Executive Happenings - American Association of School Administrators, elections, conferences

School Administrator, Dec, 1999

The following actions occurred at the AASA Executive Committee meeting on September 24.

Adoption of FY2000 Budget

The FY2000 program plan and budget, which is a zero-based budget, is $10,239,412. Executive Director Paul Houston said that AASA's top four challenges in the coming year(s) are to increase superintendents' recognition of AASA as the "better idea" association; to implement the new mission statement; to develop [and improve] programs and services to attract and meet the needs of school system leaders; and to find additional resources to accomplish the expanded work scope.

Adoption of NASA Focal Points

The Executive Committee adopted the following four focal points for the association:

* Connecting Schools and Communities

* Enhancing the Quality and Effectiveness of School Leaders

* Improving the Condition of Children and Youth

* Preparing Schools and School Systems for the 21st Century

The focal points will be used as guidelines for developing products and services for members.

Presentation of Proposed Platform and Resolutions

The proposed 2000 Platform and Resolutions developed recently by the AASA Resolutions Committee were presented to the Executive Committee. Policy Director Bruce Hunter invited all committees and state associations to comment on the resolutions. There will be an open hearing on the Resolutions on Friday, March 3, 2000, at The National Conference on Education [c]. The final Resolutions will be presented to the Delegate Assembly on Monday, March 6.

New at AASA

Rural and small school superintendents are encouraged to sign up for AASA's new Rural, Small Schools Electronic Newsletter, a free service for school leaders wit an interest in this area. This brief newsletter, which will come to you via e-mail about once a week, is filled with summaries of recent studies, federal notices, legislative alerts and other relevant information gathered specifically for rural/small school leaders. To receive this valuable resource, simply send an e-mail message to Kari Arfstrom, AASA's project director for the department of public affairs, at karfstrom@aasa.org; include your name, job title, school district, address, telephone number and preferred e-mail address.

Congrats to AASA!

AASA has just been awarded an OERI grant to create a Center for Accountability Solutions. Director of Information Technologies K. David Weidner is in the preliminary stages of development of this exciting project. For more information, log onto Leadership News online.

* The Early Bird Gets the ... Discount. Early bird registration for the 2000 National Conference on Education [c] is February 1, 2000. The Conference will be held in San Francisco, March 3-8, 2000. Register early to save $100. For more information, contact AASA's Member Relations Center at 703.875.0748 or look for details on AASA Online at www.aasa.org.

At Your Service....

AASA Elections Set

As 1999 draws to a close, AASA is preparing for its 2000 election. Two candidates, Marlene C. Holayter and Don W Hooper, are running for president--elect. Five members-Mary F. Barter, David E. Gee, John W Jordan, Donald L. Kussmaul and Lloyd W. Snow--are running for the two open Executive Committee seats.

The following three pages contain brief biographical information about each candidate. In the January and February issues of AASA Bulletin, we will bring you the candidates' responses to a series of questions about their candidacy and vision for AASA.

The primary ballot will be mailed immediately after the National Conference on Education[degrees], to be held March 3-6, 2000, in San Francisco. The first ballot count, which will deter me who becomes president-elect and the f finalists for the Executive Committee, is scheduled for March 28. The final ballot, which will determine the two new Executive Committee members, will be mailed April 3 and counted April 18. For more information about the candidates, you can also log onto AASA Online any time. Be sure to vote!

Candidates for AASA President-Elect

MARLENE C. HOLAYTER

AASA member: 15 years

Currently: Superintendent, Shoreline School District, Wash., since 1998

Most recent previous position: Executive Director, Washington State Commission on Student Learning, 1996-1998

Academic degrees: Ed.D., George Washington University, 1987; M.Ed., University of Washington, 1976; B.A., University of Washington, 1974

AASA activities and other activities: AASA Executive Committee; president, AASA Women's Caucus; member, AASA Resolutions Committee; AASA Women's Advisory Committee; liason, Rural Schools Committee; liason, Technology Committee; AASA liaison to Board of Directors, Washington Association of School Administrators; Washington School Administrators-PAC Board of Directors; presenter, AASA National Conference on Education[degrees]; presenter of Effie H. Jones Award; Superintendent's Prepared Urban Leadership Consortium; fellow, Institute for Educational Leadership

DON W. HOOPER

AASA member: 23 years

Currently: Superintendent, Fort Bend Independent School District, Sugar Land, Texas, since 1995