Articles in this issue

• Former ACSA president runs for SPI; brings wealth of knowledge
  Education leaders rejoiced last week when former ACSA president Larry Aceves declared his candidacy for the office of superintendent of public instruction in 2010. Aceves brings with him intelligence, a focus on student learning, and deep educational knowledge.
• Share with online community, ACSA’s new member benefit
  ACSA is proud to announce the ACSA Online Community. This professional networking site offers the chance to reach out and contact colleagues statewide anytime you’re online and the mood hits you.
• ROCP crucial to educating for the workforce
  One key facet to California’s education system is Regional Occupational Centers and Programs. For nearly 40 years, ROCP has been preparing students to enter the workforce or pursue advanced training in designated fields.
• Executive Leadership Center: ‘What matters most’
  The Executive Leadership Center offers twice-annual professional development for superintendents that’s been described as “phenomenal” in its presentation of very practical, concrete information, especially about communication.
• Brief explains importance of principal support
  A CFTL policy brief says the link among the quality of principals, caliber of teaching, and levels of student achievement is crucial; yet school leaders have received relatively little policy attention during the past 20 years of school reform initiatives.
• Caution urged in production of elementary yearbooks
  Elementary school yearbooks are becoming more popular as technology has made them easier. Thus it is important to develop guidelines to protect student privacy rights.