Podcasts about school adminsitrators

Join us as we talk about a new program to fill the school administrator pipeline with exceptional and well-trained candidates to step into the role of the principalship. The program is jointly hosted by the AASA and the National Association of Elementary School Principals. Follow on Twitter: AASAHQ @AASADan @JimmyMinichello @efranksnaesp @NAESP @bamradionetwork Dr. L. Earl Franks, CAE is the Executive Director of the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) in Alexandria, Virginia, serving 28,000 K-8 principals and 35 million students in the United States of America and other affiliates worldwide., a veteran association executive with more than three decades of K-12 education experience, serves as the seventh executive director of the National Association of Elementary School Principals. Prior to serving as executive director for the Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools (CLAS), he served as a leader on the CLAS Board of Directors. Franks served as a principal from 1999-2008 at a pre-K-12 school serving 1,000+ students. He is the host of NAESP Radio.

Rural school districts face unique challenges based on various economic and demographic changes that continue to squeeze school budgets.  In this episode, we look at how one rural school system is using creative strategies to support and expand high-quality education in rural public schools. Follow us on Twitter: @suptDgibson David W. Gibson is a 22-year educator. 14 years in administration 5 as superintendent.  3rd year as superintendent of Paintsville Independent schools, which is a distinguished school system in Kentucky.  Chair of Kentucky Valley Education Cooperative. Dr. Jeff Hawkins is the Executive Director at the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative serving twenty-three school districts in eastern Kentucky. Through his leadership, KVEC has been recognized as one of the highest performing educational service agencies in the country and has been awarded three significant USDE awards within the last five years: an Investing in Innovation Award, a Project Prevent Award and a coveted Race to the Top – District Award that led to the development of the Appalachian Renaissance Initiative.

I this episode we talk about an enlightening new study on the importance and impact of creating a principal pipeline. Follow: @AASAHQ @AASADan @wallacefdn Jody Spiro, Wallace's director of education leadership, began working at the foundation as a senior program officer in 2002. Her career as a senior educator and manager of education programs has spanned the private, public, nonprofit and international sectors. Her areas of specialization include leadership, facilitating active learning and systemic change processes. She is the author of Leading Change Step-by-Step: Tactics, Tools, and Tales and High-Payoff Strategies: How Education Leaders Get Results.

Join us as we talk with AASA Superintendent of the year as we reexamine and rethink what it means to help students become ready for college, career, and life. Follow: @AASAHQ @AASADan @Dschuler1970 @bamradionetwork #suptchat #satchat #edchat #LeadExcellence #edleaders Dr. David R. Schuler is the superintendent of High School District 214 in northwest suburban Chicago and the 2018 National Superintendent of the Year. During his time as AASA president, he helped introduce Redefining Ready!, a multimetric approach to measuring students' postsecondary potential.

Gun violence, intolerance and hate are on the rise in schools around the country. Our guest leads a program to tackles these issues with aim of creating a healthier climate in schools. Follow: @AASAHQ @AASADan @JonahEdelman @bamradionetwork #suptchat #satchat #edchat #LeadExcellence #edleaders

More than nine million students attend rural schools. Rural students, parents, communities, and superintendents have unique needs. Join us for a critical discussion on why rural education demands our attention. Follow: @AASAHQ @AASADan @bamradionetwork #suptchat #satchat #edchat #LeadExcellence #edleaders Robert Mahaffey Director, Rural Programs, AASA—The School Superintendents Association and Executive Director Rural School and Community Trust, a national nonprofit organization addressing the crucial relationship between good schools and thriving communities.

The current administration and U.S Secretary of Education usher in a new era in education priorities. Join our panel of national education leaders as we discuss education priorities and who will set them. Follow: @Eduflack @NASSP @AASAHQ @AASADan @NAEYC @RhianNAEYC @NASSPexec @JohnMusso @ASBOIntl @NAESP @Connelly_NAESP @bamradionetwork #suptchat #satchat #edchat #LeadExcellence #edleaders Daniel (Dan) Domenech is executive director of the American Association of School Administrators. JoAnne Bartoletti is the Executive Director of the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP). Gail Connelly is Executive Director of the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP). John D. Musso is Executive Director of the Association of School Business Officials International. Rhian Evans Allvin is the CEO of National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Patrick Riccards is chief communications and strategy officer for the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation and former local school board chairman.

