April 19th Edition 

AWSA Update

Force Multipliers for Your Leadership: Leveraging and Aligning Your People, Purposes, and Aims

April is a time when thoughtful principals demonstrate bifocal leadership. That is, each spring, school leaders take a set of actions that are “near-sighted" (ensuring the current school year finishes well) while also pursuing others that are “far-sighted” (organizing for success in the year yet to come).  This article focuses on the latter, equipping you with thoughtful “far-sighted” leadership actions so that next school year is your best one yet. Read more here.

Teacher Contract Renewal and Nonrenewal

The teacher nonrenewal statute only allows schools boards to enter into one-year contracts with teachers. Therefore, by law, the renewal/refusal to renew teacher contracts is an annual undertaking for administrators and it is vitally important for principals to have a solid understanding of the statutory teacher nonrenewal process. Read more here.

April 5th Edition 

AWSA Update

2023-24 AWSA Professional Learning Catalog 

The AWSA Professional Learning Catalog is now available online with all our conferences, academies, and other offerings for the 2023-24 school year. 

Kohl Principal Leader Awards Announced

AWSA congratulates each of the sixteen school leaders who received the 2023 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation’s Principal Leadership Award this year.  Read more here.

District Leaders Calendar Now Available!

AWSA has created a monthly calendar to help you maximize your time.  Click here for the PDF version. Want to customize it? Open the Google Doc, make a copy, and then edit to fit your needs!

Mastering Your Priorities Webinar: April 25, 2023 at 9:00 AM

In conjunction with the release of AWSA's District Leader's Calendar, this webinar is designed to equip district leaders with practical ideas and tools to help them protect their time and stay focused on their priorities.  Read more here.

2023 Elementary Principals’ Convention: Save the Date

The 2023 Elementary Principals’ Convention will feature sessions by Dr. Anthony Muhammad, Jessica Cabeen, high-impact school leaders, and AWSA thought leaders.  Save the date for this fantastic learning opportunity October 11-13, 2023!  Learn more here. Registration will open later this month.

Transition Programs That Build Employability Skills & Community Connections

Transitioning into adulthood is a daunting task for students with individualized education plans (IEPs). The transition team at the Oshkosh Area School District (OASD) supports students and families by helping them to develop skills for post-secondary life. Our ultimate goal is to make sure that we give our graduates the skills they need to be college, career, and community ready. Read more here.

Adolescent Literacy Series: Delineate and Evaluate an Argument (Article 8 of 8)

This is the final in a series of articles on how one high school has successfully improved student literacy.  The series highlights the seven proficiencies that are at the heart of their success.  Read more here.

Strategies for Communicating, Gaining Support and Advancing Initiatives

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, I have used the term turbulence to describe all the challenges that school and district leaders face. This includes all things related to COVID, the politics of the day, and matters big and small that AWSA members face. Read more here.

Are You Retiring?

If you are retiring this year, please let us know by sending an email to [email protected]. We’d like to include you in our recognition announcement and also share with you information about retired membership with AWSA.