Articles in this issue

• Elementary Principal of the Year aims to break down all barriers
  Meet Norma Rodriguez, principal of Dorsa Elementary School in Alum Rock Union ESD and ACSA’s 2009 Elementary Principal of the Year.
• Aug.15 layoff process – EC 44955.5 – questions and answers
  EdCal asked professional standards advocates Lloyd Wamhof, Sharon Dezutti and Bill Tschida to answer several clarifying questions regarding this process.
• Education still awaiting budget news
  ACSA is urging members to contact the governor and local lawmakers to voice opposition to suspending Proposition 98.
• ACSA recommending districts explore all possibilities in budgets
  Some school districts are finding that the extreme cuts to education can lead to other opportunities.
• New report critical of Prop. 39 school bond oversight
  The Little Hoover Commission, an independent agency concerned with government reform, has issued a report critical of oversight procedures for state bond-financed projects.
• Aceves stands up for Prop. 98
  Larry Aceves, candidate for superintendent of public instruction in 2010, has made a strong stand against any suspension of Proposition 98.