October 30, 2017
EDCAL 11
Principals represent ACSA at conference
ACSA was well represented at the
National Association of Secondary School
Principals’ Region 7 Fall Conference in
Portland, Ore.
This was the second year in a row the
conference has been facilitated by California
State Coordinator Derrick Lawson, who
serves not only as region lead, but as NASSP
coordinator on the ACSA Secondary
Education Council.
The Portland delegation consisted
of Lawson, ACSA Region 19; Cynthia
Rapaido, Region 5, Secondary Education
Council president; Michael Tsuboi, Region
11, Middle Grades Education Council can-
didate for president-elect; and Mary Gomes,
Middle Grades and Secondary Education
councils executive.
In addition to structured networking
activities, the fall conference featured pre-
sentations including:
• NASSP Executive Director Joann
Bartoletti said NASSP needs you, and you
need NASSP, in the current education
paradigm.
• Kip Motta, NASSP Board member
from Utah, gave an update on NASSP
activities, including the Principal of the
Year awards recognition process. Visit www.
nassp.org/recognition.
• Director of Government Relations
Amanda Karhuse gave the presentation,
“Advocacy in an Uncertain Environment.”
• NASSP president Daniel Kelley got
the message out that “tech is the tool, not
the master.”
There was a live feed with author, con-
sultant and ICLE senior fellow Weston
Kieschnick after a “novel in an hour” book
dissection of “Bold School” about flipped
learning. A Tech Hackathon delivered “tech
tools you can use.” And there was plenty of
ACSA/NASSP delegates
Mike Tsuboi, Derrick
Lawson and Cynthia
Rapaido join NASSP
President Dan Kelley, sec-
ond from left, during the
fall conference in Portland.
time for structured networking activities.
The event concluded with all nine west-
ern states presenting a report to address the
following interest areas:
• ESSA: school accountability models:
What approach is your state using now that
federal approvals are under way?
• CTE: What is the implementation
practice in your state for career technical
education?
• State affiliate associations: What is
a strategy/practice from your state that is
yielding great success that you can share to
enhance our group’s capacity?
San Jose career technical school celebrates 100 years
One hundred years after students first
roamed the grounds of San Jose Technical
High School, former students, staff and
business partners gathered Oct. 20 to cel-
ebrate the school’s centennial.
“We are extremely proud to host a 100-
year anniversary celebration of provid-
ing Career Technical Education training
to our community,” said Alyssa Lynch,
superintendent of Metropolitan Education
District. “Our event showcases the history
of cutting-edge, high-quality programs that
continue to prepare students for college
and careers in today’s competitive global
economy.”
The event at what is now Silicon Valley
Career Technical Education included an
address by Sam Liccardo, San Jose mayor,
along with John Boncher, president/CEO
of Cupertino Electric Inc.
The program acknowledged governing
board members, superintendents, alumni
attendees, and featured the experiences of
past students.
After the event, participants took tours
throughout the 26-classroom campus.
There was also a display of historical arti-
facts, yearbooks, photos, and opportunities
to hear alumni stories.
The high school has a rich history in
San Jose. It was known locally as San Jose
Technical High School from 1917 to 1968;
San Jose Regional Vocational Center from
1968 to 1983; Central County Occupational
Center, CCOC, 1983-2014; and finally,
Silicon Valley Career Technical Education.
San Jose Technical High School began
on the grounds of today’s San Jose High
School. The school only accepted male
students and offered classes in woodwork-
ing/pattern making, mechanical drawing,
machine shop, shop mathematics, and voca-
CCEE webinars, workshops
offered to inform LCAPs
The California Collaborative for
Educational Excellence has four profes-
sional development modules on tap for
2017-18 that are open to all audiences.
There are two upcoming dates to mark
on your calendars:
• Increasing/Improving Services for
Unduplicated Students Module: The
CCEE, in collaboration with its partners,
will host an online webinar, Nov. 9, 1-2:30
p.m.
• LCAP/Dashboard Update Module:
This in-person training is set for Jan. 10,
2018 in Sacramento. Time is TBD. A live
online option will be available for th