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ALAS
The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents invites you to attend our 16th Annual Education Summit "Leadership: Conquering the Equity Gap!" in Orlando, Florida.
October 17-19, 2019. Pre-conference events starting October 16th include the L3: Linking Latina Leaders Luncheon & Networking event!
Event Location: Renaissance Orlando at Seaworld Hotel
6677 Sea Harbor Dr, Orlando, FL 32821
Early Bird Registration Available Now — Ends August 31, 2019
Visit the ALAS website for more information!
ALAS
Members of ALAS join forces with more than 6,000 of their peers from across the country with the mission to provide leadership at the national level that assures every school in America effectively serves the educational needs of all students, with an emphasis on Latinx youth, by building capacity, promoting best practices and transforming educational institutions.
ALAS 2018-2019 membership term will be up for renewal on July 1, 2019 for 2019-2020.
Visit ALAS website to join ALAS or renew your membership!
ALAS
16th Annual Education Summit RFP Submission deadline is now closed. The proposals submitted must align with this year's Summit theme — Leadership: Conquering the Equity Gap! to be selected. All presenters will be notified no later than July 1, 2019.
Summit Strands include: EL Learners, Leadership, Technology, Research/Policy/Legal, and School District and Partner Collaborative Solutions
Please contact CPANDURINI@ALASEDU.ORG for any inquires.
ALAS
ALAS invites you to attend the District Leadership Workshop on June 22, 2019! In partnership with ISTE and Education Innovation Alliance we invite you to build your innovative leadership capacity!
Event Details: June 22, 2019
Loews Philadelphia Hotel
Email contact@alasedu.org to inquire about scholarships available to attend the event!
ALAS
ALAS proudly graduated its eighth Superintendents Leadership Academy cohort on May 18, 2019 in New York! The mission of the ALAS Superintendents Leadership Academy (SLA) is to improve and expand opportunities for emerging school system leaders by providing coaching, mentoring, and support to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to assume high level roles especially in high poverty and minority serving school systems. The goal is to recruit and prepare Latinx school system leaders to become superintendents of school districts in the United States with an emphasis on Hispanic serving school districts, those school districts having a population of Hispanic students 20% or higher.
As of Cohort VIII, ALAS has graduated a total of 122 individuals from the SLA. Our program remains the nation’s premier Superintendents Leadership Academy for our Latinx Leaders. Become an agent of change by applying for the ALAS SLA Cohort IX.
A special thank you to Chancellor Richard Carranza on behalf of ALAS for all his support and mentorship of SLA Cohort VIII. As a token of appreciation, ALAS recognized Chancellor Carranza with the Pay It Forward Award in New York!
Thank you to our SLA Partners!
ALAS
SUBMISSION DEADLINE CLOSED
ALAS is currently reviewing applications for the ninth cohort of our premier leadership development program. We have reached an amazing number of 122 SLA alumni graduates in May 2019. Our goal and vision to recruit, prepare and expand opportunities for emerging school-system leaders has been successful (See ALAS Membership Highlight Section) and we continue to offer an exclusive yearlong training institute that includes coaching, training, mentoring and support. Email contact@alasedu.org for more information.
View the 2019-2020 SLA IX Cohort Schedule.
| ALAS 3rd Annual Legislative Assembly/Update and the 5th Annual Leaders in Education Awards Gala
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ALAS
As part of the ALAS mission, our third pillar of change is Policy Advocacy. For the past three years, ALAS has increased its presence on Capitol Hill by gathering for our annual Legislative Assembly. Leaders in education and policy from across the nation gather to discuss innovative solutions to the challenges facing our school district leaders and the students they serve. The individuals assembled are updated on critical current legislation and policy and on strategies that will help each leader be an agent of change.
