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Los Angeles Unified School District local hero and longtime ACSA leader Robert Weinberg passed away March 5 in West Hills . Family , friends and colleagues alike knew him as a rough and tumble guy , and as a big , kind , loving teddy bear .

He was a career administrator , educator and athletic team coach for LAUSD for 42 years . Weinberg was a fixture in Region 16 , serving as president in 2002-03 and later as president of the LAUSD-retired charter , ACSAR , following his retirement in 2011 .

He led statewide advocacy efforts as president of the Secondary Education Council from 2008 to 2011 .

Weinberg was a retired principal of Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies , where his leadership won national , state , and local awards for academic and extracurricular programs . He also worked at Granada Hills High , Taft High , Bret Harte Jr . High and Fremont High .

He is survived by his wife Nancy , daughter Rebecca , granddaughter Kamiryn , sons Ben , Adam and Todd , brothers Steve and Gavriel , former wife Lorraine , many nephews , nieces , cousins , friends , colleagues and students .

Memorial donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association , AALA-Student Scholarship Fund or JNF .

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Ferndale USD Superintendent Jack Lakin has announced his retirement , effective June 30 . Lakin has led the district since 2010 . n n n

Desert Sands USD has announced that Scott Bailey has been named superintendent . Bailey is currently the chief academic officer for Washoe County School District in Reno , Nevada . n n n

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Todd Lile has been named the interim superintendent of Madera USD . Lile steps in from his current position as chief academic officer of secondary education for the district . n n n

Bettina Adrian Blackwell will retire as superintendent of Trinity COE on June 30 . She has served in the position for the past five years . n n n

Placentia-Yorba Linda USD has announced that Janice Weber , administrator , Educational Services , is their Classified Manager of the Year ; and Debbie Silverman , principal of Tynes Elementary , is their Certificated Manager of the Year .

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Marcia Turner has announced she is retiring after 38 years of service to Ocean View SD . Turner began her teaching career in the district and served as director of Special Projects then became assistant superintendent of Educational Services .

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Ron Williams , Region 12 director on the state ACSA Board , is one of three California superintendents earning a 2017 National Superintendent Certification from AASA . Williams , superintendent of Victor Valley Union HSD , was joined by Ruben Zepeda II of Aromas-San Juan USD in Palmdale and Alicia Henderson of Bellevue Union SD in Santa Rosa in receiving recognition at the recent AASA conference in New Orleans . They were among 36 superintendents nationwide completing the certification process .

To date , four cohorts , totaling 87 superintendents , have finished the AASA Superintendent Certification Program . Anonymous feedback consistently ranks the content , presenters and overall experience as useful or very useful to their work . Launched in 2013 , the National Superintendent Certification process is spread over 18 months and is tailored for superintendents who have been in the job seven years or fewer . The forums , seminars and coaching provide opportunities to define and examine issues that surface in real-life situations . n n n

The Hesperia Unified School District board has announced David Olney will succeed David McLaughlin as the district ’ s next superintendent . Olney was a teacher and principal in HUSD for 18 years before serving San Bernardino County as superintendent of Trona Joint Unified School District . He returned to HUSD in 2015 as assistant superintendent of Innovative Technology and Communication , and was recently appointed deputy superintendent . McLaughlin said he is confident the district will have “ one of the best superintendents .” n n n

Send ACSA-member news for Transitions to EdCal Assistant Editor Cary Rodda at crodda @ acsa . org .

State to roll out frameworks

There are a number of events coming over the next few months that will help roll out the framework for the new state science standards and the history-social science standards . The Next Generation Science Standards events will be two-day sessions , and the history-social science events will be one-day each .

The California Science Framework offers comprehensive guidance to support implementation of the California NGSS . Attendees will learn how to use the gradelevel descriptions , snapshots , vignettes , and connections to other state-adopted standards in the framework to improve science instruction and learning . Topics include phenomena-based instruction , classroom assessment , professional learning , and access and equity .

Rollout events are scheduled in nine different locations throughout California and are presented by the California Department of Education , California County Superintendents Educational Services Association , WestEd , California Science Project , and the California Science

Teachers Association .

For registration and information for the Science Framework Rollout events , go to https :// www . regonline . com / NGSS2017StatewideRollout .

California History – Social Science Framework Rollout events will explore instructional shifts in the California History-Social Science Framework . These events provide a full-day examination of the instructional shifts , updated and expanded content , aligning history – social science instruction with English language arts , and inquiry-based instruction across grade levels .

The rollout events are offered through a partnership of CDE , the California History – Social Science Project and the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association . There are six rollout events at various locations throughout California .

For more information and registration for the History – Social Science Framework rollout events , go to www . cde . ca . gov / ci / hs / cf / hssrolloutevents2017 . asp .

