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ACSA Region 12 announced their
regional Administrator of the Year awards.
Superintendent, James Hammond, Ontar-
io-Montclair SD; Classified Leader, Karla
Rhay, California Schools JPA; Business
Services, Richard DeNava, San Bernardino
County Superintendent of Schools; Sec-
ondary Principal, Cary Willborn, Chaffey
Joint Union HSD; Human Resources,
Marcus Funchess, San Bernardino City
USD; Pupil Personnel, Janae Susan Holtz,
SBCSS; Elementary Principal, Patricia
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Buchmiller, Redlands USD; Adult Ed-
ucation, Dana Carter, Yucaipa-Calimesa
Joint USD; Career Technical Education,
Lori Latimer, Adelanto Elementary SD;
Central Office, Robin McIver-Brown,
SBCSS; Continuation/Ed Options, Andres
Luna II, Rialto USD; Secondary Co-Ad-
ministrator, Persida Torres, San Bernardi-
no City USD; Special Education, Alana
Hughes-Hunter, Ontario-Montclair SD;
Elementary Co-Administrator, Nikia
Owens, Fontana USD; Technology, Jamie
Cortz, Redlands USD; Partners in Educa-
tional Excellence, Mary Langer Thomp-
son, Victor Valley Union HSD; Valuing
Diversity, Melissa Rubio, Rialto USD;
Retired, Barbara Kimball, Retired Educa- tional Managers Charter of R12; Wilson
Grace Award, Jim Marinis (ret.); Every
Student Succeeding, Valeria Montes, Chi-
no Valley USD.
NDP Nominees must be practicing principals,
have served in the principalship for at least
five years, and remain active in that role
through the 2019-20 school year. Nominees
must show evidence of outstanding leader-
ship and contributions to the community
and to the education profession. NDPs are
leaders who truly make a difference.
The comprehensive application must
be completed by the nominee and must
include letters of reference and support
from the nominee’s superintendent, a fellow
principal, a teacher on the nominee’s staff
and a parent/community member.
2019 National Distinguished Principals
from across the country will be honored at
a formal ceremony in Washington, D.C.
this fall. To participate in ACSA’s NDP
application process, please contact Mary
Gomes at [email protected], or call (800)
608-ACSA.
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acknowledged to both show appreciation
for their work and allow them to serve as
models for others in the field.
Each year, NDPs represent Pre-K to
eighth grade public schools from all across
the country, as well as principals in U.S.
private schools and those from the U.S.
Departments of Defense Office of Educa-
tional Activity and the U.S. Department
of State Office of Overseas Schools. Public
school elementary- and middle-level prin-
cipals are nominated by peers in their state,
and final selections are made by committees
appointed by each of NAESP’s state affil-
iate offices. Honorees from private schools
and overseas schools are selected by special
committees.
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to develop recommendations to improve
support services for children up to 5 years
old in California.
In the community, Ahmadi is active in a
number of organizations, such as the Eden
Area Chamber of Commerce, the Ameri-
can Association of University Women, the
League of Women Voters of the Eden Area
and Castro Valley Rotary. Last year, she
received an Alameda County Excellence in
Human Relations Award.
Ahmadi founded the Castro Valley
Community Alliance in 2016, a collabora-
tive group of community and educational
leaders, students and families advocating
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Walnut Valley USD announced that
Fayroze Mostafa has been named as the
new principal at C.J. Morris Elementa-
ry School. She has served as principal at
Anaheim Hills Elementary School in the
Orange USD for the past four years. Prior
to that, she was assistant principal at Arte-
sia High School and coordinator of child
development in the ABC Unified School
District.
for compassion, understanding and accep-
tance.
The Woman of the Year event was
founded in 1987 by Assemblywoman Bev
Hansen and Assemblywoman Sally Tanner,
who noticed that the California Legisla-
ture had no events planned for the month
of March, Women’s History Month. In
celebration of the contributions to society
made by remarkable women throughout
California, Hansen and Tanner arranged
to invite one woman from each Senate and
Assembly district to come to the Capitol
and be honored for their accomplishments.
Sen. Wieckowski represents the 10th
District, which includes southern Alameda
County and parts of Santa Clara County.
THE ACSA CLEAR ADMINISTRATIVE
CREDENTIAL PROGRAM IS NOW ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS FOR THE FALL COHORT.
Benefit from...
n 40 hours per year of individualized, on-site
leadership coaching
ACSA’s Clear Administrative Credential Program (CACP) is the largest provider
of coaching, professional development and assessment for attaining the Clear
Administrative Services Credential. Our program is grounded in the California Professional
Standards for Education Leaders (CPSEL) and a trained leadership coach supports and
guides candidates with individualized, one-on-one, job embedded coaching to support
the work of a new administrator over the course of the two-year program.
New administrators must enroll in a Clear Administrative Credential Program to obtain
a Clear Administrative Services Credential. ACSA has served 985 new administrators
throughout ACSA’s 19 regions as we partner with 21 local programs throughout the
state. Local program coordinators provide advisement; enrollment forms an online
application and specific information unique to each local program.
n A highly trained, skilled, and successful Certified
Leadership Coach
n 20 hours of individualized professional development
opportunities
n Cohort based collaboration and connectivity with new
administrators throughout California
n Collaborative and supportive system
for developing your induction plan and action steps
Find out more online at
www.acsa.org/credentialing
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Program Overview
Application & Enrollment
Local Programs
Cohort Timeline
General questions may be directed to Educational Services Executive,
Tracy Robinson at [email protected]