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ALAS
ALAS will host the 2020 State Affiliates Leadership Conference this week in Phoenix, Arizona!
Event Location: Grand Canyon University
Address: 3300 W Camelback Rd Phoenix 85017
Hotel: Grand Canyon University Hotel
Address: 5115 N 27th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85017
Details: ALAS will cover hotel stay for 2 nights for 2 Executive Officers per state affiliate.
(Friday, March 6 & Saturday, March 7)
Reimbursement Information:
ALAS will reimburse airfare or mileage (up to $500) for 2 Executive Officer attendees per state affiliate.
The reimbursement requests will be processed post-conference. Email reimbursement request to operations@alasedu.org no later than 3/13/20.
View the 2020 SALC Agenda
GCU has been a dedicated partner of ALAS and our mission towards achieving equitable access to education for all students. Thank you Grand Canyon University!
Grand Canyon University is awarding three (3) $5,000 scholarships to ALAS members to attend Grand Canyon University in any of GCU’s 220+ online degree programs. The most popular are the M.Ed. Educational Administration, Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), or Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) programs. The programs are completed 100% online. Scholarship recipient must meet the admissions requirements for each program as outlined below. Each program also has different emphasis areas outlined below. Scholarship recipients will work with GCU counseling staff for admissions into the program.
| 4th Annual Legislative Assembly
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ALAS
Join ALAS for our Legislative Assembly/ Update and Leaders in Education Awards Gala on April 20th- 21st in Washington, DC!
ALAS will convene for 2 days on the Hill to engage in meaningful conversations about issues that affect our community and how we can all prepare ourselves to become advocates for our students and future leaders of color during our Legislative Assembly on Monday, April 20th and Capitol Hill Advocacy Visits on April 21st.
Help us prepare our National Legislative Platform by voting here to select the top priority issues ALAS will focus on for 2020.
All ALAS members must schedule meetings with their congressional district representatives on Tuesday, April 21st between 8 am - 4 pm to share the ALAS Legislative Platform with your government leaders.
Find out who your congressional representative is here.
We ask that each of our ALAS State Affiliates bring at least 5 members to the event.
Following our Capitol Hill Advocacy visits, we will host our awards gala in the evening from 6 pm - 9 pm.
The evening begins with a networking cocktail reception, followed by a plated dinner and awards ceremony celebrating leaders who have made a unique and innovative impact in our communities, schools and for our Latinx students.
Reserve your hotel with the ALAS Group Block
Hotel: Courtyard Washington, DC/U.S. Capitol
1325 2nd St NE, Washington, DC 20002
Last day to book is March 27th, 2020
Find out more about the event on our website.
Renaissance Learning
Is nonfiction gaining traction? How important is background knowledge? How does reading translate to different careers? Get the answers to these questions and more with Renaissance’s all-new What Kids Are Reading: 2020 Edition report. The world’s largest annual study of K–12 student reading habits, What Kids Are Reading contains eye-opening research, lists the top books students are reading nationwide, and provides new insights for education leaders around student engagement and growth. Get the report
| ALAS 6th Annual Leaders in Education Awards Gala
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ALAS
Please join us for the 6th Annual ALAS Leaders in Education Awards Gala!
The evening begins with a networking cocktail reception, followed by a plated dinner and awards ceremony celebrating leaders who have made a unique and innovative impact in our communities, schools and for our Latinx students.
Submit your Leaders in Education Awards Nominations!
State Affiliate Nomination Form
Individual Nomination Form
The deadline has been EXTENDED for submissions. The new deadline is March 6th, 2020.
| ALAS 17th Annual Education Summit
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ALAS
Every year we gather for our national education summit to bring together brilliant minds and exchange ideas and best practices on how to be the best leaders we can be.
Save the date for the 17th Annual ALAS Education Summit in Portland, Oregon, October 7-10, 2020!
Visit our website for more information.
A special thank you to our partners for supporting ALAS and our work to achieve equity in education!
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Silvia Reyes’ Sound-Spelling Transfer Kits
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Accelerate cross-linguistic transfer from Spanish to English and from English to Spanish.
- K-2 students learn about their native language and transfer what they know to a new language.
- Engaging resources and mini-lessons in Spanish and English are designed for dual language and bilingual classes.
