The California Association of Latino Superintendents and Administrators is a community of educational leaders whose mission is working to increase the number of successful Latino/Latina administrators, committed to closing the Latino/Latina student achievement gap. CALSA will achieve its mission by, advocating on behalf of Latino children, providing mentoring opportunities for professional development and career enhancement.
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 Please help me celebrate this new website by exploring all its contents and passing along the message to those that you know in the public school community about the vibrant new look of the CALSA website. The new format is for the betterment of the organization and its members. CALSA is very proud of its new alliance with School Fusion, a company specializing in website development and maintenance.
You are about to discover a new level of activism at the California Latino School Superintendents and Administrators Association. Your contributions to CALSA have made the organization what it is today and what it will become in the future.
More changes are to come. In the meantime, take advantage of all the learning, networking and advocacy opportunities that this new site provides. We look forward to your feedback.
CALSA's 2010 Higher Education Conclave 
CALSA is holding this inaugural conference at a time when the goal of an effective education for Latino students is more critical than ever to their future and to California’s social and economic health. The conclave will focus on this crucial issue and provide participants with information on how to help achieve this goal by: Highlighting research-validated practices and strategies to raise Latino/a student achievement, Exploring how these practices and strategies can be integrated into schools and classrooms, and Fostering communication and relationships between school district leaders and researchers to facilitate additional research to inform the improvement of Latino student achievement.
2010 Summer Education Summit to Cuba  As the Director of Events and Corporate Partnerships for CALSA, I am excited to announce our First Annual CALSA “Summer Education Summit” to Cuba on July 10 – 17, 2010. Twenty delegates from United States Public Schools will be selected as guests of the Minister of Education of Cuba to visit their country’s educational system, share cultural experiences and witness the beauty of this very interesting island that Hemingway loved and caused Kennedy a few sleepless nights. If you are a school superintendent or administrator currently working in a U.S. public school, please fill out the application form and email it back to me no later than March 1, 2010. You will be notified of your selection as a delegate by March 15, 2010. For additional information or if you have any questions at: tdavis05@san.rr.com or (858) 490-0123 office / (619) 607-2876 cell.The work CALSA does in behalf of Latinas and Latinos within the California school system is bound by our passion to help others. CALSA is about advocacy, student scholarship, mentoring and networking. CALSA's Summer Education Summit to Cuba and the 2010 Higher Education Conclave will raise awareness in both the academic and cultural aspects of our mission.   Lisa Gonzales, of the Santa Clara County Office of Education, and Devin Vodicka, of the Carlsbad Unified School District, have come up with a list of the top 10 Internet resources that are useful, free, and can help you network within education, save time, and remain current on research. Discover how these online resources can help you create balance in your work, your life, and with technology. To read the complete article as featured in ACSA's Leadership Magazine click on the link below.Three Vie for 2010 ACSA Vice Presidency The campaigns have begun for three candidates running for 2010-11 ACSA vice president: Vincent Chao, principal of Visitacion Valley Elementary School in San Francisco USD; David Gomez, superintendent of Santa Paula Union High School District; and Joel Ruiz Herrera, director of educational services for Oak Grove SD. The campaigns are primarily visible at the region level, as receptions, parties and other events are held at region expense. Chao is in Region 5, Gomez in Region 13 and Herrera in Region 8. There may be opportunities to present campaign materials at ACSA’s Legislative Action Day, March 15 in Sacramento. In addition, candidate statements will be published in EdCal at the end of March. The candidates will have time at the Hilton-Arden West in Sacramento the evening of May 12 to hand out materials promoting their candidacies to members of the Delegate Assembly, who will vote the next day.    |
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| California Association of Latino Superintendents & Administrators c/o Sal Villaseñor 1029 J Street, Suite 500 Sacramento, CA 95814 916.444.3216 Corporate Sponsor Program For more information regarding CALSA's corporate sponsorship programs contact: Tom Davis tdavis05@san.rr.com 619.607.2876 (cell) 858.490.0123 (office) CALSA Mentoring Program For more information regarding CALSA's Mentoring program please contact the CALSA Mentoring Program Coordinator: Socorro Shiels at: soshiels@yahoo.com |
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