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Education California | The official newspaper of the Association of California School Administrators Volume 47 | Number 31 | May 28 , 2018
Voters very concerned about school violence , PPIC poll shows
An overwhelming majority of Californians are concerned about the threat of a mass shooting in their local schools in the wake of the Parkland , Fla . killings . But a majority also oppose allowing more teachers and school officials to carry guns in schools . These are among the key findings of a statewide survey on education released by the Public Policy Institute of California .
When asked about school shootings , 73 percent of California adults and 82 percent of public school parents say they are very
Superintendent Yolanda Valdez of Cutler-Orosi Joint USD , left , engages in discussion with participants in the recent Women in Education Leadership Collaborative training in Sacramento .
Women ‘ s Collaborative growing school leaders
Siblings working in the same school district is not a new trend in California public schools . But immigrant siblings who are leveraging an ACSA program to build leadership skills is unique for classroom teachers .
“ We ’ re women and we ’ re Latinas and we began asking ourselves how the people in our profession view us ,” said Amelia Villanueva , a second-grade teacher at New Joseph Bonnheim Charter School in Sacramento .
Amelia and her sister Elizabeth , who teaches Spanish at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento , are part of ACSA ’ s Women in Education Leadership Collaborative . The Collaborative offers instruction on maximizing leadership potential at the district and organizational level through research , or somewhat concerned . Democrats ( 55 percent ) are much more likely than independents ( 36 percent ) and far more likely than Republicans ( 24 percent ) to say they are very concerned . The survey found that across racial / ethnic groups , Latinos ( 68 percent ) and African Americans ( 57 percent ) are more likely to be very concerned than Asian Americans ( 49 percent ) and Caucasians ( 34 percent ).
Two-thirds of adults ( 67 percent ) and public school parents ( 68 percent ) oppose
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The Collaborative comes from a partnership with Mini-Corps , a statewide program engaging college students with rural migrant backgrounds and recruiting them into working initially as teacher assistants in migrant impacted schools . The Villanuevas embody that background , having left Mexico as teens . “ I was the oldest child in the family and our mother left us behind in Mexico to earn enough money to bring us to Salinas ,” Elizabeth Villanueva said . “ I came to the United States when I was 18 and I was an English learner when we started school .”
Elizabeth Villanueva sees a lot of
See WOMEN , page 4 allowing more teachers and school officials to carry guns in schools . There are stark partisan differences on this question . An overwhelming majority of Democrats ( 86 percent ) and a strong majority of independents ( 69 percent ) are opposed , while a solid majority of Republicans ( 60 percent ) favor allowing more teachers and school officials to carry guns . Californians in the survey ( 67 percent ) are more likely to oppose arming school officials than are
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ACSA leader arrivals and departures
With the start of the upcoming fiscal year , a portion of ACSA leadership turns over as well . Every year , ACSA bids a fond farewell to departing region presidents , committee chairs and council presidents , thanking them for their hard work and leadership . ACSA also welcomes in a new crop of leaders , ready and willing to share their efforts toward the association ’ s work of seeing that every student in California is given the opportunity and resources to be successful .
Outgoing Region Presidents :
Daniel Hernandez ( Region 3 ), William Ewing ( Region 4 ), Michael Davis ( Region 5 ), Essence Phillips ( Region 6 ), Greg Leland ( Region 7 ), Norma Rodriguez ( Region 8 ), Efrain Guizar ( Region 9 ), Jennifer Bernosky ( Region 10 ), Donya Wheeler ( Region 11 ), Cynthia Medeiros ( Region 12 ), Rhonda Buss ( Region 14 ), Timothy Barker ( Region 15 ), Jack Bagwell ( Region 16 ), Dennis Cole ( Region 17 ) and Diane Perez ( Region 19 ).
Incoming Region Presidents :
Anna Trunnell ( Region 3 ), Lisette Estrella-Henderson ( Region 4 ), James Parrish III ( Region 5 ), Sonja Neely Johnson ( Region 6 ), Jeff Winfield ( Region 7 ), Joann Vaars ( Region 8 ), Steve Rosa ( Region 9 ), Tanya Krause ( Region 10 ), Mike Vogenthaler ( Region 11 ), Sandra Rodriguez ( Region 12 ), Gina Zietlow ( Region 14 ), Rebecca Summers ( Region 15 ), Frances Baez ( Region 16 ), Jay Adams ( Region 17 ) and Grant Bennett ( Region 19 ).
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Each year , an outstanding human resources / personnel administrator is honored with the Ray Curry Award by the ACSA Human Resources Council Personnel Institute Committee . This year , the award will be presented to the chosen human resources / personnel administrator Oct . 3 during the Personnel Institute held at the Double- Tree Berkeley Marina in Berkeley .
The award presentation is a part of the Council and Committee ’ s ongoing efforts to recognize human resource / personnel administrators , specifically , the human resource or personnel administrators who most reflects the ideals , character , commitment and dedication to the field of human resource or personnel administrators , as exemplified by Ray Curry and all he stood for in the field of human resources or
SOS survey . CDE is requesting responses to a short survey to help highlight bright spots in student engagement to support LEAs , schools , teachers and families to have access to promising practices . All of your responses are confidential . You can access the survey at http :// bit . ly / 2IDx- G1t . The survey will close on June 1 at 5 p . m .
Computer science standards .
Review and comment on the draft Computer Science Standards during the public review and comment period . The standards are designed to be accessible to each and every student in California . An online survey to facilitate this review will be available until June 20 on the CDE Computer Science Education webpage at http :// bit . ly / 2Le1nrS . Questions can be directed to CAcomputersci @ cde . ca . gov .
CAASPP Institutes . Save the date for the 2018-19 CAASPP Institutes coming your way in October . Dates and locations are Oct . 3-4 in Sacramento , Oct . 10-11 in Pasadena , Oct . 17-18 in Fresno , Oct . 22-23 in San Diego , Oct . 24-25 in Redding , and Oct . 29-30 in Riverside . More information is available at http :// bit . ly / 2HTYi17 .
ELPA academies . CDE , in partnership with the Sacramento County Office of Education , is offering a series of English Language Proficiency Assessments Academies in late August through September at various locations statewide . Locations and dates for these one-day trainings can be found at http :// bit . ly / 2rWY7J5 .
Transforming leaders . The Transformational Leadership Conference takes place June 26-28 in Indian Wells . More information is available at www . thetlcway . com .
Save the dates . Mark your calendars for Sept . 28-29 , as ACSA ‘ s successful Women in School Leadership Forum returns to Newport Beach . Check www . acsa . org for updates .
Nominations open for Ray Curry Award in human resources
personnel .
The nominee must :
• Be a member of ACSA .
• Have contributed or displayed accomplishments in the role of human resources / personnel administrator at the district , region or state levels .
• Possess outstanding professional qualities and traits .
• Have been a contributor to the success of professional development activities and functions sponsored by the ACSA Human Resources Council .
• Exhibit other significant contributions in the field of human resources / personnel administration .
To nominate a person or for more information , go to www . acsa . org / raycurryaward .