May 2025: School Administrator
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Wellness Programs Moving DistrictwideCalifornia鈥檚 Long Beach district uses cohorts, teacher facilitation and an outside firm to generate support in all K-8 schools.
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鈥楢 Critical Inflection Point鈥�How three school districts address mental health challenges, using community support.
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Big Emotions and Challenging BehaviorsA pediatric learning specialist with strategies for wrestling with the over-sized needs of student self-regulation.
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Declining AgeAn infographic on the declining age of those serving in the superintendency.
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Going Offensive Against Racial StereotypesA typically caring white colleague occasionally makes racially insensitive comments to a Black central-office administrator. The latter has shared her feelings, but the comments continued. How should she proceed?
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Managing Social Media Accounts As Both Private Citizens and Public OfficialsAn education attorney sorts out the distinctions between superintendents speaking for themselves or in their official leadership roles.
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Expanding Generative AI鈥檚 Role in GovernanceUses for artificial intelligence that can create more effective school board processes.
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Beyond Checklists to Inspire a Culture of DedicationMoving the school district environment away from compliance and toward commitment.
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The Elephant in the Room: Apathetic Parents
A superintendent鈥檚 commentary on the lack of supervision at home that leads to student bullying and an undermining of educators鈥� efforts to control it at school.
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Prioritizing Student Well-BeingThe association鈥檚 elected leader on the importance of prioritizing self-care and wellness.
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Don鈥檛 Forget to Put Your Oxygen Mask on FirstTaking care of our personal well-being can be an opportunity to connect with leaders to share challenges and find support.
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Broadening Public School ChoiceThe 2025 National Superintendent of the Year Award leads Alabama鈥檚 second-largest district with a clear vision.
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Editor's Note
Joy in a World Needing It
Is it possible in this tumultuous moment to infuse joy into the work of education in elementary and secondary schools? Given the raucous news of recent months, it鈥檚 hard to think this would be feasible.
Avis Williams, author of 鈥淏ringing Joy Back to Educators鈥� Workplace," believes it isn鈥檛 just an option but essential in challenging times. It鈥檚 about intentionally creating spaces where students, educators and communities can perform well despite the obstacles.
Leading with joy, Williams told me recently, 鈥渇uels gratitude, fosters deeper engagement and helps us navigate the toughest moments with purpose and hope. We don鈥檛 have to wait for ideal conditions to prioritize well-being, celebrate small wins and center relationships.鈥� In fact, when the landscape is most rocky, 鈥渏oy becomes a revolutionary act,鈥� she adds, sustaining educators, inspiring students and building stronger school communities.
Sharing joy, says Williams, who spent 7陆 years in the superintendency, starts with 鈥渁uthentic leadership, wellness-centered policies and a culture where everyone feels seen, valued and empowered to succeed. That鈥檚 how we shift the narrative, one joyful, intentional action at a time.鈥�
Jay P. GoldmanEditor, School Administrator
703-875-0745
jgoldman@aasa.org
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