Merita Irby gave a presentation at the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) State Leadership Conference on May 2, 2008, in San Francisco, CA. The speech discussed the importance on the role of community/school partnerships and focused on a new way of doing business outlined in the “Leadership for Change” report from the National Superintendent of the Year Forum, 2007. To read the report or learn more about our partnership with AASA, please visit http://forumfyi.org/readyby21/partners