California State PTA invites school leaders to annual convention

The relationship between school and district administrators and parents is vital to student success , and great administrators know the value of authentic family engagement . But figuring out how to maximize family engagement in a positive way can be a puzzle . Find out how you can engage families , grow your family-school connection and provide meaningful programs to all students at the California State PTA Annual Convention in San Jose , April 28-30 .

Convention workshops will cover hot topics in education , health and community issues affecting our state ’ s children .

PTA has been the lead organization in family engagement and advocating for all children for 120 years . Join thousands of PTA parent-volunteers , leaders , educators and community members for three days of learning , networking and sharing

Come home with ideas to help your parents support their children and your school . Learn about topics in education with a family and community view point and meet some great people . Plus , enjoy inspiring keynote presentations from Education Trust-West Executive Director Ryan Smith and California Teacher of the Year Megan Gross .

Help your students succeed by learning how to tap into their families . Check out the convention details online at www . capta . org / convention and help yourself to the available free resources online .

PTA ’ s mission is to positively impact the lives of children and families , and they know that ’ s what school administrators want too . meetings master

For Principals and Central Office Administrators

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What makes Summer Programs for School Leaders at UCLA so unique ?

For 23 summers , practicing and aspiring school leaders have attended ACSA ’ s Summer Programs at UCLA . Some say this program is life-changing , others say it has completely shifted their thoughts and focus in just one week . But what truly makes these programs unique lies in the heart of our summer programs – the powerful learning opportunities and the synergy participants create over the intensive , multiple day ( and night ) experiences on campus as a learning community .

Taken individually , each aspect of the programs can be found in many other professional development offerings . But the summer programs are unique in offering opportunities where all of these activities occur in one concentrated period , each building upon the other , creating a synergy that goes far beyond the traditional professional development offering . These programs provide the much needed opportunity to spend a concentrated period of time learning , discussing and reflecting on educational leadership without the inevitable interruptions of the school day .

With such a focus on school accountability , the administrator is looked to as an instructional leader , reflective practitioner , catalyst , a manager and a facilitator who ensures that student achievement is improving . Therefore , our programs are designed to address all of these roles . Realizing that there is no one blueprint for leadership , the challenge throughout the program is for each participant to take the learning from colleagues and nationally recognized experts and apply it to his or her situation . Our focus during the summer programs is on leadership and accountability , leading to improved student achievement . Each program has been designed to include :

• Opportunities to interact with leading researchers in educational administration , a unique opportunity to “ get beyond the text ” and ask questions of researchers whose work you have read and studied ;

• Small ongoing discussion groups of educators who have a common base of experience , while at the same time divergent viewpoints , with whom you can dialogue on the theories presented by the researchers and identify the practical applications you can use immediately ;

• Time for individual reflection , often through journal writing , to consider how this can apply to your school setting and your leadership style ; an opportunity to build a network of fellow administrators who face the same daily challenges as you and whom you know well enough to call upon whenever you need support and advice . Principals ’ Summer Institute | June 26 – July 1

The Summer Institute is designed for seasoned principals that have at least two years of experience as a site leader . The focus of this program is not the “ nuts and bolts ” of school leadership but rather on creating cultures and practices of collaboration and leading change . Topics include leading instruction , working with diverse cultures , implementation of common core instruction , using technology to ignite instruction , creating systems and instruction for English Learners . Faculty this year includes Doug Reeves , Horacio Sanchez , George Manthey , Kate Kinsella and Jay Westover . It also includes an afternoon of outdoor learning and a field trip to the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles . New and Aspiring Principals ’ Institute | June 27 – 30

The Institute is designed for those just finishing their first year as principal or those who have just been hired as principals . Never before has there been a time of change such as what we are experiencing right now . As participants learn throughout the week , reflective time will be spent on our focus of the week : Becoming an Authentic Leader : Ready to Connect , Ready to Lead , and Ready for Change . Leadership development is the process of self-invention , which is directly linked to the creation of personal authenticity . The week is designed to take participants through a series of reflective exercises to identify not only who they are as leaders , but who they want to be as a leader with all the responsibilities and accountability of today ’ s principals . In the end , every participant will leave with a plan to get there . Faculty this year includes Sharroky Hollie , Stephanie Graham-Rivas , Jay Westover and Jeff Eben .

This year these two programs are running simultaneously , giving district teams an opportunity to double up their learning – sending experience principals to the Principals ’ Summer Institute and brand new or aspiring principals to the New and Aspiring Principals ’ Institute . Both programs have time built in Wednesday night for district teams to collaborate .

For more about ACSA ’ s Summer Programs and other events , please go to acsa . org / summerprograms or contact Danelle Bowron at ( 916 ) 329-3827 or dbowron @ acsa . org .