AASPA Blog

We are fortunate to have members willing to share their expertise, experience and wisdom as human resource professionals. These topics are not only relevant to human capital leaders, but are at the forefront of the issues facing education today. Read on, and enjoy. And if you feel like contributing, go ahead and Tweet and remember to include #AASPA.

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The Survey This Spring Auburn-Washburn USD 437 conducted a survey of 147 college and university students that were approaching graduation and...

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This past year the pandemic pushed all of us responsible for education talent management and culture to focus on the essentials: ensuring our people...

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For decades, school districts across the U.S. have been struggling to do more with less: Budget constraints are established top-down at the state...

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Sourcing Through Networking Webster’s (2021) defines networking as “An interconnected or interrelated chain, group, or system.”...

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Take Time for You: Self-Care Action Plans for Educators by Dr. Tina Boogren is a straightforward approach to making self-care a priority for...

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Fun fact #1:I “accidently” came upon this thin, purple, hard-back book, Through the Cracks, (Sollman, Emmons, & Paolini, 1994),...

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Life is all about perspective. On March 12, 2019 our students were participating in learning, preparing for state exams, and fully engaging in their...

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I've worked in the entertainment, nonprofit, and the financial industry, and nothing has been quite as daunting, intimidating, and yet as exciting...

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As I sit here in September listening to holiday music, (see #1 below), I am reflecting on all that has happened in our country and schools since...

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"A timely read of school administrators leading districts in uncharted times, Leading for Results Transforming Teaching, Learning, and...

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The global pandemic has thrust teachers out of their comfort zone of face-to-face teaching into the digital realm where many lack the experience and...

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"Out of all of the books I have read, Nine Minutes on Monday by James Robbins is the most simple and practical coaching manual on moving from...

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