2001 National Conference on Education.Act Now! If you haven't done so already, now is the time to log on to AASA AASA American Association of School Administrators AASA Asian American Student Association AASA Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia AASA Aging and Adult Services Administration AASA Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army Online and register for the February 16-18, 2001 * Orlando, Florida The city of Orlando is a major city in central Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 185,951. A 2006 U.S. And round out your Conference experience by joining The Singing Superintendents! The Singing Superintendents is a group of superintendents from across the country who get together once a year to have fun and perform. The group is open to all superintendents who want to join. This year's group will practice Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16-17, 2001, at the National Conference in Orlando and then perform at the General Session on Sunday, Feb. 18. Information about how you can join this great group is available on the National Conference web page at www.aasa.org/nce. Candidates for AASA President-Elect (2 Candidates) William H. "Bill" Adams AASA member: 28 years Current position: superintendent, Salem County Vocational Technical Schools The Salem County Vocational Technical Schools (SCVTS) is a countywide vocational and technical public school district, serving the educational needs of residents of Salem County, New Jersey, United States. , Woodstown, N.J., March 1973 to present Most recent previous position: principal, Pennsauken Campus, Camden County Technical Schools, Pennsauken, N.J., Aug. 1969 to March 1973 Postsecondary education: Doctorate of Educational Administration, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University, April 1976; Master of Educational Administration, Rowan University (formerly Glassboro State College), 1968; Bachelor of Education A Bachelor of Education (BEd) is an undergraduate academic degree which qualifies the graduate as a teacher in schools. North America In North America the degree is awarded for courses taken that generally last two years (one year in some Canadian universities). , Rowan University, 1965 AASA activities and other activities: AASA Executive Committee 1998-2001; AASA Committee on Membership (Recruitment, Retention and Services) 1999; AASA James R. Kirkpatrick Legislative Award for testimony before the Senate, House and GAO on behalf of AASA, the New Jersey state association and the children of America; AASA Instructional Leadership and Technology Committee 1990-1993, chair 1992-1993; AASA Legislative Corps 1982 to present, Executive Director's Advisory Council 1996-1998; Delegate Assembly 1994-2000; New Jersey Association of School Administrators Executive Committee 1987-1993, officer 1995-1999, president 1998; New Jersey Superintendent of the Year 1994; liaison for the National Council of State Councils on Vocational Education to the President's Council that resulted in a White House Rose Garden recognition ceremony for leaders in the field; Executive Committee liaison to the Leadership Advisory, Suburban Schools and Rural/Small School committees 1998-2001 Bill Hill AASA member: 25 years Current position: superintendent, Deer Valley Unified School District Deer Valley Unified School District (or DVUSD) is a school district headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. DVUSD the largest school district in the state of Arizona and serves a portions of northern Phoenix, Glendale, and Peoria. (K-12), Phoenix, Ariz., July 1999 to present Most recent previous position: superintendent, Sherwood School District Sherwood School District is a small school district that serves Sherwood, Oregon, United States. The district currently has three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. (K-12), Shorewood, Ore., July 1982 to June 1999 Postsecondary education: Doctorate of Educational Administration, Brigham Young University Brigham Young University, at Provo, Utah; Latter-Day Saints; coeducational; opened as an academy in 1875 and became a university in 1903. It is noted for its law and business schools. , 1980; Superintendent's Licensure, University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. , 1974; Master of Educational Administration, Portland State University, 1972; Bachelor of Education, Western Oregon State University, 1967 AASA and other activities: Executive Committee 1998-2001; Delegate Assembly; AASA Executive Committee liaison to Suburban Superintendents Committee, Rural/Small School Administrators Committee and Leadership Advisory Committee; AASA Legislative Corps; 1997 State Superintendent of the Year; recipient, 1999 National School Boards Association's National Technology of Instruction Award; member, Women's Caucus; member, Horace Mann League; member, National Business Alliance; International Education study in Cuba, France, Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, the Council of Europe Council of Europe, international organization founded in 1949 to promote greater unity within Europe and to safeguard its political and cultural heritage by promoting human rights and democracy. The council is headquartered in Strasbourg, France. and Japan Candidates for Executive Committee (2 open seats) Richard P. Fragale AASA member: 18 years Current position: superintendent, Central Union High School District, El Centro, Calif., July 2000 to present Most recent previous position: superintendent, Trona tro·na n. A natural vitreous gray or white mineral, Na2CO3·NaHCO3·2H2O, used as a source of sodium compounds. Joint Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. , Trona, Calif., June 1993 to June 2000 Postsecondary education: completed coursework for Ed.D. from the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission ; Masters, Western Maryland College, 1968; Bachelor of Arts, Muhlenberg College, 1958 AASA and other activities: president, Imperial Valley