2 EDCAL April 15, 2019
Region 16
women
hold
Summit
Region 16’s third annual Women
in Leadership Summit was
held on Saturday, March 23,
at Garfield High School in Los
Angeles USD. Chaired by ACSA
State Board Member Angel
Barrett and Barbara Friedrich, the
event featured sessions on self-
care, career opportunities and
networking to nurture resilient
leadership. Margaret Wheatley
keynoted. Pictured from left,
Maria Thompson (R15), Alice
Petrossian (past-president), and
Wes Smith (ACSA executive
director) pose with Chairpersons
Friedrich and Barrett at the open-
ing of the event.
MAGAZINE
Elections and grassroots advocacy – IDEA
– The impact of the federal budget – Guns
on campus/arming teachers – Student and
teacher interaction.
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necting with staff on a human level.
May/June 2020: Student Voices
(submissions by student authors)
November/December 2019:
Crisis Management
Crisis with teachers and students –
Crisis management and response – School
shootings – Mental health – Housing
shortages and homelessness – Tools for
preparedness – Natural disasters – Expect-
ing the unexpected – State receivership
– Staff training – Employee strikes – Crisis
plan development – The art of the contin-
gency plan.
January/February 2019: Equity
LGBTQ issues – Special education
– Women in leadership – Foster youth –
English learners – EdTech and accessibility
– Socioeconomic status the how it impacts
students – Data insight – The digital divide
– Title IX – Teaching tolerance – Pay to
play activities.
March/April 2020: Advocacy
Charter schools – School finance –
Budgeting – Recession planning – Diverse
workforces – MTSS – Student testing –
Youth leadership – Technology in the
classroom – Social engagement – Student
advocacy – College and career readiness –
Student stories – Student perspectives on
the California education system – Balanc-
ing athletics and academics – Are students
too busy? – CTE and academies – College
entrance exams – Scholarships – Students
working full-time jobs.
The May/June 2020 edition focusing
on Student Voices is a first for Leadership
magazine. Never in the previous 48 years
has there been an issue written by students
and the challenges they face to be college
and career ready. ACSA members are en-
couraged to recognize their student leaders
and have them contribute to the magazine.
Submissions for Leadership magazine
can be sent via email to ACSA Senior
Director of Communications Naj Alikhan
at [email protected]. To view the list of
themes and suggested subtopics, story ideas
and deadlines for each issue, visit acsa.org/
publications.
State auditor will evaluate
LCFF/LCAP at three districts
State Auditor Elaine Howle will be
turning her attention to three school dis-
tricts to evaluate how they use the Local
Control Funding Formula and Local
Control Accountability Plans in allocat-
ing school funding.
The audit was approved at a Joint
Legislative Audit Committee Hearing on
March 6.
According to the audit’s scope, it will
cover “a selection of three large, geograph-
ically dispersed school districts with a
significant number of students who are
considered low income, English learners,
or foster youth.”
The audit will review each district’s
methods for distributing LCFF funds
over a period of at least three fiscal years.
In addition, it will look at expenditures
for each LCFF category and for low-in-
come, English learner and foster youth to
determine if they are appropriate.
The goals for each district’s LCAP will
also be assessed for compliance with legal
requirements, including those that relate
to measuring achievement and assistance
for student groups associated with low
academic performance.
The audit could also make recommen-
dations on improving accountability plans
and measuring student success, according
to the scope.
Implemented in 2013, the state’s
LCFF gives districts a base funding
amount along with extra funding for each
high-needs student.
While this has made funding more
equitable for districts in high-poverty
areas, some critics have said LCFF has
done little to improve achievement for
low-income, English learner and foster
youth students.
The state auditor is an independent ex-
ternal auditor, providing nonpartisan, ac-
curate, and timely assessments of Califor-
nia government’s financial and operational
activities in compliance with generally
accepted government auditing standards,
according to the Auditor’s website.
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ACSA Board of Directors
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This series is to introduce ACSA
staff to members. These are the
people working tirelessly for you
each and every day.
Who: Alvin Maharaj
Job: Accountant
Alvin does monthly journal entries and reconciliations for
month-end reporting.
Favorite travel destination:
Hawaii. “It’s just like Fiji, but with American products.”
ACSA. We work for you.