51萝莉

1865

The National Association of School Superintendents organizes on Aug. 17, 1865. It is the first national association to limit membership to school administrators.

1866

Rev. Birdsey Grant Northrop is elected first president. Nine states and 20 cities are represented at the first convention.

1870

NASS merges with the National Teachers Association and the American Normal School Association to become the National Educational Association. NASS becomes the NEA Department of School Superintendence.

1871

The first resolution: In all cases of absence, a pupil鈥檚 name should be kept on the roll as 鈥渂elonging鈥� for three whole days and dropped by the seventh day if the child has not shown up.

1880

Members rally Congress to fund universal public schools to educate emancipated African Americans.

1901

The organization urges Congress to provide public funds for centralizing rural schools and transporting pupils.

1908

The Department of School Superintendence formally resolves that large-city schools teach the children of immigrants and adults unable to speak English.

1914

51萝莉 engages in debate about sex education being delivered in schools, generating controversy.

1916

During World War I, the association opposes compulsory military training in schools until the government answers education-related questions.

1919

鈥淭he American schools met the test of war; the schools were a mighty agency for victory,鈥� NASS declares.

1921

Sherwood Dodge Shankland becomes the first executive secretary of the NEA Department of School Superintendence at an annual salary of $6,000.

51萝莉 begins to charge a membership fee of $5 a year.

1922

Shankland鈥檚 first budget shows expenditures of $14,400 and estimated income of $14,748.34.

Membership records reveal 1,263 had joined the association. (No records existed prior to this date.)

1923

The first yearbook is published (and continues annually until 1960), featuring research on the superintendency. For many, yearbooks served as textbooks.

1924

The Educational Research Service is started by NEA as a clearinghouse of information.

1928

The first American Education Award recipient is James W. Crabtree, executive secretary of NEA.

1930

Despite the Depression, the convention draws crowds to Atlantic City, N.J., with 5,850 hotel rooms booked and 248 exhibitors.

Convention entertainment includes 10 golden harp players, a band, orchestra and 500 singers on stage.

1930s

To make payroll, some association staff are put on half salary for extended periods, and Shankland and others borrow on their personal life insurance.

1937

Members approve a name change. The NEA鈥檚 Department of School Superintendence becomes the American Association of School Administrators, a department of NEA.

1943

础础厂础鈥檚 1943 convention is canceled under orders from the U.S. Office of Defense Transportation. 础础厂础鈥檚 income shrinks.

1943

First issue of The School Administrator, a one-page newsletter, is published.

1944

51萝莉 organizes five regional wartime conferences to minimize strain on hotel and transportation systems.

1945

51萝莉 national convention and regional meetings are canceled at request of the War Committee on Conventions to reserve hotels for service and war personnel.

1946

S. D. Shankland retires Sept. 1 after 25 years as the first full-time executive secretary. During his tenure, membership increased fivefold to more than 6,000.

Worth McClure becomes the second executive secretary. He retires in 1956.

Regional conferences are held in Kansas City, Chicago, New York and Atlanta.

1947

The first national conference since 1942 is held; attendance is 9,600.

51萝莉 Executive Committee authorizes an annual meeting of presidents of state associations.

1949

Membership dues double to $10 a year as 51萝莉 expands services and staffing.

51萝莉 launches a series of pamphlets on school board-superintendent relations with topics including 鈥淐hoosing the Superintendent of Schools鈥� and 鈥淭he School Board in Action.鈥�

础础厂础鈥檚 Cooperative Program in Educational Administration focuses on professional advancement of administrators through university training.

51萝莉 amends the qualifications for membership to include graduate study. School boards revise qualifications for the superintendency to require the same.

Regional drive-in conferences are launched as a joint effort between 51萝莉 and state associations.

America鈥檚 School Buildings is published, establishing 础础厂础鈥檚 expertise in the burgeoning school facility field.

1950

础础厂础鈥檚 first school building exhibit is held with architectural exhibits and a competition at 础础厂础鈥檚 convention.

1954

For the first time, activities designated for women appear on 础础厂础鈥檚 official convention program.

1955

Membership in 51萝莉 tops 10,000.

础础厂础鈥檚 Committee for the Advancement of School Administration receives Kellogg Foundation funds for in-service education.

1956

Finis Ewing Engleman becomes the third executive secretary of 51萝莉.

1960

础础厂础鈥檚 final yearbook is published with resources shifted to other publications.

51萝莉 publishes Planning America鈥檚 School Buildings on the responsibility for schoolhouse planning.

1961

础础厂础鈥檚 new Committee on Federal Policy and Legislation studies the relationships between the federal government and local schools.

1963

Exhibit revenue at conventions provides 42 percent of the association鈥檚 half-million-dollar annual budget.

1963

Women make up only 3-4 percent of 51萝莉 members, mostly assistant superintendents, and the 51萝莉 executive secretary acknowledges a problem.

