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New Emergency Regulations on Open Enrollment, Parent Empowerment Opposed by ACSA

In an alert sent to members on Wednesday, ACSA restated its opposition to the emer-gency regulations for the Open Enrollment Act, as well as emergency regulations relating to Parent Empowerment...

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Phase II of Funding after State Budget Passes
O'Connell Announces Awards of $34 Million in Federal Ed Tech Grants

State SPI Jack O'Connell announced last Friday that CDE is awarding $34 million in federal Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) funding to 1,062 local educational agencies in the state...

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Curriculum & Instruction

Facilities & Planning

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Institute Will Help Administrators Develop Plans to Help Schools Exit Program Improvement

The Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) and Total School Solutions are teaming up to offer an institute on strategies to exit Program Improvement.  The event will take place on Sept. 22-23...

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State Allocatoin Board Update
SAB Adopts Changes to the High Performance Incentive Grants

In recent weeks we have brought you articles about the State’s program to increase energy efficiency and sustainability in school construction and modernization projects. Here are some specifics of the program...

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Governance & Leadership

Human Resources

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Contours of Candidates' Strategy Emerging As Aceves, Torlakson Prepare for November Runoff

As the month of July wanes, and the fall campaign season draws closer, the contours of the coming campaign between the two candidates who will face off in the race for State Superintendent of Public Instruction in the November general election are emerging..

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Tips for Moving Gracefully, With Your Partner, Through 'The Dance of Negotiation'

The practice of negotiating (as a means of reaching an agreement) was invented because civilized people will disagree.  And in many, many cases, there must be a way to resolve these disagreements, short of imposing one side’s will on the other...

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