Every year 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 at our Leaders in Education Awards Gala. This year ALAS honored the following:
- 2019 ALAS Latinx Superintendent of the Year - Dr. Lupita L. Hightower, Superintendent of Tolleson Elementary School District No. 17 in Arizona
- 2019 ALAS Latinx Serving School District Superintendent of the Year - Dr. Arsenio Romero, Superintendent of Deming Public Schools in New Mexico
- 2019 ALAS Latinx Administrator of the Year - Mr. Guillermo Medina, Principal at Boulder Valley School District in Colorado
- 2019 ALAS Latinx Impact Award -Dr. Carmen I. Ayala, State Superintendent of Illinois State Board of Education
- 2019 ALAS Estrella Award - Congressman Ben Ray Lujan, U.S. Representative D-NM 3rd District
- 2019 ALAS Trailblazer Award - Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, U.S. Representative D-CA 40th District
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Dr. Arsenio Romero |
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| Mr. Guillermo Medina |
Dr. Carmen I. Ayala |
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Ben Ray Lujan
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Congresswoman
Lucille Roybal- Allard
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We hope our events inspire, re-energize, and renew your dedication in creating positive changes within our most cherished institutions; our community school systems.
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Evergreen School District
The Evergreen School District Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. Emy Flores to the position of Superintendent of Evergreen School District subject to ratification of the employment agreement at the June 13, 2019 Board of Trustees Regular Meeting. READ MORE.
Chelsea Massachusetts Newspaper
ALAS SLA Cohort V Alum, Dr. Almudena Abeyta, has been selected to lead Chelsea Public Schools in Massachusetts as the next Superintendent of Schools. READ MORE
BizJournals
The Berryessa Union School District covers roughly 45,000 homes and teaches more than 8,000 children in its scattered campuses. Running an operation like this takes real leadership, which is what brought Roxane Fuentes to the top of her field. Serving as the first Latina superintendent of schools for the district, Fuentes has taken point on several massive changes to how kids learn in her schools. READ MORE
FLALAS & DPS
Michael J. Ramirez, FL-ALAS President and ALAS SLA Cohort V Member, will join the senior leadership team in Denver Public Schools this summer! READ MORE
| ALAS SLA Cohort VIII Member, Dr. Victor Vergara, Selected as New Director of Multilingual Education for Federal Way School District!
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ALAS
Starting July 1st, Dr. Victor Vergara will be the New Director of Multilingual Education for Federal Way School District, WA. The most diverse District in the State of Washington. The school district serves 23,000 students – of those: 29.8% are Latina/o,11.5% Asian, 14.5% African American, 21% ELL students and 61% are low income students. Dr. Vergara graduated from the ALAS Superintendents Leadership Academy along with 14 other exceptional leaders on May 18 in New York! ALAS congratulates Dr. Vergara and wishes him all the success in his new leadership role!
| ALAS SLA Cohort VIII Alum, Dr. Cesar A. Alvarez, Selected as the New Principal of Frances Willard Elementary School!
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ALAS
Dr. Cesar Alvarez will begin his new leadership role as Principal of Frances Willard Elementary School in Kansas City on July 15th, 2019! ALAS congratulates Dr. Alvarez on his new role and on becoming an ALAS SLA Alum on May 18, 2019 along with 14 other exceptional leaders.
On behalf of the ALAS board, we are proud of all of our SLA Alumni and every other ALAS member who has moved up into new leadership roles across the country. We know you will pay it forward by continuing to be ALAS members and mentoring others.
ALAS
The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS), issued the following statement in response to the Administration's May 16 announcement of a plan to significantly alter the nation’s immigration policy:
"As an organization advocating for equity in public education among both students and school leadership opportunities, we believe the immigration policy outlined by the Administration is a misguided, incomplete, and fundamentally flawed approach to the complex issue of immigration reform." READ FULL STATEMENT
DonorsChoose.org
Teacher and student diversity takes many forms, and #ISeeMe empowers the public to support important dimensions of that diversity. Research shows that students benefit when they see themselves in their teachers and in their learning materials. Inspired by that research, DonorsChoose.org is now enabling people to support classroom requests from underrepresented educators and from all teachers who seek materials that reflect their students' identities.
