Articles in this issue

• Pension bill held in committee, becomes two-year bill
  Senate Bill 27 has been held in committee as expected, and most likely will be part of a broader policy conversation through interim hearings this fall.
• Record number meet API goals, as more schools labeled as “failing”
  More California schools than ever have met or exceeded Academic Performance Index targets, while federal rules threaten to label 914 new schools as failing.
• Adult Education Administrator of the Year: Moving students forward
  Meet Dawn Buboltz, adult education principal in Chaffey Joint Union High School District, ACSA’s 2011 Adult Education Administrator of the Year.
• Career Technical Ed Administrator of the Year: Finding perfect harmony
  Meet Russell Weikle, Perkins administrator at the California Department of Education, ACSA’s 2011 Career Technical Education Administrator of the Year.
• Develop rock solid leadership skills at adult education conference
  Adult educators can obtain the skills they need to unite and ignite others by attending ACSA’s Adult Education Strand at the 2011 Leadership Summit.
• Leadership learning opportunity invaluable to new superintendents
  Leading the Leaders is the premier professional learning program designed specifically to assist first- and second-year superintendents.