Educational Leadership

Educational Organizations database

• Education Resource Directory – interactive database with information on more than 3,000 national, regional, and state education organizations that provide information and assistance on a broad range of education-related topics.

National Associations and Organizations

• American Association of School Administrators
  Professional organization for school system leaders.

• American Council on Education

  A coordinating body for institutions of higher education, seeking to influence education policies.

• Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparedness 

​          The accrediting agency that was formed with the merger of NCATE and TEAC. NCATE and TEAC legacy standards are no longer used for accreditation.                   

• Council of Chief School Officers  A nonpartisan, nationwide, nonprofit organization of public officials who head departments of elementary and secondary education. A good source for resources on Common Core State Standards.

• National Assessment of Educational Progress measures what U.S. students know and can do in various subjects across the nation, states, and in some urban districts. This Congressionally mandated organization is responsible for the Nation's Report Card which measures how students perform in various subjects. 

• National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)
  Serving elementary and middle school principals and administrators.

• National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)

  NAASP is a national association serving middle and high school principals, assistant principals and school leaders.

• Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Schools  WASC is a regional accrediting association for colleges and universities.

California Educational Organizations

• California List of Educational Organizations - comprehensive list of boards, commissions, advisory committees, and associations represented by the California Department of Education
• California Association of School Administrators(ACSA)  ACSA is the largest umbrella organization for school leaders in the nation, serving more than 16,000 school leaders.