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ALAS
On March 4, 2020, the Association of Latino Administrators & Superintendents' Board of Directors approved the employment of Dr. Maria Armstrong as its next Executive Director. Dr. Armstrong's life story of perseverance, dedication, focus and leadership will serve ALAS very well. After a nearly four month search in partnership with Dr. Carmella Franco, Associate with Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates, "we are excited to finally be at this point to approve her contract," stated Ana V. Ortiz, President of ALAS. Read More.
ALAS
After an extensive national search, the Board of Directors at Woodburn School District, located in Woodburn, OR, names Mr. Oscar Gilson as their new superintendent. He impressed the Board with his extensive background of working with children as a K-8 principal at Portland Public Schools and a K-5 principal at Corvallis Public Schools. As an SLA graduate from Cohort XIII, ALAS is proud to see Mr. Oscar Gilson transition to this new role of leadership. Congratulations, Mr. Oscar Gilson! To read more about Mr. Oscar Gilson, click here.
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Dr. Veronica Vijil has recently been recognized for all of her years of being an educator by being named Distinguished Educator of the Year! This recognition was made by the College of Education at Sam Houston State University, which is the highest honor that the university can grant to their alumni. ALAS is thrilled to have our TALAS Board Member be recognized for all of her continuous work for the community!
Renaissance Learning
In the early grades, children develop the reading and math skills that form the foundation for their future learning. In our latest blog post, a test designer and expert in early childhood education describes the development of the latest generation of curriculum-based measures for reading and math. He also shows you how this new set of measures will help elementary educators to better identify and serve at-risk students, and to monitor and adjust instruction to support positive outcomes for all learners. Read now
ALAS
ALAS is now accepting applications for SLA Cohort X! Apply Now!
The ALAS Superintendents Leadership Academy (SLA) was developed in 2011 by the ALAS Board to recruit, mentor, and train the next generation of Latinx Superintendents.It remains the premiere Superintendents Leadership Academy for Latin/o/a/x leaders with over 122 graduates and 13 more expected to graduate this year in May!
Application Deadline: May 31, 2020
ALAS
Thank you to our state affiliate members and partners for joining ALAS at our 2020 State Affiliates Leadership Conference!
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.
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 — POSTPONED
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Important Update: Due to protocols put in place to contain the spread on COVID-19, the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents has postponed the 4th Annual Legislative Assembly and 6th Annual Leaders in Education Awards Gala in Washington, DC. The health of our members and communities will remain a primary concern during this time.
SLA Session 7 will be held via video conference call.
Find out more about the event on our website.
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ALAS
As our efforts continue to contain the spread of COVID-19, our awards gala along with our Legislative Briefing have been postponed.
ALAS Leaders in Education Award nominations deadline is now closed.
The ALAS Awards committee will review all submissions and determine the ALAS 2020:
- Superintendent of the Year
- Administrator of the Year
- Latinx School-Serving Superintendent of the Year
- Latinx School-Serving Administrator of the Year
More information will be released in the coming weeks.
https://www.alasedu.org/event/6th-annual-leaders-in-education-awards-gala/
| 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!
| Meet the ALAS Board of Directors
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Ana V. Ortiz
President
Retired Superintendent
Oxford Public Schools
Oxford, Connecticut
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Dr. Francisco Duran
President Elect
Chief Equity Officer;
Virginia State Board of
Education Member
Fairfax County Public Schools
Falls Church, Virginia |
Dr. Gustavo Balderas
Treasurer – Director
Region 2 Northwest
Superintendent
Eugene School District 4J
Eugene, Oregon |
Dr. Charles Johns
Secretary – Region
5 Midwest
Superintendent
Glenbrook High
School District 225
Glenview, Illinois |
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Dr. Maria Ott
Director – At Large
Higher Education
Executive in Residence
USC School of Education
Los Angeles, California |
Dr. Ruth Perez
Director – Region I West;
Superintendent
Paramount Unified
School District
Paramount, California |
Dr. Lily DeBlieux
Director – Region 3
Southwest
Superintendent
Pendergast Elementary
School District
Phoenix, Arizona |
Juan E. Cabrera Jr.
Director – Region 4
Superintendent
El Paso Independent
School District
El Paso, Texas |
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Dr. Alex Marrero
Director – Region 6
Northeast
Assistant Superintendent
Of Curriculum & Instruction
New Rochelle School District
Middletown, New York
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Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodriguez
Director – Region 8
New England
Superintendent
Hartford Public Schools
Hartford, Connecticut |
Dr. Danna Diaz
Director at Large
Superintendent of Schools
Reynolds School District
Reynolds, Oregon |
Nora Gutierrez
Director Affiliate At-Large
Superintendent
Tolleson Union
High School District
Tolleson, Arizona |
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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.
