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Articles
- Leadership in an Age of Uncertainty
Leadership is not solely the responsibility of the CEO, but can and should permeate all levels of the organization.
Every leader has his or her distinct way of using these capabilities to make change happen. This
unique pattern is called a “change signature”.
The capacity for leadership is both individual and collective.
- Leading Professional Learning
When the goal is to fundamentally change the culture inside schools, superintendents need to move beyond the superficiality of professional learning communities and focus on a system of learners. (The School Administrator, November 2006)
- Survey Says: Data To Guide Policy Decisions
Superintendents should get the most accurate information they can when making policy decisions. That means data, not anecdotes or impressions. (The School Administrator, January 2007)
- The Superintendent as Change Leader
This article looks at what the Stupski Foundation discovered about school system leaders who surmount resistance to new ways of thinking and acting at the classroom level. (The School Administrator, March 2007)
- What Does the Title ‘Super-in-tend-ent’ Mean to You?
A former national superintendent of the year describes how the job title bears three elements that exemplify what committed superintendents feel, think and do. (The School Administrator, March 2006)
Books
- Managing School Districts for High Performance: Cases in Public Education Leadership
Managing School Districts for High Performance brings together more than twenty case studies and other readings that offer a powerful and transformative approach to advancing and sustaining the work of school improvement. At the center of this work is the concept of organizational coherence: aligning organizational design, human capital management, resource allocation, and accountability and performance improvement systems to support an overarching strategy. This central idea provides a valuable conceptual framework for current and future school leaders.
- So You Want To BE A Superintendent
The perfect primer for anyone interested in becoming a superintendent. Veteran superintendent, William Hayes shares his insight and experience in areas ranging from relationships with the Boards of Education, faculty, staff, the administrative team, and the media to balancing the public and personal life of a chief school officer. He closely analyzes current issues in education such as integrating technology into the school system and the legal problems facing superintendents and school districts.
Fellowships
- Aspen Institute Liberty Fellowship (South Carolina ONLY)
Liberty Fellows share a core value – transforming a mere hope of making South Carolina a stronger state to achieving that goal. The Liberty Fellowship brings a dynamic mix of South Carolina leaders together – those who represent the broadest spectrum of political, social and geographic realms – to collaborate around this shared value.
The key focus of the program is an intense two-year experience undertaken by 20 young leaders – Liberty Fellows. These Fellows are carefully selected from a pool of strong candidates nominated from all across the state. A new initiative, Liberty Forums, allows any South Carolinian with a passion for progress to collaborate on issues through these Forums.
How do you fit in?
IF you are active, IF you care about South Carolina, you CAN make a difference. Take the time to read about the Liberty Fellowship and join the effort:
- Aspen Institute NewSchools Fellowship
Each year, the Aspen Institute -NewSchools Entrepreneurial Leaders for Public Education program will select approximately 20 exceptional leaders from across the country. These Fellows will bring a diverse set of backgrounds and skills to the program, having exhibited leadership in the nonprofit, foundation, charter school, and traditional school district sectors, and will hail from a variety of urban and rural communities. The Fellowship will give these extraordinary leaders the opportunity to work together to further develop their own leadership capacity, and to think across traditional silos and sector boundaries in order to push their collective impact to even greater heights.
- Broad Academy
The Broad Superintendents Academy is a unique training program because of its comprehensive approach to developing successful district leaders. The combination of training, career placement assistance and continuing support services provides Fellows with the tools necessary to succeed in a large urban school district.
- Broad Residency Program
The Broad Residency is a leadership development program that places participants into full-time high-level managerial positions in school districts, CMOs, and federal/state departments of education. While working, Broad Residents receive two years of professional development and access to a nationwide network of education leaders. Residents are often tasked with leading major projects like opening new schools, leading budgeting processes, increasing operational efficiencies, improving human resources, or supporting the launch of major policy initiatives. In these roles they can have an immediate impact on the education of America’s students.
- Catherine B. Reynold Foundation Fellowship
The Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation Fellowships in Social Entrepreneurship are designed to equip individuals for national leadership positions that bring the real-world insights of management and entrepreneurship to bear on social problems. We are looking for people who want to change the world: start new organizations, transform bureaucracies in public-sector and nongovernmental arenas, and assume leadership positions in existing nonprofits. Candidates for this fellowship are chosen from among the applicants who wish to pursue public service degrees at the Graduate School of Education, the School of Public Health, and the Harvard Kennedy School. In addition to gaining admission to one of these schools, successful candidates must also have demonstrated experience in tackling social problems. The Fellowship includes tuition and health insurance for the current academic year.
- Federal Education Leadership Fellows Program (NEW YORK ONLY)
The Federal Education Leadership Fellows Program is a partnership of the New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE), Brooklyn College, Bank Street College,
and the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators (CSA).
- Harvard Kennedy School - Bohnett Leadership Fellows for Gay and Lesbian Public Leaders
To develop a strong cohort of LGBT public officials, the Gay & Lesbian Leadership Institute, in collaboration with the David Bohnett Foundation, has sent 78 outstanding LGBT leaders to the Harvard Kennedy School’s Senior Executives in State and Local Government program since 2002, and connects these alumni to opportunities for further leadership development.
About the Program
Designed for all senior-level executives working with state and local governments — including government officials, nonprofit leaders, and elected officeholders — this intensive, three-week Executive Education program at the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, hones skills and furthers the leadership potential of accomplished individuals from across the United States. Sessions are held in June and July.
- The Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP™)
The Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP™) is a 10-month in-service professional development program for emerging and mid-level leaders. These professionals work in public, non-profit, and private sector organizations, but they all share the same professional passion: education.
EPFP produces graduates who possess the capacity to contribute to the formulation, implementation, and debate about education and related policies in a particular state and at the national level.
Foundations
- Broad Foundation
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation’s mission is to dramatically transform urban K-12 public education through better governance, management, labor relations and competition.
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation is a national entrepreneurial philanthropy that seeks to dramatically transform American urban public education so that all children receive the skills and knowledge to succeed in college, careers and life.
Our investments. Since 1999, The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation has provided nearly $400 million to significantly improve student achievement in urban areas by creating and supporting strong leadership, school district efficiency, competition, best practices and teacher quality.
- Corning Foundation
Selected public K-12 school districts, community colleges and four-year institutions of higher learning are the consistent beneficiaries of Corning Foundation support.
Corning's areas of involvement have included community service programs for students, curriculum enrichment, student scholarships, facility improvement and instructional technology projects for the classroom
- Foundation Center
Established in 1956 and today supported by close to 550 foundations, the Foundation Center is the leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide. Through data, analysis, and training, it connects people who want to change the world to the resources they need to succeed. The Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. and, increasingly, global grantmakers and their grants — a robust, accessible knowledge bank for the sector.
- Wallace Foundation
The Wallace Foundation supports and shares effective ideas and practices to improve learning and enrichment opportunities for children.
The Wallace Foundation, nationally recognized today for its involvement in educational and cultural programs, traces its origins back a half century to the philanthropic impulses of DeWitt and Lila Acheson Wallace, founders of The Reader’s Digest Association. Wallace is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Our vision is that children, particularly those living in distressed urban areas, have access to good schools and a variety of enrichment programs in and outside of school that prepare them to be contributing members of their communities. Our mission is to improve learning and enrichment opportunities for children. We do this by supporting and sharing effective ideas and practices.
Government Agencies
- Current Chief State School Officers
Most superintendents are members on the board of education (school board) of their school district, but they usually cannot vote as members of the board.[citation needed] While there are exceptions, many school districts now require, or desire, that their superintendent hold a doctoral degree. Depending on the state in which they serve, a public school superintendent might also be referred to as "chief education officer", or "chief executive officer". Most superintendents are hired by the board of education (or board of trustees), which is a governing entity of the district composed of elected officials from the communities the school district serves.
- List of State Education Agencies
A state education agency (SEA), or state department of education, is a formal governmental label for the state-level government agencies within each U.S. state responsible for providing information, resources, and technical assistance on educational matters to schools and residents.
The chief state school officer, either a Secretary of Education, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Commissioner of Education or Director of Education,[1] is a constitutional or a statutory officer in several states of the United States. The position is the chief executive official for the state's state education agency (or equivalent), chief administrative officer for the state's Board of Education (or equivalent), or both. In some states, such as Washington, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction serves as the SEA.
- Organization Structure of Department of Education
Select an office from the coordinating structure below for more information about it. A text version of the Department's coordinating structure and descriptions of offices' roles and functions are also available.
Grants
- Education Grant Application and Other Forms
ED Grants Information Grant Announcements ED's Federal Register Listings Guide to U.S. Department of Education Programs and Resources What Should I Know About ED Grants? -- A Complete Guide for Grants Writers
- e-Grants Department of Education Portal
the Department of Education's (ED) portal site for electronic grants. From e-GRANTS you may access all of the Department's web-based grant systems.
- GuideStar for Education
GuideStar for Education offers academic researchers, instructors, and their students complimentary access to our database of information on more than 1.8 million nonprofit organizations.
- Leading for Learning: Sybil Yastrow Superintendent's Grant
This three-year, $40,000 district/IFN partnership grant for superintendents was established in honor Sybil Yastrow. The superintendent who is awarded this grant will, in collaboration with a district leadership team, lead his or her district to develop a culture of high-performing professional learning communities to achieve Learning Forward's purpose.
- Learn and Serve Grants
Learn and Serve America grants are used to create new programs or replicate existing programs, as well as to provide training and professional development to educators and volunteers. Service-learning programs allow schools, community groups and colleges to combine community service activities with educational, civic, or leadership objectives. All Learn and Serve America programs work to support education, the environment, public safety, and other human needs.
Learn and Serve America, the largest source of funding for service-learning, supports a wide variety of education and nonprofit organizations that provide opportunities for youth to serve while they learn.
- News on Funding Sources from e-school news
On the 1st and the 15th of every month, "Grants & Funding ALERT" will provide a list of all the new school grants available nationwide including:
New grant opportunities just announced from the federal government, national organizations, and corporate foundations. Up-to-the minute overviews of funding resources with deadlines and values
Grant information with names, titles, and web links. You'll go directly to the funding source, saving yourself valuable time.
