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Upcoming AWSA Events:
Impactful Coaching
Cohort 2 Begins in January
IC Webinar Series
Associate Principals Convention
January 28-30, 2026
Lake Geneva
Middle and High School Principals Convention
February 11-13, 2026
Green Bay
Aspiring Superintendents Workshop
February 17, 2026
AWSA Enjoys the Support of:
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January 14th Edition
AWSA Update
All Means All: Data-Driven Leadership That Grows Every Student
As school leaders, we are constantly searching for ways to maximize impact around student learning. Yet for years, many of our accountability conversations have centered on proficiency, an outcome that often tells us more about which students are already successful than about how well we are serving all learners. In the Oostburg School District (OSD), we made a deliberate leadership shift several years ago by redefining success through student growth, rather than proficiency alone. Read more here.
Building a Meaningful Multi-Level System of Supports: Lessons from Forest Park Middle School
At Forest Park Middle School, we utilize a Multi-Level System of Supports (MLSS) to ensure every student gets what they need to be successful—academically, behaviorally, and socially-emotionally. This work has not been quick or easy. It has been an intentional, three-year process rooted in collaboration, reflection, and a shared commitment to meeting students’ needs. Read more here.
Supporting your School Community after a Crisis: Perspectives from the WI DOJ Office of School Safety
Leading a school community after a crisis is extremely challenging, and “getting it right” can feel like a heavy responsibility for a school administrator. Careful planning and decision making is essential in providing best practice interventions that promote healing, not only during the first moments and days immediately following a crisis or act of school violence, but in the months and years to come. Read more here.
What Administrators Need to Know about Manifestation Determinations for Students with Individual Education Programs (IEPs)
Administrators play a critical role in ensuring student discipline is implemented lawfully and fairly for students with disabilities. Because students with disabilities are more vulnerable to experiencing exclusionary discipline, it is important that administrators understand their role, and the role of the IEP team in protecting students' rights to a Free Appropriate Public Education throughout the disciplinary process. One of the key steps in disciplinary proceedings involving students with disabilities is the Manifestation Determination. Read more here.
Register Today for Upcoming AWSA Conferences & Webinars
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Associate Principals Convention: January 28-30, 2026, Grand Geneva Resort, Lake Geneva | Registration is Open
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Middle & High School Convention: February 11-13, 2026, KI Center, Green Bay | Registration is Open
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Webinar: Top 10 Ways Principals and Business Managers Can Work Together on the Budget | January 26, 2026 1:00-2:30pm | Register Here
Thank you to our 2025 Membership Ambassadors!
We thank the ambassadors who reached out to nearly 200 potential members to expand the impact of AWSA!
AWSA Delays Hiring New Director of Professional Learning Until 2026-27
As AWSA’s work supporting school leaders' professional growth continues to expand, the association will be hiring a Director of Professional Learning and Member Services. The association intended to have a new director in place July 1, 2026, but will wait until 2027 based on updated projection data.
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