AASA Toolkits

AASA toolkits provide pertinent information for the most pressing issues. They help you communicate important messages to key constituents. Many AASA toolkits are members-only resources. If you are not a member of AASA, join today!

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AASA Toolkit: Cost-Effective Financing for School Construction and Renovation (March 2010)
Helping school districts access tax-credit bonds to finance the construction and repair of public schools.

AASA Toolkit: Supporting the Military Child(November 2009)
Guidance for school leaders on meeting the unique educational needs of children whose parents are deployed or in transition.

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Resource Collection (September 2009)
This Resource Collection provides school system leaders with a comprehensive list of facts, resources, policies, case studies and specific steps to take to improve IAQ.

Back-to-School

2009 Making the School-Community Connection Work Toolkit (August 2009)
Designed to give school and district leaders tools to make school-community communication easier.

2008 AASA/NSPRA Back-to-School Toolkit for School Leaders (August 2008)
Designed to help members of AASA and NSPRA engage in positive communications throughout the school year with key audiences.

2007 AASA Back-to-School Toolkit for School Leaders (August 2007)
Designed to help school leaders spread the message about what's right with public education. Includes information about the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the impact of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions on public schools.

Legislative

2009 AASA Educating the Total Child Legislative Toolkit (March 2009)
Support AASA’s Educating the Total Child campaign, advocate for the 2009 AASA Legislative Agenda and get up-to-speed on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Other Toolkits

Asthma Communications Toolkit (May 2009)
A one-stop online resource for school leaders to obtain information, forms and templates to communicate about asthma management in schools with staff, parents, the community and the media.

Special Edition on Bullying at School and Online (December 2008)
Developed in partnership with Education.com, offers resources and tools to help parents take an active role in addressing bullying.

AASA Energy Summit Toolkit (November 2008)
Provides practical solutions to help school leaders address the energy challenges they face in their districts, with materials adapted from the 2008 AASA Energy Summit.

Systems Thinking for School System Leaders Toolkit (February 2008)
Designed by the AASA Center for System Leadership to help school leaders become more familiar with the basic tenets of systems thinking and with the value of the systems thinking approach in leading and sustaining school improvement.

Liberty's Apprentice - Public Schools: The Bedrock of Our Democracy (February 2008)
A powerful new toolkit from the AASA Center for System Leadership that highlights the role public schools play in teaching democracy to our youth and creating informed citizens.

Blueprints: A Guide to Public School Plans 403(b) and 457(b) (January 2008)
Designed to help school leaders effectively implement the final IRS 403(b) regulations for public school employee retirement plans.

Afterschool Programs and School System Leaders
Through this project, AASA identified school districts with afterschool programs — both successful and troubled — seeking to understand what bureaucratic barriers these districts have faced and the behaviors of their school administrators and program leaders that helped to avoid and overcome barriers.