June 2017: School Administrator
15 leaders pick 15 books with a profound impact
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Additional Articles
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Moving Women Up the District Ladder
AASA's Leadership Consortium is paving career pathways that may lead female educators to top leadership posts.
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A Mentor's Perspective: An Obligation to Share Tactics and Tools
In a profession where 72 percent of classroom teachers are women, according to AASA’s latest study of the nation’s 13,700 superintendents, 1,948 are women.
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A Mentee's Perspective: Confidence on My Journey to the SuperintendencyOne woman's journey to the superintendency.
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AASA's Consortium Connects Mentors and MenteesAASA's Leadership Consortium is paving career pathways that may lead female educators to top leadership posts.
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Courageous and Uplifting Leadership
Alan Blankstein, HOPE Foundation founder, sees courageous leadership as essential to ensuring equity in K-12 education.
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Longevity on the JobInfographic on superintendents’ longevity disaggregated by gender.
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Racial TaboosOur ethics panel weighs in decisively on a matter of interracial relationships.
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Protecting Districts From Booster Club MisstepsComplications when dealing with the good-hearted parents who want to financially support athletic teams, marching band and cheerleaders.
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A Board Policy Manual That's Out of Control
The dangers associated with manuals that have become complex and cumbersome and ideas for streamlining.
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Our School Librarians on the Instructional Frontier
Reimagining the role of librarians in the author's Illinois district to spearhead practices that build future-ready skills among students.
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Two-Way Benefits From a Chinese Exchange
Superintendent's experience in partnerships with Chinese educators.
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Now, More Than EverWhat’s done in the dark will come to light.
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Bernadine Futrell on Awards and Professional RecognitionsThe association's program for recognizing exceptional school system leadership.
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Impatience Leading to Prudent ResultsThe superintendent in Orange County, Fla., is sometimes called “the data queen.”
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Editor's Note
The Primacy of Books
Front and center this month: book reading. Our attention begins with a series of 15 short essays by invited school leaders about a book that has resonated for each over the course of his or her career. You can read more about our intentions in my introduction to the essays.
Our focus on the book continues with several stories about formal book discussion groups organized by superintendents. The principal article by Terry Alban, superintendent in Frederick County, Md., details the merits of a joint reading exercise with school staff and community members (even sometimes students). It’s a valuable form of engagement.
We were tipped off to this story idea by Jack Jennings, former director of a House congressional committee on education whose latest book Presidents, Congress and the Public Schools was Alban’s chosen book for discussion last summer.
Of course, this magazine’s attention to the latest literature and non-fiction is a monthly fixture. We publish six critiques of new works relating to education and organizational leadership every month. And we’re always willing to add to our book reviewing corps. (You must be an AASA member). So let me know if you’re interested.
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