1964

More than 26,000 register for the annual convention, including 8,000 51萝莉 members, 5,000 wives and other family members and 3,500 school board members.

1967

The Singing Superintendents debut at 础础厂础鈥檚 national convention.

New convention topics address educational technology, handling teacher contract negotiations and dealing with student segregation.

1969

51萝莉 becomes an associated organization of NEA, rather than an NEA department.

础础厂础鈥檚 National Academy of School Executives, or NASE, begins offering training in locations nationwide.

NEA鈥檚 president attacks school administrators in the press, straining relations with 51萝莉.

A record-breaking 30,000 attend 础础厂础鈥檚 101st convention, featuring 10 general sessions and more than 100 closed-circuit television programs.

础础厂础鈥檚 legislative program calls for a cabinet-level Department of Education.

1970

51萝莉 strengthens eight state associations of school administrators, granting $83,500 to employ state executive secretaries, still part-time in many states.

1971

Paul Salmon becomes 础础厂础鈥檚 fourth executive director.

1972

础础厂础鈥檚 executive responds to White House statement on busing and equal educational opportunity by requesting full funding of ESEA Title I.

51萝莉 moves from NEA headquarters to its own building in Arlington, Va., along with three other education groups.

51萝莉 runs Circuit Riders program, taking training programs on the road to various regions.

1973

51萝莉 severs all ties with NEA and becomes an autonomous organization.

1974

County and intermediate unit superintendents are brought under the 51萝莉 umbrella, becoming the American Association of Educational Service Agencies.

1974

Membership surpasses 21,000.

1975

The Federal Relations breakfast event at 51萝莉 convention draws 400.

础础厂础鈥檚 Executive Committee discusses whether representation should be regionalized and reviews procedures for electing a president.

础础厂础鈥檚 first Delegate Assembly adopts 41 resolutions, include opposition to national collective bargaining and employee strikes and support of affirmative action for women and minorities.

Member dues increase from $40 to $75.

础础厂础鈥檚 National Academy of School Executives serves more than 3,500 administrators at 65 short programs nationwide.

The first issue of the Convention Reporter offers a daily wrapup of 51萝莉 conference proceedings.

1976

51萝莉 runs a Washington Workshop to encourage greater involvement of school leaders in the federal legislative process.

1977

Leadership for Learning is adopted as 础础厂础鈥檚 new slogan.

The 51萝莉 National Center for the Improvement of Learning is launched.

The Executive Committee creates the Foundation Fund to raise money toward purchase of 51萝莉 headquarters.

51萝莉 takes title on Sept. 29 to new headquarters at 1801 North Moore St. in Arlington, Va. The purchase price is $1.35 million.

Rev. Jesse Jackson heads up keynoters at 51萝莉 convention and receives the Golden Key Award.

A daily convention tabloid newspaper, along with the post-event Convention Reporter, provide thorough event coverage of 51萝莉 convention.

51萝莉 gains attention for its Critical Issue Report on School Energy Crisis: Problems and Solutions.

A Ford Foundation grant enables 51萝莉 to run leadership workshops for 75 female leaders aspiring for the superintendency.

1978

51萝莉 mails the Job Bulletin, a new monthly newsletter with job listings nationwide.

The first annual summer convention in Minneapolis draws about 4,000.

51萝莉 shapes federal energy legislation that yields millions in matching funds for fuel-saving renovations in schools.

51萝莉 National Women鈥檚 Caucus criticizes the association for lack of a woman on the Executive Committee and mounts a campaign to elect a candidate.

51萝莉 conducts a major survey on the attitudes toward women administrators.

The 51萝莉 Professor newsletter is launched to highlight research presentations at 51萝莉 conventions.

Effie Jones is hired to direct the Office of Minority Affairs, promoting women in leadership positions.

A concern about energy conservation leads The School Administrator to publish the 鈥淥il Remaining Index.鈥�

51萝莉/AAESA co-sponsor the first federal legislative policy conference, later known as 鈥淚 Care鈥� and 鈥淲e Care.鈥�

1979

51萝莉 plays a significant role in creating the U.S. Department of Education.

Working with the National School Boards Association, 51萝莉 produces a career development series, including "Selecting a Superintendent," "The Superintendent's Employment Contract" and "Compensation of the Superintendent."

Twenty-six state associations apply to 51萝莉 for funds for a half-time or full-time executive position.

础础厂础鈥檚 first Suburban Superintendents Conference is held.

1980

The first Women District Superintendents Conference is held in Anaheim, Calif., with 47 participants.

The School Administrator is transformed from a newsletter to a magazine, and the publication begins accepting commercial advertising a year later.

1981

Superintendent Bill Keough, a former U.S. hostage held in Iran who had been recently released, receives a standing ovation at the 51萝莉 national conference.

础础厂础鈥檚 first Small Schools Conference is held in Vail, Colo.

