The largesse of 12 strategic partners provides major support for AASA’s 2022 national conference in Nashville, awards programs, event photography and other services throughout the year.

This year was the third record-breaking year in partnership backing for the AASA conference, according to Heidi Schmidt, director of corporate and strategic alliances at AASA.

She said strategic partners ensure the success of the AASA conference, where attendees learn and gain inspiration from thought leaders, innovative school administrators and other experts during sessions and at special events. Partners also have booths in the exhibit hall where more than 250 exhibitors showcase an array of products and services for the K-12 marketplace.

Each partner hosts a 60-minute breakout session during the conference in Nashville with expert speakers and/or panels on current issues facing K-12 leaders.

Partners for the 2022 National Conference on Education are Apptegy, AT&T, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, EAB, Lightspeed, Lysol, Microsoft, myOptions, Navigate 360, Panorama Education, Paper and Right At School.

AASA is also grateful for corporate support of its awards programs and photography services.

Awards sponsors: First Student and AIG (Superintendent of the Year), Horace Mann (Women in Leadership) and McGraw-Hill Education (Effie H. Jones Humanitarian Award)

Official Photographer: Lifetouch Photography. (Lifetouch also supports AASA's School Administrator magazine.)

(Liz Griffin is senior editor of Conference Daily Online and managing editor of AASA’s School Administrator magazine.)