Join us as we check in with a member of the first cohort of the Urban Superintendents Academy. The Academy is designed to meet the special challenges inner-city district leaders face. Follow: @aasadan @AASAHQ @DrJessHuizenga @bamradionetwork #suptchat #satchat #edchat #LeadExcellence #edleaders Dr. Jessica Huizenga serves as the Receiver/Superintendent of the Southbridge Public Schools, recently taken over by the state. As Receiver, she retains the full authority of the Superintendent and School Committee. She has been in Education for 19 years, and has served as a teacher, Assistant Principal, Principal, Assistant Superintendent and Superintendent in both Urban and Suburban districts across the nation.

Join us as we discuss the superintendent's role in building systems that offer continuous, job-embedded professional learning opportunities. Follow: @aasadan @AASAHQ @Ddance_BCPS@bamradionetwork #suptchat #satchat #edchat #LeadExcellence #edleaders Dr. Dallas Dance oversees the instruction of more than 110,000 students and leads and manages a $1.76 billion budget, more than 21,000 employees, and 175 schools, centers, and programs. He also has served on President Obama's Advisory commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans.

Our guest says poverty is not a learning disability. Join us as we discuss the 700 innovative partnerships his district has formed to prevent barriers to student learning and transform education in the community. Follow: @aasadan @AASAHQ @SuptVPS @bamradionetwork #suptchat #satchat #edchat #LeadExcellence #edleaders Dr. Steven Webb has served as superintendent of Vancouver Public Schools since 2008. As Washington State Superintendent of the year, Webb was named one of four finalists for the 2016 National Superintendent of the Year.

Our guest tells us that happiness is more important to teaching and learning than we realized. Join us as we discuss five habits that support happiness and drive teaching and learning. Follow: @aasadan @AASAHQ @shawnachor @bamradionetwork Shawn Achor is considered a leading expert on the connection between happiness and success in business and education. He spent 12 years at Harvard, winning over a dozen distinguished teaching awards His research has made the cover of Harvard Business Review and his TED talk is one of the most popular ever, with over 12 million views. He is the author of New York Times best-selling books, The Happiness Advantage and Before Happiness,and the popular parable The Orange Frog.

Our guest is the AASA 2016 Superintendent of the Year. Join us as we discuss the five qualities of a model school leader. Follow: @aasadan @AASAHQ @ttucker1914 @bamradionetwork #suptchat #satchat #edchat #LeadExcellence #edleaders Thomas S. Tucker, Ph.D. Superintendent, Princeton City School District and AASA 2016 National Superintendent of the Year. Dr. Tucker has been a trailblazer and mentor in the field of education, has received a myriad of awards and is active in many organizations. In 2006, he became the first and is the only African-American to hold an upper-level administrative post in the Hilliard City School District when he was named director of Secondary Curriculum.

The use of social media in schools is growing exponentially. Is this segment, we talk best practices with two AASA members who are at the leading edge of this growing trend. Follow: @aasadan @AASAHQ @npolyak @mikelubelfeld @bamradionetwork #suptchat #satchat #edchat #suptchat #LeadExcellence #edleaders Mike Lubelfeld currently serves as the superintendent of schools in the Deerfield, IL Public Schools (District 109). He is the co-moderator of #suptchat – the monthly superintendent educational chat on Twittter. Dr. Nick Polyak is the proud Superintendent of Leyden Community High School District in suburban Chicago. The district serves six communities, 3,500 students, and strives to always do "What's Best for the Kids."

In an era where the focus and math and reading scores is consuming many school administrators, our guest makes a compelling case for why music classes are too important to ignore. Follow: @aasadan @AASAHQ @bamradionetwork #supchat #satchat #edchat #leadexcelence Dr. Kristi Sandvik, Superintendent of Buckeye Elementary School District, came to Arizona from Oregon. She is passionate about student learning and closing the achievement gap for all students. She was recently named Superintendent of the Year and sits on the AASA Governing Board and the MSAN Board.

