Articles in this issue

• AB 430 Administrator Training continues despite budget uncertainty
  Despite these uncertain economic times, ACSA continues its quest to ensure educational leaders have the skills needed to lead their students to success.
• Speak out against unfair budget cuts
  ACSA is urging lawmakers to support the budget flexibility proposals introduced as part of the governor’s November Special Session budget and revised as part of his January proposal to ensure that local school districts – rather than state lawmakers – decide how to best maximize resources for students and classroom instruction.
• Glen Thomas appointed secretary of ed
  Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has appointed ACSA member and former California County Superintendents Educational Services Association executive director Glen Thomas, 62, as secretary of education.
• Controller warns of state payment delays
  State Controller John Chiang has announced that if the Legislature fails to enact a sound budget solution that provides much-needed cash by Feb. 1, he will begin a policy of 30-day delays in payments to programs other than education.
• Schools in PI to benefit from new summer institute
  The new Summer Institute for Leaders of Program Improvement Schools will bring new and veteran leaders of current and potential PI and SAIT schools together in a residential learning community dedicated to moving beyond superficial mandates and prescriptions.
• State Allocation Board approves financial crisis regulations
  The State Allocation Board approved emergency regulations that bring a halt to funding in the School Facilities Program. The regs will make project funding subject to the availability of funding by the Pooled Money Investment Board. The fund is used for temporarily funding SFP projects until bonds authorized by Proposition 1D can be sold.
• Update of math framework to include focus groups
  The California Department of Education is seeking participation in the update of the K-12 Curriculum Framework for Mathematics, inviting interested parties to become members of the Mathematics Focus Group and/or the Mathematics Curriculum Framework and Evaluation Criteria Committee.