AASA, The School Superintendents Association advocates for equitable access for all students to the highest quality public education, and develops and supports school system leaders.

School District Spending of ARP Funding

In July 2022, AASA launched the third in a series of surveys detailing how district leaders across America are utilizing American Rescue Plan funds to respond to the pandemic and in particular, address student learning recovery.


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School Administrator: Pause, Reflect, Plan: Regaining Focus on Mission

AASA’s latest magazine issue considers how school leaders renew passion for navigating change.


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New York Superintendent Shari Camhi Named AASA President

Shari L. Camhi, superintendent of the Baldwin Union Free School District in Baldwin, N.Y., was sworn in as the 2022-23 president of AASA, The School Superintendents Association.


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School Administrator Extras

A two-minute video, tied to the AASA magazine's September issue, features Joshua Starr, managing partner of the International Center for Leadership in Education, on building community culture.


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Vision & Action for Today’s Learners

AASA Learning 2025: Student-Centered, Equity-Focused, Future-Driven Education is a movement that calls for holistic redesign of the public school system by 2025. The initiative is grounded in the foundational work of the AASA Learning 2025 National Commission, comprised of thought leaders in education, business, community and philanthropy, and is guided by the commission’s report, An American Imperative: A New Vision of Public Schools.


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Addressing the Decline of Vaccination Rates of U.S. Students

AASA, in partnership with the Merck Foundation, is pleased to issue a new toolkit designed to help educational leaders ease the plummeting vaccination rates that have decreased by 14% during the pandemic and related school closures. 

Addressing the Decline of Vaccination Rates of U.S. Students: A Toolkit for Educational Leaders provides resources to support administrators and includes direction about how schools, districts and families can solve this national problem.



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AASA Releases 2021-22 Superintendent Salary Study

AASA is pleased to release its 10th annual superintendent salary study to gauge school district leadership compensation and benefits.


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2022 National Superintendent of the Year®

Congratulations to Curtis Cain, superintendent of the Wentzville School District in Wentzville, Mo., who was named the National Superintendent of the Year during a ceremony Thursday afternoon on the stage at the 1st General Session of the AASA National Conference on Education at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn.


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Aspiring Superintendents Academy® For Educational Leaders: Hybrid Learning Model

The Aspiring Superintendents Academy® for Educational Leaders: Hybrid Learning Model will demystify the position of the school superintendent and provide a blueprint for success in key areas of the role.


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AASA Launches ‘Live Well. Lead Well.’ Campaign: Initiative to Focus on Mental, Physical & Emotional Health of School System Leaders

“We at AASA recognize that school system leaders need our support now more than ever before,” said Daniel A. Domenech, executive director. Read the press release here. For more information about the Live Well. Lead Well. campaign, visit the AASA website.


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District Checklist:
Taking Full Advantage of American Rescue Plan Funds
to Identify and Support Students Experiencing Homelessness and Housing Instability
(March 29, 2022)
Click here to download the checklist.

Major Strategies Self-Assessment Tool
The third installment of the AASA Learning Recovery & Redesign Priorities includes
a self-assessment tool and a hypothetical example to illustrate what a completed reflection might look like.
Click here to access three installments.

I've never been prouder to be a public school leader. Public education is the hope of our country. When the history of the pandemic is written, public school educators are going to be remembered as those who are making a difference in the lives of kids.
Paul Imhoff
2021-22 President, AASA, The School Superintendents Association
As the national organization for the school superintendents who lead our public schools, AASA is in the best position to lead the dialogue about our love—and the importance of this love—for public education.
Daniel Domenech

Executive director, AASA, The School Superintendents Association

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