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 | Teachers have long collaborated with colleagues and participated in continuing education, but becoming a professional learning community is an entirely new experience. |
In This Issue
Christopher Thornberg is a founding principal of Beacon Economics and a nationally regarded expert on economic trends.
Now is an especially critical time for school board members and administrators to learn from colleagues and from experts in school finance, classroom instruction, organization management and innovative budgeting strategies.
Advocates say San Diego Unified School District's 'i21' initiative will reinvent the way local children are taught—and could provide a model for other districts to emulate.
Departments
Scott P. Plotkin is the executive director of the California School Boards Association.
Brian Taylor (btaylor@ csba.org) is the managing editor of California Schools.
Ramona Prieto is the assistant commissioner of leadership development and communications at CHP headquarters in Sacramento.
Innovative and affordable options for revitalizing K-12 education
Mary Simon is the founder and executive director of the Resource Area for Teaching (www.raft.net).
The Redwood City School District’s K-8 environmental education program makes energy conservation fun.
Monrovia and South El Monte Unified School Districts join forces with community partners to entice at-risk students with work experience.
Frank Pugh is president of the California School Boards Association.