Led by a diverse group of philanthropic supporters — including former U.S. Secretary of Education John King, Whoopi Goldberg, LeVar Burton, Samuel L. Jackson, Stephen Colbert, John Legend, and Google.org — the goal of the campaign, named #ISeeMe, is to help students see themselves in their teachers and in their learning materials. The campaign will match donations from the public to classroom requests created by teachers of color, female math and science teachers, and teachers seeking materials that reflect their students' identities. READ MORE
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.
Info to the State Affiliates: State Affiliates Google Drive Folder Available Now! Please email Contact@alasedu.org to receive access.
ALAS
Please email Contact@alasedu.org to receive access.
ALAS
Join ALAS Every Third Friday of the Month for our ALAS State Affiliates Call! Email contact@alasedu.org to RSVP.
NYSALAS
The New York State Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (NYSALAS)
Inaugural Education Summit took place on May 18, 2019 in New York City at Teachers College Columbia University, which co-hosted the event in conjunction with their Urban Leaders Education Collaborative. Almost 200 participants were in attendance, including the ALAS Superintendent Leadership Academy (SLA) Cohort VIII, whose graduation NYSALAS hosted just prior to the inaugural summit at the university: "NYSALAS Flying ACEs- Advocacy, Collaboration, Empowerment: Preparing Leaders to Soar".
ALAS and NYS leadership present were President Ana V. Ortiz, Executive Director Dr. Nancy Lewin, SLA Director Dr. Jose Leyba, Business Development Director Tomas Davis, Southwest Region 3 Board Director Dr. Lily DeBlieux, Northeast Region 6 Board Director Dr. Alex Marrero, Board Director at Large and NYC DOE Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza, NYSED Board Regent Luis Reyes, NYSED Chancellor and Board Regent Dr. Betty A. Rosa. Professional development presenters included Dr. Ramon Gonzalez, NYC Regional Director, on Secondary Dual Language School Programs; Denise Schira, NYSALAS Vice President, NYC Regional Director, and Summit Chair, on Breaking the Conflict Cycle; and the eight inaugural summit sponsor partners for which NYSALAS was grateful: Latinos in Action, Curriculum Associates, Benchmark Education, Learning Dynamics, Lightspeed Technologies, iTutor, Sanford Harmony, and Illuminate Education.
President Dr. Roberto Padilla, President Elect Dr. David Mauricio, and Past President David A. Baez led the morning, midday, and afternoon full agenda along with the Executive Board of Directors across all eight NYS Regions moderators, including Communications Officer for Region 8 Buffalo- Anibal Soler, Region 7 Rochester- Dr. Carlos Cotto and Maycanitza Perez, and Region 6- Mayra Ortiz. See full agenda program here.
The New York State and New York City Chancellors and Regents shared remarks with attendees, and an all Latina/Latino NYS Superintendent Panel shared their career journeys and obstacles faced. The exclusive panel included NYS Superintendents from the following regions: Region 1 Long Island- Dr. Aurelia Henriquez and Eudes Budhai, Region 3 Lower Hudson- Dr. David Mauricio and Dr. Edwin M. Quezada, Region 4 Mid-Hudson- Elsie Rodriquez and Dr. Alex Marrero, Region 5 Capital Region- Dr. Gladys Cruz, and Region 6 Syracuse- Jaime Alicea.
Colleagues from across the state networked, broke bread, and were entertained by two incredibly talented NYC DOE student performers.
NYSALAS is taking flight! Watch us SOAR!
| New Postings Every Week on ALAS Website!
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6/04/19 — Assistant Principal, Green Dot Public Schools, Los Angeles, CA
5/30/19 — Instructional Leadership Coordinator for Literacy, AZ
5/24/19 — Director of School Support — Achievement Network (ANet), California & Nevada
5/23/19 — Director of Finance, Central Bucks School District, PA
5/23/19 — Region Assistant Superintendent, Fairfax County Public Schools, VA
5/15/19 — Executive Director of Facilities and Maintenance, Stafford County Public Schools, VA
5/15/19 — Director of Equity and Accountability, Stafford County Public Schools, VA
5/15/19 — Executive Director of Human Resources, Stafford County Public Schools, VA
5/15/19 — Chief Officer of Middle Schools, Stafford County Public Schools, VA
VISIT ALAS WEBSITE FOR MORE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES & INFORMATION!
