Five Learning 2025 School Districts Share Their Distinctive Beacons of Light with Conference Attendees

Students should be well trained to go out into the world when they graduate from high school, whether that’s for college or work, said Doug Wheeler, superintendent of College Community School District in Iowa. Wheeler presented at the “Beacons of Light” session at the AASA National Conference on Education on Saturday in San Antonio, Texas, […]
Merits of Participating in AASA Learning 2025 Touted to School Districts at San Antonio Conference
Becoming part of the AASA Learning 2025 demonstration initiative gives school districts opportunities for mentorship and support, several panelists said at an AASA conference session on Friday in San Antonio. Bill Daggett, founder of both the Successful Practices Network and International Center for Leadership in Education, encouraged superintendents to join the network of rapidly improving […]
[Video] Shari Camhi: A Message to Superintendents (2:53)

Shari Camhi, superintendent of the Baldwin (N.Y.) Union Free School District and the president of AASA, discusses why it’s critically important for school to be future driven; the importance of self-care and the value of networking with like-minded colleagues across the country. Camhi’s comments came at the AASA 2023 National Conference on Education, in San […]
[Video] A Message from Shari Camhi to Superintendents at the 2023 National Conference on Education (2:53)

Shari Camhi, superintendent of the Baldwin (N.Y.) Union Free School District and the president of AASA, discusses why it’s critically important for school to be future driven; the importance of self-care and the value of networking with like-minded colleagues across the country. Camhi’s comments came at the AASA 2023 National Conference on Education, in San […]
[Video] Ray McNulty on the Long-Term Value of the AASA Learning 2025 Network (3:39)

Ray McNulty, president of the Successful Practices Network, discusses one of the key components of AASA’s Learning 2025 Network – the importance of education leaders being future-focused and future driven. He addressed the topic at AASA’s 2022 National Conference on Education in Nashville, Tenn. (Video filmed by Lifetouch and produced by Michael Ellson)
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 […]
It’s Been an Upbeat Year for AASA’s Fortunes, But AASA’s Director Pledges All-Out Support for Beleaguered School Leaders in His Annual Review

While AASA has weathered the past year with aplomb, the real test of the association is how it can support the increasingly politicized and pressure-packed world of its superintendent members on the front lines of a divided nation. That was an overriding message of Executive Director Daniel Domenech’s remarks to the AASA Governing Board Wednesday […]
Ithaca Superintendent Fuels Fellow School System Leaders on the Path of Learning 2025’s Mission

Superintendents and their teams from Learning 2025’s demonstration school systems across the country gathered for a status check Wednesday prior to the start of AASA’s 2022 National Conference on Education. With introductions from Ray McNulty, president of the Successful Practices Network, and Steve Webb, former superintendent in Vancouver, Wash., who serves as a senior consultant […]