Articles in this issue

• Task Force begins work on assessment and accountability
  The first meeting of ACSA’s Assessment and Accountability Task Force included an overview of the purpose to study the state’s current system and develop a document with recommendations for improvements.
• Pupil Personnel Administrator of the Year: Helping students in need
  Meet Pamela Hosmer, program manager in San Diego USD, and ACSA’s 2009 Pupil Personnel Administrator of the Year.
• SPI candidate Aceves taking his message across the state
  Larry Aceves has been taking his campaign for superintendent of public instruction on the road, recently visiting superintendents in Oroville and sixth graders in Victorville.
• Special session focus of Race to the Top rally
  Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger joined U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan at a back-to-school youth rally aimed at ensuring California will be eligible to compete for federal Race to the Top funds.
• President urges individual responsibility for education
  During a speech to students across the nation President Barack Obama discussed the responsibility of teachers, principals, parents and the government in public education.