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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 16-19, 2019. Pre-conference events starting October 16th include the L3: Linking Latina Leaders Luncheon & Networking event!
Pre-conference keynote speakers include:
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Dr. Lily DeBlieux;
Pendergast Elementary School
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Dr. Lupita Hightower;
Tolleson Elementary School
District No. 17 Superintendent |
Michael J. Ramirez;
Denver Public Schools
Deputy Superintendent of Schools |
Keynote speakers include:
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Susana Cordova;
Denver Public
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Dr. Jesus Jara;
Clark County School
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Event Location: Renaissance Orlando at Seaworld Hotel
6677 Sea Harbor Dr, Orlando, FL 32821
2019 Summit Attendee Registration Form — For SD/ SA Group Pricing & Pay by PO
Early Bird Registration Available Now – Ends August 31, 2019
Visit the ALAS website for more information!
| ALAS National Town Hall Meeting: New York City
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ALAS
ALAS held its first Town Hall Meeting in New York City on June 27, 2019, on Equity and Access! Thank you to everyone that attended the event and participated in the discussion on equity and access in NYC. A special thank you to our partners Genius Plaza, Benchmark Education, and American Reading Company.
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
ALAS is offering a $10,000 scholarship and a $2,000 scholarship this year thanks to our partner Curriculum Associates who is sponsoring the ALAS scholarships for the fifth consecutive year.
ALAS recognizes Latinx administrators for their leadership by providing assistance toward an advanced degree in education. The top recipient will receive a one-time $10,000 scholarship award and the runner-up recipient will receive a one-time $2,000 scholarship award. The scholarships will be made payable to the recipients' institution of higher learning and the recipients will be presented the award during the Awards Banquet at the 16th Annual ALAS Education Summit in Orlando, FL.
If you are an aspiring Latinx superintendent currently enrolled in, or have been accepted in to, an advanced degree program in education in a college or university, take advantage of this opportunity to secure a scholarship.
DEADLINE: September 1, 2019
View Eligibility and Application Process
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 15, 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 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.
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!
| 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 our presence on Capitol Hill by gathering for our annual Legislative Assembly/Update. 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 leaders 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 recognized Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, U.S. Representative D-CA 40th District with the 2019 ALAS Trailblazer Award!
We hope our events inspire, re-energize, and renew your dedication in creating positive changes within our most cherished institutions; our community school systems.
| | ALAS MEMBERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS |
| Stephen Linkous, SLA Cohort VII Alum appointed Chief of Staff!
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Kansas City Kansas Public School
Stephen Linkous, ALAS SLA Cohort VII Alum, named Chief of Staff for Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools and selected to join the district's Central Office and Training Center. Congratulations Stephen! READ MORE.
| Dr. Daisy Morales, SLA Cohort VIII Alum, Selected as New Assistant Superintendent!
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ALAS
Dr. Morales, ALAS SLA Cohort VIII and CALSA President-Elect, selected as the new Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services in Salinas City Elementary School District. Daisy graduated from the ALAS Superintendents Leadership Academy in May 2019 along with 14 other exceptional leaders. Congratulations Dr. Morales!
| Susana Cordova, SLA Cohort V Alum Recognized at Latinas Lead Power Summit
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ALAS
Susana Cordova, ALAS SLA Cohort V Alum, receives Latinas Lead Influencer Award from Latino Community Foundation of Colorado at the Latinas Lead Power Summit in June 2019! Congratulations Susana! SEE MORE.
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 is dedicated to achieving education equity and access for all students; specifically, for the under-served and under-represented. Actions to achieve equity require courageous leadership and passion to confront this ethical imperative when
individuals of privilege view equity as personal oppression and create barriers in its attainment. School systems must not remain separate and void of equity. Diversity in quality personnel that mirrors the student demographic, and access to educational programming, should no longer be a scarce commodity for all children throughout our country. ALAS stands with every leader who takes
robust actions to remove barriers to access and equity for all children. READ FULL STATEMENT.
NALEO Educational Fund
NALEO Educational Fund has compiled a 2020 Census Field and Communications Toolkit to prepare our communities with everything there is to know about the upcoming 2020 Census and citizenship question.