The road to launching digital technologies in school districts is riddled with stories of missteps, misfires and outright failures. By contrast, our guest has led one of the most successful school transitions to digital technology in the nation. In this segment, he tells us why patience is a virtue when going digital. Follow: @aasadan @bamradionetwork #supchat #satchat #edchat Terry Grier is superintendent of the Houston Independent School District, the nation's seventh largest school system and an acknowledged leader in digital conversion. Dr. Grier was named a Leader To Learn From by Education Week for HISDs PowerUp initiative which provides laptops to high school students for anytime/anywhere learning. PowerUp has also established a districtwide digital platform, known as the HUB, that is transforming teaching and learning, and is moving HISD away from the use of textbooks in favor of digital curricula.

Our guest is the AASA superintendent of the year and a strong voice for children and public education. One of his core objectives is to give students experiences that surpass their expectations of what's possible. In this episode he shares how he approaches that challenge. Follow: @aasadan @bamradionetwork #supchat #satchat #edchat With a proven track record in leading school reform and building positive community and school relationships, Superintendent Philip D. Lanoue has led the Clarke County School District in Athens, Georgia since July 2009. He is the 2015 National Superintendent of the Year, as well as the 2015 Georgia Superintendent of the Year.

When budgets shrink, professional development for staff is typically the first line item to be cut. Our guest argues that savvy superintendents make a commitment to fund professional development no matter how tight the budget. Learn how... Follow: @Supt_Avossa @aasadan @bamradionetwork #supchat #satchat #edchat Robert Avossa, Ed.D., is Superintendent of the 96,000-student Fulton County School System, Georgia’s fourth largest school district. Dr. Avossa came to Fulton in June 2011, and in this short time, his leadership has led to unprecedented growth in the district’s graduation rate and an increased focus on college and career readiness.

In the segment we discuss recent developments in the administration's campaign to provide high quality Internet access to all students. Follow: @aasadan @bamradionetwork Dr. Brian Talbott is the Executive Director Emeritus of the Association of Educational Service Agencies (AESA).1n 1997 Dr. Talbott was appointed by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) Board. He currently serves as the USAC Board Chair, which oversees the Rural Health Care Program, High Cost &Low Income Program and the Schools and Libraries Program,(the E-Rate Program).

How might Republicans control of the House and Senate impact education budgets and policy? In this segment we take a look at what superintendents can expect. Follow: @aasadan @bamradionetwork Jack Jennings (John F. Jennings), founded the Center on Education Policy in January 1995 and was its CEO and President until he retired in 2012. According to a poll of national leaders conducted by Education Week, that Center was one of the ten most influential organizations affecting school policy in the United States.

In this segment we interview AASA's National Superintendent of the Year whose tough decisions have created a noteworthy model for public school excellence. Follow: @aasadan @miamisup @bamradionetwork Alberto Carvalho became Superintendent of the nation's fourth largest school system in September 2008. He is a nationally recognized expert on school reform and finance who successfully transformed his district's business operations and financial systems with the implementation of a streamlined Strategic Framework focused on a singular goal of student achievement.

The data is clear, health impacts student achievement. In this segment we look at ways to improve student health by improving school climates. Follow: @aasadan @HealthierGen @bamradionetwork Howell Wechsler, EdD, MPH, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, is a national expert on childhood obesity, having previously served as the Director of the Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

In this segment we talk about what was learned about using E-learning on snow days when schools close for weather. We also discuss the key challenges and parent feedback. Follow: @aasadan @bamradionetwork Shelly Vaughn earned her undergraduate degree from Ball State University and masters from Wright State University. She had twelve years of teaching experience in special education and various elementary grades before transitioning to elementary principal with Fort Recovery Local Schools. She is currently in her third year as superintendent.

