Closing the Gap Gives Educators Resources To Improve Teaching and Learning
Check out the Closing the Gap Brochure! Read the insert in the November issue of School Administrator, or read the digital edition here. Featured resources include the Professional Development Toolkit, District Case Studies, Selection and Implementation Templates, Education Reports and more.
AASA Visits Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District
With funding from Atlantic Philanthropies, AASA joined forces with CDF to continue working to get children enrolled in health insurance. AASA and CDF are working with three different districts in both California and Texas, and this week conducted a site visit to Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District.
AASA Update With Dan Domenech
In this short video, AASA Executive Director Daniel A. Domenech discusses the 2013 AASA National Superintendent of the Year Forum, first annual gala and trip to Capitol Hill for the some of the nation's superintendents. Watch here. Read press release.
Video: AASA's Women in School Leadership Award Finalists
AASA Women in School Leadership Award, sponsored by Farmers Insurance and AASA, pays tribute to the talent, creativity, and vision of outstanding women educational administrators in the nation’s public schools. Listen to the four finalists.[2:40]
New on AASA Radio: Asking Parents to Help Cover the Cost of Filling the Budget Gap
Marc Jackson, superintendent, Silver Valley Unified School District, and Dan Domenech, executive director, AASA, share how school leaders are looking to parent to help to offset some of the lost of school funding. Listen now. Read press release.
Tracking the Road to College Success: Inaugural National High School Benchmarks Report
The report offers benchmarks for public high schools to compare their graduates’ college transition rates nationwide, including those serving low income and minority students. Download report . See the press release. View pictures. Read Dan's speech.
NJPA and AASA Helping Kids Program
NJPA and AASA have developed the Helping Kids Program to aid public school districts in meeting the urgent health, mental health, education, and social service needs that impact children and their families.One $2,000 award will be given to a public school district in each of AASA’s seven regions. Learn more.
Colorado School Districts Show Resilience
Nearly a year after Hurricane Sandy battered the nation’s eastern shoreline, communities throughout Colorado continue to clean up from the damages left by September’s heavy rains and widespread flooding. AASA members share their stories.
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Tune In: AASA Leadership Podcast Series on The Principal Pipeline Initiative
AASA's second podcast on The Principal Pipeline Initiative series takes place Nov. 20, 3 p.m. EST. Join us to hear from Shael Polakow-Suransky, chief academic officer, how the leadership of NYC is developing leadership standards. This research is being supported by The Wallace Foundation.
School Governance & Leadership: Insure Our Children, Ensure Our Future
The fall edition is out! Look for the insert in the September print issue of the School Administrator, and read the digitial edition here. Topics include medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and AASA's partnership with the Children's Defense Fund.