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FREE Sampler and more information
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ALAS
ALAS Board Member & OALA Founder, Dr. Gustavo Balderas, named National Superintendent of the Year! The award ceremony occurred in San Diego, California on Thursday, February 13. Read More.
ALAS
Join the movement to make sure every child is counted in the 2020 Census by taking part in SIS Week: Everyone Counts! The U.S. Census Bureau’s Statistics in Schools (SIS) program is sponsoring this weeklong series of fun classroom activities from March 2-6 to educate students and the adults in their home about the importance of the once-a-decade count.
Most important, we are asking educators to give our SIS take-home flyer to every student in their classes on March 6, the final day of SIS Week. This flyer, available in English and 12 other languages, explains to adults why they need to count every child in their home for the 2020 Census.
Download the SIS take-home flyer
Mark your calendars and visit census.gov/schools for more information in the coming weeks.
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ALAS
Lawyers for Civil Rights hosted a webinar that addressed legal concerns surrounding Census 2020.The webinar discussed important issues such as citizenship, confidentiality protections, and the best practices community members can take. Watch the webinar.
| Meet the ALAS Board of Directors
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President:
Ana V. Ortiz
Retired Superintendent
Oxford Public Schools
Oxford, Connecticut
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President Elect:
Dr. Francisco Duran
Chief Equity Officer;
Virginia State Board of
Education Member
Fairfax County Public Schools
Falls Church, Virginia |
Treasurer – Director
Region 2 Northwest:
Dr. Gustavo Balderas
Superintendent
Eugene School District 4J
Eugene, Oregon |
Secretary – Region
5 Midwest:
Dr. Charles Johns
Superintendent
Glenbrook High
School District 225
Glenview, Illinois |
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Director – At Large
Higher Education:
Dr. Maria Ott
Executive in Residence
USC School of Education
Los Angeles, California |
Director – Region I West:
Dr. Ruth Perez;
Superintendent
Paramount Unified
School District
Paramount, California |
Director – Region 3
Southwest:
Dr. Lily DeBlieux
Superintendent
Pendergast Elementary
School District
Phoenix, Arizona |
Director – Region 4:
Juan E. Cabrera Jr.
Superintendent
El Paso Independent
School District
El Paso, Texas |
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Director – Region 6
Northeast:
Dr. Alex Marrero
Assistant Superintendent
Of Curriculum & Instruction
New Rochelle School District
Middletown, New York
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Director – Region 8
New England:
Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodriguez
Superintendent
Hartford Public Schools
Hartford, CT |
Director at Large:
Dr. Danna Diaz
Superintendent of Schools
Reynolds School District
Reynolds, OR |
Director Affiliate At-Large:
Nora Gutierrez
Superintendent
Tolleson Union
High School District
Tolleson, AZ |
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ALAS
Stay up to date with all ALAS happenings by joining ALAS Every Third Friday of the Month for our ALAS State Affiliates Call!
Email contact@alasedu.org to RSVP.
Our next upcoming call is Friday, March 20th, 2020. .
| Upcoming NYC NYSALAS Networking Events!
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NYC Regional Meeting and Networking Event
Friday, April 24, 2020 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
| New Postings Every Week on ALAS Website!
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02/19/20 — Assistant Director II – Early Childhood and Parent as Teachers, School District of Springfield R-12, Springfield, MO
02/19/20 — Principal, Portland Public Schools, Portland, OR
02/19/20 — Principal, Paint Branch High School, Burtonsville, MD
02/19/20 — Principal, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Bethesda, MD
02/19/20 — Superintendent, Provisio Township High School, Forest, IL
02/18/20 — Assistant Director II – Early Childhood and Parent as Teachers, School District of Springfield R-12, Springfield, MO
02/18/20 — Associate Director of Special Services-Early Childhood, School District of Springfield R-12, Springfield, MO
02/18/20 — Director III – Learning Development, School District of Springfield R-12, Springfield, MO
02/18/20 — Elementary School Principal, Cambridge Public Schools, Cambridge, MA
02/18/20 — Principal and Chief Academic Officer, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, IL
VISIT ALAS WEBSITE FOR MORE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES & INFORMATION!
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