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.

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Spotlight on the New National Aspiring Principals Academy

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.

Creative Strategies for Supporting Rural Public Schools

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.

New Study on How a Principle Pipeline Impacts School Performance

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.

Redefining What It Means to Get Student Ready Life

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

Gun Violence and Hate: How Do We Create a Healthy School Climate?

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.

Serving and Supporting Rural School Districts

It's generally agreed that the system of teacher evaluation is broken. The question is how do we develop a new system which provides a valid means for evaluating teachers, allows for and supports improvement and includes a quick, but fair mechanism for removing teachers who don't perform. In this segment we discuss an AASA./AFT joint initiative to design a framework for creating an effective system.

Creating a Framework for Real and Fair Teacher Evaluation

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. 

What Should Our Education Priorities Be Now, Who Will Set Them?

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.

Meeting the Unique Needs of Urban School Superintendents

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.

Offering Continuous On the Job Professional Development

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.

Removing Barriers to Success for All Children

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.

Surprise! Happiness Matters in Teaching and Learning

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.

Five Essential Qualities for the Model School Leader

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."

Social Media In Schools: Six Strategies from Superintendents at the Leading Edge

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.

Restoring Appreciation for the Value of Music Education

The American Association of School Administrators. Radio interviews by school administrators for school administrators. Dan Domenech, AASA's executive director, hosts the program, which focuses on topics of importance to school system leaders. Each brief segment of AASA Radio will help keep you abreast of the latest developments in the field.

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