In this segment we talk about the E-Rate program the nations largest education technology program. Revisions to the program are currently being explored, aimed at expanding broadband access to all schools. Follow: @aasadan @bamradionetwork Shellie Pfohl was appointed by President Barack Obama in February, 2010 to serve as Executive Director of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition (PCFSN). Shellie leads the Council's efforts to support First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative to end childhood obesity within a generation.

The science now clearly shows a connection between physical activity and academic performance. In this segment we talk about new efforts to introduce physical activity into math, science and social studies lesson plans. Follow: @aasadan @bamradionetwork Shellie Pfohl was appointed by President Barack Obama in February, 2010 to serve as Executive Director of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition (PCFSN). Shellie leads the Council's efforts to support First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative to end childhood obesity within a generation.

Our guest is an Emmy winning reporter who shares with us the story about how her own reflections of race led to the creation of a project being used to facilitate candid discussions about race in classrooms around the nation. Follow: @aasadan @michele_norris @bamradionetwork Follow: @aasadan @michele_norris @bamradionetwork Michele Norris is author of the Best-Selling Memoir, Grace of Silence, and NPR Host and Special Correspondent, Michele Norris is an award-winning journalist with more than two decades of experience. She reported for Los Angeles Times, ABC News, Chicago Tribune and Washington Post. She is currently a host and special correspondent for NPR.

Our guest has inspired over two million students to get involved in great causes. He argues that getting young people engaged in service work is one of the best investments we can make in the next generation. In this segment he shares with us the passion and the process he uses to get students engaged. Follow: @aasadan @bamradionetwork Craig Kielburger is an humanitarian, social activist and best-selling author, Craig, co-founder of Free The Children and co-founder of Me to We, has inspired a generation of young people to be active global change-makers. Craig has received national and international recognition, recently becoming one of the youngest recipients of the Order of Canada.

Shrinking budgets have been a fact of life in school districts all around the nation. Some schools are now looking to parents to help offset some of the lost school funding. How are these school leaders approaching parents? How are parents responding? Is this a viable solution to covering school budget gaps? Follow: @aasadan @bamradionetwork Marc Jackson has served as Superintendent in Silver Valley USD for the last 8 years and represented Region 12 for the Superintendency Council from 2008-2011. He represents ACSA by serving as a Governing Board Member for the American Association of School Administrators (AASA), and is very familiar with Washington politics, especiallyas it relates to Impact Aide and Reauthorization.

In this segment we explore discuss programs that support our commitment to educating the whole child and provide references to useful resources. Follow: @aasadan @bamradionetwork Dr. Maya Rockeymoore is a nationally renowned expert in health and wellness. Dr. Rockeymoore directs Leadership for Healthy Communities, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), as a part of her responsibilities as President and CEO of Global Policy Solutions, a consulting firm based in Washington, D.C.

In this segment our guest details why it's more important now than ever, for public education advocates to close ranks, collaborate and speak with one voice. Follow: @aasadan @bamradionetwork Tom Gentzel is the Executive Director of the National School Boards Association (NSBA), which represents state associations of school boards and their more than 13,000 member school districts across the United States. Prior to NSBA, Mr. Gentzel was the executive director of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA). .

AASA's executive director, Dan Domenech, chats with the Superintendent of the Year Mark Edwards. Mark explains why he believes we are on the cusp of doing the greatest work we've ever done in public education and how technology and empowered teachers are driving the transformation. Dr. Mark Edwards currently serves as Superintendent of Mooresville Graded School District (MGSD) in Mooresville NC. As a pioneer of 1:1 computing in public schools, he was named AASA 2013 National Superintendent of the Year and is a recipient of the Harold W. McGraw Prize In Education. .

The fate and impact of the federal budget sequester is still largely unknown. AASA's executive director, Dan Domenech, chats with Qorvis' National Director of Financial Communications, Stan Collender about what school administrators can expect in the months ahead and how to plan in this uncertain climate. Qorvis' National Director of Financial Communications, Stan Collender, has extensive experience in financial and public affairs communications. During his more than three decades in communications, he has designed and implemented award-winning communications efforts for financial companies, Wall Street firms, trade associations, nonprofit organizations, and federal agencies. .