Submit your topics to be included in this month's call:
http://bit.ly/ALASCALLAGENDA
| Upcoming NYC NYSALAS Networking Event CANCELED
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The following NYSALAS Event has been canceled:
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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03/06/20 — Principal, School District of Springfield R-12, Springfield, MO
03/06/20 — Superintendent, Balsz School District, Phoenix, AZ
03/06/20 — Superintendent, Summit Public Schools, Summit, NJ
03/04/20 — Assistant Principal, DC Public Schools, Washington, DC
03/04/20 — Principal, DC Public Schools, Washington, DC
03/04/20 — Assistant Director II – Early Childhood and Parent as Teachers, School District of Springfield R-12, Springfield, MO
02/27/20 — State Superintendent, Maryland State Department of Education, MD
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
02/19/20 — 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!
Forbes
China. Japan. Italy. One nation after another has had to close swaths of schools for long stretches in response to the spread of Covid-19. In the U.S., schools have already been closed in California, Washington, New York and Pennsylvania. As this unfolds, online discussions, comment sections and parental listservs are filled with frustrated complaints about the idiocy of school leaders.
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Education Week
As communities around the country record new cases of coronavirus, schools are grappling with tough questions about how to respond, senators told U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. "Schools are going to be affected," Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, said, at a hearing of the Senate appropriations subcommittee on health and education. "They are all going to be asking the same questions, and you are in a position to help them understand and get the answers to that."
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Campus Security & Life Safety
After witnessing the traumatic impact that active shooter drills can have on students, particularly young children, two major teachers' unions have joined with the advocacy group Everytown For Gun Safety to ask school districts and states to rethink how they conduct these drills, if they continue them at all.
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eSchool News
Sometimes, teaching is more like bombardment: Grading hundreds of essays, placating disgruntled parents, accommodating learning needs, sweating out the principals' nerve-wracking classroom observation. And then there are the stressors of life beyond the classroom.
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The New York Times
After months of training and competition, the girls' soccer team at Lowell High School in San Francisco could taste another title. The players were on their home field, preparing to play a state semifinal game, when Lowell's coach gathered her team. But this was not a final pep talk. It was bad news. The entire school of 2,700 students was closing until further notice after a student's parent had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The game was off. The team would have to forfeit and give up its chance to win a third consecutive state championship.
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Language Magazine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. has released guidance for institutes of higher education with students participating in foreign exchange or study abroad programs. The CDC suggests students consider postponing or canceling student foreign exchange programs and has released the following message: "Given the global outbreak of novel coronavirus institutes of higher education should consider postponing or canceling upcoming student foreign exchange programs. IHEs should consider asking current program participants to return to their home country. Those overseeing student foreign exchange programs should be aware that students may face unpredictable circumstances, travel restrictions and challenges in returning home or accessing health care while abroad."
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eSchool News
School districts are moving to highly digital ecosystems, and K-12 IT leaders have more and more to manage to ensure that teaching and learning can go on uninterrupted by failing or clunky technology.
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EdTech Magazine
It's something IT leaders generally know — you can buy all kinds of hardware and software to try to ward off cyberattacks, but one of the most important cybersecurity vulnerabilities to address involves people, not technology. That human element is particularly important for K–12 districts, which are popular targets for cyber incidents because of the heaps of sensitive information they collect. Some school districts are forced to pay ransoms to retrieve data. Some attacks shutter districts for days.
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THE Journal
If more schools need to close even temporarily in response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), in some places, they may not be able to substitute at-home learning for in-class learning. A recent survey found that just 70% of educators worked for schools in states that allowed for the use of digital learning days in place of "snow days" (which now might need to be renamed to "virus days").
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By: Sheilamary Koch (commentary)
 Livestreaming industry experts into classrooms is an efficient way for high school career and technical education students to get their questions answered directly by people in the field who've recently completed their education and training. While students from any school certainly benefit, learners from rural, inner-city or marginalized communities where opportunities to connect live with industry experts are often severely limited may gain considerably more from such virtual outreach.
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EdSurge
We are just getting started with voice technology in education. From simple commands that retrieve stored information to a future where voice-activated AI coaches help us set and reach educational goals across a lifetime, the potential for growth is undeniable. Voice, after all, is one of the most natural ways to interface with technology, says Coursera's Alexander Sanchez.