- Office of the Chief Financial Officier at Dept of Education
Here is information on grant and other programs at the Department, grant programs requesting applications, regulations for administering grant programs, and information for new grants seekers explaining the whats and hows of grants at the Department. Information about the Student Financial Assistance Grant and Loan programs of the Department
- Writing School Grants
SchoolGrants was created in 1999 as a way to share grant information with PK-12 educators. Grant writing can be intimidating to those who are new at it. SchoolGrants helps ease those fears by providing online tips to those who need them. Finding suitable grant opportunities requires a great deal of time and research - SchoolGrants reduces the effort by listing a variety of opportunities available to public and private nonprofit elementary and secondary schools and districts across the United States.
The SchoolGrants goal is to help the most kids possible by empowering those who teach them with the knowledge and resources necessary to write successful grant proposals. All of those who use the SchoolGrants site are encouraged to share their own insights as it is only through open sharing that the most children will benefit across this great Nation!
Institutes
- Aspen Institute Urban Superintendent Network
Since 2000, a central strand of the Aspen Institute’s Education Program’s work has been an ongoing professional development seminar and peer-learning forum for the superintendents of some of America’s largest and most complex urban school districts. These semi-annual seminars, which typically bring together 10-15 superintendents are intensive, structured conversations using data and case studies to focus on individual and cross-district strategies to meet the major challenges confronting urban school leaders.
For the last several years, the retreats have been organized around system-level questions regarding human capital and educator quality: How do districts attract, develop, and retain the talent they need? How do they know what’s working in their systems and what’s not? How can school systems better organize to support great instruction?
- District Management Council
The District Management Council (DMC) is the nation's premier network of public school district leaders. It is a membership network that provides superior strategic insights and practical solutions to the most pressing challenges facing school system leaders. DMC delivers high quality, in-depth techniques, tools and training required to successfully raise student achievement while improving operations and lowering costs.
- Education Research and Development Institute
Our mission is to provide a forum for dialogue between outstanding educational leaders and committed corporate partners to shape products, goods, and services that will inspire excellence in education and enrich the achievement of all learners.
- The Schlechty Center
The Schlechty Center is a private, nonprofit organization committed to partnering with school leaders across the country to transform their classrooms, schools, and school districts from places focused on compliance to those focused on engagement
- The School Redesign Network (SRN) - Standford University
The School Redesign Network (SRN) was established in 2000 at Stanford University to build, capture and share research-based knowledge to transform secondary schools and school systems. Our mission is to help support and sustain equitable schools and districts that are intellectually rigorous, high performing, and designed to help all students master the knowledge and skills needed for success in college, career and citizenship.
National Associations
- American Association of School Administrators
The American Association of School Administrators, founded in 1865, is the professional organization for more than 13,000 educational leaders in the United States and throughout the world. AASA members range from chief executive officers, superintendents and senior level school administrators to cabinet members, professors and aspiring school system leaders.
AASA members are the chief education advocates for children. AASA members advance the goals of public education and champion children’s causes in their districts and nationwide. As school system leaders, AASA members set the pace for academic achievement. They help shape policy, oversee its implementation and represent school districts to the public at large.
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO
The American Federation of Teachers, an affiliate of the AFL-CIO, was founded in 1916 and today represents 1.5 million members in more than 3,000 local affiliates nationwide.
Five divisions within the AFT represent the broad spectrum of the AFT’s membership: pre-K through 12th-grade teachers; paraprofessionals and other school-related personnel; higher education faculty and professional staff; federal, state and local government employees; and nurses and other healthcare professionals. In addition, the AFT represents approximately 80,000 early childhood educators and nearly 250,000 retiree members.
The AFT is governed by its elected officers and by delegates to the union’s biennial convention, which sets union policy. Elected leaders are Randi Weingarten, president; Antonia Cortese, secretary-treasurer; Lorretta Johnson, executive vice president; and a 43-member executive council.
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Founded in 1943, ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) is an educational leadership organization dedicated to advancing best practices and policies for the success of each learner. Our 160,000 members in 148 countries are professional educators from all levels and subject areas––superintendents, supervisors, principals, teachers, professors of education, and school board members.
Our nonprofit, nonpartisan membership association provides expert and innovative solutions in professional development, capacity building, and educational leadership essential to the way educators learn, teach, and lead.
- Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
Founded in 1992, the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) is the premier professional association for school district technology leaders. CoSN is committed to providing the leadership, community and advocacy tools essential for the success of these leaders.
Our Mission: Empowering K-12 school district technology leaders to use technology strategically to improve teaching and learning
- Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is a nationwide, nonpartisan, and nonprofit membership organization. The only one of its kind to bring together the top education leaders from every state in the nation.
Our nation's chief state school officers are committed to creating a public education system that prepares every child for lifelong learning, work, and citizenship. CCSSO's promise is to lead chiefs and their organizations in this effort by focusing on those state-driven leverage points they are uniquely positioned to address-and increasing their capacity to produce students ready to succeed as productive members of society.
Through decisive leadership and collective state action, we are committed to delivering on this promise.
- Council of Chief State School Officiers
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is a nationwide, nonpartisan, and nonprofit membership organization. The only one of its kind to bring together the top education leaders from every state in the nation.
Our nation's chief state school officers are committed to creating a public education system that prepares every child for lifelong learning, work, and citizenship. CCSSO's promise is to lead chiefs and their organizations in this effort by focusing on those state-driven leverage points they are uniquely positioned to address-and increasing their capacity to produce students ready to succeed as productive members of society.
Through decisive leadership and collective state action, we are committed to delivering on this promise.
- Council of Great City Schools
It is the special mission of America’s urban public schools to educate the nation’s most diverse student body to the highest academic standards and prepare them to contribute to our democracy and the global community.
To educate all urban school students to the highest academic standards. To lead, govern and manage our urban public schools in ways that advance the education of our children and inspire the public’s confidence. To engage parents and build a confident, committed and supportive urban community for raising the achievement of urban public schoolchildren.
- Education Commission of the States
The Education Commission of the States (ECS) is an interstate compact created in 1965 to improve public education by facilitating the exchange of information, ideas and experiences among state policymakers and education leaders. As a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization involving key leaders from all levels of the education system, ECS creates unique opportunities to build partnerships, share information and promote the development of policy based on available research and strategies.
- National Association of State Boards of Education
NASBE is a nonprofit 501(c)3 association that represents state and territorial boards of education. It has existed for fifty years, currently maintaining a staff of twenty at its headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. NASBE is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of officers and area directors who are state board of education members from across the country. Sixty percent of the Association’s revenues come from state board of education dues. The organization also has funded projects that support the work of state boards from foundations and government agencies, including The Wallace Foundation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Joyce Foundation, the Foundation for Child Development, the Met-Life Foundation, and the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation. NASBE also has annual support for our convening activities from more than twenty corporate partners.
- National Center on Education and The Economy
Since 1988, NCEE has been researching the world’s best performing education systems to unlock their secrets. We focus on their standards, instructional systems and assessment designs. We look at the way they govern, finance and organize their systems. We use this information to provide groundbreaking designs for high performance education systems at the national, state and local levels. For much better student performance. For all of our students.
- National School Boards Association
The National School Boards Association (NSBA) is a not-for-profit organization representing state associations of school boards and their member districts across the United States. NSBA mission is "working with and through our state associations, to advocate for equity and excellence in public education through school board leadership."
- National Staff Development Council
Learning Forward is the largest non-profit professional association committed to ensuring success for all students through staff development and school improvement.
Our purpose: Every educator engages in effective professional learning every day so every student achieves. Read more about our purpose and what it means for educators and schools.
We view high quality staff development programs as essential to creating schools in which all students and staff members are learners who continually improve their performance. To learn more about Learning Forward and our activities, follow the links below and on the left.
- Parent Teachers Association
As the largest volunteer child advocacy association in the nation, National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) provides parents and families with a powerful voice to speak on behalf of every child and the best tools to help their children be safe, healthy, and successful - in school and in life.
- Southern Regional Educational Board
SREB is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works with 16 member states to improve public pre-K-12 and higher education. Founded by the region's governors and legislators in 1948, SREB was America's first interstate compact for education. Today it is the only regional education compact that works directly with state leaders, schools and educators to improve teaching, learning and student achievement at every level of education.
Publications
- District Administration Magazine
Professional Media Group LLC publishes District Administration and University Business.
District Administration is the leading provider of smart management solutions for K12 administrators at school districts throughout the United States, and is the most-closely followed and most-widely read information source in the industry, bringing top-quality journalism to the unique issues, challenges and opportunities faced by K12 district executives.
- Education Week
Editorial Projects in Education Is the independent, nonprofit publisher of Education Week and other high-quality print and online products on K-12 education. EPE's mission is to raise awareness and understanding of critical issues facing American schools. It is a 501(c)(3) organization.
- Education World
Great articles on topics including school management, technology, school climate, educations trends and much more. Countless interviews with industry leaders as well as many great columnists who offer detailed responses to the problems you face every day.
Over 23,000 pieces of content—articles
- Factors Impacting Superintendent Turnover: Lessons from the Field
In an occupation enjoying very little security (Cooper, Fusarelli, & Carella, 2000), having fewer benefits than similar jobs in the private sector, and facing increased criticism in addition to greater complexities (Goodman & Zimmerman, 2000), the role of the school superintendent could be characterized as formidable. Due to the realities of the job, current superintendents are concerned about the future possibilities of quality candidates to fill superintendent vacancies (Cooper et al., 2000).
- National Council of Professors of Educational Administration
NCPEA Publications is primarily the assembly and coordination of the organization’s peer-reviewed publications, which currently are:
(1) the International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation (IJELP), Open Education Resources with all Abstracts in Spanish, through the NCPEA Connexions Project;
(2) the Education Leadership Review (ELR), the NCPEA hard-copy journal;
(3) the NCPEA Yearbook; and
(4) the Mentoring and Tutoring: Partnership in Learning journal published by Routledge, a Taylor & Francis Group.
- Selecting a Superintendent in a Tight Market: How the Current Superintendent Can Help
Summary: Selecting a new district leader is always a challenge for school board members. A poor decision can lead to difficulties for everyone associated with the school district including the newly appointed superintendent. By relying on the wisdom and experience of the current superintendent, boards of education enhance their chances of selecting the right leader for their district even in a tight candidate market. This publication aligns with the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISSLC) Standard 3: "An education leader promotes the success of every student by ensuring management of the organization, operation, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment."
