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We invite you to join your fellow education and policy leaders on April 29th, 2019 in Washington, D.C., for our National Legislative Assembly/Update!
Leaders in education and policy from across the nation will gather to discuss innovative solutions to the challenges facing our school district leaders and the students they serve. The individuals assembled will be updated on critical current legislation and policy. Assembly event will be held in US Capitol Building and on April 30, 2019 you meet with congressional representatives and key policy makers.
Please schedule your meetings & Capitol Hill tours with your congressional representatives for April 30, 2019 between 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 106
50 Constitution Ave NE, Washington, D.C. 20002
12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Click here to find out who is your district representative.
For sponsorship & partner opportunities please contact Tom Davis: tomas@alasedu.org.
Click here to register for this event.
View ALAS Website for more information.
Download 3rd Annual Legislative Day Agenda.
Download the invitation.
Thank you to our Legislative Assembly Partners!
ALAS cordially invites you to attend our annual Leaders in Education Awards Gala. An annual awards dinner to recognize and celebrate our Latinx leaders.
Location: Mexican Cultural Institute
2829 16th St NW, Washington, D.C. 20009
6 p.m. Reception | 7 p.m. Awards Dinner
Click here to register for the event.
View ALAS website for more information.
Download the invitation.
Thank you to our Awards Gala Partners!
| | ALAS MEMBERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS |
ALAS
ALAS is proud to honor the following individuals at our 2019 Leaders in Education awards gala in Washington, D.C., on April 30th, 2019. Each individual has distinguished themselves and proven to be exceptional leaders with their continued efforts to serve their schools and communities. ALAS seeks to bring recognition and highlight those superintendents and school administrators who are making a strong impact in closing the achievement and opportunity gaps for all Latinx students.
This year ALAS will recognize Dr. Lupita L. Hightower, Superintendent of Tolleson Elementary School District No. 17 in Arizona, as the 2019 ALAS Latinx Superintendent of the Year! Dr. Arsenio Romero, Superintendent of Deming Public Schools in New Mexico as the 2019 Latinx Serving School District Superintendent of the Year! Mr. Guillermo Medina, Principal at Boulder Valley School District in Colorado as the 2019 ALAS Latinx Administrator of the Year! And Dr. Carmen I. Ayala, State Superintendent of the Illinois State Board of Education, as this year's Latinx Impact Award recipient! ALAS will also honor Congressman Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM 3rd District) with our 2019 Estrella Award and Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA 40th District) with our 2019 Trailblazer Award!
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| Dr. Lupita L. Hightower |
Mr. Guillermo Medina |
Dr. Carmen I. Ayala |
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| Dr. Arsenio Romero |
Congresswoman
Lucille Roybal- Allard
(D-CA 40th District) |
Congressman
Ben Ray Lujan
(D-NM 3rd District) |
Click here to visit our website for more information.
Dupage County
The DuPage Regional Office of Education (ROE) is pleased to announce the appointment of ALAS Member Dr. Ivette M. Dubiel as the Executive Director of Equity and Center for Professional Learning, effective July 1, 2019. READ MORE
ALAS
ALAS is proud to graduate our 8th Superintendents Leadership Academy Cohort this May! As of this Cohort, ALAS has graduated 122 individuals that are prepared and ready to take on superintendent roles across the country.
ALAS SLA Cohort VIII Graduation will take place in New York city on May 18, 2019 from 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Location: Teachers College Columbia University Milbank Chapel
525 West 120th Street
New York, NY 10027
Click here to register for this event.
ALAS
Deadline to apply: Due May 31, 2019
ALAS Superintendents Leadership Academy (SLA) Cohort IX Accepting Applications
ALAS is proud to accept applications for the ninth cohort of our premier leadership development program. We will reach an amazing number of 122 SLA alumni graduates in May. Our goal and vision to recruit, prepare and expand opportunities for emerging school-system leaders have been successful and we continue to offer an exclusive yearlong training institute that includes coaching, training, mentoring and support. Email contact@alasedu.org for more information.