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eSchool News
There are a number of factors — 10, to be specific — that have a sizable impact on the success (or failure) of and ed tech implementation. The EdTech Genome Project, a collaborative effort of more than 100 education research and advocacy organizations, reached unanimous consensus on an initial list of those 10 factors with the greatest influence on whether an ed tech implementation succeeds or fails.
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MIT Technology Review
Artificial intelligence is a major influence on the state of education today, and the implications are huge. AI has the potential to transform how our education system operates, heighten the competitiveness of institutions, and empower teachers and learners of all abilities. The opportunities for AI to support education are so broad that recently Microsoft commissioned research on this topic from IDC to understand where the company can help.
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The New York Times
Facing a bipartisan backlash led by Republican lawmakers, the Trump administration is backing off a bookkeeping change that would have drastically cut federal funds for rural schools — at least for a year. Betsy DeVos, the education secretary, will allow states to more easily qualify for funding under the Rural and Low-Income School Program, after hundreds of districts faced cuts when the department abruptly began using eligibility requirements it had not enforced in 17 years.
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Alabama Daily News via WAFF-TV
On the most recent state-mandated school report card, Russellville City Schools had a graduation rate of almost 96% and its score for academic growth — improvements made by students — was an impressive 99.46. Ninety-one percent of students were considered college and career ready — better than the state average of 75% — and it had a low chronic absenteeism rate. Still, the system is labeled a "B," largely because of its performance in academic achievement, a category of the report card based on students' performance on a standardized test. Of Russellville City Schools' nearly 2,500 students, more than 600 are English language learners, not proficient in the language.
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The Associated Press via U.S. News & World Report
Rocio Casanova-Wurzer is a lifeline for new families in North Dakota's oil patch. She started in November as a bilingual family liaison for McKenzie County School District No. 1. Her position is somewhat unique in North Dakota schools. She provides Spanish translation and support services for families of the Watford City-area school district, helping them navigate through and acclimate to the school system.
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Herald-Tribune
Delay symptoms of dementia later in life. Be a high academic achiever. Sharpen attention and zoom past the competition for the job you want. It sounds like a sales pitch, but those are just some of the proven lifelong benefits of bilingualism. And in large part, U.S. school districts don't get it right.
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Education Week
Teens who have a decent night's sleep are better equipped to deal with stress the next day, including seeking out support from friends and engaging in active problem solving rather than brooding. The findings, based on tracking the activity and sleep patterns of around 250 high school freshmen in New York City, is yet more evidence of the importance of adequate sleep to overall well-being. And this study also offers insight into the impact of racial and ethnic discrimination on teens: all the students involved were Asian, black or Latino, and they were asked to track instances they felt they were subject to discrimination and their well-being in the aftermath of those events.
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Edutopia (commentary)
"I think I can. I think I can. I think I can," says the Little Blue Engine to herself as she hauls a train full of toys up a mountain. In Watty Piper's classic children's book, all it takes is a dose of self-encouragement to give the engine the strength to overcome a seemingly impossible task.
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Education Week
Culturally responsive teaching, culturally relevant pedagogy, culturally sustaining pedagogy. By any name, it's a very timely topic, brought into the spotlight by a new wave of recognition that the nation's schools have failed too many students of color for far too long. Hopes are high that by better grounding education in students' lives, cultural responsiveness, or just CR, will be the fix we need. As a result, you likely have participated in a CR workshop, used CR materials or directed your staff to take the CR plunge.
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We Are Teachers (commentary)
Kyleen Gray, a contributor for We Are Teachers writes, "I began my career as an e-Learning teacher in 2003. And I've taught optional and summer e-Learning courses at the secondary school level ever since. You could say I'm a supporter of e-Learning via my engagement with the practice. And, I do see many benefits to this type of learning for many students."
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Albert Lea Tribune
Paw Paw is a 12-year-old Karen refugee who arrived in Albert Lea less than one month ago, where she was promptly enrolled at Southwest Middle School. Until that point she had spent her entire life at the Mae La Refugee Camp in Thailand. Her previous school experience included brick walls with dirt, or damaged, floors and no textbooks.
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Education DIVE
Research from the Center on Reinventing Public Education shows parents of students with disabilities often struggle to find schools that fit their children's needs and feel that the information-gathering process falls largely on their shoulders. The research was based in New Orleans and Washington, D.C., and looked at how school choice affects families that have children with disabilities.
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