- Superintendent Leadership During a Fiscal Crisis
Summary: The authors describe a budget reduction process developed in a district facing a 24% loss in revenue. Initiated by the superintendent, the process resulted in strong support from both staff and community members, including all eight bargaining units. Collaborative leadership was the cornerstone of the process. The process was repeated in another state with no bargaining units, but strong employee associations. A detailed description, with specific worksheets for superintendents and professors to use, can be found in the manual entitled: Survival in a Down Economy: A Budget Reduction Process for Superintendents, published by Rowan & Littlefield in partnership with the American Association of School Administrators.
- Superintendents’ Beliefs and Behaviors Regarding Instructional Leadership Standards Reform
This study examined Alabama school superintendents' perceptions of the new Alabama instructional leadership standards as related to the superintendency, and superintendents' professional needs related to the knowledge indicators in the standards. Also explored were superintendents' perceptions towards professional development delivery methods, which standards are most important for increasing student achievement, how superintendents allocate their time among the standards, barriers that hinder or prevent superintendents from implementing the standards, and whether district demographic variables impacted superintendents' perceptions. No significant difference in time allocation in relation to district enrollment was indicated and district enrollment did not significantly impact superintendents' ranking of the importance of the standards for increasing student achievement.
- The Role of Superintendents in Supporting Teacher Leadership
role of superintendents in fostering and enabling the growth of teacher leadership. It is presented in two parts. The study used qualitative and quantitative measures, in survey form. This paper presents the preliminary data, which suggest that universities are beginning to include teacher leadership as a unit of study, and superintendents are seen as key figures in the transformation to utilizing teacher leadership.
- Toward a Leadership Practice Field
Summary: This article explores the possibility of providing potential administrators an opportunity to practice and perfect their administrative skills before they face the challenge of the “real world.” Other professions have practice fields. Why shouldn’t we have administrator-training programs?
Research Centers
- Districts Developing Leaders: Lessons on Consumer Actions and Program Approaches from Eight Urban Districts
Many candidates for the job of principal in urban schools are ill-equipped for the work because the training they received too often fell short in providing the skills and experience necessary to improve teaching and learning. This report, commissioned by The Wallace Foundation, looks at efforts in eight Wallace-supported districts to revamp university leader preparation programs. It finds that the districts landed on three consumer-like approaches to promote the preparation of future leaders more likely to succeed in improving troubled city schools. One approach was used by all eight: acting like a “discerning customer” to establish clear expectations for principals, so preparation programs could craft training accordingly.
- The Three Essentials: Improving Schools Requires District Vision, District and State Support, and Principal Leadership
America’s failing public high schools cannot turn around unless they are led by promising principals who work under conditions that enable them to tackle the job. So what can be done to see to it that such conditions prevail? Based in part on 35 interviews with officials in diverse school districts, the report identifies seven strategies that schools, districts and state government can use to help secondary school principals succeed. These include investing heavily in professional learning about instruction and ensuring that data about student achievement are high quality and used effectively. The report includes a detailed chart describing the steps that states, districts and schools should take in pursuit of each strategy.
- A profession without a practice
School Leadership that Works indicates that effective “building leadership teams” can impact student achievement by an effect size of .25”
School District Leadership that Works indicates that effective “board/supt relationships can impact student achievement by an effect size of .24” (p 10)
A properly implemented leadership program has an effect size of .49 This is statistically significant.
IMPLICATION: Effective district leadership is one of the more impacting strategies in Marzano’s work Coop Learning .73, graphic organizers .59. etc.
- Adaptive Leadership by Heifitz and Linsky
Adaptive Leadership™ is a practical leadership framework that helps individuals and organizations adapt and thrive in challenging environments. It is being able, both individually and collectively, to take on the gradual but meaningful process of adaptation. It is about diagnosing the essential from the expendable and bringing about a real challenge to the status quo.
- ASSUMPTIONS CONSTRUCTING A SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT’S MENTAL MODEL FOR TECHNOLOGY USE
Case study research with a mental model theoretical framework was used to
describe technological approaches the superintendent integrated into his roles.
Interviews, observations, field notes, and artifacts provided data required to describe the
technological approaches. Assumptions clustered together provided the insight to
understand technology approaches from emerging themes. Assumptions were drawn
from themes and checked with the superintendent.
The superintendent managed his district resources in essentially a paperless
office. Student records were managed with technology in his schools. Internet
connections made communication instant. The assumptions of efficiency drove decisions
to implement managerial technology approaches.
- Central Office Transformation for District-Wide Teaching and Learning Improvement
One of the first and most comprehensive studies of its kind, this report identifies five major changes that can help transform the focus of school district central offices from administration and compliance to improving classroom instruction. The report is based on an in-depth study of central office reform efforts in Atlanta, New York City, and Oakland, California. The changes identified include the offices’ strong engagement with school principals on improving instruction in their schools, and the reorganizing and “reculturing” of every central office so it centers its work on the classroom. The report is part of a series by University of Washington researchers that investigates how leaders can contribute to improved student achievement, particularly in challenging schools and districts.
- Challenges of the Public School Superintendency: Differences by Tenure and District Location
In this study, the researchers examined current challenges faced by 46 public school superintendents in
South Texas. Challenges faced by these superintendents which were investigated in this study were:
political obstacles/governance; high stakes testing; curriculum and instruction; funding; student socioeconomic
status; student demographics; personnel ethics; a lack of highly-qualified teachers and
paraprofessionals; a lack of educational diversity; and, student discipline. Through a survey completed by
46 public school superintendents in South Texas, statistically significant relationships were found
between superintendent tenure and concerns about these challenges. Statistically significant differences
were present in superintendents’ views about these challenges as a function of school district location.
Implications of these findings are discussed.
- Clearinghouse on Educational Policy and Management
This website provides access to the resources that were produced by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, which closed December 31, 2003. For more information on ERIC/CEM's closing, see our final news bulletin. Now operating as the Clearinghouse on Educational Policy and Management (CEPM), we continue to maintain this website and to sell books and other materials that were produced under the ERIC contract. CEPM is housed in the Center for Advanced Technology in Education, College of Education, University of Oregon.
- Creative Learning Exchange - Systems Thinking
To develop Systems Citizens in K-12 education who use systems thinking and system dynamics to meet the interconnected challenges that face them at personal, community, and global levels.
The Creative Learning Exchange encourages an active, learner-centered process of discovery in K-12 education that challenges preconceptions, deepens conceptual understanding, and engages in meaningful, real world problem solving through the mastery of systems thinking and system dynamics modeling.
- Education Data by State
This Web site will help you view some of the important data that the U.S. Department of Education collects from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Please visit the About page for important background information on the data contained on this site before starting to explore the data.
- Education Research Labratory
SEDL is a private, nonprofit education research, development, and dissemination (RD&D) corporation based in Austin, Texas. Improving teaching and learning has been at the heart of SEDL’s work for more than 40 years. Our projects have changed over time, but our commitment to student success has not.
During recent years, we have helped states, districts, and schools meet the challenges presented by the No Child Left Behind Act using a mix of research-based professional development, strategies, and resources.
- Empowering the 21st Century Superintendent
Of all the challenges you face as a superintendent, technology leadership may be the one that leaves you feeling the most unprepared, uncertain and vulnerable. You're not alone.
Superintendents in districts of every size and geographic region expressed similar sentiments about technology in focus groups and one-on-one interviews:
- Evolution of the School District Superintendent Position
Normative role expectations for local school district superintendents
have evolved over the past 150 years, incrementally becoming more
extensive, complex, and demanding. By the 1980s, 82% of the states had
promulgated laws or policies that required officeholders to complete a prescribed
program of graduate study and subsequently obtain a state-issued
license (or certificate) to practice. All but three of these states specified courses that had to be completed, and somewhat surprisingly, only 25states identified “classroom teaching experience” as a license requirement(Baptist, 1989). More recently, Feistritzer (2003) reported that although 41 states continue to require preparation and licensing for superintendents...
- From Custodian to Conductor
For today’s superintendent, the challenge is to bring out the nest in all players, harmonizing them into a symphony of success. The work is all about relationships. (The School Administrator, March 2007)
- Guide to K-12 Education Research
Reporter Sarah D. Sparks spent the last five years writing about federal and state education regulations. Now covering education research, she can most often be found with a double-shot mocha in one hand and the latest academic journal in the other. Join her in a discussion of the politics, personalities, and p-values in education studies, and help bring research out of the lab and into the classroom.
- Leadership & Sustainability - Book
Pursue long-term sustainability without jeopardizing short-term results!
As agencies have pushed for greater performance and public accountability over the past two decades, we have seen some incremental improvements. But all too often experience reveals that these improvements are temporary. Leadership & Sustainability provides a comprehensive examination of what leaders at all levels of the educational system can do to pave the way for large-scale, sustainable reform.
Building on ideas established in his best-selling publication, The Moral Imperative of School Leadership, author Michael Fullan confronts a question that has never been addressed before: How do you develop and sustain a greater number of system thinkers in action, or new theoreticians? These proactive system leaders are at the heart of the issue of sustainability, for they are the ones to bring about deeper reform while simultaneously helping to produce other theoreticians working on the same issues.
- Learning First Alliance
The Learning First Alliance is a permanent partnership of 16 education associations with more than 10 million members dedicated to improving student learning in America's public schools. We share examples of success, encourage collaboration at every level, and work toward the continual and long-term improvement of public education based on solid research.
- Learning-Focused Leadership and Leadership Support: Meaning and Practice in Urban Systems
For a year and a half beginning in 2008, a team of researchers explored seven urban districts and schools within them to find out what good education leadership means and how it can best be supported. The result of their work was three now-published reports looking at issues including the role of the school leader and the transformation of central district offices so they focus more on improving instruction. This slim, Wallace-commissioned volume is a synthesis of what the researchers learned from their undertaking. Among other things, they describe five key education leadership practices, including making it clear that improving instruction is the “main business of the school and district.”
- MCcrel
Located in Denver, Colorado, with an office in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, McREL is a private, nonprofit corporation dedicated to making a difference in public education. We draw upon the best of education research to translate what works into innovations and results.
