Who Hatches Up These Ideas? - Brief Article

School Administrator, Jan, 2000

The beginning of a new year perhaps serves as a logical time to remind our readers how they can contribute to this publication. After all, The School Administrator is your monthly magazine. Those of us fortunate enough to work on AASA's headquarters staff just happen to be the current caretakers of the enterprise.

You can shape this magazine in any number of ways--and this doesn't necessarily mean laboring over a 2,500-word manuscript for our editors' review. (Many of the longer pieces, such as those in this month's issue on early childhood education, looping and prepackaged curriculum reforms, come from individuals we've invited to write for their expertise on a particular topic.)

We're eager to hear about your professional experiences and your provocative views that can be shared in 700- to 900-word submissions for the guest column and Focus sections--which rank among the magazine's best-read departments. To wit: The most mail we received during the past 12 months came in response to two offbeat guest columns--one about life as a small-schools superintendent, the other about picking nits from students' scalps.

We're always seeking amusing anecdotes about your personal adventures for Leadership Lite, the back-page humor column, and your news about impending career moves for the People page. And letters to the editor that comment, even negatively, on something we've published are much appreciated.

So don't be hesitant. You can find complete details about submitting something to The School Administrator at AASA Online (www.aasa.org). And you're welcome to bounce your story ideas off me anytime.

Jay P. Goldman

Voice: 703-875-0745

E-mail: jgoldman@aasa.org