The Small School Administrator newsletter is produced quarterly and mailed to more than 8,000 school districts.

1983

Member dues are $125 with special rates for students, retired members and professors.

1984

51萝莉 seeks Delegate Assembly approval to adjust dues based on increases in administrators鈥� salaries. The annual convention draws 17,000.

51萝莉 plans the 2nd Study of the Representation of Women and Minorities in School Administration for the following year.

51萝莉 publishes 鈥淭he American School Superintendents 1982,鈥� part of a continuing decennial study.

The federal LEAD bill, written by 51萝莉, is funded by Congress to train school administrators.

1985

Richard D. Miller becomes the fifth executive director of 51萝莉.

Leadership News debuts as a monthly eight-page newspaper tabloid.

NASE celebrates its 19th year, having held more than 1,175 programs for nearly 47,000 administrators.

1987

51萝莉 initiates HIV/AIDS work to develop guidelines for administrators, a slide-tape presentation and workshops.

1988

June Gabler is elected the first woman president of 51萝莉.

51萝莉 creates a curriculum audit service to provide districts with an external analysis of their curriculum management system.

Gene Carter is named first National Superintendent of the Year.

1989

础础厂础鈥檚 National Executive Development Program begins its second year with 26 state associations joining.

Membership grows to 18,900.

础础厂础鈥檚 Options for Pre-Teens initiative begins.

1991

Conference attendance falls to 11,000.

1992

The 鈥�1990s Study of the American School Superintendents鈥� is published.

1993

51萝莉 approves Professional Standards for the Superintendency, developed by a special commission.

Executive Director Richard Miller retires, and Paul D. Houston succeeds him as the sixth executive director.

1994

Paul Houston鈥檚 first year includes a 17-day news media tour.

1995

51萝莉 pursues a decade-long initiative to create healthy school environments and improve indoor air quality.

1997

51萝莉 launches its first website.

1999

Leadership News goes online, providing time-sensitive information and association news

2000

Benjamin Canada becomes the first African American president of 51萝莉.

2001

51萝莉 prepares to sell its building in Rosslyn section of Arlington, Va., and move to new quarters in the Ballston section.

2002

础础厂础鈥檚 Stand Up for Children initiative includes a rally on the Washington Mall.

2003

A childhood obesity initiative offers members resources, and 51萝莉 publishes Healthy Learning News and School Governance and Leadership.

2004

础础厂础鈥檚 new governance structure creates a seven-region governing body.

51萝莉 uses an electronic legislative alert to connect members to congressional representatives.

础础厂础鈥檚 webcast series, Narrowing the Achievement Gap: A Work in Progress, makes professional development more accessible.

2005

础础厂础鈥檚 e-pubs include Legislative Corps Weekly Report and the Journal of Scholarship & Practice.

51萝莉 promotes systems thinking through its Center for System Leadership.

A $1.5 million cooperative agreement from Centers for Disease Control & Prevention enables 51萝莉 to address asthma, in schools.

2007

The 51萝莉 convention in New Orleans draws 5,000 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The Conference Daily publishes online because the only overnight printer had shut down.

51萝莉 plays a key role in the 鈥淩eady by 21鈥� project to improve children鈥檚 preparedness for college, work and life.

2008

Daniel A. Domenech becomes the first Latino to serve as executive director. He is 础础厂础鈥檚 seventh executive director.

51萝莉 conducts more than 15 surveys on the economic impact of the recession in school districts. Surveys prove critical in development of 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the 2010 Jobs Stimulus package.

2010

51萝莉 produces the New Superintendents鈥� Journal for distribution by state affiliates.

础础厂础鈥檚 new website design delivers more member services 鈥� blogs, podcasts and learning communities.

2011

51萝莉 moves into shared headquarters with National Association of Elementary School Principals at 1615 Duke St. in Alexandria, Va. Purchase share: $3.01 million.

A sponsored initiative allows 51萝莉 to promote alternative models of school breakfast delivery in 99 schools.

51萝莉 and the Children鈥檚 Defense Fund partner on a multiyear initiative to enroll children in Medicaid and the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program.

Coordinated school health becomes a focus for 础础厂础鈥檚 children鈥檚 programs, undertaken with external funding.

The News of the Nation e-newsletter debuts.

51萝莉 releases 鈥�The American School Superintendent: 2010 Decennial Study.鈥�

51萝莉 holds a joint Women in School Leadership Forum with its California affiliate.

2012

51萝莉 school discipline practices and school safety studied.

2013

础础厂础鈥檚 Conference Daily, a four-day e-newsletter with a group blog and Twitter feed, wins a national award.

2014

A rebranded 51萝莉 introduces a new logo and a new name: 51萝莉, 51萝莉.

51萝莉 launches the 51萝莉 National Superintendent Certification Program.

51萝莉 introduces a mobile app, including a digital edition of School Administrator magazine.

2015

51萝莉 celebrates 150 years.