December 2021: School Administrator
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Coaching and Learning Embedded in District CulturePrincipal supervision exemplifies the Long Beach way of effective on-the-job support
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Making Instructional Coaching a Worthwhile InvestmentResearchers with the American Institutes for Research lay out four strategies for shaping what happens between coaches and teachers
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Harnessing the Power of Collective InquirySuperintendents collaborate in a network to share candidly their leadership challenges and tap into colleagues’ practical insights
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Demographic EvolutionThe changing faces of school communities over the past decade.
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Collaboration or Shared Answers?Our panel analyzes a teacher’s actions in adding a critical note about plagiarism to a student’s permanent file.
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Avoiding Negativity in Moments of StressStaying classy in your social media use even when it’s tempting to blow off steam over frustrating, pandemic-related experiences.
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Are They Really ‘Difficult’ Board Members?
Recognizing the common values between board members and superintendents despite personal differences.
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Battling Initiative FatigueA six-part protocol for overcoming passive resistance and lethargy when it comes to ideas for instructional change.
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How My Mentoring Is Making a DifferenceA superintendent in California details her continuing experience individually mentoring students and expanding their college horizons.
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Caring for AllSuperintendent collaboration throughout the pandemic has been a great example of leaders modeling a culture of continuous improvement.
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The ‘Secret Sauce’ in Our Pipeline ProgramsGrowing and acting together is facilitated for superintendents through the expanded professional learning cohorts run by AASA’s Leadership Network.
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Sharon Adams-Taylor: A Persuasive Advocate for Children and EquityFor a generation, she’s made sure that AASA’s work has consciously addressed issues of gender and racial equity.
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A Prolific Writer Connecting With WordsHis prolific blogging on delicate subjects supports the leadership work of the superintendent in Tama, Iowa.
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Editor's Note
A Springboard to Success
Since its inception in 2018, the AASA Leadership Network has used this springboard notion: Leaders learn best from each other. That foundational belief has led to the acceleration of professional
learning of superintendents in early-career stage and those aspiring to the chief roles.
The association’s cohort model, in an ever-expanding array of subjects and niches, tailors professional development programs to job-alike peers.
The distinctive process is the subject of our lead feature article this month, “Cohort Learning for School System Leaders,” by Amy Sichel, a lead superintendent in the Leadership Network.
It’s one of several
informative pieces on professional growth of school and district leaders with other contributors including William Harner, superintendent of a 5,000-student suburban district in Pennsylvania and Justin Daggett, who leads a small
Iowa district. And don’t overlook an article about embedding coaching and learning in district culture and another on the worthwhile investment of instructional coaching.
On a parting note, we call your attention to the Retirement
Tribute about Sharon Adams-Taylor, a staff colleague whose AASA history covers virtually the same three-decade period as mine. For all that time, she’s been a vocal force (literally) for our association’s strivings in all facets of
equity — and that includes her occasional pushes on the magazine editor to pay attention. I have and we’ve all benefitted.
Jay P. Goldman
Editor, School Administrator
703-875-0745
jgoldman@aasa.org
@JPGoldman
Awards of Excellence
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