About Us
Mission, Goals & Structure of NCASA
Our mission is ensuring student success through visionary leadership. NCASA provides three key pillars of support to NC school leaders:
ADVOCACY
NCASA’s lobbyists provide experienced, non-partisan advocacy for school leaders in all aspects of NC law and policy development by the General Assembly, Governor’s Office, State Board of Education, State Retirement System, State Health Plan and Other Policy-Making Entities. Other services include legislation analysis, bill tracking, timely updates, member calls to action, and summaries of key changes.
COMMUNICATIONS
NCASA provides comprehensive up-to-date communications that inform school leaders on news and education developments they need to know through the following resources:
- Weekly e-newsletter Leadership Link.
- To-the-minute reports during legislative/policy meetings via @NCASATweets.
- FREE member webinars for timely updates and hot topics.
- Informative, interactive mobile-friendly website.
- Presentations to school districts and affiliates upon request.
- Concise and timely podcast, Public School Matters
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NCASA offers top-notch conferences and webinars at discounted rates each year to help members stay current on educational leadership practices and to maintain their licensure. Participants receive CEU credits for all events, including the annual Conference on Educational Leadership, School Law and Policy Symposium, and Hot-Topic Webinars. Principals and Superintendents also receive discounted rates for offerings through our core affiliates – the NC Principals and Assistant Principals’ Association and the NC School Superintendents’ Association.
We help NC school administrators LEAD their schools and districts, INSPIRE their staff to pursue excellence in public education, and help their students ACHIEVE success for college, careers, and life.
NCASA supports our members through our focus on two key goals:
- Providing a definitive voice in law and policy development affecting the daily operations of K-12 public schools across the state, and
- Enhancing their professional growth as visionary educational leaders.
- North Carolina School Superintendents’ Association
(a core affiliate funded through NCASA) - North Carolina Principals & Assistant Principals’ Association
(a core affiliate funded through NCASA) - North Carolina Association for School Business Officials
- Personnel Administrators of North Carolina
- North Carolina School Public Relations Association
- North Carolina Technology in Education Society
- North Carolina Council of Administrators of Special Education
- North Carolina Career and Technical Education Administrators
- North Carolina Federal Program Administrators
- North Carolina Professors of Educational Leadership
- North Carolina Pupil Transportation Association
- School Nutrition Association of North Carolina
Our organization is governed by a Board of Directors that includes a President, President-Elect, Immediate Past President and two members from each of the affiliated school administrator groups. We are the only organization in North Carolina that supports superintendents, all central office administrators, principals, assistant principals, and professors of educational leadership.
