Singing Superintendents
David Cox, superintendent Allegheny County Public Schools, has been directing the Singing Superintendents for seven years! His passion for music is what drives his commitment to this important part of the National Conference on Education’s closing session.
Panel Offers Survival Tips for First Year in the Superintendency
A school board member who consistently opposes your ideas. Teacher contracts with clauses that make it difficult for you to implement new programs for students or teachers. A community split over whether to build one or two new schools. These experiences drawn from school districts were raised by a panel of four superintendents during an […]
Incorporating Student Voice in District Governance Demonstrated by Two Chicago-Area Superintendents
“What would two superintendents know about student voice?” That was what Michael Lubelfeld, superintendent of the North Shore School District 112 in Highland Park, Ill., and Nick Polyak, superintendent of the Leyden School District 212 in Franklin Park, Ill., were asked when they first pitched their book Student Voice: From Invisible to Invaluable to a […]
Daggett and McNulty Offer Framework to Implement Innovative Practices
Leadership in K-12 education today requires a balance of traditional skills and innovation. If in old days schools could succeed by chance instead of by design. In an era of volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous conditions, schools’ success can only be achieved with careful and strategical design, according to two presenters who shared research from […]
Fighting Fake News Takes on New Importance for School Districts
In an age where social media has amplified every voice, fake news is a newfound phenomenon that often drowns out the facts and can bring chaos to a community. The AASA conference session on Saturday morning titled “Making Your District Message Real in the Fake News Age” offered superintendents guidance on building credibility in the […]
Using Brown Deer to Deliver Points, AASA President-Elect States Her Case on Leadership
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 […]
California Superintendent Receives 14th Annual VH1 Save the Music Award at 3rd General Session
Francisco Escobedo, superintendent of the Chula Vista Elementary School District in Chula Vista, Calif., was honored at the AASA conference’s 3rd General Session on Saturday morning as the 2019 recipient of the VH1 Save The Music Award. [See a short video interview with Escobedo in Conference Daily Online.] This marked the 14th time the award […]
Loud and Proud, Singing Superintendents Lend Their Voices to Conference Finale
AASA’s Singing Superintendents performed at the 2019 National Conference on Education by opening the 3rd General Session on Saturday. The 20-minute program included patriotic songs, a playful Sesame Street theme song and two hits from movies in tribute to the host city, Los Angeles. The Singing Superintendents began their concert with the national anthem and […]
VIDEO: VH1 Save the Music Award Winner Francisco Escobedo (2:44)
The superintendent in Chula Vista, Calif., on what his schools are trying to do to support a robust music program among elementary school students in need.
VIDEO: Marie Izquierdo on Her Women’s Leadership Award (0:53)
The central-office administrator in Dade County, Fla., on the personal meaning of earning one of the 2019 AASA Women in School Leadership awards.