Education DIVE
All humans have implicit biases that affect the decisions they make every day. These biases are not always racial or cultural. They can affect attitudes toward gender, socioeconomic status, or where a person lives. They can affect buying decisions and brand loyalties. They can be innocuous or devastating, depending on the context.
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Chalkbeat (commentary)
"Shortly after assuming the responsibilities of Puerto Rico's Secretary of Education in 2017, I was confronted with the harsh reality of how students and families on the island are affected by poverty. During school visits in those early months, I met hundreds of smart, hardworking students who lacked notebooks, pencils or other basic supplies. Many were missing parts of their uniforms, and others wore uniforms that were obviously too big or too small. Teachers and principals would identify students who, more days than not, showed up to school hungry and tired."
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Chalkbeat
In Florida schools where almost all students are black or Hispanic, 13% of black students were classified as having a disability. Yet in schools where the vast majority of students were white, nearly 22% of black students get classified that way. It's a striking divide, and one that researchers say probably shouldn't exist. The more accurate number is likely somewhere in between.
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Voice of San Diego
Choosing when to move students who are not native English speakers out of their language support program is a delicate decision. If it is done too soon, the student could begin to lose academic ground quickly. If it isn't done soon enough, the student may languish behind for years. Officials have placed special emphasis on moving students out of English-learner status as quickly as possible in San Diego Unified School District.
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By: Patrick Gleeson (commentary)
 In principle, zero-tolerance policies in U.S. schools are obvious and almost indisputable. Some kinds of student behavior cannot be tolerated and must result in disciplinary responses that include expulsion. Students can't bring guns to school, for example; can't attack teachers, or sell drugs on campus. In practice, however zero-tolerance policies have become fraught and widely disputed. Here's an overview of zero-tolerance policies in U.S. schools along with a sampling of opinion about their usefulness.
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By: Bambi Majumdar (commentary)
 The Economic Policy Institute’s recent paper on teacher shortages states that the crisis is growing worse than ever in America. The real magnitude of the teacher shortage is even scarier when one considers the scarcity of credentialed teachers, more so in rural and low-income areas. One ray of hope comes from new school-university partnerships that aim to prepare future teachers by giving them real-life experience and, in the process, help fill funding gaps. One such example is the partnership between Ohio University and some of the state's school districts.
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EdScoop
Like the tornadoes and heavy rains affecting much of the country at the moment, severe weather can often impact a community's essential services, including the technology operations at many schools. In an effort to help districts better prepare their IT systems for such disasters, the Consortium for School Networking released the IT Crisis Preparedness Countdown, a free resource which lays out the critical preparations schools need to make before a natural disaster hits.
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Government Technology
Careers in science, technology, engineering and math are being sought by employers now more than ever as technology changes every day. Local school officials said they are encouraging both boys and girls to seek careers in those fields if they have an interest in it. A recent survey by Junior Achievement conducted by the research group, Engine, showed that 9 percent of girls between ages 13 to 17 are interested in careers in STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics — which was conducted from April 16-21 to about 1,004 teenagers.
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District Administration Magazine
Educators didn't expose students to any screen time when introducing preschool coding and robotics in Miami-Dade County Public Schools' childcare centers this past school year. Also noteworthy were the teachers themselves: high school students enrolled in the district's early education academies and studying to become childcare professionals.
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eSchool News
State leadership can have a powerful impact on broadband best practices in K-12 schools–and a new report highlights success stories and strong policies supporting broadband connectivity. State K-12 Broadband Leadership: Driving Connectivity, Access and Student Success, the new report from SETDA, highlights how state leaders are instrumental in advocating for policies and policy decisions that focus on broadband networks, bandwidth capacity, Wi-Fi implementation and off campus access for low-income families.
