February 25, 2013 – 12:38 pm
As the conference came to an end this week, my head was full and my iPad was humming. This opportunity to spend three days with colleagues from all over the country, talking education policy and hearing different ideas, all the while knowing we are facing similar challenges (testing, funding, sequestration, union challenges) gives me strength [...]
February 23, 2013 – 11:57 am
This comment by Linda Darling Hammond yesterday resonated with me in so many ways. We have inherited schools designed for the industrial age, that lets everyone in and keeps no one out, and where we teach rote learning to the masses. What we need to reinvent are schools that are safe and encourage engagement and [...]
February 22, 2013 – 2:32 pm
Yesterday was a blur in the best sense of the word. The highlight for me was listening to Jim Collins. So much of what he said resonates. I want to be a Level 5 Executive! I love to have them all on the bus with me! His words resonate and in education, we need to [...]
February 21, 2013 – 2:33 pm
As I eagerly start my day at NCE13, I walk into the throng of professional school administrators, listening to the snippets of conversation about schools that sound like anywhere, USA. It is a thrill to be among the educational leaders of the nation, those most interested in learning what is on the cutting edge for [...]
February 20, 2013 – 6:53 pm
Today the AASA Governing Board concluded two days of work on education policy. Actions taken today include approving a legislative agenda that includes AASA positions on school safety, IDEA, a Vision for Public Education and updates to our Beliefs and Position Statements. Discussion got pretty lively when the reps were asked whether we should be [...]
February 19, 2013 – 6:41 pm
The AASA Governing Board approved a slate of nominees for President-Elect:
Clark Godshall, New York,
Rob Green, Pennsylvania
David Pennington, Oklahoma
Your job? Watch for the email next month that gives you info on each candidate and be sure to vote! This is your association — be part of its future!
February 16, 2013 – 8:23 pm
Today I head to LA, where I began my teaching career years ago, to serve on the Governing Board of the American Association of School Administrators. I looked up my old school in L.A., Hathaway Home for Children, on Facebook today. I actually found a page dedicated to it, with pictures of people and places I [...]
February 3, 2013 – 10:14 pm
As I am preparing for the upcoming National Conference on Education, I look over the AASA website to keep up to date with what is being planned. Emails start coming in — from vendors I have a relationship with, colleagues from across my state and the country to see if I am going, and they [...]
