Superintendent’s Center
As the world becomes an increasingly digital society, the nation’s schools are entering a new era of accountability, and this has changed our expectations of school superintendents.
Schools leaders have come to rely on computing devices and the internet to engage students’ interest, track their progress, personalize instruction, and understand how technology works and how it can transform teaching and learning.
On this page, eSchool News editors have compiled resources that we hope will help you, as a school leader, learn how to best use technology to strengthen your district.
One district’s experience with iPads
The sign in the hallway tells Renville County West fifth-grade students what they'll need in class: social studies book, pencil, folder, iPad.…
Feds’ challenge to schools: Embrace digital textbooks
Are hardbound textbooks going the way of slide rules and typewriters in schools?…
Meet our 2012 ‘Tech-Savvy Superintendent Award’ winners
Project-based learning, "bring your own device" policies, blended learning opportunities, and creative approaches to staff development are among the many successful ed-tech programs being led by our 2012…
Column: It’s time to strengthen the P-16 continuum
If we are to realize President Obama’s goal of leading the world in the percentage of citizens who are college graduates, we will need to break down the…
Supreme Court passes on chance to define students’ online free-speech rights
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up a set of cases for the digital age—whether schools may censor students who are off-campus when they create online…
Dan Domenech and the future of technology in schools
Daniel A. Domenech, AASA Executive Director, serves as national spokesperson and advocate for public education, superintendents and other school system leaders. He also provides thought leadership in the...
December 16 2010 / Read more »
Meet 10 of the nation's savviest ed-tech leaders...and learn more about our groundbreaking awards program.
Read about the 2011 winners here.
See our 10 "Hallmarks of Excellence" that define a tech-savvy superintendent.
Nominate a superintendent for our 2012 awards.

Dan Domenech at TSSA
Daniel A. Domenech discusses AASA's role in developing the stimulus package and eSchool News' Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards.
The Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards ceremony 2009 in San Francisco.
Chip Kimball, Superintendent of the Lake Washington School District, Washington, discusses the importance of CoSN's initiative: Empowering the 21st Century Superintendent.
Evelyn Holman, president of the Century Club 100.




