American Federation of School Administrators

American Federation of School Administrators (AFSA)

Founded	1976
Members	20,000 [1]
Country	United States
Affiliation	AFL-CIO
Key people	Diann Woodard, president
Office location	1101 17th Street NW Ste 408 Washington, D.C.
Website	www.admin.org

The American Federation of School Administrators or AFSA represents public school principals, vice principals, administrators, and supervisors in the United States. The trade union belongs to the AFL-CIO as one of the organizations smallest members.

The union was established by the Council of Supervisory Associations, a local union representing principals and other supervisors in the New York City Department of Education. Rather than becoming a directly affiliated local union, the AFL-CIO chartered the organization as the School Administrators and Supervisors Organizing Committee.

Because the Taft–Hartley Act does not recognize supervisors as union-eligible under federal law, AFSA only negotiates collective bargaining agreements in states where local labor rules permit them.^[2] In most areas, the organization functions as a professional association rather than a traditional union. A majority of the union's memership remains in New York City, however.

The organization publishes The AFSA Administrator and presents the Distinguished Leadership Award to highlight member achievements.^[3]

See also

• American Association of School Administrators
• Association of Headteachers and Deputes in Scotland (sic)
• American Federation of Teachers

References

External links

• Local 2 - Chicago Principals & Administrators Association
• Local 6 - Boston Association of School Administrators and Supervisors

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