News in this edition

• Gov. Jerry Brown vetoes a gimmicky budget plan
  The governor rejects the state Legislature's on-time plan he says "continues big deficits for years to come and adds billions of dollars of new debt.”
• Republicans release new pension reform demands
  While the Legislature continues to wrangle with the state budget, the latest set of demands by Republicans on pension reform remains in play.
• Classified Manager of the Year: Supporting staff, volunteers
  Meet Lisa Ketchum, volunteer coordinator/staff developer for the Santa Clara County Office of Education, ACSA’s 2011 Classified Manager of the Year.
• Penny Fraumeni Named National Distinguished Principal
  Penny Fraumeni, principal of Fairgrove Academy in the Hacienda La Puente USD, has been named California’s 2011 National Distinguished Principal.
• State takes lead on Common Core assessment development
  California is one of 18 governing states in the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium that aims to develop a new student assessment system.
• Get on board now for webinar series from co-administrators
  The ACSA Co-Administration Committee has developed “The Ultimate Survivor Webinar Series” as a follow-up to its hugely successful 2010 videocast event.