No other issue before the Supreme Court will have more direct consequences for the nation's Latinos than the one before the Court regarding the 2020 Census.
As we await a determination in the case, we encourage you to continue to remind the communities you serve about the importance of a full census count and what is at risk. We know that if the citizenship question is allowed to stand, it will be more important than ever that we come together in a united front and empower our community to make themselves count in Census 2020. VIEW THE TOOLKIT.
TNTP.ORG
While more students than ever before are enrolling in college, far fewer are succeeding once they get there. Nationwide, 40 percent of college students (including 66 percent of Black college students and 53 percent of Latinx college students) take at least one remedial course, where they spend time and money learning skills they were told they’d already mastered in high school. A recent study found that college remediation costs students and their families $1.5 billion annually, with one in four students spending an average of $3,000 extra to earn their degrees...READ MORE.
NYTIMES
As a nation we seem to have lost all enthusiasm for racial integration. A culture of individualism has led people to focus more on individual outcomes and less on the components of each community. We have settled into a reality that is separate and unequal, and we seem not too alarmed about that. READ FULL ARTICLE.
NYC Mayor's Office
Over the past several weeks, Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza and New York City Department of Education leaders have come under fire for their work to advance equity in our schools, mostly from anonymous sources in media reports.
We stand with the Chancellor because of his bold vision, leadership, and commitment to serving students.
Each of us followed Chancellor Carranza thousands of miles to New York City because we understood the impact we could have if we joined him in the nation's largest school district. READ MORE.
CBS New York
Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza on Monday passionately defended his race-based agenda as he unveiled the next steps in his move to diversify and desegregate city schools. READ MORE.
The Washington Post
The House on June 4th passed a bill that would offer a path to citizenship to more than 2 million undocumented immigrants, including "dreamers" who were brought to the United States as children.
The vote was 237 to 187 for the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, which would grant dreamers 10 years of legal residence status if they meet certain requirements. They would then receive permanent green cards after completing at least two years of higher education or military service, or after working for three years. READ MORE.
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.
ALAS
Opportunity for students to highlight the importance of having Latinx leaders and role models.
Most impactful submissions will be highlighted on the ALAS website, news brief and at the 16th Annual ALAS Education Summit in Orlando, FL.
Thanks to our generous partner Donorschoose.org, participating schools will receive Donorschoose.org gift cards for their school to fund a project. While Supplies Last.
Deadline: All entries must be submitted by September 1, 2019 by EOD to be considered.
Email: Contact@alasedu.org for more information
Visit the ALAS website for details on entry submissions
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.
ALAS
Join ALAS Every Third Friday of the Month for our ALAS State Affiliates Call! Email contact@alasedu.org to RSVP.
| New Postings Every Week on ALAS Website!
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7/02/19 — Director of Student Support Services, New Paltz CSD, NY
7/02/19 — Executive Director of Student Services, Stafford County Public Schools, VA
7/02/19 — Probationary Elementary Reading Teacher, New Paltz CSD, NY
7/01/19 — Probationary Elementary Teacher(s), New Paltz CSD, NY
7/01/19 — Probationary Special Education Teacher(s), New Platz CSD, NY
6/21/19 — Executive Director of Facilities and Maintenance, Stafford County Public Schools, VA
6/21/19 — Executive Director, CALSA (ALAS State Affiliate), CA
6/18/19 — Chief Executive Officer, Equal Opportunity Schools, WA
6/10/19 — Chief Equity and Diversity Officer, Missouri Public School District, MO
6/04/19 — Assistant Principal, Green Dot Public Schools, Los Angeles, CA
5/30/19 — Instructional Leadership Coordinator for Literacy, AZ
VISIT ALAS WEBSITE FOR MORE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES & INFORMATION!
Education Next
Raise the topic of education finance and most will jump to the revenue side of the equation: Is there enough money? Are districts funded equitably? But the spending side is equally important and gets shorter shrift. Parents and educators have not been asking, Is the district giving my school a fair share of its money? And local leaders have not asked what is purchased with that money and whether those purchases make the best use of the money. Part of the reason so much less time is spent on the spending side of the equation is a lack of visibility into how the money is spent. But that is about to change, thanks to a new provision in the Every Student Succeeds Act.
