Articles in this issue

• ACSA nominee top principal in nation
  ACSA is proud to announce that its nominee, Jim Dierke, principal of Visitacion Valley Middle School in the San Francisco USD, has been named 2008 National Middle Level Principal of the Year by the National Association of Secondary School Principals.
• Students need team support for success
  In this article, we explore the issue of “Organizational Structures and Processes” – the last of four parts of TCS II that mirror the organizational structure developed by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform to illustrate the criteria for high performing middle schools. Four chapters focus on the structures and processes that support teaching and learning.
• Blue ribbon panel autism report released
  The California Legislative Blue Ribbon Commission on Autism has released an extensive report on Autism Spectrum Disorders in California. Following are key findings of the draft report from the executive summary.