Our staff of highly respected educators and researchers provides the highest quality, field-tested, research-based products and services available in PreK–16 education.
- Pay Scale for Superintendent Job
This is national salary data for the job of School Superintendent
- Rural School Superintendents: A National Study of Perspectives of Board Presidents1
A successful rural school administrator must possess a variety of skills and abilities in order to appropriately meet the divergent
needs of teachers, students, parents, and community members. This nationwide study investigated those traits school board
presidents characterized as most important to consider in hiring rural school district superintendents, as well as indicators of
administrative success and strength. The most valued capabilities were (I) interpersonal relations/communications skills, (2)
financial/organizational management skills, and (3) good moral character/personality. A replication of the study, also reported
here, yielded similar findings. Administrator-training programs for rural educators should address the need for these competencies
in their curricula.
- School board-superintendent relations: Impact of new board member orientation on effective school governance
This study examined the impact that school board-member orientation had on effective school governance. Smoley's (1999) Model for School Board Effectiveness provided the theoretical foundation for the research. School-board orientation programs consisted of five categories: no participation at any level, locally-developed programs, Indiana School Boards Association (ISBA)-developed programs, a combination of local and ISBA-developed programs, and other training. The board assessment portion of the survey was organized into six areas of board operations: making decisions, group functioning, exercising authority, community connections, board improvement, and acting strategically.
- School Leadership Coaching: What Does It Look Like?
Summary: Little research has been conducted regarding the details of the relationship between leadership coaches and school leaders. This study, which took place in California, provides insights into coaching sessions and the benefits of coaching as perceived by school leaders. Major findings were that coaching sessions generally included several elements such as debriefing, setting and checking on goals, and questioning by the coach intended to push the client to new understandings. Respondents noted that confidentiality, the experience and knowledge of the coach, and providing guidance and inspiration to the client were all important aspects of the coaching relationship.
- Selecting, Preparing and Developing the School District Superintendent
A brief narrative description of the journal article, document, or resource. Although there are about 15,000 school districts in the United States, each headed by a superintendent, research on the superintendency has not been systematic and dynamic. This book presents a synthesis of research on the superintendency.
- The American School Superintendent: 2010 Decennial Study
Superintendents are the leaders of school systems and research shows that superintendents' leadership has a significant impact on student achievement.
- THE ROLE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT IN LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The public school superintendent is seen as the leader of schools and as a spokesperson
bridging schools and the community. With this thought in mind, along with reports
suggesting school and business collaboration as the key to better schools and lasting
economic growth, defining the school superintendent’s role in local economic
development becomes valuable. As school and business relationships change,
superintendents must be prepared to address this evolving interdependence.
- The Stress Process Among School Superintendents
The present study employs a moderation model to examine the relation of various sources of stress emanating from the role of the school superintendent to personal well-being and the additional effects of personal coping resources and social support. Results of multiple regression analyses using a sample of 117 school superintendents showed that utilizing personal resources of rational coping and taking time for personal care activities outside of work contribute significantly to well-being, in addition to the negative effect of occupational stressors. Rational coping also moderated the relation of stressors to well-being. Implications of the findings are discussed.
- The Superintendent in an Age of Accountability
How are superintendents responding to their changed environment? What leadership strategies are they using? Is the superintendency in a state of crisis, as some assert, or is it just adapting to fit the times (ERIC Digest, September 2002)
- The Superintendent Search: Who are the Consultants and What are the Barriers
Superintendent search consultants are often used to assist school boards in finding the top leaders of a district. The role of superintendent search consultants suggest that they have an understanding of board perceptions that may help or hinder employment in this position. This paper addresses research on the demographic composition of superintendent search consultants in Texas, as well as these consultants’ perceptions of barriers into the superintendency.
- Urban School Superintendents: Characteristics, Tenure, and Salary
♦ Some 56 percent of Great City School (GCS) superintendents were White, 33 percent were Black,
and 10 percent were Hispanic in 2003. By contrast, 37 percent of GCS superintendents were White,
47 percent were Black and 16 percent were Hispanic in 1997.
♦ About 77 percent of GCS superintendents were men in 2003. Some 46 percent of all superintendents
were White males; 20 percent were Black males, 10 percent were Hispanic males, and less than 2
percent were Asian males.
♦ Approximately 23 percent of GCS superintendents were women in 2003. Some
13 percent of all superintendents were Black females; 10 percent were White
females; and there were no Hispanic or Asian female superintendents.
♦ About 15 percent of GCS superintendents come from non-traditional backgrounds.
- Western State Benchmarking Consortium
In the mid-1990's, a small group of superintendents and other key executives from a handful of large high-performing Western U.S. school districts met and decided to join forces in their efforts toward improvement in learning for all students. From its inception, this central focus on improving student learning has been the "glue" which has bonded member districts. Consortium district leaders meet periodically to engage in dialogue about "best practices" and strategies for improvement and to share learning from various members' experiences. Active membership of the Western States Benchmarking Consortium now includes seven school districts committed to continuous improvement in learning for all students. The Consortium also works in a strong partnership with the American Association of School Administrators.
Resources for Districts
- Connexions
A place to view and share educational material made of small knowledge chunks called modules that can be organized as courses, books, reports, etc. Anyone may view or contribute:
authors create and collaborate
instructors rapidly build and share custom collections
learners find and explore content
- Data use for educational improvement
Data use for educational improvement is studied under many guises (e.g., data use, data-based decision-making, data-driven decision-making, evidence use), all with the same intention: providing districts, schools, and educators with better information that can help educate children. If offered in a useful form, such data can help teachers, principals and other educational personnel learn more about their students, improve their teaching craft, and ultimately impact a variety of educational outcomes.
This website provides resources to support the effective use of educational data at the K-12 level.
- Education Leader Performance Expectations and Indicators
Purposes for Education Leader Performance Expectations and Indicators
The performance expectations and indicators represent consensus among state education agency policy leaders about the most important actions required of K–12 education leaders to improve teaching and learning. The main purpose of the Performance Expectations and Indicators is to provide a resource for policymakers and educators in states, districts, and programs to analyze and prioritize expectations of education leaders in various roles and at strategic stages in their careers. They are also intended to support national, state, and local dialogue about how to improve leadership.
- Education Leadership Policy Toolkit
Welcome to the Education Leadership Policy Toolkit – a unique online resource for state policymakers, school district officials, principals and classroom teachers.
The Toolkit is the product of a two-year effort by ECS, underwritten by the MetLife Foundation, to enlarge awareness and understanding of the policies, practices and processes that serve to strengthen leadership for reform and improvement in schools and districts.
- HBS Fellows available for Your District
THE INFUSION OF A NEW PERSPECTIVE can uncover and clarify key priorities. The Leadership Fellows program gives nonprofit and public-sector organizations the opportunity to maximize their effectiveness by leveraging the experience, energy, and analytical skills of graduating MBAs for one year at a salary partially subsidized by Harvard Business School. Fellows apply their expertise to roles where they will produce immediate results and build long-term capacity in the organization. It's a short-term investment with far-reaching benefits for the crucial work being done by your organization and the sector at large.
More and more, outstanding nonprofit and public-sector organizations seek to increase their effectiveness by tapping into the skills of MBAs.
Search Firms - Local
Search Firms - National
- School Exe Connect
School Exec Connect is a national search provides customized services to boards of education, school districts and candidates seeking employment.
School Exec Connect specializes in finding leaders for schools including superintendents, central office administrators and principals. Boards of education consistently find our search process outstanding and our consultants professional and knowledgeable. Our wide network of professional consultants enables our firm to have a national outreach that is one of the best in the field. We make educational connections that have powerful, positive results.
State Assocations
- Alabama - School Superintendents of Alabama
400 South Union
Suite 495
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 262-0014
Fax: (334) 262-0344The mission of SSA is to provide a united voice for school superintendents in our state. SSA promotes public education in Alabama and the nation; is the leading advocate for children and youth in our state; provides a forum for discussion of educational issues and organizational values; provides professional development to promote the efficient operation of the office of school superintendent; develops new superintendents and the superintendent’s leadership team; and disseminates to members pertinent information about public education.
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS of Alabama is the only association in Alabama for all school superintendents and members of their leadership team. There are approximately 725 members, including 132 public school systems, individual, retired, associate, and business members.
- Alaska Association of School Administrators
326 Fourth Street
Suite 404-5
Juneau, AK 99801-1101
(907) 586-9702
Fax: (907) 586-5879
The Alaska Council of School Administrators shall provide leadership for and promotion of a collective Professional Voice in setting the educational agenda for Alaska.
- Arizona School Administrators
1910 West Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85009-5209
(602) 252-0361
Fax: (602) 252-8862
Arizona School Administrators, Inc. is a non-profit corporation organized to promote the best interests of education for the State of Arizona. ASA works to advance the roles of administrative leaders by providing training and support services for its membership. The organization continues to attract talented individuals to the field and disseminates research related to current education issues. Arizona School Administrators serves as a voice to promote educational improvement at the legislature, other organizations and district governing boards.
- Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators
219 S Victory St
Little Rock, AR 72201-1829
(501) 372-1691
Fax: (501) 372-2807
AAEA was incorporated over 30 years ago with the goal of seeking continual improvement in the quality of education and educational leadership in Arkansas. To this end, AAEA has committed itself to supporting school leaders through legislative representation, advocacy and professional learning opportunities.
The AAEA is an umbrella association with eleven constituent educational administrator organizations. All school administrators who are members of the AAEA are also members of at least one of the constituent organizations. Our commitment to education and school leadership remains as strong today as it did in 1976, representing approximately 2,500 school administrators. Providing service to members is the reason for the AAEA's existence. Some of the services provided to members are listed under the "Benefits of Membership" link to the left.
- Colorado Association of School Executives
4101 South Bannock Street
Englewood, CO 80110
(303) 762-8762
Fax: (303) 762-8697
CASE will inspire visionary leadership for education by
- modeling the highest moral and ethical behavior
- fostering a positive environment for high student achievement
- providing personal and professional development
- serving as a strong and influential voice for education leaders
- facilitating communication among education leaders
The Association shall in every way possible provide for and promote the best interest of public education, its leadership and service to its members.