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Governing
Janine Menard is moving quickly through her busy day. On a Monday morning at Pueblo del Sol Elementary, a dual elementary and middle school in West Phoenix, she visits a fourth-grade classroom that's getting a lesson in understanding "different perspectives." Menard, the school counselor, goes over scenarios aimed at tapping into the children's empathetic side. They discuss ways to bridge gaps in understanding using emotional intelligence.
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eSchool News
A new survey shows that the number of girls interested in pursuing STEM careers is alarmingly small–and it continues to decline. The survey from Junior Achievement, conducted by the research group Engine, shows that only 9 percent of girls ages 13-17 express an interest in STEM careers, down from 11 percent in a similar 2018 survey.
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EdScoop
As the Federal Communications Commission debates the future of the E-Rate program, education stakeholders said its function in supporting affordable broadband access is critical for schools to meet their learning goals.
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eSchool News
K-12 teachers and administrators have been listening to policy makers and industry leaders warn of the need for computer science instruction in U.S. schools for years. And the evidence they cite is compelling.
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EdTech Magazine
What's next in STEAM education? Technology advocate and author Sylvia Martinez identified 10 keys to the future of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) but was emphatic that change will be driven by the teachers and students involved in the learning process.
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Education DIVE
Educators are hailing the court's decision as a win for democracy. Opponents of the question say that it would deter non-U.S. citizens from participating in the census and that would lead to less allocation of national, state and local funds to help families in need.
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The Brookings Institution
In a little over a year from now, Democrats will have a presidential nominee and the race will be on with President Donald Trump. At that point, Trump will no doubt take a play out of the standard Republican playbook and try to brand Democrats as liberals, or even socialists.
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Education Week
Asked about a debate exchange between Democratic presidential candidates on busing and school integration, President Donald Trump over the weekend seemed to suggest that he would be releasing a new plan on the issue soon. But he provided few details. Trump's responses at a Saturday press conference in Osaka, Japan, seemed to focus on busing as a general mode of transportation, rather than a means of desegregating schools. This led some commentators to question whether he fully understood the debate.
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Chalkbeat
It's summer break, but 14 rising third-graders spent a recent morning at Denver's McMeen Elementary learning about proper nouns. After fastening imaginary bow ties around their necks — a reminder that the nouns were "proper" — the students called out words that fit the bill.
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Voice of San Diego
San Diego Unified School District made changes (and cuts) to its English learner program in 2014 that officials said would improve outcomes for students whose primary language isn't English. But now district officials are walking back those changes, after a state report blasted the district for failing to meet multiple legal requirements in its English learner program, VOSD's Will Huntsberry reports.
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THE Journal
The majority of teachers are communicating with parents at least weekly, but a third of families (34 percent) remain "hard to reach and engage" throughout the school year. And 43 percent of teachers want to get a better sense of the visibility and feedback among parents to improve effectiveness of their interactions. That's according to a survey published by ClassTag, which collected responses from over 1,000 primary school teachers from the 2018-2019 school year.
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Education Next (commentary)
Michael J. Petrilli, a contributor for Education Next, writes: "As I indicated last week, I plan to spend the summer writing about whether our schools have improved over the past quarter-century or so — essentially the 'reform era.' There's little doubt, I argued, that outcomes improved dramatically for the lowest-performing students and for children of color from the mid-1990s until the onset of the Great Recession, at least in the key subjects of reading and math. That was especially the case in elementary and middle schools, though high school graduation and college-completion rates were up sharply as well, even if some of that progress might be due to slipping standards."
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Newsweek
To better equip America's younger generations to make smart financial choices, a recent government report recommended mandatory college courses. The recommendation was one that a college expert championed as giving students the necessary skills they need to succeed in life.
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Language Magazine
A recent study from Canada’s University of British Columbia suggests that eleven-month-old infants can learn to associate the language they hear with ethnicity. The research, published by Developmental Psychobiology, found that 11-month-old infants looked more at the faces of people of Asian descent compared to those of Caucasian descent when hearing Cantonese but not when hearing Spanish.
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