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Education California | The official newspaper of the Association of California School Administrators Volume 47 | Number 29 | May 7 , 2018
Study shows teachers of color are in high demand and also in short supply
Research shows that teachers of color help close achievement gaps for students of color and are highly rated by students of all races – a fact that is relevant in light of the release this month of data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress .
This year ’ s NAEP results show persistent achievement gaps between students of color and from low-income families and their peers who are White or from more affluent families . Although more teachers of color
ACSA sponsoring bill to reduce duplicative reporting
ACSA is sponsoring a bill in the Capitol , Assembly Bill 3096 ( Rubio ), aimed at relieving the burden of duplicative reporting from school districts .
Specifically , AB 3096 would streamline the reporting requirements by requiring the California Department of Education to develop and annually complete a School Accountability Report Card for each school and make the SARCs available online instead of requiring school districts to annually complete the SARC as a separate report .
School districts with internet access would be required to provide a link to the SARC for every school in their districts . The governing boards of school districts would continue to annually publicize the availability of the SARC for each school within their districts and notify parents that a hard copy will be provided upon request .
ACSA member Elizabeth Shepherd , coordinator of compliance for Folsom Cordova Unified School District , came to Sacramento to testify before the
Elizabeth Shepherd , right , confers before her testimony with Krystal Moreno , senior legislative aide for Assembly member Blanca Rubio .
Assembly Education Committee on the impact of duplicative reporting . She testified that the bill would allow school leaders more time to better support teachers and staff members to improve instructional practice and direct services to students . She also noted the bill is designed to increase parent engagement since transparency and consistency of information builds trust , and trust builds partnerships with parents .
Afterward , Shepherd shared that she got as much from the experience as she hoped legislators did .
“ This was the best school administrator PD for learning about legislative action practices and learning how to effectively advocate for our students at the state level ,” Shepherd said . “ When I joined ACSA I had no idea that I would be getting such a great learning experience . I learned so much from the excellent coaching from our passionate ACSA legislative experts and am confident about sharing this with other California school administrators .”
are being recruited across the nation , the pace of increase is slow and attrition rates are high , leaving growing gaps between the demand for such teachers and the supply .
These are among the findings in a new report by the Learning Policy Institute that examined national data and recent research on the barriers teachers of color face to both entering and staying in the profession . It includes recommendations intended to help policymakers increase teacher workforce diversity – an especially important strategy to advance greater cultural understanding and combat persistent achievement gaps in the United States .
The report , Diversifying the Teaching Profession : How to Recruit and Retain Teachers of Color , by LPI researcher Desiree Carver Thomas , finds that while the population of teachers of color overall is growing , Black and Native Ameri-
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Blogging at the hub can build your influence
Writing a blog post is a creative way to use your writing and knowledge to gain more online visibility , talk to other education administrators and expand your scope of influence . You can think of content creation as a channel of marketing akin to social media and email .
A successful co-marketing relationship helps you , as well as your partner blogger or business , reach a vast new audience full of people who are already interested in what you have to say – without having to pay for ads .
Many of the results that online content brings to businesses and corporations apply in similar ways to educators , school administrators and district leaders . ACSA serves more than 17,500 education administrators throughout California . We offer our members the chance to share their expertise – and build relationships – on our Resource Hub , as well as at our world-class conferences , trainings , academies and workshops . Here ’ s how publishing your content online can help you :
• Increase leads . Authoring great content and sharing it to an existing audience means that your name , your website and your district are more likely to come up more organically in search engines . In fact , most algorithms tend to promote content that is new , original , timely , shareable and part of a larger community , so your advice will be on the fast track to getting the attention of other leaders , journalists , bloggers , stakeholders and community leaders who will reference you . That is how great content goes “ viral .”
• Expand your scope of influence . The more original and relevant content you share to large platforms like ACSA , the better your chances are that a high level
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NASS conference . The Third Annual NASS and ACSA Federal Advocacy Conference will take place in Washington , D . C . on Sept . 23-25 . This is a unique opportunity for school leaders to come from different parts of the nation to network , engage , hear from education experts from all over the world and advocate on behalf of students . Join us to amplify our voice and collective efforts to facilitate positive outcomes for students . Find out more at http :// bit . ly / 2I64BPt .
CAASPP Institutes . Save the date for the 2018-19 CAASPP Institutes coming your way in October . Dates and locations are Oct . 3-4 in Sacramento , Oct . 10-11 in Pasadena , Oct . 17-18 in Fresno , Oct . 22-23 in San Diego , Oct . 24-25 in Redding , and Oct . 29-30 in Riverside . More information is available at http :// bit . ly / 2HTYi17 .
Charter study . A new study examines the issue of charter schools and the achievement gap . To have a meaningful impact on nationwide achievement gaps , writes Sarah Cohodes of Teachers College , Columbia University , in this new synthesis of the latest and best research , charter school approaches would need to be adopted beyond the charter sector itself . Any interventions that are built around using charter schools to close achievement gaps should focus not on the type of school but on the practices that work in the most effective charter schools . Access the study at https :// futureofchildren . princeton . edu / news / charter-schoolsand-achievement-gap .
Transforming leaders . The Transformational Leadership Conference takes place June 26-28 in Indian Wells . The conference is designed for anyone who works with students , and features strands on youth empowerment , community engagement , and organizational efficiency and leader efficacy . More information is available at www . thetlcway . com .
State ESS recipients announced
ACSA is proud to announce the 19 regional recipients of ACSA ’ s 2018 Every Student Succeeding Awards . The students will be honored at a special luncheon event during ACSA ’ s Leadership Summit . In addition , each student will be featured in videos released throughout the time leading up to the Summit and will be featured in an EdCal article . Each ESS student will also receive a $ 1,000 stipend , sponsored by Indoor Environmental Services .
Region 1 : Jasmine Phillips , Anderson New Technology High , Anderson Union HSD .
Region 2 : Francisco Marquez , Rocklin High School , Rocklin USD .
Region 3 : Michelle Broskie , Walnutwood High School , Folsom-Cordova USD . Region 4 : Raevan Waldon , Valley Oak
High School , Napa Valley USD . Region 5 : Emily Tang , John Yehall Chin
Elementary , San Francisco USD . Region 6 : Mariana Thomas , Black Diamond High School , Pittsburg USD . Region 7 : Carson Stubstad , Amador
High School , Amador County USD . Region 8 : Joelle Drake , Sakamoto Elementary School , Oak Grove SD . Region 9 : Jaskiret Rai , Kerman High
School , Kerman USD . Region 10 : Rolando Pablo Lorenzo , San
Benito High School , San Benito HSD . Region 11 : Mickaela Valenti , Stockdale
High School , Kern HSD .
Region 12 : Jessica Corona , GEC - Goodwill High School , Victor Valley Union HSD .
Region 13 : Nick Morales , Agoura High School / Indian Hills West Credit Recovery Program , Las Virgenes USD .
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