Consensus Not Easy Between Superintendents and Their Boards, a Point Upon Which NSBA, AASA Executive Directors Concur
A good relationship between a public school superintendent and the school board can have a significant impact on the success of a school district. This partnership can create a collaborative environment that allows for effective decision-making, increased accountability and improved student outcomes. That was the takeaway from the Thought Leader Session at the AASA national […]
AASA’s Presidential Contenders Promote Their Candidacies on Day 2 of the 2023 Election Season
The two contenders for the AASA presidency each struck a note for their candidacies during the 2nd General Session of the AASA national conference in San Antonio on Friday. Both candidates, Gustavo Balderas and David Jensen, hail from the Pacific Northwest. The election opened one day prior. Balderas, superintendent in Beaverton, Ore., called himself “a […]
Stipends for Graduate Study in School Administration Awarded to Seven Educators Aspiring for the Superintendency
Seven graduate students in educational administration are receiving scholarship awards to apply toward their studies. The $1,500 scholarships are named after each of AASA’s executive directors over the past 100-plus years. The announcement of the 2023 recipients, all working in administration in K-12 education, was made at the ASSA national conference in San Antonio, Texas. […]
Conference Panel Tackles the Subject of ‘Imperfect’ Leadership of Education Organizations
A good leader is willing to admit when they have made a mistake, Peter Stiepleman, president of Imperfect Leadership in After Action in Bainbridge Island, Wash., told an AASA conference audience on Thursday. His session was titled “Imperfect Leaders.” “Serve as a leading learner,” said Stiepleman, a former superintendent. “Leading with vulnerability is one of […]
Joy and Unity Expressed Before Sellout Audience at Effie H. Jones Memorial Equity Luncheon
The words “joy,” “power” and “unity” echoed through the Dr. Effie Hall Jones Memorial Equity Lunch on Friday at AASA’s National Conference of Education in San Antonio. The annual event honors Jones, a teacher, counselor and school administrator for 15 years and an associate executive director at AASA, promoting the interests of minority educators, women […]
Seen and Heard Around the Conference: Rockets, Flying Pigs And Replaying the Super Bowl
Before he got into the meat of his keynote speech on Friday morning, Stephen M.R. Covey couldn’t resist offering a counterpoint to the earlier remarks at the 2nd General Session of Frank Henderson Jr., president of the National School Boards Association who hails from Topeka, Kan. In his NSBA greeting, Henderson expressed his glee with […]
Ohio Education Leader Receives Empowered Digital Superintendent of the Year Recognition
Matt Miller, former superintendent of Ohio’s Lakota Local School District, was honored with the Empowered Digital Superintendent of the Year Award during the AASA national conference’s 2nd General Session on Friday. This is the 4th annual award. It is sponsored by Classlink, recognizing an exceptional district superintendent who serves as a true empowered leader, leveraging […]
Anaheim Superintendent Receives 18th Annual Save The Music Foundation Award for Support Of Music Education in His District
Christopher Downing, superintendent of Anaheim Elementary School District in Anaheim, Calif., is the 2023 recipient of the Save The Music Foundation’s 18th annual Administrator Award for Distinguished Support of Music Education. The award is being bestowed at the 3rd General Session of AASA’s National Conference on Education on Saturday in San Antonio, Texas. This award […]
Collaboration, Not Competition, Underlies Re-Imagined K20 Learning Pathway
Re-imagining a learning pathway for students from kindergarten through four years of college is a reality in Bear County, Texas, where San Antonio-based educators discussed the high points of their K20 partnership that defied even the darkest days of the coronavirus pandemic. Their stories were shared during a panel session at an AASA national conference […]
School Trauma Expert, in Thought Leader Session: Care for Yourself and the Members of Your Staff
School administrators step up in crisis whenever they help their schools and families. But they weren’t trained to do that work, said David Schonfeld, director of the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement and Pediatrician at Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles. Schonfeld presented on “Caring for Yourself and Your Members” at a Thought Leader […]