Articles in this issue

• Personnel/Human Resources Administrator of the Year
  As assistant superintendent for human resources in Burbank Unified School District, ACSA's 2008 Personnel/HR Administrator of the Year, Gabe Soumakian, has proven he is an extraordinary visionary.
• Budget plan would hurt future funding
  The record-busting budget stalemate heated when the Legislature passed a budget proposal that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he would veto. The budget proposal did not include new taxes and relied heavily on borrowing.
• Bargaining workshops timely as budget poses challenge
  This year’s K-adult Management Collective Bargaining Summits will focus on critical budget issues and provide management teams and board members with up-to-date perspectives and recommendations.
• ACSA leaders helm nearly half of Blue Ribbon schools
  More than two dozen public schools in California – many of them led by ACSA members – have been named No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Ed secretary Long resigns sans fanfare
  California Secretary of Education Dave Long resigned Sept. 12. The governor’s office did not issue a press release on the resignation. Long was the fourth ed secretary in five years.
• ACSA adopts Support position on Prop. 11
  The ACSA Board of Directors has adopted a Support position for the redistricting proposa-- Proposition 11 -- on the upcoming November ballot.
• Workshop set to help supervisors lead principals
  The School Leadership Development Division at the New Teacher Center, in collaboration with ACSA, is pleased to offer the workshop “Supervising Principals: Building Principals’ Capacity to Lead," Nov. 19-20 in Burlingame.
• Workshop aims to strengthen PLCs
  The School Leadership Development Division of the New Teacher Center, in collaboration with ACSA, has announced a new workshop designed to help K-12 educators refine their understanding and implementation of professional learning communities.
• SBE approves PE framework
  The State Board of Education has adopted a new Physical Education Framework for California schools. It’s the state’s first standards-based framework in physical education.
• RtI will be focus of pre-conference sessions
  The California Association of School Psychologists’ Dec. 4 Winter Conference in San Jose will be the site of an ACSA-CASP RtI Project program implementation workshop, one of three offered throughout the state.