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creating an equity department with its own
roster of academies and conferences devot-
ed to the topic, and representation on the
governor’s Charter Task Force.
“As you get better and we get better at
serving you, we know students benefit,”
Smith said.
Also on the agenda, ACSA Chief
Operations Officer Scarlett Vanyi led
a discussion on ACSA’s Strategic Plan.
Regions discussed at their tables how to
support second-year milestones in the plan
at the region and charter level.
ACSA Senior Director of Equity
Marguerite Williams led an exercise on the
cycle of socialization and how biases, ideas
and stereotypes are learned from loved
ones and institutions.
As the final Leadership Assembly of the
2018-19 year, the meeting ended with the
installation of next year’s ACSA President
and Board of Directors.
Linda Kaminski, superintendent of
Azusa USD, was installed as President.
Speaking to the Assembly, Kaminski
shared a realization she had while staring
at a poster featuring doors at Harvard
University — doors that were all closed.
“Like a flash, I thought, that’s it, that’s
my job. My job is to make sure that when
a student walks across the stage for high
school graduation, they have a key to go
through any door they want. They get to
pick the door, and we’ve given them the
tools, we’ve given them the keys to make
that selection,” she said. “That’s important
work that I can’t do without you — that
we can’t do unless we work together. And I
want to thank you now for what you have
done and what we will be doing next year.”
The 2019-20 ACSA Board Officers are
as follows:
President: Linda Kaminski,
Superintendent, Azusa USD.
President-Elect: Ron Williams,
Superintendent, Victor Valley UHSD.
Vice President: Charlie Hoffman,
Superintendent, Shasta-Trinity ROP/Bella
Vista Elementary.
Vice President for Legislative Action:
Barbara Martinez, Principal, Pacific Grove
Adult Education.
Past President: Holly Edds, Assistant
Superintendent, Educational Services,
Orcutt Union SD.
May
Leadership
Assembly
The Rosemont High School Drumline provided a rousing welcome to the May 2019 Leadership Assembly.
Barbara Martinez
receives hugs and con-
gratulations after being
elected to Vice President
for Legislative Action.
President-Elect Linda Kaminski addresses the
Assembly following her installation as the 2019-
2020 ACSA Board President.
“I want to thank
you now for
what you have
done and what
we will be doing
next year.”
Linda Kaminski
2019-2020 ACSA Board President
Region 3 discusses how to support second-year milestones in ACSA’s Strategic Plan at the region and charter level.
2019 NASS/ACSA Federal Advocacy Conference
September 15-17, 2019
Hotel Palomar | 2121 P Street, NW | Washington, D.C.
As educational leaders, we have a responsibility to ignite change
and act as advocates for ALL students across the nation at the
highest levels of government, and to ensure that those who govern
education law do so with the future in mind. We have the ability to
move mountains on behalf of and in collaboration with America’s
students, and an obligation to do just that. Hear from Keynote speaker
Rod Paige, former U.S. Secretary of Education 2001-2005 and join
advocates nationwide as we tell congress to pass the Equality Act!
Join @NASStoday and @ACSA_Info in Washington D.C. Sept. 15-17 at
#IgnitED to be a voice for America’s students.
Keynote Speaker:
Rod Paige
Former U.S. Secretary of Education (2001-2005)
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