In addition to the privileges and service provided to its individual members, the Association may provide services to associated school systems and related agencies by contract or through institutional fees.
- Confederation of Oregon School Administrators
707 13th Street, S. E.
Suite 100
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 581-3141
Fax: (503) 581-9840
We develop and support educational leaders to ensure student success.
- Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents
26 Caya Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06110-1186
(860) 236-8640
Fax: (860) 236-8628
“The mission of CAPSS is to lead the continuous improvement of public education for all students by advocating public policy for children and by developing and supporting executive school leaders.”
- Delaware Association of School Administrators
860 Silver Lake Blvd., Suite 150
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 674-0630
Fax: (302) 674-8305
The mission of the Delaware Association of School Administrators (DASA), an organization of leaders in the profession, is to advance education through service, leadership, and collaboration.
- Florida Association of District School Superintendents
208 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 222-2280
Fax: (850) 921-5273
The mission of the Florida Association of District School Superintendents is to assist and support superintendents in providing leadership to ensure that every student in Florida acquires the skills, knowledge and attitude to be contributing members of our democratic society through leadership development programs focused on student achievement, building relationships with business and governmental leaders, and communication and networking services.
- Georgia School Supt. Assoc.
GA State Univ - College of Education
P.O. Box 3977
Atlanta, GA 30302-3977
(404) 413-8135
Fax: (404) 413-8136
School Superintendents Association is to be the
chief advocate for Georgia's public school children.
- Idaho Association of School Administrators
777 South Latah
Boise, ID 83705
(208) 345-1171
Fax: (208) 345-1172
The mission of the Idaho Association of School Administrators is to unify the voice of Idaho educational leaders by leading, advocating and partnerships. Our organization provides opportunities for networking, professional learning, and legislative advocacy.
- Illinois Association of School Administrators
2648 Beechler Court
Springfield, IL 62703-7305
(217) 753-2213
Fax: (217) 753-2240
The Illinois Association of School Administrators will support school leaders in the pursuit of educational excellence through continued school improvement.
- Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents
One North Capitol, Suite 1215
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 639-0336
Fax: (317) 639-4360
The public interest is best served through assuring the availability of a quality education for all children; and knowledgeable, ethical, effective leaders are essential to achieving this educational excellence. The Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents (IAPSS) was established with this premise in 1960.
IAPSS is a non-profit, professional association serving 425 members, including superintendents and other school administrators, professors of education, university students studying educational administration, and retired superintendents.
The association’s goals are pursued through a variety of activities. The IAPSS Information Research Commission (IRC) researches and disseminates objective information and research data concerning educational impacts related to the delivery of education services for Indiana’s youth.
- Iowa- School Administrators of Iowa
12199 Stratford Drive
Clive, IA 50325
(515) 267-1115
Fax: (515) 267-1066
The role of SAI is to support, encourage and develop Iowa's educational leaders and learners.
- Kansas- United School Administrators of Kansas
515 South Kansas Avenue, Suite 201
Topeka, KS 66603
(785) 232-6566
Fax: (785) 232-9776
Our success and strength has always been a direct result of dedicated education administrators. Your leadership and participation in the association and in your communities strengthens our presence with the Legislature, the State Board of Education and our educational partners. In recent months, school districts across Kansas have been forced to make difficult budget decisions regarding personnel, student services and programs that support student learning and leadership. We know how challenging these decisions are – on both a personal and professional level.
- Kentucky Association of School Administrators
152 Consumer Lane
Frankfort, KY 40601-6154
(800) 928-5272
Fax: (502) 875-4634
As the unified professional organization representing all education leaders, we draw upon the strength of our diversity to best serve the needs of children and our members by the continuous improvement of education through
Professional development of strong leaders
Advocacy for the welfare of children
Effective participation in shaping education policy
- Louisiana Association of School Executives
P. O. Box 40217
Baton Rouge, LA 70835-0217
(225) 791-0365
Fax: (225) 791-9140
The Louisiana Association of School Executives has as its main purpose:
To provide strong professional leadership in securing optimal educational opportunities for children.
To protect the interests of education in Louisiana and the nation.
To enhance the effectiveness of the school administrator by providing for his/her welfare, enforcing the code of ethics as presented by American Association of School Administrators and providing for a systematic sharing of information and research.
- Maine School Superintendents Association
49 Community Drive
Augusta, ME 04332
(207) 622-3473
Fax: (207) 626-2968
The Maine School Management Association, located in Augusta, is a statewide, non-profit federation of local school boards and superintendents consisting of the Maine School Boards Association and the Maine School Superintendents Association. MSMA serves as an advocate for the interests of the state’s public school students and school units and provides programs and services that support the needs of the membership.
- Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents
756 Marrett Road
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 541-5098
Fax: (781) 541-5534
The mission of M.A.S.S. is that the association will enable its membership to provide: an informed, powerful, cohesive voice to influence state legislation, policies and funding; systems of professional support and collegiality; strategic leadership for the continuous improvement of public education for all children. On behalf of all children, M.A.S.S. seeks to fulfill its mission, vision and values by accomplishing their goals over the next several years.
- Michigan Association of School Administrators
1001 Centennial Way, Suite 300
Lansing, MI 48917-9279
(517) 327-5910
Fax: (517) 327-0779
The mission of MASA is to develop leadership and unity within its membership to achieve the continuous improvement of public education in Michigan.
- Minnesota Association of School Administrators
1884 Como Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
(866) 444-5251
Fax: (651) 645-7518
MASA’s educational leaders will
establish the statewide agenda for children, serve as the preeminent
voice for public education, and empower members through quality
services and support.
- Minnesota Association of School Administrators
MASA is a statewide nonprofit professional association serving over 500 school superintendents, central office administrators, and other service providers. As advocates for children, MASA leaders support a statewide agenda for children and provide quality member service and support.
- Minnesota School Board Association
The purpose of the Association is to support, promote and enhance the work of public school boards and public education.
The Minnesota School Boards Association was founded in 1920 and is the eighth oldest school board organization in the United States.
The work of the Association is divided into six major divisions - Administration/Governance, Board Development/Training, Public Relations/Communications, Governmental Relations, Management Services, and Policy Services.
- Mississippi Association of School Administrators
1601 Girvan Court
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
(228) 760-0241
Fax: (228)875-0969(call first)
The purpose of the Association shall be to provide leadership in educational affairs and to coordinate the resources of all representative groups in matters affecting education in Mississippi.
- Missouri Association of School Administrators
3550 Amazonas Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65109-5716
(573) 638-4825
Fax: (573) 556-6270
The Missouri Association of School Administrators (MASA) is the only statewide association in Missouri that exists for the purpose of serving the needs of school superintendents and central office administrators with an interest in the superintendency. MASA is a statewide professional association that has grown to include over 600 school superintendents and school administrators. In 2009-2010 MASA set an all-time membership record. The services provided by MASA to its membership have also increased as members have identified and approved long-range plans incorporating key services.
- Montana Association of School Superintendents
900 North Montana Avenue, Ste. A-4
Helena, MT 59601
(406) 442-2510
Fax: (406) 442-2518
Together we believe in advocating that all Montana’s children are safe, healthy, engaged and supported. We believe in promoting and exhibiting the highest level of integrity and professionalism as an organization and individually. We believe in advocating for state and national legislation that ensures that our students will receive a quality education. We believe that quality education is dependent on adequate and sustainable funding. We believe that continuing professional development, mentorships, and supportive member services are critical to individual member success. We believe that instructional leadership and professional management provided by school administrators is essential to successful and effective schools. And, we serve as a proactive coalition of educational organizations working to be a positive and effective force in education.
- Nebraska Council of School Administrators
455 South 11th Street, Suite A
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 476-8055
Fax: (402) 476-7740
The mission of the Nebraska Council of School Administrators is to be a leader for quality education that results in learning for all children/youth and to enhance the professionalism of its members.
- Nevada Association of School Administrators
7530 W. Sahara Avenue #106
Las Vegas, NV 89117
(702) 233-6623
Fax: (702) 233-5794
The mission of the Nevada Association of School Administrator is to enhance education by providing leadership, professional development and collaboration among all school administrators in the state.
- New Hampshire School Administrators Association
46 Donovan St., Suite 3
Concord, NH 03301
(866) 753-4479
Fax: (603) 225-3225
The mission of NHSAA is to be a credible and compelling voice of educational leadership in creating an exemplary and comprehensive education for all public school students and in providing high quality services to its membership.
- New Jersey Association of School Administrators
920 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 599-2900
Fax: (609) 599-9359
The mission of the New Jersey Association of School Administrators, the unifying professional association of school leaders, is to ensure a superior statewide system of education by influencing and effecting educational policy, regulations and legislation; and by maximizing the capacity and effectiveness of school leaders through professional development programs and support services.
- New Mexico Coalition of School Administrators
COE, MSC05 3040
1 UNM
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
(505) 277-6986
Fax: (505) 277-5496
The mission of the New Mexico Coalition of School Administrators is to represent the interests of the state's public school leaders by promoting educational excellence and advocacy for children. This mission will be accomplished through exerting a positive force for education through the New Mexico Public Education Department and New Mexico Legislature. NMCSA will serve as a bridge and provide a forum for diverse points of view which exist statewide. Further, it will support its members through leadership development, professional growth oportunities and other specifically designed services to enhance members' effectiveness as educational leaders.
- New York State Council of School Superintendents
7 Elk Street - 3rd Floor
Albany, NY 12207
(518) 449-1063
Fax: (518) 426-2229
The purpose of the Council shall be to provide leadership and membership services through a professional organization of school superintendents:
to provide leadership and membership services through a professional organization of school superintendents
to enhance the superintendency as a profession,
to uphold the integrity of the office,
to foster support and collegiality among its members,
to promote the interest of education and children in New York State, and
to influence local, state, and national policy affecting education.
- North Carolina Association of School Administrators
P.O. Box 27711
Raleigh, NC 27611
(919) 828-1426
Fax: (919) 828-6099
The North Carolina Association of School Administrators (NCASA) was established in 1976 with the mission of insuring quality learning experiences for all students through visionary and effective leadership. NCASA is an umbrella organization under which North Carolina school administrator groups are unified. NCASA provides to all these groups broad based membership services, professional development, financial services, communication, legal counsel and lobbying services.
