Membership - American Association of School Administrators - Brief Article

School Administrator, March, 1999

Although AASA recruited the largest number of new members (1,832) at any time in this decade, it was not enough to overcome the number of members who have retired. Over half of these new members came to AASA through our state affiliates.

We encourage individuals to join AASA through the Colleague Connection Program" (AASA's member-get-a-member campaign). In FY '99 we will expand our recruitment partnerships with state affiliates.

Membership Categories
Regular             11,309
Emeritus             1,267
Retired                756
College Professors     267
Life                   266
Graduate Students      189
School Boards           39
Others                  12
Total               14,105
Gender
        Percent
Male         82
Female       18
Membership Composition
(excluding) retired members)
Superintendents  59%
Central Office   22%
Principals       6%
Others *         13%
(*) Includes libraries, educational service agencies,
architects, consultants, graduate students, foundations
and the U.S. Department of Education

Membership Involvement

AASA members make key decisions and chart future directions in areas of greatest need to local school administrators through their service on advisory committees. The chairs of the advisory and standing committees are recognized below.

AASA Advisory Committees

Federal Policy and Legislation Committee

Chair, Paula C. Butterfield, superintendent, Bozeman, Mont., Public Schools

Leadership Committee

Chair, Linton Deck, director, The Center for Support of Professional Practice in Education, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.

Leadership and Technology Committee

Chair, Charles Scott Howard, superintendent, Perry, Ohio, Public Schools

Minority Affairs Committee

Chair, James A. Williams, superintendent, Dayton, Ohio, Public Schools

Principal/Site Administrators Committee

Chair, J. Gary Hayden, chief administrator, Area Education Agency 4, Sioux Center, Iowa

Rural/Small Schools Committee

Chair, Daniel R. Mastrobuono, superintendent, Camden Office of Education, Pennsauken, N.J.

Committee on State and National Relations

Chair, Peter Finn, executive director, Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, Boston, Mass.

Suburban Schools Committee

Chair, Charles F. Weidenman, superintedent, Fairfield, Ohio, City Schools

Women Administrators Committee

Chair, Carol B. Choye, superintendent, Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools, Scotch Plains, N.J.

Standing Committees/Boards

Audit Committee

Chair, David A. Cottrell, superintendent, Franklin County Education Service Center, Columbus, Ohio

Leadership for Learning Foundation Board of Trustees

Chair, Gary Wright, executive director, Cooperating School Districts of Greater St. Louis, St. Louis, Mo.

Resolutions Committee

Chair, John W. Jordan, superintendent, Oxford, Miss., School District

Award Selection Committees

AASA Educational Administration Scholarship Selection Committee

Distinguished Service Awards Screening Committee

Exhibition of School Architecture Jury

Leadership for Learning Award Screening Committee

Joint Committees

AASA Exhibitors Advisory Committee

Joint AASA/National School Boards Association Committee