Download the application.
View the 2019-2020 SLA IX Cohort Schedule.
Jason Learning
Take advantage of ALAS' new strategic partnership with Jason Learning — www.jason.org to support sparking and sustaining an interest in STEM in grades 3-12 students. We are excited about sharing three areas of interest that Jason provides:
- Real world, project based, NGSS standards aligned, digital curriculum that is constantly evolving and adapting.
- STEM Role models that come right into your classroom via zoom.
- World-wide Argonaut & Athena expeditions with real scientists and researchers available for one of your students and one of your teachers to experience. This is a life changing opportunity.
For more information on how to bring these valuable resources to your schools and districts, please contact Tom Davis, Director of Business Development at tomas@alsedu.org or cell at 619-607-2876.
The Office of English Language Acquisition
You are invited to join OELA in exploring this important topic with national leaders in research, practice, and policy who will share their perspectives on why developing language and literacy skills in English plus other languages is critical in today's learning environment.
Featured speakers will include leaders from federal agencies, Congress, educators, parents and students. Opening remarks by Secretary DeVos. ALAS Executive Director, Dr. Lewin, will moderate a panel for OELA Multiliteracy Symposium consisting of educators from around DMV region.
Download the invitation.
Click here to register for the OELA Multiliteracy Symposium.
Info to the State Affiliates: State Affiliates Google Drive Folder Available Now! Please email Contact@alasedu.org to receive access.
ALAS
ALAS Executive Director and and Benchmark Education partners meet with distinguished New Jersey educators to discuss the launch of New Jersey State Affiliate! In attendance: Rosa Diaz, Michelle Velez- Jonte, Maria Campanario, Yasmin Hernandez, Jennifer Osemwegie, Sylvia Esteves, Robert Altamirano, Albert Padilla
NYSALAS
New York State Association of Latino Administrators & Superintendents invites you to attend the NYSALAS Inaugural Education Summit 2019!
Come participate in our inaugural education summit being held in New York City Teachers College at Columbia University on May 18, 2019.
Location: Teachers College Columbia University Milbank Chapel 525 West 120th Street, NY NY 10027
NYS ALAS Flying ACEs —
Advocacy, Collaboration, Empowerment: Preparing Educators to Soar
About the event:
Meet our Executive Board of Directors representing all eight of our regions. Hear our New York State and New York City Chancellors speak about relevant issues. Listen to NYS ALAS Board Superintendent panel share their journeys. Interact with partners who have much to offer your schools. Participate in relevant professional development sessions with great leaders. Network and break bread with colleagues from across the state.
Click here to register for the event.
Download the invitation.
ALAS-U
Association of Latino Administrators & Superintendents Utah invites you to attend our 2019 Summit Equity: Standing United — Service Leadership for Our Youth on May 4, 2019!
ALAS-U Summit will include discussions on fellowship, mentorship and career advancement with keynote speaker Dr. Lily Matos DeBlieux, ALAS Board Member.
Location: University of Utah Sorenson Arts and Education Complex
1720 Campus Center Drive, SLC
Click here to register for the event.
Download the invitation.
| New Postings Every Week on ALAS Website!
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4/17/19 — Principal, Hillcrest High School, MO
4/16/19 — Founding Principal, Cristo Rey St. Viator, NV
4/16/19 — Head of School, Princeton Friends School, NJ
4/11/19 — Vice Principal, Visions in Education, CA
4/03/19 — Director of Grants and Federal Programs, Tolleson Union High School District NO. 214, AZ
4/01/19 — Lower School Principal, Capital City Public Charter School, DC
4/01/19 — Elementary & High School Principals, New Paltz Central School District, NY
4/01/19 — Director of Human Resources, Windham Public Schools, CT
Visit ALAS website for more career opportunities & information!
| | LATINO EDUCATORS IN THE NEWS |
Education DIVE
Michael Hinojosa is no stranger to the superintendency or the Dallas Independent School District. Not only is he one of the system's former students, but he's also in his second stint as its leader. After a rapid ascent to administration led him to the district the first time around, and facing "two big college tuitions" as his sons headed to Ivy league schools, he left for a job in suburban Atlanta's Cobb County School District. He eventually retired and returned to Texas, doing some consulting as he and his wife cared for their aging parents. But churn in Dallas eventually brought him back to the district's top role.
