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February 18, 2021
Top News
- Chan Zuckerberg, in Conference’s 1st Keynote, Identifies Goals to Help Children SucceedBy Liz Griffin | As a teacher, pediatrician and philanthropist in California’s Bay area, Priscilla Chan Zuckerberg has funded opportunities for ...
- Washington Educator Michelle Reid Feted as 2021 National Superintendent of the YearA lifelong Washington state educator who has spent the past eight years as a superintendent was recognized Thursday, Feb. 18, ...
- AASA’s National Commission Progressing on Report for Bold Moves in K-12 SchoolingBy Jacqueline Hyman | AASA’s National Commission on Student-Centered, Equity-Focused Education presented its desired outcomes for the first time in front ...
AASA Awards
- NSOY Profile: Michelle Reid Puts Teamwork into Daily PracticeBy Merri Rosenberg | As superintendent of reputedly the first school district in the country to move from in-person to remote ...
- Personal Tidbits about Michelle ReidSome miscellaneous but distinctive things to know about the 2021 National Superintendent of the Year Michelle Reid, who is the ...
- Friend of AASA Award Given to Chan at Opening SessionThe Chan Zuckerberg Initiative received the Friend of AASA Award at the 1st General Session from Executive Director Daniel Domenech. Priscilla ...
AASA Governance
- Through the Example of John McCain, AASA President Delivers a Conference Message About Seizing OpportunitiesBy Jay P. Goldman | By custom, AASA presidents get to use the opening general session of the annual AASA national ...
- Domenech Recaps AASA’s Year of Service During the Pandemic at Conference OpenerBy Jay P. Goldman Since he presided over the final session of the AASA national conference in San Diego 12 months ...
Topical Sessions
- Claiming Their Space as Black Women Superintendents, Panelists Draw Knowing NodsBy Bryan Joffe | Six black women superintendents addressed AASA’s National Conference on Education in a wide-ranging session, “Navigating Leadership Under ...
- Rothstein Wants Students to Understand Government Role in Segregated Housing in AmericaBy Liz Griffin | Racial segregation in housing remains a reality in cities and towns across the country, often attributed to ...
- Likening Superintendents to Thermometers, Marks Seeks to Raise the Heat on Serving the Less PrivilegedBy Molly Castle Work | The Rev. Bryant Marks, founder and chief equity officer at the National Training Institute on Race ...
- Panel Tackles Superintendent, School Board Relations Amidst PandemicBy Kaitlyn Francis | A strong relationship between superintendents and school board members is needed more than ever because of the ...
- Robot Helpers for Students’ New Academic and SEL Needs Aren’t Far-Fetched, Daggett ContendsBy Jacqueline Hyman | Students’ academic and social-emotional needs are changing rapidly in the 21st century, and education systems need to ...
- News Media Panel Says a Trusting Relationship May Be Key to Accurate CoverageBy Adriana Rozas Rivera | Reporters and superintendents both want to tell the stories of school districts. Three national education reporters ...
- Wisconsin Superintendent Models a District Avenue for Diversifying Leadership AppointmentsBy Morgaine McIlhargey | Women make up 72 percent of the K-12 education workforce but only 24 percent of school superintendencies ...
- Low-Income Students Deserve Quality School Options in Own Communities, Pair ArguesBy Morgaine McIlhargey | “Leave to Succeed” is the mindset that for students in low-income areas to secure a successful future, ...
- A New Assessment Tool for Measuring Early Learning Detailed by Conference PanelBy Molly Castle Work | AASA conference attendees learned about a new research-based evaluation tool for early learning programs with an ...
- Video: Superintendents Scott Deetz and Edward Manuszak describe a new tool that measures early learning in young students. [2:00]Superintendents Scott Deetz and Edward Manuszak partnered with Standards for Success to describe a new product called Early Learning Program ...
- Using Student Voice to ‘Illuminate and Eliminate’ Inequity in SchoolsBy Amanda Paule | During her first year as principal of a high school in East Texas, Georgeanne Warnock listened for ...
- Video: Superintendent Georgeanne Warnock on centering student voice to address SEL and equity need [3:38]At the 2021 AASA National Conference on Education, Georgeanne Warnock, superintendent of Terrell (Texas) Independent School District, shares her experience ...
- Increasing Minority Engagement Requires Personalized, Hands-On Instruction, Presenter SaysBy Kaitlyn Francis | Members of Generation Z differ greatly from their predecessors through their aspirations, needs and attitudes toward diversity, ...
Top News
- Forget the Foul Weather, Governing Board Operates from the Comforts of HomeBy Jay P. Goldman | Even though it was bone-numbingly frigid in much ...
- Honorees for National Superintendent Award Hail from Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and WashingtonAASA, The School Superintendents Association will name the winner of the 2021 ...
AASA Governance
- Persistence Prevails in Executive Director’s State-of-the-Association RoundupBy Jay P. Goldman | AASA Executive Director Daniel Domenech uses the Governing Board in mid-February each year to deliver a ...
- Three Superintendents Approved as Candidates for AASA Presidency; Voting Opens Feb. 19By Jay P. Goldman | Veteran superintendents from Iowa, New York and North Carolina are vying to become AASA’s president in ...
AASA Awards
- Two Women to be Accorded Leadership in Education Awards at AASA’s 2nd SessionThe honorees in AASA’s 2021 Women in School Leadership Awards will be ...
- Trio Honored with Effie Jones Humanitarian Award at AASA ConferenceThree recipients will be given the 2021 Dr. Effie H. Jones Humanitarian ...
Around the Conference
- Denied Performance at Carnegie, Student Musicians Settle for Opening AASA’s Virtual ConferenceBy Jacqueline Hyman | The student orchestra at Patrick Henry High School in ...
- Strategic Partners Back AASA’s Virtual Conference, Awards Program and ServicesBy Liz Griffin | The generosity of eight strategic partners provides major support ...
- Social Media Lounge Serves as Central Hub for Networking and Fun at Virtual ConferenceBy Juli Valentine | The Social Media Lounge is well-poised to go ...
- Virtual Exhibit Hall Features 75+ Product and Service Providers in Varied FieldsBy Liz Griffin | The exhibit hall at AASA’s 2021 National Conference on ...
- AASA’s Latest 10-Year Status Report on Superintendency Available from PublisherBy Chris Rogers | “The American Superintendent 2020 Decennial Study,” a joint product ...
- AASA’s Extant Century Club to Renew Ties Virtually During 2021 ConfabBy Jacqueline Hyman | The Century Club 100, once the governing board of ...
- Horace Mann League to Seat New Officers at Virtual GatheringOne of the country’s oldest public education support groups, the Horace Mann ...
Topical Sessions
- Youth Investment Expert Presenting on Inequity at AASA ConferenceBy Bryan Joffe | Karen Pittman, president and CEO of the Forum for ...