Articles in this issue

• ACSA Leadership Summit a top learning experience
  ACSA’s Leadership Summit is the premier learning event for California school leaders and should be at the top of everyone’s wish list to attend.
• Aceves gains support in race for superintendent of public instruction
  Riding high on the crest of his victory in June, Larry Aceves is traversing the state, meeting with people and continuing to gather support for his campaign.
• Classified Manager of the Year: Tackling multiple projects
  Meet Teresa Kapellas, manager of business administration and charter schools for Alameda COE, ACSA's 2010 Classified Manager of the Year.
• Business Services Administrator of the Year: Solutions in fiscal crisis
  Meet John Niederkorn, assistant supt. for administrative and business services at Vacaville USD, ACSA's 2010 Business Services Administrator of the Year.
• New amendments take shape in pension reform bill
  New amendments are proposed for a bill that would change procedures for calculating retirement benefits of most educators.
• Open enrollment regs OK’d despite opposition
  Despite strong opposition from educators, the Office of Administrative Law has approve emergency regulations guiding the Open Enrollment Act.
• National standards approved in Race to the Top
  The State Board of Education has officially adopted the new K-12 Common Core standards, a prerequisite for RTT funding.
• Aspiring Principals Institutes prepare leaders for challenges
  ACSA is once again presenting the Aspiring Principals Institutes for those who have an interest in school leadership.