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Education Week
Before she left the Puerto Rico Department of Education earlier this month, then-secretary Julia Keleher said that one of the measures of success for the school system after Hurricane Maria will be how many high school graduates decide to stay on the island and take jobs there to contribute to the economy. More than 18 months after the storm devastated Puerto Rico, it's a fair concern — the public school system lost approximately 40,000 students between the last school year and this one, and the island's finances remain very uncertain.
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Language Magazine (commentary)
Nadya Abu-Rish, a contributor for Language Magazine, writes: "If every educator had to describe their career in one word, I bet we all would agree the best term to use is 'busy.' From assignments to events to conferences, there are so many parts that come together to ensure that every child succeeds. As a second-grade teacher at Beech Tree Elementary, my job is not only to support student success and academic growth but also to provide every child with the tools to become leaders with the confidence to communicate with others. More than half of our school population speaks English as a second language (and close to 70% of our students receive free and reduced lunch), so to achieve this goal I have to make a concerted effort to build strong relationships with my English language learners and their parents."
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Education DIVE (commentary)
Devin Vodicka, a contributor for Education DIVE, writes: "Last week, my friend and colleague, Ned Kirsch, died unexpectedly. Since 2010, he has been the much-lauded superintendent of Franklin West Supervisory Union in Vermont. Like many in the education community, I was devastated. Yet even for those who did not have the privilege of knowing Ned, his legacy of passion, generosity and risk-taking can serve as inspiration for anyone who cares about education."
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Education Week
More of the nation's largest school districts are relying on alternative certification programs, partnerships with colleges, and grow-your-own programs to fill English language learner teaching vacancies, according to a new report from the Council of the Great City Schools. The report, "English language learners in America's Great City Schools," updates data collected for the council's 2013 study of English language learner programs. Based on a 2017 survey of member districts, the new version examines data on English learner enrollment, linguistic diversity, student achievement, professional development and staffing.
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The Brookings Institution
Nearly everyone would agree that every child should have access to a high-quality education, yet there is little consensus for how to make this a reality. Many education reformers believe school choice can help. School choice, broadly defined, proposes that parents can choose to send their children to school wherever they think best and not simply the nearest school as has been typically done in the U.S. In theory, school choice can help improve access to quality schools and the educational prospects for our most disadvantaged children.
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Chalkbeat
Two new studies paint a divergent picture of whether teachers unions contribute to better schools. One finds that states with stronger unions saw more of the money earmarked for education actually reach classrooms, which in turn helps student learning. Another shows that weakening unions in Wisconsin led to increases in the share of college students training to be teachers, potentially reducing teacher shortages.
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Education DIVE
Opioid intervention teams in Maryland that include school district superintendents, philanthropic funding for drug abuse prevention in Indiana schools and an opioid intervention court in Buffalo, New York, are a few examples of cross-sector partnerships working to address the impact of opioid abuse on children and families.
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District Administration Magazine
State education leaders can coordinate efforts to support districts and schools in providing digital access both on and off campus, according to a State Educational Technology Directors Association report. Some states use a statewide K-12 education broadband network to expand high-speed bandwidth options and to lower costs for districts, or they utilize regional networks and alternative connection models. However, some districts purchase network services through a commercial or nonprofit provider, which can be more costly, the report says.
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EdTech Magazine
K–12 students have more access to the internet than ever, thanks to the multitude of personal devices at their fingertips. Kids aged 8–18 years old are in front of screens for seven hours every day on average, CBS News reports. With 95 percent of teenagers in possession of mobile devices, students are constantly sharing and searching through social media platforms. Because students are inevitably exposed to the online world, it is important that adults teach them how to be responsible digital citizens — to protect both themselves and their peers.