- North Dakota Association of School Administrators
121 East Rosser Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58501
(701) 258-3022
Fax: (701) 258-9826
The future growth and improvement of public education in North Dakota requires the strengthening of the professional efforts of school administrators within each respective administrator association and through a mutual and cooperative effort. A commitment to the complemen tary roles of educational administrators has come about through a realization of new obligations to the public, to the students and to fellow educators. This commitment can be carried out more construc tively by a cooperative effort by each of the administrator associations to provide close cooperation on matters of mutual concern, while preserving the individuality of each association.
- Ohio- Buckeye Association of School Administrators
8050 North High Street, Suite 150
Columbus, OH 43235-6486
(614) 846-4080
Fax: (614) 846-4081
The mission of the Buckeye Association of School Administrators (BASA) is to inspire and support its members, develop exemplary school system leaders and advocate for public education.
- Oklahoma Association of School Administrators
2901 Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 524-1191
Fax: (405) 524-1196
The Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Association of School Administrators has proposed multiple strategies to transform Oklahoma's public schools; should a new infusion of funds ever be appropriated to common education. It is our goal to demonstrate to Oklahomans that school administrators are great stewards of public funds and continue to deserve the public's trust.
- Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators
2608 Market Place
Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717) 540-4448
Fax: (717) 540-4405
To promote high quality public education systems for all learners through the support and development of professional leaderships
- Public School Superintendents Association of Maryland
1641 Engleside Ave.
Perryville, MD 21903
(410) 642-6505
Fax: (410) 642-6506
The mission of the Maryland Association of Secondary School Principals is to provide service to our members by:
Recognizing educational excellence among students, teachers, administrators, and community members.
Advocating at the state and local level for educational issues that promote excellence in teaching and learning.
Representing the interests of school administrators at the state and local level.
Providing and promoting professional development services to members.
- Rhode Island School Superintendents Association
RI College Campus, Building 6
600 Mt. Pleasant Avenue
Providence, RI 02908-1991
(401) 272-9811
Fax: (401) 272-9834
The mission of the Rhode Island School Superintendents' Association (RISSA) is to support all educators and all citizens of Rhode Island by providing leadership and advocacy that results in the highest quality education for the state's children.
- School Administrators of South Dakota
306 East Capitol, Suite 150
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-2525
Fax: (605) 773-2520
The Purposes of SASD
To promote and to provide leadership for the improvement and advancement of education for all
Pre-K-12 schools in the state of South Dakota.
To improve administrative leadership skills through on-going professional development programs.
To improve educational funding and policies through active participation in the South Dakota legislative process.
- South Carolina Association of School Administrators
121 Westpark Boulevard
Suite A
Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 798-8380
Fax: (803) 731-8429121 Westpark Boulevard
The mission of SCASA, a united alliance of diverse school leaders and the leading force for public education in our state, is to advocate for a superior education for the citizens of South Carolina by influencing education legislation and policy, stimulating and fostering support, building successful coalitions, ensuring a cadre of effective leaders, and providing programs and services for members.
Suite A
Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 798-8380
Fax: (803) 731-8429
- Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents
501 Union Street
Suite 300
Nashville, TN 37210
(615) 254-1955
Fax: (615) 254-7983
The Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents (TOSS) is the leading advocate organization for public education in the State of Tennessee. Since 1975, TOSS has been progressing public education and addressing the needs of its administrators.
- Texas Association of School Administrators
406 East 11th Street
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 477-6361
Fax: (512) 482-8658
The mission of the Texas Association of School Administrators is to promote, provide, and develop leadership that champions educational excellence.
- United School Administrators of Kansas
515 South Kansas Avenue, Suite 201
Topeka, KS 66603
(785) 232-6566
Fax: (785) 232-9776
Our success and strength has always been a direct result of dedicated education administrators. Your leadership and participation in the association and in your communities strengthens our presence with the Legislature, the State Board of Education and our educational partners. In recent months, school districts across Kansas have been forced to make difficult budget decisions regarding personnel, student services and programs that support student learning and leadership. We know how challenging these decisions are – on both a personal and professional level.
- Utah School Superintendents Association
860 East 9085 South
Sandy, UT 84094
(801) 566-1207
Fax: (801) 561-4579
The Utah School Boards Association shall provide leadership, advocacy, training, and quality services for effective school board governance.
- Vermont Superintendents Association
2 Prospect Street
Suite 2
Montpelier, VT 05602
(802) 229-5834
Fax: (802) 229-4739
The Vermont Superintendents Association believes that the public interest is best served through assuring the availability of high quality education for all, and that knowledgeable, ethical and effective administrators are essential to achieving educational excellence.
- Virginia Association of School Superintendents
405 Emmet Street
P.O. Box 400265
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4265
(434) 924-0538
Fax: (434) 982-2942
The Virginia Association of School Superintendents (VASS) is a professional organization dedicated to the mission of providing leadership and advocacy for public school education throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- Washington Association of School Administrators
825 5th Avenue, S. E.
Olympia, WA 98501
(360) 943-5717
Fax: (360) 352-2043
The Washington Association of School Administrators (WASA) is an organization for professional administrators that is committed to leadership:
Leadership in providing equity and excellence in student learning, and
Leadership in developing competent, ethical and visionary leaders by:
Providing member services,
Offering growth opportunities for leaders, and
Promoting community and legislative support for education.
- West Virginia Association of School Administrators
100 Angus Peyton Drive
South Charleston, WV 25303
(800) 642-9842
Fax: (304) 746-1942
It shall be the purpose of the West Virginia Association of School Administrators to promote whatever in the judgment of a majority of its members will contribute to the best interest of public education.
- Wisconsin Association of School Boards
122 West Washington Avenue, Suite 400
Madison, Wisconsin 53703-2761
Phone: 608-257-2622
Fax: 608-257-8386
The Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) is dedicated to serving as an advocate for education and students. Founded in 1921, the Association seeks to advance education through supporting the tradition of local school board control of the state’s public schools.
The Association helps meet the challenges facing school boards by providing innovative ideas, advocacy, essential services, resources, relevant programs, and quality information.
- Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators
Madison, WI 53704-3292
(608) 242-1090
Fax: (608) 242-1290
- Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators
4797 Hayes Road
Madison, WI 53704-3292
(608) 242-1090
Fax: (608) 242-1290
WASDA, as the premiere collaborative educational leadership association, serves superintendents by providing professional support and expanding their capacity to be effective, innovative leaders.
- Wyoming Association of School Administrators
2323 Pioneer Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82001
(307) 631-9010
Fax: (307) 634-1114
The Wyoming Association of School Administrators (WASA) is the primary organization for the school superintendents of Wyoming. With an annual membership of approximately 65 members, all public school superintendents as well as some principals and assistant superintendents belong to this organization. WASA is the pre-eminent professional group in Wyoming that affects the development of educational policy and the leadership role of the superintendent.
State School Board Associations
- Alabama Association of School Boards
Alabama Association
of School Boards
P.O. Drawer 230488
Montgomery, Alabama 36123-0488
Physical Address:
4240 Lomac St.
Montgomery, Alabama
36106
Phone: 334.277.9700
Fax: 334.270.0000
AASB's mission is to develop excellent school board leaders through quality training, advocacy and services.
- Alaska Association of School Boards
1111 W. 9th Street
Juneau, Alaska 99801
ph: (907) 586-1083 · fax: (907) 586-2995
aasb@aasb.org
The mission of the Association of Alaska School Boards is to advocate for children and youth by assisting school boards in providing quality public education, focused on student achievement, through effective local governance.
- Arizona Association of School Boards
2100 N Central Ave. Suite 200
Phoenix, AZ 85004-1441
(602) 254-1100
Toll Free (800) 238-4701
Fax (602) 254-1177
Promoting community volunteer governance of public education and continuous improvement of student success by providing leadership and assistance to public school governing boards.
- Arkansas School Boards Association
523 South Ringo Street
Little Rock, AR 72201.
501.372.1415
Championing excellence in public education through training, advocacy and service for local school boards.
- California Association of School Boards
3100 Beacon Blvd. West Sacramento, CA 95691 | Tel. (800) 266-3382
It brings together school governing boards and their districts and county offices on behalf of California’s children. CSBA is a member-driven association that supports the governance team — school board members, superintendents and senior administrative staff — in its complex leadership role. CSBA develops, communicates and advocates the perspective of California school districts and county offices of education.
- Colorado Association of School Boards
Colorado Association of School Boards
1200 Grant Street
Denver, Colorado 80203-2306
303-832-1000 | 800-530-8430
303-832-1086 (FAX)
Advancing excellence in public education through effective leadership by locally elected boards of education.
- Connecticut Association of School Boards
81 Wolcott Hill Road, Wethersfield, CT 06109
P: (860) 571–7446 F: (860) 571–7452
Email Website Staff: ncaruso@cabe.org
CABE offers in-service education, throughout the state, to school board members via workshops and seminars. We also conduct customized workshops for individual boards upon request.
CABE believes that providing board members with in-depth, timely knowledge through concise periodicals, videos and an ever-expanding repertoire of research reports gives them the tools they need to do the best job for their school district.
- Delaware Association of School Boards
P. P.O. Box 1277
Dover, DE 19903
Voice: 302-678-2265
Fax: 302-678-2266
The purpose of this Association is to encourage and foster equity of thought and action of school boards and to further the educational interests in the State. A principal function of the Association is the study of school needs along with the proposal and/or support of legislation to provide for them. Through the Association, the school boards of Delaware are getting ever-increasing recognition in the planning of legislation for the public schools. We also provide on-going board member training, facilitate policy research, assist with superintendent selection processes, provide guidelines for board member and superintendent evaluations, and serve as a liaison with other education related organizations.
- Florida Association of School Boards
203 S. Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Phone: (850) 414-2578
Fax: (850) 414-2585
THE MISSION OF THE FLORIDA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION IS TO SUPPORT AND ASSIST SCHOOL BOARDS IN SHAPING AND IMPROVING EDUCATION IN FLORIDA BY IMPACTING LEGISLATION AND PROVIDING PROACTIVE LEADERSHIP AND TRAINING THROUGH A NETWORK OF SERVICES AND INFORMATION.
