Articles in this issue

• Member help needed to battle retirement benefit reduction bill
  ACSA is calling on members to write their legislators in opposition to Senate Bill 27, which could adversely impact current members of both STRS and PERS.
• Elementary Co-Administrator of the Year: Creating a culture of success
  Meet Peter Richardson, assistant principal at Fremont Elementary School in Santa Ana USD, ACSA’s 2011 Elementary Co-Administrator of the Year.
• Secondary Co-Administrator of the Year: Support of others crucial
  Meet Mark Anderson, ACSA’s 2011 Secondary Co-Administrator of the Year, vice principal of Nogales High School and learning director of Rowland USD.
• Nominations sought for ACSA vice president
  Past President Bob Noyes has announced nominations are being sought for association vice president for 2012-13. Deadline to apply is Sept. 9.
• Study finds states making shortsighted budget cuts
  The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities posits many states are taking the wrong approach to budget shortfalls by relying on deep cuts to education.
• Scholarships awarded as ACSA Academy start dates near
  ACSA Academies provide a solid foundation of training and information for those new or aspiring to a particular field of endeavor in education.