Leadership in changing times: 2003 annual conference & exposition

School Administrator, Jan, 2003

February 20-23, 2003

Ernest N. Morial

Convention Center

New Orleans, LA

Pre-conference workshop space is limited. Sign up today.

Register for the 2003 Annual Conference by November 30, 2002, and SAVE $100!

Special conference hotel rates available until January 21, 2003.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS

As a school system leader, your responsibilities and interests are wide-ranging. So are the pre-conference workshops for AASA's 2003 Annual Conference. And the half-day format means you can explore two issues in one day.

Thursday, February 20, 2003

Morning Workshops 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Balanced, Proactive School Security and Crisis Planning

Kenneth Trump, President, National School Safety & Security Services

Learn a number of sensible, practical risk-reduction measures to provide a physically and psychologically secure school setting. $140

Gentle Pressure-Constantly Applied: Using Achievement Data to Improve School Effectiveness

Allan Olson, President/Executive Director, Northwest Evaluation Association & Donna McCahon, Northwest Evaluation Association

See how Northwest Evaluation Association's 800 school districts are making a real difference in student achievement. $140

Communication and Community Relations: Key Ingredients to Superintendent Success and the No Child Left Behind Act

Terry Grier, Superintendent, Guilford County Schools, Greensboro, NC; Jane Hammond, Superintendent in Residence, Stupski Family Foundation; Rich Bagin, Executive Director National School Public Relations Association

Learn vital techniques in communication and community relations, including how to handle the new requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act. $140

Accountability, Sanctions and Choice Under the No Child Left Behind Act

Julie Miller, Editor & Publisher, Title I Report Newsletter and the ESEA Implementation Guide

Learn the law's accountability requirements and how rules are being enforced at the federal and state levels. $140

Afternoon Workshops (1:00 - 4:30 p.m.)

Superintendent Evaluation in a Standards-Based Environment

Michael DiPaola & James Stronge, School of Education, The College of William and Mary

Find out how to align your job description with performance evaluation, design job performance measures and instruments, set goals, measure achievement and more. $140

Data-Driven Decision Making: From Theory to Practice

Geannie Wells, Center for Accountability Solutions, AASA

Discuss meaningful student achievement indicators, cultural and staff development issues, and ways to kick-start data implementation plans. $140

How We Won the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

John Jay Bonstingl, President, Center for Schools of Quality; Richard DeLorenzo, Chugach School District, Anchorage, AK; Richard Maurer, Pearl River Union Free School District, NY

Hear leaders of the first two Baldrige Award-winning districts share practical strategies to help you and your leadership team make Quality a way of life in your district. $140

"No Child Left Behind" -- A Look at the Impact on Rural Districts

J.M. Edington, III, Superintendent, Biggers-Reyno Schools, Biggers, AR, Mary Kusler, AASA Legislative Specialist; and Richard Eisenhauer, Superintendent, Lexington Public Schools, NE

Join your colleagues to discuss what is working in your state and around the country, and to find out how Rural Education Achievement Program monies are being used. $39

FREE Executive Compensation Session -- Available Morning & Afternoon!

Enhancing Your Compensation Package: Negotiating the Employment Contract You Need and Beyond

Mike Cochran, President, and John Pesce, Senior Vice President, Total Compensation Group Consulting Inc.

Get expert advice on effective compensation negotiation, tax liability issues, dealing with multiple state retirement systems, evaluating the real financial implications of a job change, personal financial planning and more. NO FEE; registration is required.

Please note: You must be an annual conference registrant to sign up for pre-conference workshops You may cancel a pre-conference workshop and receive a full refund before January 20, 2003. No cancellations accepted after this date.