4 EDCAL June 10, 2019
Transitions
Perris Elementary School District
has announced that Alena Martes has
been appointed as Assistant Principal of
Clearwater Elementary School, effective
July 1.
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The Albany Unified School District
has announced that a contract for
Superintendent of Schools has been
offered to Frank Wells. Wells is currently
Executive Director of Human Resources
at Gonzales Unified School District, a
position he has held since 2018. Previously,
he served as Assistant Superintendent
with Santa Cruz USD. He has experience
as a teacher, principal, director, assistant
superintendent, board member, and board
president. Wells is also a recipient of the
Governor’s Top Academic Achievement
Award for eliminating the achievement
gaps while serving as an elementary
school principal and recipient of the
Administrator of the Year Award, ACSA
Region 5. Wells will assume the duties of
superintendent beginning July 1, 2019.
Member Services Committee meets
The Member Services Committee, led by Hacienda La Puente USD Principal Mary Castner and Senior Director of Member Services Margarita Cuizon-Armelino,
met in May to review the year’s accomplishments, recent member survey data, and to discuss strategies for growing membership.
Districts chosen as part of new network to
build capacity around community engagement
The statewide Community Engagement
Initiative has selected six school districts
to join the groundbreaking effort to
build capacity for meaningful community
engagement in California’s public schools.
The CEI is an integral part of
California’s new System of Support, a key
component of the state’s accountability
system.
The California Collaborative for
Educational Excellence, San Bernardino
County Superintendent of Schools, the
California Association for Bilingual
Education, and Families In Schools jointly
lead the CEI.
The six districts selected will compose
the CEI’s inaugural Peer Leading and
Learning Network, which will identify and
analyze models, metrics, and practices of
community engagement in order to help
schools, districts and their communities
across the state build their engagement
skill and knowledge.
Each district possesses a deep, systemic
commitment to community engagement
and the ability to help the CEI strengthen
the capacity of school districts and com-
munities to authentically engage each other
in difficult conversations and build trusting
relationships.
The six districts (listed below) have
spearheaded many community engagement
initiatives in their school communities.
Anaheim Union High School
District: AUHSD’s family and community
engagement specialists (FACES) develop
student and family leadership.
Azusa Unified School District:
AUSD’s Parent Advisory Committee,
known as the “PAC+,” gives families and
local stakeholders a strong, institution-
alized voice in the Local Control and
Accountability Plan (LCAP).
Cajon Valley Union School District:
CVUSD’s support and engagement of ref-
ugee students and their families.
East Side Union High School District:
ESUHSD’s success focuses on student
engagement and student empowerment.
Ontario-Montclair School District:
OMSD’s ability to use community-based
organizations to provide true wrap-around
services for its students.
Oxnard School District: OSD’s new-
comer program and its “No Me Llames
Oaxaquita” resolution helps ensure all
students and their families feel welcome at
school.
Each of the six districts that make-
up the CEI’s inaugural Peer Leading and
Learning Network is comprised of:
• District staff and leadership
• School site staff and leadership
• Students and/or family members
• A representative from the county
office of education
• A representative from a communi-
ty-based organization
“By lifting up the promising practices
of these six districts, we will deepen our
knowledge and understanding of authentic
community and family engagement and its
value and importance to student success,”
said Oscar Cruz, Executive Director of
Families In Schools, one of the four orga-
nizations overseeing the statewide CEI.
The first meeting of the CEI’s Peer
Leading and Learning Network took place
in May with the six district teams connect-
ing virtually.
“This is important work for our state,
and we look forward to seeing the results
in the coming years,” said Ted Alejandre,
leader of the San Bernardino County
Superintendent of Schools, one of the four
organizations overseeing the statewide
CEI.
2019 2020
NASS Leadership & Advocacy Conference ACSA Negotiators’ Symposium
Excellence through Equity Conference ACSA Superintendents’ Symposium
Educational Excellence: Pathways to Equity Summit Every Child Counts Symposium
Women in School Leadership Forum Lead 3 Symposium
Personnel Institute Principals’ Summer Institute/Institute for New
& Aspiring Principals
Washington, D.C., Sept. 15-17
Napa, CA, Sept. 19-20
Alhambra, CA, Sept. 24
Huntington Beach, CA, Sept. 25-27
Long Beach, CA, Oct. 2-4
Leadership Summit
San Francisco, CA, Nov. 7-9
San Diego, CA, Jan. 22-24
Indian Wells, CA, Jan. 29-31
Palm Desert, CA, Feb. 5-7
Sacramento, CA, April 2-4
UCLA, June dates TBA
Classified Leaders Institute
TBA, June dates TBA