Chapter of ACSA ACSA Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture ACSA Association of California School Administrators ACSA Airports Company South Africa ACSA Apple Certified System Administrator ACSA Australian Curriculum Studies Association ; Region XVIII ACSA Legislative Committee (three years); treasurer, Declining Enrollment School Districts of California; Small School Districts Association of California; ACSA Region XVIII Administrator of the Year 1992 David E. Gee AASA member: 23 years Current position: superintendent, Western Suffolk BOCES BOCES Board Of Cooperative Educational Services , Dix Hills, N.Y., 1998 to present Most recent previous position: superintendent, Queensbury Union Free School District, Queensbury, N.Y., 1994-1998 Postsecondary education: Doctorate of Educational Administration, Columbia University Teachers College, 1988; Masters, University of Bridgeport University of Bridgeport is a private, non-sectarian university in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. Its campus is located in South Bridgeport on Long Island Sound. The University offers undergraduate, graduate, and health sciences programs. , 1974; Masters, Columbia University Teachers College, 1969; Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies , Muskingum College, 1966 AASA and other activities: presenter and presider, AASA national conferences; past president, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of State Council of School Superintendents; chair, AASA Suburban Schools Advisory Committee; member, AASA Executive Director's National Advisory Council; AASA/New York State Resolutions Committee; AASA Blue-Ribbon Evaluation Task Force; reviewer, abstracts for AASA conference presentations; member, Century Club and Horace Mann League Daniel R. Mastrobuono AASA member: 25 years Current position: superintendent, Camden County, Blackwood, N.J., Jan. 1998 to present Most recent previous position: superintendent, Fairfield, N.J., Dec. 1990 to Jan. 1998 Postsecondary education: Doctorate of Education, NOVA University, 1981; Masters, Glassboro State College, 1969; Bachelor of Science, Rutgers University, 1961 AASA and other activities: chair, NJASA Small Schools Committee; chair, AASA Rural/Small School Administrators Committee; participant in AASA National Academy for Evaluating the School Staff; chair, New Jersey Phi Delta Kappa Phi Delta Kappa is an international professional organization for educators. Journal The Phi Delta Kappan is a professional journal for education, published by Phi Delta Kappa. Educational Issues Committee; member, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, or ASCD, is a membership-based nonprofit organization founded in 1943. It has more than 175,000 members in 135 countries, including superintendents, supervisors, principals, teachers, professors of education, and ; member, New Jersey Association for Community Education; member, Cumberland County Curriculum Consortium; past-president Zeta Nu chapter, Phi Delta Kappa, Glassboro State College; former member, Executive Committee of New Jersey Association of School Administrators Leadership News Online Recent reports--on teacher quality, class size and reading tutors--offer policy alternatives for raising academic achievement. You can read concise summaries of these important studies and others in Leadership News Online: * Researchers Argue Merits of Smaller Classes Reductions make more difference for low-performing students; across-the-board decreases, must be balanced with policy alternatives, experts say. * Study Finds Students of Nationally Certified Teachers Perform Better Students instructed by middle-school teachers with national board certification board certification n. The process by which a person is tested and approved to practice in a specialty field, especially medicine, after successfully completing the requirements of a board of specialists in that field. performed better than those taught by instructors who sought but did not earn the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards seal of approval, according to results of a blind study released by NBPTS NBPTS National Board for Professional Teaching Standards . * Strategies for Successful Volunteer Tutoring Programs Recent brief summarizes findings from an evaluation of 17 programs that used tutors to help students overcome reading problems. Recent Leadership News Online stories provided updates on the ongoing work of the Minority Student Achievement Network, described an initiative in Houston to raise graduation and college-going rates for disadvantaged students, reported on the work of school districts with nationally recognized professional development programs, and, overall, helped keep busy school leaders abreast of the latest education-related news: * Districts Look to Students for Clues in Closing Achievement Gap Network gathers high-achieving minority students to discuss interventions, finding roles for leaders at all levels. * 1,600 Volunteers Mobilize To Help Students Achieve Dream of College Project GRAD Walk for Success "a way of changing the culture of the community." * Model Professional Development Begins With Superintendents Alabama, Florida and Kansas districts put staff training at center of achievement improvement strategies. * Parents' Beliefs About Children's Development Differ from Research New national survey finds that many parents emphasize flashcards, educational television and computer activities and don't understand the importance of the connection between physical play, such as playground activities, and intellectual development. * Abstinence Education Emphasis Interfering With AIDS Prevention, Panel Says National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine urges funding of proven practices. In addition to finding these important stories, you can use our AASA Online search engine to find other items of interest to you. Log on often to stay in the know. |
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