As Candidates for the AASA Presidency, Superintendents from Kansas and New York Voice Their Qualities for Election in Front of Colleagues
A pair of veteran superintendents seeking to become the president of AASA in 2023-24 used the stage of the 2nd General Session Friday morning to tell several hundred colleagues why they are the best candidate for the association’s leadership post. Their brief campaign speeches took place at the AASA National Conference on Education in Nashville, […]
District Leaders in Texas and Utah Receive the EmpowerED Digital Superintendent of the Year Award
The superintendent of Dallas Independent School District in Dallas, Texas, Michael Hinojosa, and the superintendent of Weber School District in Ogden, Utah, Jeff Stephens, were honored Friday morning with the 3rd annual EmpowerED Digital Superintendent of the Year Award. This award, sponsored by ClassLink, recognizes an exceptional superintendent who serves as an empowered leader, leveraging […]
[Video] Sourcewell’s Chad Coauette Wants Us All to Understand the ‘Why’ in Our Decisions (1:18)
Three Friends of AASA Recognized with an Annual Honor at 2nd General Session
The AASA Friend of Education award was accorded to three individuals who do not work directly for K-12 education organizations at the 2nd General Session of the AASA national conference in Nashville on Friday morning. The recipients were: Gregg Behr, executive director of the Grable Foundation; Emily Oster, professor of economics at Brown University; and […]
A ‘Love-In’ at Effie Jones Luncheon Honors an AASA Stalwart and Hears From State Legislator on Same Theme
Love was in the air at the 2022 Dr. Effie Hall Jones Memorial Equity Luncheon. The annual luncheon, held at the AASA national conference, honors Jones, who was a teacher, counselor and school administrator for 15 years and served as an associate executive director at AASA, promoting the interests of minority educators and children. The […]
[Video] What’s It Mean to Be Recognized by Peers as the Nation’s Top Superintendent? Curtis Cain of Wentzville, Mo., Shares Thoughts in a Backstage Interview (2:53)
Curtis Cain of Wentzville, Mo., talks about the message of hope that he has in mind for his superintendent colleagues across the country, minutes after he was named the 2022 National Superintendent of the Year in a ceremony Feb. 17 at the AASA national conference in Nashville, Tenn. (Video filmed by Lifetouch and produced by […]
[Video] Mike Lubelfeld: Incorporating Student Voice Allows Their Interests to be Reflected in Offerings (2:21)
At AASA’s 2022 National Conference on Education, Michael Lubelfeld, superintendent of North Shore School District 112 in Highland Park, Ill., talks about the critical need for student voice in our school systems. He says students are the primary stakeholders in a district and in their own educations. (Video produced by Selah Oden for Conference Daily […]
Preparing Minds for the Future Means Engaging Students First in Their Schools, a Three-Superintendent Panel Says
Now nearly a quarter of the way into this century, a panel of three experienced superintendents addressed how it might be possible to prepare school administrators, teachers, students and families for what is to come in the next 75 years of education. The best way to do this, according to panelists Kamela Patton, Shari Camhi […]
Letting Students Have a Say in School Policies and Practices Contributes to Heightened Engagement, Contend Panel of Superintendents
Three superintendent panelists talked about how student voice in school districts is almost invisible, yet it should be present everywhere. Michael Lubelfeld, superintendent of North Shore School District 112, Highland Park, Ill., was the main panelist of the student voice session on Thursday morning at the AASA National Conference on Education. Lubelfeld is passionate about […]
‘The Fred (Rogers’) Method’ for Raising Creative Kids Addressed in Conference Panel
“It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood,” sang panel moderator Greg Behr to the audience at a Thought Leader session on Thursday. They answered back with the call-and-response chorus, “A beautiful day for a neighborhood.” Fred Rogers’ television show “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” brought a smiling, gentle friend to children who shared child-friendly information, songs and […]