Articles in this issue

• Administrator of the Year: Secondary principal brings vision to life
  Meet Carol Kitchens, principal of Campolindo High School in the Acalanes Union High School District and ACSA’s 2009 Secondary Principal of the Year.
• Deadline passes for mid-year cuts, but budget year remains uncertain
  There will likely be no 2008-09 mid-year cuts coming education’s way, but that means reductions in the new budget year could be commensurately higher.
• New focus for ACSA’s 2009 Adult Education Conference
  ACSA’s 2009 Adult Education Conference has been specially designed to help school leaders make their way through the financial crisis.
• P.E. option bill battle continues
  The battle over physical education continues in the Legislature with a new bill that would give school districts the option to grant exemptions for students participating in certain extracurricular activities.
• Exit exam amendments cause for concern
  ACSA opposes a State Board of Education proposal to amend Title 5 regulations to invalidate CAHSEE scores for students who use modifications.
• Collective Bargaining Summits shift focus
  ACSA’s Collective Bargaining Summits have been completely redesigned and reformulated to address the changing times.