ALTON FRAILEY ELECTED PRESIDENT-ELECT OF THE AASA:
It's sort of interesting, at least to me, that Alton Frailey's "election" as president-elect of the AASA hasn't made any of the local papers, and no mention of his new position has been posted on the Katy ISD web site as of June 22, 2015. He was named to this position back in April. I'm guessing he doesn't want people in Katy to realize the agenda of the AASA. Read on...[MM]
TASA President Alton Frailey Elected AASA President-Elect
04.07.2015 — TASA President Alton L. Frailey, superintendent of Katy ISD, was elected the 2015-16 president-elect of AASA, The School Superintendents Association.
“As we continue to celebrate AASA’s 150th anniversary, I am very pleased to welcome Alton as our president-elect,” said Daniel A. Domenech, executive director, AASA. “Part of our mission is to bring superintendents and school leaders together to strengthen public education. Alton’s career as an educator will be a huge resource for us as we help empower children across the country.”
A member of AASA’s governing structure since 2009, Frailey has served on the organization’s executive committee since 2011. Since 1998, he has been a member of TASA and currently serves as the 2014-15 TASA president.
“We have an opportunity to shore up the power and promise of public education for each child,” said Frailey. “The nation’s conversation about public education is, again, at a very critical juncture. AASA is an essential part of this conversation. I am honored to be elected to this important position for this outstanding organization.”
“AASA champions the efforts to improve the lives of children in public schools,” added Frailey. “I look forward to advancing the organization’s mission in my new role.”
Frailey began his tenure as superintendent of Katy ISD in 2007. Before joining KISD, he led DeSoto ISD from 2005 to 2007. He also served as superintendent of Cincinnati Public Schools, in Cincinnati, Ohio, from 2002 to 2005.
Frailey and other newly elected AASA governance members will begin their terms on July 1. David R. Schuler, superintendent of High School District 214, in Arlington Heights, Ill., and Frailey will be sworn in as president and president-elect respectively during a ceremony at a summer meeting of the governing board in Washington, D.C., on July 8, 2015.
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the world. AASA’s mission is to support and develop effective school system leaders who
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