AASA creates guild to assist urban superintendents.

AASA creates guild to assist urban superintendents. The American Association of School Administrators The American Association of School Administrators (AASA), founded in 1865, is the professional organization for more than 13,000 educational leaders across the United States. has created a newguild guildAssociation of craftsmen or merchants formed for mutual aid and for the advancement of their professional interests. Guilds flourished in Europe between the 11th and 16th century and were of two types: merchant guilds, including all the merchants of a particular town to assist superintendents in urban districts and those who areconsidering posts in big cities. The goal is to halt the superintendentturnover in urban districts. The guild will cull cullthe act of culling. Called also cast. models for training and recruiting futureleaders Future Leaders is a UK schools-led charitable organisation that aims to widen the pool of talented leaders especially for urban challenging secondary schools. It was founded in March 2006 by Nat Wei, a former founder of Teach First. by interviewing sitting urban superintendents. The hope is foreducation leaders to find mentors and "criticalfriends"--leaders who can be "trusted colleagues to shareopinions" about the job's role and performance," saysPaul Houston, AASA's executive director. www.aasa.org