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[Video] A Message from Shari Camhi to Superintendents at the 2023 National Conference on Education (2:53)

Next Education Workforce, in Pre-Conference Workshop, Shares Its Model for Teaming Staff to Improve Classroom Environment, Student Learning

Randy Mahlerwein presenting a slide about educator teams

About 20 people attended a pre-conference workshop at AASA’s National Conference on Education Wednesday about the Next Education Workforce, a program that reimagines the design of the classroom model, leading to improved teacher retention, learning outcomes and attention to all children. “You cannot hand somebody 25 … or 180 children and think they can be […]

Bright Picture Sketched of AASA’s Presence During State-of-the-Association Presentation to Governing Board

David Schuler, the incoming AASA executive director

AASA stands as a fiscally healthy and substantively robust organization, ready to tackle the challenges that lie ahead for public education and its leadership. That was the picture painted at Wednesday’s state-of-the-association presentation delivered to AASA’s Governing Board before the start of the 2023 National Conference on Education in San Antonio, Texas. David Schuler, who […]

Looking Ahead to Exhibit Hall with Vendors, Social Media Lounge and Roundtables

Booths in exhibit hall

The exhibit hall at AASA’s National Conference on Education in San Antonio will be home to Thought Leader sessions, the social media lounge and 336 exhibitors showcasing various products and services related to K-12 education. Participants at the conference will find many ways to fill their time inside the hall. The Knowledge Exchange Theater will […]

[Video] Meet the AASA 2023 Finalists for National Superintendent of the Year (3:09)

In this short video, the finalists for the 2023 National Superintendent of the Year® discuss what this distinction means for them and what it means to be a member of AASA. The finalists are: PJ Caposey, Meridian Community Unit School District 223, Stillman Valley, Ill.; Matthew Hillmann, Northfield Public Schools, ISD 659, Northfield, Minn.; Kevin […]

Conference Fun Run/Walk on First Morning Seeks ‘All Shapes, Sizes and Speeds’

AASA conference participants are invited to participate in the inaugural National Conference on Education Fun Run/Walk beginning at 6:15 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16. The starting point of the five-kilometer course is just outside the Grand Hyatt Hotel San Antonio Riverwalk in San Antonio at 600 East Market St. There is no charge, but you […]

Four Finalists Named in 2023 Women in School Leadership Awards Program

Tiffany Anderson, left, and Monica Goldson, right

AASA’s 2023 Women in School Leadership Awards will be presented at the 2nd General Session on Friday, Feb. 17, at AASA’s national conference in San Antonio. Awards will be given in two categories. The two finalists in the superintendent category are: The two finalists in the central office/principal category are: To learn more about the […]