Embracing an Inclusive Mindset for Students With Disabilities: Do’s and Don’ts from a Leadership Perspective
How do superintendents lead when you have principals, teachers and parents who think some students belong while others do not belong in their school? Schools are one of the only places that create spaces in which students with disabilities are segregated, noted Carol Quirk, founder and director of special projects at the Maryland Coalition […]
Our AASA Conference Newsletter Lends the Eyes and Ears When You Can’t
A challenge faced by anyone who attends AASA’s national conference is figuring out how to be in two or three places at the same time in the vast convention center. The wealth of rich program content is a selling point for an alluring conference program, but it’s also a raison d’etre for Conference Daily Online. […]
[Video] Eliminating Segregation for Special Education Students (1:35)
Are there special education sections at a grocery market? No student should be segregated from their school. This session goes into the topic of eliminating separation of special education students at schools. This story was produced by AB Ross at the 2024 National Conference on Education in San Diego, Calif.
[Video] Attendees Applaud AASA’s 2024 National Conference on Education (3:10)
This short video contains positive testimonials from attendees at the National Conference on Education in San Diego, Calif., hosted by AASA, The School Superintendents Association. It was produced by Jimmy Minichello.
[Video] Better Outcomes Better Decisions (2:39)
Detailing the plan to improve academic outcomes throughout school systems, Scott Muri engages with session participants, sparking conversation for educational action. This story was produced by Bennett Songer at the 2024 AASA National Conference on Education in San Diego, Calif.
AASA ‘Sisters’ Urged to Build Their Professional Networks in District Leadership and Resist Any Backbiting of Fellow Female Leaders
A room full of female principals and superintendents attending the AASA National Conference on Education woke up bright and early on Saturday to share the unique challenges they face as female school leaders. Attendees of the education session, titled “Attention AASA Sisters! – Build a Bold, Brilliant, and Beautiful Network of Sisters,” were encouraged to […]
As AASA’s Incoming President, Balderas Uses 3rd General Session to Share His Personal Story to Inspire a Narrative about the Value of a Public Education
AASA president-elect Gustavo Balderas, superintendent of Beaverton School District in Beaverton, Ore., delivered an address at the AASA national conference closing session in San Diego. He will assume the AASA presidency at a July ceremony in Washington, D.C. Balderas told the audience his story of being a first-generation, English language learner with a speech impediment […]
Seen & Heard Around the Conference: A Ringing Sound and the Staff Look-alikes
Ringing in His Ears AASA staff member Bryan Joffe was in the right place at the right moment long after most conference attendees had cleared out of the convention center in the late afternoon on Friday. An attendee approached Joffe to see if he could help her locate a lost cell phone. Joffe suggested she call the […]
Mississippi Superintendent Receives 19th Annual Save The Music Foundation Award for Distinguished Support of Music Education
Amy J. Carter, superintendent of Meridian Public School District in Meridian, Miss., is the 2024 recipient of the Save The Music Foundation’s 19th annual Administrator Award for Distinguished Support of Music Education. The award was presented at the 3rd General Session of AASA’s National Conference on Education in San Diego on Saturday morning. This award […]
How Might We Remake Learning? The Influence of Fred Rogers Shared by Keynoter at AASA’s Concluding General Session.
What would it take to remake learning? That was the question that inspired Gregg Behr, executive director of The Grable Foundation, to create Remake Learning, a professional network that ignites engaging, relevant and equitable learning for every young person. With a focus on all of the places where kids might learn in and out of […]