School Administrator: December 2021

Accelerating Adult Learning
 



Cohort Learning for School System Leaders
BY AMY F. SICHEL
Job-alike peers can accelerate professional growth and open doors for those in the superintendency or aspiring to the top district leadership positions.

Mentoring Future Leaders
BY WILLIAM E. HARNER
A former military leader-turned superintendent has devised his own system for advancing the knowledge and skills of his district’s administrators.

    Capacity Building in My Direct Reports
    BY JUSTIN D. DAGGETT
    How the superintendent of a small Iowa school district uses weekly check-ins with his administrators to attain organizational goals.

    Coaching and Learning Embedded in District Culture
    BY ROCHELLE L. HERRING
    Close and mindful principal supervision exemplifies the Long Beach way of effective on-the-job support.

    Making Instructional Coaching a Worthwhile Investment
    BY ANDREW J. WAYNE AND JANE G. COGGSHALL
    Researchers with the American Institutes for Research lay out four strategies for shaping what happens between coaches and teachers.

    Harnessing the Power of Collective Inquiry
    BY CHRISTINA E. MURDOCH, STEVEN M. LADD AND JOHN P. GLASER
    A collaborative model of professional development that provides a safe space and meaningful discussion among superintendents.

     

    STARTING POINT
    Cohort learning among leaders, AASA style, and a colleague’s farewell.
     
    STATE OF THE SUPERINTENDENCY
    Demographic Evolution
    The changing faces of school communities over the past decade.
     
    BEST OF THE BLOGS
    Sharp insights from four AASA members in their recent blog posts.
    ETHICAL EDUCATOR
    Collaboration or Shared Answers?
    Our panel analyzes a teacher’s actions in adding a critical note about plagiarism to a student’s permanent file.
                  
     SOCIAL MEDIA
    Avoiding Negativity in Moments of Stress
    BY NICHOLAS J. POLYAK
    Staying classy in your social media use even when it’s tempting to blow off steam over frustrating, pandemic-related experiences.
     
    BOARD-SAVVY SUPERINTENDENT
    Are They Really ‘Difficult’ Board Members?
    BY STEPHEN F. MIDLOCK
    Recognizing the common values between board members and superintendents despite personal differences.
     

    OUR VIEW
    Battling Initiative Fatigue
    BY KYLE C. ARLINGTON AND MICHAEL RYAN
    A six-part protocol for overcoming passive resistance and lethargy when it comes to ideas for instructional change.

     

    How My Mentoring Is Making a Difference
    BY GABRIELA G. MAFI
    A superintendent in California details her continuing experience individually mentoring students and expanding their college horizons.

    • Book Reviews
    • Abstract
    • Bits & Pieces

     

      

    PRESIDENT’S CORNER
    Caring for All
    BY PAUL W. IMHOFF
    Superintendent collaboration throughout the pandemic has been a great example of leaders modeling a culture of continuous improvement.

    EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE
    The ‘Secret Sauce’ in Our Pipeline Programs
    BY DANIEL A. DOMENECH
    Growing and acting together is facilitated for superintendents through the expanded professional learning cohorts run by AASA’s Leadership Network.

    RETIREMENT TRIBUTE
    Sharon Adams-Taylor: A Persuasive Advocate for Children and Equity
    BY PAUL RIEDE
    For a generation, she’s made sure that AASA’s work has consciously addressed issues of gender and racial equity.
     
    PEOPLE WATCH

    The comings and goings of AASA members.

    PROFILE    : Jared Smith
    BY JULI VALENTINE
    His prolific blogging on delicate subjects supports the leadership work of the superintendent in Tama, Iowa.

     
     


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