- Georgia Association of School Boards
5120 Sugarloaf Parkway - Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043
Telephone (770) 962-2985
Toll-Free (800) 226-1856
Fax (770) 962-5392
The mission of the Georgia School Boards Association is to ensure excellence in the governance of local school systems by providing leadership, advocacy and services, and by representing the collective resolve of Georgia’s 180 elected boards of education.
- Idaho Association of School Boards
P.O. Box 9797 | Boise | ID 83707 | Phone (866) 799-4722 | Fax 208-854-1480
The mission of the Idaho School Boards Association is to provide leadership and services to local school boards for the benefit of students and for the advocacy of public education.
- Illinois Association of School Boards
2921 Baker Drive
Springfield, Illinois
62703-5929
217.528.9688
One Imperial Place
1 East 22nd Street, Suite 20 Lombard, Illinois 60148
630.629.3776
The mission of the Illinois Association of School Boards is excellence in local school governance in support of quality public education.
- Indiana Association of School Boards
One North Capitol Avenue, Suite 1215
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2225
Phone: (317) 639-0330 / Fax: (317) 639-3591
Our mission is to train and support school boards in their governance roles and to advocate for the highest quality public education for all the children
- Iowa Association for School Boards
6000 Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50312-1417
Phone: (515) 288-1991
Toll Free: 1-800-795-4272
Fax: (515) 243-4992
IASB is an organization of elected school board members dedicated to assisting school boards in achieving their goal of excellence and equity in public education.
- Kansas Association of School Boards
1420 SW Arrowhead Road
Topeka, Kansas 66604-4024
785.273.3600 Fax: 785.273.7580
Toll Free: 800.432.2471
KASB will provide district leaders with the training, information and services necessary to perform their governance and leadership roles at the highest level of excellence.
KASB will be a dynamic resource for assisting district leaders in establishing, promoting and achieving high educational expectations for students and continuous improvement.
KASB services will empower district leaders to be visionary in achieving educational excellence.
- Kentucky Association of School Boards
260 Democrat Drive
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Phone: (800) 372-2962
The mission of KSBA is to enhance school board leadership in maximizing student achievement through superior support and services.
- Louisiana Association of School Boards
Louisiana School Boards Association
7912 Summa Avenue
Baton Rouge LA 70809
Toll Free: 1-877-664-5722
Ph: 1-225-769-3191
Fax: 1-225-769-6108
Dedicated to the premise that all citizens must receive the finest education possible, the Association has sponsored progressive school legislation, advocated improved teaching through increased salaries for teachers and administrators, adopted a code of ethics for school board members, and through its own activities and through cooperation with other educational agencies has stressed that efficient public schools are the foundation of American democracy. The Association recognizes that public schools will be efficient only if the teachers, administrators, and school board members are efficient.
- Maine Association for School Boards
49 Community Drive, Augusta ME 04330
Telephone: (207) 622-3473
Toll Free: (800) 660-8484
Fax: (207) 626-2968
The mission of the Maine School Boards Association is to enhance the education of all students in Maine's public schools by identifying and serving the needs of local school boards through board development, information and support services, and by advocating for all Maine public schools at the state and national levels.
- Maryland Association for School Boards
621 Ridgely Avenue, Suite 300, Annapolis, Maryland 21401-1112
410.841.5414
800.841.8197
Fax 410.841.6580
The mission of the Maryland Association of Boards of Education is to support local boards in fulfilling their multiple roles through professional development, advocacy, and member services.
- Massachusetts Association of School Boards
617-523-8454 • 1-800-392-6023
One McKinley Square, Boston, MA 02109
The MASC mission is to achieve excellence in school committee leadership through advocacy, training and service. We are pleased to offer a rich array of publications, web site resources, workshops, conferences and other support for the valuable school committee work that our members do.
- Michigan Association of School Boards
Michigan Association of School Boards
1001 Centennial Way Suite 400
Lansing, Michigan 48917
Voice - 517.327.5900 or 800.968.4627
Fax - 517.327.0775
The mission of the Michigan Association of School Boards is to provide quality educational leadership services for all Michigan boards of education, and to advocate for student achievement and public education.
- Minnesota Association of School Boards
1900 West Jefferson Avenue
St. Peter, Minnesota 56082-3015
Local: 507.934.2450
Toll Free: 800.324.4459 (MN Only)
Fax: 507.931.1515
MSBAIT’s purpose is “to provide for its members and their employees and officials various forms of insurance, including any forms of permitted group insurance, for the benefit of school districts which are members of the MSBA and to effectuate cost savings in the procurement and administration of such insurance programs.”
- Mississippi Association of School Boards
Mississippi School Boards Association
P. O. Box 203
Clinton, MS 39060
489 Springridge Road
Clinton, MS 39056
t: 601.924.2001 / 888.367.6722
f: 601.924.2003
The mission of the Mississippi School Boards Association (MSBA)
is to ensure quality school board performance through
advocacy, technical assistance, leadership training
and information dissemination.
- Missouri Association of School Boards
2100 I-70 Drive Southwest, Columbia, MO 65203
800-221-MSBA (6722) fax: 573-445-9981 info@msbanet.org
The Missouri School Boards’ Association is a private, nonprofit association of member districts. Our mission is to help school boards succeed by providing information, training and support. MSBA welcomes questions and comments from our members. District patrons with concerns should contact their local districts or the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Montana Association of School Boards
Email: asever@mtsba.org.
MTSBA's mission is “To maximize the potential of every child through school board leadership”
- Nebraska Association of School Boards
1311 Stockwell Street, Lincoln, NE 68502, (800) 422 - 4572 or (402) 423 - 4951
Our mission statement says it all. "NASB serves local school boards in order to enhance public education for the children of Nebraska." This implies that we are serving board members in all aspects of their leadership positions.
- Nevada Association of School Boards
NASB Headquarters
549 Court Street
Post Office Box 14855
Reno, NV 895074855
Telephone (775) 657-8411
or (775) 443-5988
Fax (775) 453-1017
or (775) 324-5579
NASB supports success for all students through local school board leadership.
- New Hampshire Association of School Boards
NHSBA
25 Triangle Park Dr.
Suite 101
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 228-2061
NH Toll-Free: 1-800-272-0653
Fax: (603) 228-2351
E-Mail: terry@nhsba.org
The mission of the New Hampshire School Boards Association is to promote excellence in public education for all New Hampshire children.
- New Jersey Association of School Boards
413 West State Street
P.O. Box 909
Trenton, NJ 08605-0909
P: (888)-88-NJSBA (in-state only)
P: (609)-695-7600 (out of state)
F: (609) 695-0413
The New Jersey School Boards Association, a federation of district boards of education, advocates, trains and provides resources for the advancement of public education in New Jersey.
- New Mexico Association of School Boards
300 Galisteo Street, Suite 204 * Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: (505) 983-5041 * Fax: (505) 983-2450
Hours: 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
e-mail: nmsba1@nm.net
The New Mexico School Boards Association is the member organization for all of New Mexico's school boards to support their efforts in providing a quality education for all students of New Mexico. The NMSBA serves its members through:
* Commitment to local autonomy;
* Advocacy at the state and federal level for commonly held needs;
* Leadership development services and training for local school boards;
* Encourage collaboration with community, elected officials and other educational organizations in areas of common interest.
- New York Association of School Boards
24 Century Hill Drive, Suite 200 | Latham, New York 12110-2125
(518) 783-0200 phone | (518) 783-0211 fax | info@nyssba.org
The New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) provides leadership to school boards through advocacy, information and programs.
- North Carolina Association of School Boards
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 97877
Raleigh, NC27624-7877 Street Address
7208 Falls of Neuse Road
Raleigh, NC 27615 Phone: 919.841.4040 plus staff extension
Fax: 919.841.4020
Toll Free: (NC only) 800-381-NCSBA
NCSBA is the professional organization that represents local boards of education in North Carolina. It is a member-driven association that supports the school governance team—school board members, superintendents, senior administrative staff and board assistants—in its complex leadership role. We help develop, communicate and advocate for the perspective of North Carolina school districts.
- North Dakota Association of School Boards
1224 West Owens Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58501
MAILING ADDRESS:
PO Box 7128
Bismarck ND 58507-7128
STREET ADDRESS:
1224 West Owens Avenue
Bismarck ND 58501
The mission of this organization shall be to serve school boards and school board members, to stimulate their interest in matters pertaining to public schools, to keep them informed of trends in this state and elsewhere, to correlate the work of public schools and other interested agencies, and to be advocates for excellence in public education through local school board governance.
- North Dakota Association of School Boards
MAILING ADDRESS:
PO Box 7128
Bismarck ND 58507-7128
STREET ADDRESS:
1224 West Owens Avenue
Bismarck ND 58501
(701) 255-4127
1-800-932-8791
Fax (701) 258-7992
The mission of this organization shall be to serve school boards and school board members, to stimulate their interest in matters pertaining to public schools, to keep them informed of trends in this state and elsewhere, to correlate the work of public schools and other interested agencies, and to be advocates for excellence in public education through local school board governance.
- Ohio Association for School Boards
OSBA office
8050 N. High St., Suite 100
Columbus, OH 43235
Phone: (614) 540-4000 or (800) 589-OSBA
Fax: (614) 540-4100
Twitter: OHSchoolBoards
OSBA leads the way to educational excellence by serving Ohio’s public school board members and the diverse districts they represent through superior service and creative solutions.
- Oklahoma Association of School Boards
2801 North Lincoln Boulevard, Suite #125, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105
P: 405.528.3571
T:888.528.3571
F: 405.528.5695
The mission of the Oklahoma State School Boards Association shall be to offer services to safeguard, represent and improve public education
- Oklahoma Association of School Boards
2801 North Lincoln Boulevard, Suite #125, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105
P: 405.528.3571
T:888.528.3571
F: 405.528.5695
The mission of the Oklahoma State School Boards Association shall be to offer services to safeguard, represent and improve public education
- Oregon Association for School Boards
1201 Court Street NE, Suite 400, Salem, Oregon 97301 | (503) 588-2800 | 1-800-578-OSBA | FAX (503) 588-2813
The Oregon School Boards Association is dedicated to improving student achievement through advocacy, leadership and service to locally-elected, volunteer Oregon public school boards.