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THE Journal
A new study finds the licensing of unassigned Educational Broadband Service Spectrum to educators and nonprofits would reduce the digital divide by nearly 20 percent. Education advocacy groups are turning up the heat on the Federal Communications Commission to keep the Educational Broadband Service spectrum in the hands of educational entities and tribal nations.
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Edscoop
It's now much easier to calculate the cost of linking a school district's disparate digital systems together thanks to new tools released Wednesday by the Consortium for School Networking. The K-12 advocacy group has made two new tools available through its Interoperability Standards initiative to eliminate confusion about how much money and effort a district's IT office can expect to incur for a given interoperability project. One tool is an online calculator, developed with help from Double Line, an education data management company, and the other tool is a downloadable spreadsheet template that helps users calculate project costs and staffing hours.
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The New York Times
When Sen. Bernie Sanders delivered a wide-ranging speech on education Saturday, he became the first major Democratic candidate to propose a detailed plan to racially integrate schools, calling for $1 billion in funding to support local integration efforts, such as magnet schools and busing.
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U.S. News & World Report
Every state in the nation and the District of Columbia spent more money per student on public elementary and secondary education during the 2017 fiscal year, continuing a trend of increased investment after recession-driven budget cuts at the federal, state and local level at the start of this decade. New tables released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau show an average spending increase of 3.7% to $12,201 per pupil, compared to $11,763 per pupil in 2016. Fueling that spending is a rise in funding. In 2017, public elementary and secondary education revenue from all sources tallied up at $694.1 billion, up 3.4% from $671.2 billion in 2016.
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Language Magazine
A new study, "Speech processing and plasticity in the right hemisphere predict variation in adult foreign language learning," published in NeuroImage, focuses on the roles played by the brain's left and right hemispheres in language acquisition. The findings could lead to instructional methods that potentially improve students' success in learning a new language.
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By: Douglas Magrath (commentary)
 Students need extra help understanding facets of language that go beyond grammar and syntax. Teachers may have to make extra efforts to help LEP learners. Teachers can also look at their own cultures as a starting point. Another thing that a teacher can do is let his or her personality show. Stay on task, but it is OK to be different. Teachers should be sensitive to the students’ needs. Some may need more grammar; others may need more speaking while still others may need emotional support and advising.
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Missoulian
A group of five Congolese students could hardly contain their excitement as they sifted through a pile of storybooks that were delivered to Paxson Elementary School on Friday morning. The students peered through the books with joy, reading text that alternated between English and Swahili, their native language, on the accompanying page.
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Education week
A new 15-state analysis found that 1 in 5 English learners move so frequently or so far that schools and state education agencies are unable to track them over the course of their academic careers, placing the students at greater risk of struggling in school. The revelation is one of the key findings of new research from the WIDA Consortium, a group of nearly 40 state education agencies that share English language proficiency standards and assessment for ELLs.
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Language Magazine
In a midsized school, a veteran second-grade teacher is working diligently with her students on a unit called Taking Shape. An aspect of Irene’s teacher craft that she values is getting to know her students, how their linguistic and cultural resources can enrich the class, and what fosters their learning. Additionally, during planning time, Irene and her grade-level team pay special attention to academic language use to construct a multishaped model, the product of the unit. The group of teachers carefully selects relevant college and career readiness standards and matches them to English language development standards to ensure that English language learners have as many opportunities to access the content, engage in learning, and achieve academically as their English-proficient peers.
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District Administration Magazine
Zach Vander Veen, a contributor for District Administration Magazine, writes: "Like most educators, I entered the profession to focus on what matters — teaching kids. That said, my first week of teaching always consumed an embarrassing amount of hours filling out and filing paperwork, verifying I conformed to that year's district initiatives, or generally puzzling out what various new education acronyms meant for my day-to-day work."
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