Cruz, in AASA Presidential Address, Personalizes the ’24 Conference Theme With Visual Connections to Her Own Family
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The 2024 AASA National Conference on Education theme is Here for the Kids. AASA President Gladys Cruz wants everyone to fully understand what that means. It’s much more than a marketing slogan used to promote this year’s event. She used her presidential address, at the start of the conference’s 2nd General Session on Friday morning, […]
17 of AASA’s Past Presidents Get One More Bow in the Spotlight at 1st General Session
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AASA always remembers its past leaders. At the 2nd General Session of the 2024 AASA National Conference on Education in San Diego, 17 past presidents of the association were asked to stand in the front row for a minute to be feted. Shari Camhi, the immediate past president, did the honors from the stage of […]
AASA’s Three Candidates for the Association’s Presidency Get Face Time with Voters at Conference’s Opening Session
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The three candidates for the AASA presidency received stage introductions to those attending AASA’s national conference at the 1st General Session on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 15. The three candidates are David Law of Minnesota, Tobin Navasio of Montana and Wayne Vickers of Alabama. Shari Camhi, immediate past president of AASA, introduced each candidate, who then […]
Two Veteran Superintendents Vie for AASA Presidency
A pair of superintendents in Ohio and California have their eyes on becoming the next president of AASA during an election campaign that kicks off during the association’s 2020 national conference in San Diego.
Using Brown Deer to Deliver Points, AASA President-Elect States Her Case on Leadership
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Deborah Kerr, AASA’s president-elect, drew on her own experiences as superintendent of a school district of modest means to set a course for her year at the helm of her professional association. Her remarks were made at the 3rd General Session of AASA’s national conference. She will be installed in July as AASA president. “As […]
Contenders for AASA’s Presidency Make Their Public Pitches for Elected Office
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The race for the AASA presidency is being contested during the coming three weeks by a pair of veteran school system leaders in Arizona and New York, and both got a chance to put their best foot forward in front of fellow members at the 2nd General Session on Friday morning. The candidates for president-elect […]
Past Presidents Take a Bow in the Limelight
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AASA does not overlook an opportunity to recognize those who served as the elected leaders in the past. At the conference’s 2nd General Session on Friday morning, 17 of the past presidents were formally acknowledged at the front of the assembly hall.
VIDEO: AASA President’s Message at NCE (0:53)
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Chris Gaines previews what his presidential speech will cover in front of AASA members at the conference’s 1st General Session.
VIDEO: AASA President on the Governing Board (1:16)
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The Governing Board is tackling significant matters during its meeting at the AASA conference in Los Angeles, according to President Chris Gaines.
Superintendents from Arizona and New York Contend for AASA’s Presidency
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The election for AASA president will be contested during the next three weeks by a pair of veteran school system leaders in Arizona and New York.