Ohio Superintendent Receives Save The Music Foundation Award at AASA Conference for her Support of the Arts
Elizabeth Lolli, superintendent of Dayton Public Schools in Dayton, Ohio, was named Saturday morning the 2022 recipient of the Save The Music Foundation’s 17th annual Administrator Award for Distinguished Support of Music Education. Because she was unable to attend the conference, the award was accepted on stage by Valarie Milligan, academic coordinator for music in […]
McNulty: Use the Tumult of the Pandemic to Find Better Ways of Educating Kids
Michael Conner and Ray McNulty want to revolutionize the way students learn after COVID-19. The duo encouraged AASA conference attendees Saturday morning to be future-focused and willing to create the change they see as necessary, instead of adapting to change imposed by others. “Adapting is not gonna help us,” said McNulty, president of the Successful […]
Seen & Heard Around the Conference: Stress Readings Among Attendees and a Trip Ticket South of the Border
A Stressful Bunch in the Crowds Maybe it was the overwhelming feelings of pressure back home that brought so many to Nashville this week. Preliminary results of a brief survey on superintendent stress promoted by AASA Executive Daniel Domenech at the 1st General Session showed more than three-quarters of respondents appear to be experiencing moderate […]
Get at the True Meaning of Equity to Make a Difference in Schools, Conference Panel Says
Two superintendents and two other administrators serving on a conference panel Friday discussed what courageous leadership means and why equity is necessary to improve schools and central offices. Tammy Campbell, superintendent of Federal Way Public Schools, Federal Way, Wash., was the main panelist at “Courageous Leadership: A Systems Approach to Equity” at the AASA National […]
His District’s Redefined Readiness Puts Career Pathways at the Center of Systemic Change
“Why talk about 21st-century skills when we’re a quarter of the way through it?” asked David Schuler, superintendent of High School District 214 in Arlington Heights, Ill. He posed that question during a Friday conference session titled “Transforming Schools with Redefining Ready! And Learning 2025” at the 2022 AASA national conference in Nashville. A shift […]
Users of AVID in Their Schools Testify to the Wide Ranging Benefits to Students and Staff
Robert Logan, senior regional director of AVID’s Eastern Region, moderated a panel of superintendents on their experience with AVID in their school districts. Joining Logan in the AASA national conference session Friday were Adrienne Battle, director of schools for Metro-Nashville in Tennessee; Roselyn Evans, director of high schools for Clarksville-Montgomery Schools in Tennessee; and Jeff […]
What Prevents Many Women from Reaching the Top Jobs in Education? A Pair of Veterans Tease Answers from Dozens of Others at Conference
Dozens of female principals and superintendents at the AASA’s National Conference on Education woke up early on Friday to discuss the hard issues they face in education leadership today. Attendees to the Thought Leader session titled “When Women Lead” found their spots in one of the circles of chairs, a departure from the usual theater-style […]
Panelists Target Postsecondary Options for Students with Strategies Beginning in the Elementary Grades
“Some of the pathways in today’s high schools are preparing students for yesterday’s jobs.” That’s how M. Ann Levett, superintendent of Savannah-Chatham Schools, Ga., opened her presentation Friday at the AASA national conference in Nashville. Joining her on the panel was Gene Bottoms, whose book Tomorrow’s High School: Creating Student Pathways for Both College and […]
Supporting Staff in Their Work Impacts Students in Their Learning, Georgia Educator Says
Providing greater opportunities to educators can positively affect students’ learning. Emanuel Frazier, an assistant superintendent with the Bibb County School District in Georgia, hosted a roundtable discussion Friday at the AASA national conference, where he shared his district’s journey in providing educators with meaningful opportunities on the job that will lead to better student achievement. […]
Building Superintendent’s Advisory Council a First Step to Examine Diversity
School systems across the country are examining the scope of racial discrimination and injustices that exist in student discipline, hiring, instructional practices and opportunities for advanced placement courses. For Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation in Mishawaka, Ind., the work began in autumn 2019 when the school board member passed a resolution to end racial inequality in student […]