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AASA ‘Sisters’ Urged to Build Their Professional Networks in District Leadership and Resist Any Backbiting of Fellow Female Leaders

AASA ‘Sisters’ Urged to Build Their Professional Networks in District Leadership and Resist Any Backbiting of Fellow Female Leaders

A room full of female principals and superintendents attending the AASA National Conference on Education woke up bright and early on Saturday to share the unique challenges they face as female school leaders. Attendees of the education session, titled “Attention AASA Sisters! – Build a Bold, Brilliant, and Beautiful Network of Sisters,” were encouraged to […]

[Video] Attention AASA Sisters: Building a Network of Sisters! (3:27)

Participants engaged in discussions about the boundaries women must push through in the educational field. They also touched on building a community of support for current and aspiring superintendents. This story was produced by Lyla Kelley at the 2024 AASA National Conference on Education in San Diego, Calif.

[Video] Two Women Leaders Take Top Honors at AASA Conference (2:44)

Backstage interviews with the two recipients of AASA’s 2022 Women in School Leadership Awards: Sharon Contreras, superintendent, Guilford County Schools, Greensboro, N.C.; and Susan Field, assistant superintendent for learning services, Academy District 20, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Video filmed by Lifetouch and produced by Michael Ellson)

Women in Artful Leadership Addressed by a Veteran Trio in Conference Room of Eager Listeners

“Artful leadership builds on the innovative and creative talents of female leaders to challenge the status quo and open doors of opportunity for all students,” according to a joint statement issued at the AASA national conference Thursday by Carmella Franco, a retired superintendent, Maria Ott, a clinical professor at University of Southern California, and Ruth […]