- Pennsylvania Association of School Boards
PSBA, PO Box 2042 | Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 | Phone (717) 506-2450 | Fax (717) 506-2451
The mission of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association is to promote excellence in school board governance through leadership, service and advocacy for public education.
- Rhode Island Association for School Boards
RIC Campus, Bldg. #6, 600 Mt. Pleasant Ave., Providence, RI 02908
401.272.9811 Ext. 10 Fax: 401.272.9834
Email: info@ri-asc.org
RIASC is dedicated to training and improving the effectiveness of Rhode Island school committee members in meeting their role and responsibilities to students, parents, administrators, and taxpayers, while playing a leading role in shaping and advocating public education policy at the State and National levels.
- South Carolina Association of School Boards
1027 Barnwell Street in downtown Columbia
Phone: 800.326.3679 (toll free) 803.799.6607
The mission of the SCSBA is to be the leading voice advocating for quality public education while ensuring excellence in school board performance through training and service.
- South Dakota Association for School Boards
306 E. Capitol Ave, Pierre, SD 57501 • phone 605.773.2500 • fax 605.773.2501
ASBSD advances public education by empowering local school board leaders and advocating for a thriving public education system.
- Tennessee Association for School Boards
525 Brick Church Park Drive, Nashville, TN 37207 615-815-3900
To assist school boards in effectively governing school districts.
- Texas Association of School Boards
P.O. Box 400, Austin, Texas 78767-0400 • 512-467-0222
The Texas Association of School Boards promotes educational excellence for Texas schoolchildren through advocacy, visionary leadership, and high quality services to school districts.
- Utah Association for School Boards
860 East 9085 South, Sandy, UT 84094
Phone: 801-566-1207
The Utah School Boards Association shall provide leadership, advocacy, training, and quality services for effective school board governance
- Vermont Association for School Boards
2 Prospect Street, Montpelier, VT 05602 ~~~ 800-244-8722
VSBA's sole mission is to improve, on an ongoing basis, high quality learning opportunities for Vermont students by supporting those locally elected officials responsible for overseeing the public schools. VSBA serves as an education resource, a provider of education, training and a variety of other services, and an advocacy voice for local school officials.
- Virginia Association of School Boards
Virginia School Boards Association200 Hansen Road, Charlottesville, VA 22911
Tel: 434-295-8722 Fax: 434-295-8785
The VSBA is a voluntary, self-supporting and nonpartisan organization that promotes quality education through its services for local school boards. The mission of the VSBA is to provide member boards with services, training, and advocacy so that they may exercise effective leadership in public school governance on behalf of public education for all the children of the Commonwealth. The VSBA represents the Commonwealth's 134 school boards, who in turn, govern the schools attended by 100% of the public school children in Virginia, and welcomes you to its Website - the place to find information about issues affecting public education. Explore this Web site and you'll find the latest education and legislative news, up-to-date information about our member programs and services, a searchable site, links to relevant sites and more.
- Washington Association of School Boards
221 College St. NE • Olympia, WA 98516 • 360.493.9231
WSSDA’s core mission is focused on promoting student learning by ensuring that school board members have the knowledge, tools and services they need to effectively govern their districts and champion public education.
- West Virginia Association of School Boards
P.O. Box 1008, Charleston, WV 25324
2220 Washington Street East, Suite 2, Charleston, WV 25311
(304)346-0571 - Fax:(304)346-0572
"the advancement of public education in West Virginia, and to study and seek to attain effectiveness and constructive school board membership..."
- Wisconsin Association of School Boards
122 West Washington Avenue | Suite 400 | Madison, Wisconsin 53703-2761 | Phone: 608-257-2622 | Fax: 608-257-8386 | Email: info@wasb.org
Public education in Wisconsin is a statewide obligation that is carried out by locally elected school boards. The WASB is a shared resource for governing leaders.
- Wyoming Association of School Boards
2323 Pioneer Avenue
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001
(307) 634-1112 Phone
(307) 634-1114 Fax
email: wsba@wsba-wy.org
The mission of the Wyoming School Boards Association is to ensure the highest levels of student achievement for all students by providing visionary leadership and high-quality services to school districts.
Systems Thinking
- Business Dynamics - Book on Systems Thinking
Accelerating economic, technological, social, and environmental change challenge managers and policy makers to learn at increasing rates, while at the same time the complexity of the systems in which we live is growing. Many of the problems we now face arise as unanticipated side effects of our own past actions. All too often the policies we implement to solve important problems fail, make the problem worse, or create new problems.
Effective decision making and learning in a world of growing dynamic complexity requires us to become systems thinkers--to expand the boundaries of our mental models and develop tools to understand how the structure of complex systems creates their behavior.
- Mega List of Systems Thinking Resource Links
The SD/ST MLL contains more than 300 different links about System Dynamics and Systems Thinking resources in educational and business contexts.
- MIT System Dynamics in Education Project
Education is an important area of application for system dynamics. Together with learner-centered learning, it forces the learner to become actively involved. The wide range of applications for system dynamics makes it an excellent tool for integrating the material of many subjects.
- Society of Organizational Learning
Our purpose is to discover (research), integrate (capacity development) and implement (practice) theories and practices of organizational learning for the interdependent development of people and their institutions and communities such that we continue to increase our capacity to collectively realize our highest aspirations and productively resolve our differences. With this intention, organizations are truly worthy of the commitment of their employees and communities. We operate under a shared set of principles and ideals, which are available here.
- System Model Directory
Find a list of systems and how they effect different environments.
- Systems Thinking & Dynamic Modeling Books
The following is a list of Systems Thinking and dynamic modeling books from other publishers that incorporate STELLA or iThink applications.
- Systems Thinking Course 8 Hours open University
What is systems thinking and practice? The essence of systems thinking and practice is in ‘seeing’ the world in a particular way, because how you ‘see’ things affects the way you approach situations or undertake specific tasks. This unit will help you to learn about the problems of defining a system and meet some of the key concepts used in systems theory: boundary, environment, positive and negative feedback, etc.
- Systems Thinking Wiki
Systems Thinking
Systems Thinking is neither a model nor a methodology though more appropriately considered to be a way of looking at and thinking about the world. A world view where one thinks about interactions and relationships rather than isolated elements. Because Systems Thinking isn't a nice neat formula that one can learn there are many varied understandings of Systems Thinking and as such numerous Systems Thinking Definitions have evolved. And because of this ambiguous nature of Systems Thinking people usually get it as a result of stories or an Aha Moment. A moment where all of a sudden a systems perspective is something that makes sense.
- Systems Thinking: A Means to Understanding Our Complex World
W
hat is systems thinking? One great first step is to understand what it is not. Systems thinking is not analy-
sis. If you’re like most people, you probably had a teacher somewhere along the way who taught you that
the best way to understand something was to analyze it—to break it down into bite-size, manageable pieces. So,
for example, to write an essay, you were taught to break it down into its component parts: the introduction, the
purpose, the body (with supporting facts, of course!), and the conclusion.
- The System Dynamics Society
The System Dynamics Society is an international, nonprofit organization devoted to encouraging the development and use of system dynamics and systems thinking around the world. With members in fifty-five countries, the Society provides a forum in which researchers, educators, consultants, and practitioners in the corporate and public sectors interact to introduce newcomers to the field, keep abreast of current developments, and build on each other's work.
Training & Development
- Change Leadership Group - Harvard University
This program orients K–12 school and district leaders to the Ecology of Change framework—a comprehensive approach to systemic change and school improvement.
- Improving the Preparation for School and District Leaders
In many schools and districts, leaders are lacking the necessary skills and preparation for the roles to which they are assigned. Improving the preparation of school and district leaders prior to hiring or promotion can help schools and districts accomplish the following goals:
- Leadership Initiative (formerly CSLA)
Because high-quality leadership makes higher-performing schools.
For students to thrive, they need skillful teachers; for schools to thrive, they need skillful leaders. But in this era of reform and high-risk accountability, it is becoming increasingly difficult for administrators and teachers to meet — let alone exceed — school, district, and state standards.
WestEd’s Leadership Initiative helps administrators and teachers rise to this challenge. Formerly the California School Leadership Academy, the Leadership Initiative offers seminars, materials, consulting, and other services that create and strengthen leadership skills.
- Managers Forum
This site provides terrific activities that can be used to build teams and facilitate better meetings.
- Superintendents Network
Superintendents' Network
The Superintendents’ Network is a clinical study group comprised of twenty-two superintendents guided by Harvard University professors Richard F. Elmore and Lee Teitel and focused on improving instructional practice.
The participating superintendents meet 10 times per year for 5 hours to discuss ways to improve student achievement and connect Elmore’s theoretical work about accountability, distributed leadership and professional development to their actual practice.
- TO INCREASE DISTRICT LEADERSHIP CAPACITY
Leadership is directly linked to both teacher effectiveness and student performance and responsibilities of education leaders now surpass what individual administrators in schools and districts can be expected to carry out alone. Therefore, it is necessary to develop sustainable systems that develop and support high quality leaders throughout their professional careers.1 The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)2 through its State Consortium on Education Leadership (SCEL)3 is highly committed to
University Programs for Superintendents
- Aspiring Superintendents Program - Virginia Tech
The Aspiring Superintendents Program is a full course credit opportunity designed specifically for school administrators who aspire to become a school district superintendent. The program is a partnership among the Virginia Association of School Superintendents (VASS), the Virginia Tech School of Education, the Virginia Tech Center for Organizational and Technological Advancement (COTA), and the Western Virginia Public Education Consortium (WVPEC).
- Educational Leadership, Administration and Foundations
Our singular mission is to prepare today's practicing and promising educator to be tomorrow's complete administrative professional.
- Harvard Graduate School of Education
The Institute focuses on the practice of leadership and the development and implementation of policies that drive and sustain reform at the school system level. You will analyze topics from developing and leading high-performance learning organizations to implementing sustainable change.
- Public Education Leadership Project (PELP) - Harvard University
In 2003, faculty members from Harvard Business School and Harvard Graduate School of Education launched the Public Education Leadership Project (PELP) to create and disseminate knowledge about how to manage urban school districts. The PELP team strives to identify effective leadership and management practices to support large-scale organizational change in urban school districts with the ultimate hope of improving teaching and learning for all students.
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