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District Administration Magazine
Despite a growing number of career and technical education programs in K-12, few are aligned to the highest-paying jobs, according to a recent study from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, an education think tank. "How Aligned is Career and Technical Education to Local Labor Markets?" compares CTE course-taking data from the High School Longitudinal Survey against employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the first time such a study has been undertaken, says Peter Griffith, senior research and policy associate at the Fordham Institute and co-author of the report.
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Education Week
After weathering a political storm over the Trump administration's proposed budget at the end of March, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos continued her run of public appearances into April, and got widely varied reactions from state education leaders and from lawmakers on Capitol Hill on issues ranging from arming teachers to testing. In a discussion at a Council of Chief School Officers meeting, DeVos told states she'd look favorably on changes they might want to propose to their Every Student Succeeds Act plans — but only up to a point.
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Center for American Progress
Just one year after several high-profile teacher walkouts began across the United States, teachers in multiple cities and states are once again protesting and going on strike to demand better working conditions and fairer pay. States have not funded schools at the levels needed to support a high-quality education. Teachers are protesting this chronic disinvestment in education — and they are seeing results. Education funding was a top issue in the 2018 elections, with pro-education candidates winning gubernatorial elections in historically underfunded states such as Wisconsin, Kansas, and Michigan.
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Education Week
Can advocates for school integration leverage local control as a winning argument in Congress? The answer to that over the long term could be key to some Democrats' biggest, and perhaps one of their most aspirational, policy goals in Washington.
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The 74
New York University is expanding its novel teacher training program, which places diverse teachers into high-needs schools for an intensive, yearlong master's program organized around the belief that all teachers benefit by learning to work with students with disabilities and those learning English.
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THE Journal
An organization advocating for personalized learning and competency-based education has issued a brief intended to help federal decision-makers improve professional development for teachers. Among the ideas put forward by iNACOL in "Developing a Modern Teacher Workforce" is to diversify pathways into the profession and redesign teacher preparation programs and systems of assessment and evaluation.
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By: Douglas Magrath (commentary)
 The success of students in acquiring a new language is related to the learning environment. As I wrote last June, in addition to classes and activities, the overall learning environment is a factor in retention and student progress. Students need to feel like participants in the program rather than just observers. Each student needs to be more than just a number. Giving encouragement and avoiding hurtful comments go a long way in keeping students on track in their ESL program.
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eSchool News
West Broward High School, located in Pembroke Pines, Florida, serves more than 2,000 students in grades nine through 12. Results on standardized tests revealed that about a quarter of our ninth- and 10th-grade students weren't reading at grade level. Many of those struggling were English language learners whose English proficiency wasn't at the level needed to comprehend challenging texts within these exams. Some were students with learning disabilities. Others simply hadn't discovered texts that engage them, so hadn't spent enough time developing the reading skills they need for success.
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The New York Times
For months, in two of New York City's most politically progressive neighborhoods, parents debated what to do about their deeply segregated schools. Now, after adopting a series of initiatives last year following many spirited and emotionally charged discussions, these neighborhoods are starting to see swift changes in enrollment, according to city data released.
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The Providence Journal
Graduation rates for English language learners, the state's fastest-growing student population, continue to decline. According to the Rhode Island Department of Education, which released a report on four-year graduation rates, English learners had a graduation rate of 71.7 percent in 2018 compared to 72.4 percent last year and 75.5 percent in 2016. The state average for all high school students was 84 percent, up from 83.5 percent in 2016.
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Edutopia
Over 10 percent of students in the United States — more than 4.8 million kids — are English language learners, and the number is on the rise. Though these students do not learn differently than their native-English-speaking peers, they do have particular educational needs.
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School Leaders Now
Kids need recess. We all know this — studies and reports, like this one from the American Academy of Pediatrics, tell us about its countless cognitive, social, emotional and physical benefits. Yet, a Gallup study showed that 77 percent of school principals reported taking away recess as a punishment.
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