At the 51st Annual Conference in New Orleans, ASCD's Board of Directors adopted two official positions, to promote:
- Support and protection of public education in a democracy, and
- School safety and violence prevention for a positive school climate.
In choosing these positions, the Board was guided by input from ASCD members. This input was gathered through the Internet, at two Town Meetings held at the Annual Conference, and through a telephone survey conducted at the Conference.
Under ASCD's Issues process, the Board adopts no more than two positions each year, allowing the Association to focus its energies and resources. Action plans outlining what steps ASCD will take to support these new positions will be drafted this spring for Executive Council approval.
In other action at the Board of Directors meeting, the Board approved the addition of a new affiliate, Israel ASCD, bringing the total number of ASCD affiliates to 68.