If you need help balancing the books, ask the leaders who manage their own abysmal budgets every year; we continuously find solutions that aren’t this detrimental to our children.
“Providing mentors to school leaders is the most important thing," Fran says. "This is a passion of mine. Never undersell mentoring. I had so many mentors, it’s the reason I was able to have success and longevity.”
AFSA has submitted three major resolutions to the upcoming AFL-CIO Convention in Minneapolis this June, urging organized labor to take a stronger national stand on school safety, gun violence prevention, workplace protections, and civic education.
Retroactive pay is on the way for members of AFSA Local 6, the Boston Association of School Administrators & Supervisors (BASAS).
The announcement came during the union’s April 29 membership meeting, where leaders confirmed that eligible members will see retroactive payments reflected in their paychecks on Friday, May 8. The payments apply to current BASAS members as well as those who have since moved into other district positions.
Five exceptional students are beginning their college journeys with support from the American Federation of School Administrators (AFSA), which has awarded them the 2026 Diann Woodard Scholarship.
Some students have lost their mother, while others live apart from her due to divorce, incarceration, military deployment, or other complex circumstances.
We are in budget season… and although CPS has not released next year’s budget yet, we are already bracing for what will be missing. ( $1B State deficit; Federal fund revoked) Federal funding helped carry schools through COVID. It helped us rebuild. In some areas, we are finally seeing gains again. And now that funding is going away. So what does that mean for the progress we’ve made? Especially when we know that the needs in our schools haven’t decreased… they’ve increased.
“As a principal, you’re everything to everyone,” Clarence says. “Our children are our most precious jewels. We have to treasure them. Students need leaders who are passionate about their growth and who hold themselves and other educators accountable.”
