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In this conversation, Wanda Cook-Robinson, a mentor with the AASA Aspiring Superintendents Academy for Women Leaders, shares what it truly means to champion women in educational leadership and how the right mentorship can shape not just careers, but the communities schools serve.
The final weeks of school are often a blur, filled with year-end activities, exams, and events designed to close out the year. As schools across the country approach this period in the next several months, I challenge my AASA colleagues to harness this year-end energy to transform the “summer slide” into a “summer launch."
As the Director of Communications and Policy for Edison Township Public Schools, I spend a great deal of time focused on how leadership is experienced by students, staff, and families. That perspective was reinforced this month while reading The New Superintendent as Communicator in Chief in the February issue of School Administrator. The article reflects a reality many districts are already navigating. Communication is no longer a supporting function of leadership. It is central to how leadership is understood, trusted, and evaluated.
