts as Catalyst

Dan Domenech, AASA’s executive director, told 100 members of the Governing Board on Wednesday that the formation of various affinity groups had breathed new life into the association. He credited these engagement efforts for contributing to improved attendance at the national conference this year and for having a steadying influence on the membership total. As […]

Missouri’s Gaines Takes AASA Presidency in Uncontested Run

Chris Gaines, who has worked as a superintendent in three Missouri school systems since 2001, will become president-elect of AASA, The School Superintendents Association, on July 1. Gaines, superintendent of the Mehlville School District in St. Louis, Mo., was named to the position in a voice vote by the AASA Governing Board at its meeting […]

VIDEO: President Alton Frailey on Importance of Association’s Governance

Watch his message here.

Board Delivers Marching Orders for AASA Legislative Work

The AASA Governing Board delivered its marching orders to the members of the association’s three-member public policy staff at its meeting Wednesday in New Orleans. Those orders outline the legislative agenda that superintendents want to see pushed hard on Capitol Hall during the year ahead. The agenda was adopted in a voice vote by the […]