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April 2011
| CSBA President Martha Fluor, applauding at right, shares the speakers' rostrum at an Education Coalition rally on the steps of the state Capitol last month. Other speakers included state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson at left; Association of California School Administrators Executive Director Bob Wells, at the microphone; and California State PTA President Jo A.S. Loss, standing next to Fluor. |
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12 April 2011 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “HealthierUS School Challenge” is working to expand its reach by awarding cash incentives to schools.
5 April 2011 - Vernon Billy, a veteran policy consultant and public education advocate in both the public and private sectors, has been named as CSBA’s new executive director following a vote of the association’s Board of Directors.
In California School News
Despite a crippling deficit, the new governor took the significant step of saying enough is enough—schools have been cut far too much in the last few years and have borne the brunt of efforts to close the state’s continuing budget deficit.
Speakers at this year’s Legislative Action Conference in Sacramento May 15-16 include Larry Tramutola, a nationally known political strategist whose consulting firm has helped clients win more than 500 elections.
What some in this state—the Golden State, the land of opportunity, the last frontier—appear ready to do is sacrifice the futures of our children in exchange for a political victory in the battle over what constitutes the appropriate role of state government.
Agenda Online is a subscription service that allows school personnel to create agendas for board meetings from any computer with Internet access.
Membership in CSBA gives board members and administrators access to resources that help them fulfill their complex governance and leadership roles and support student success.
Candidates must possess strong leadership and problem-solving skills, and have the commitment to lead a statewide education association and understand the vision and mission of CSBA.
CSBA and its Education Legal Alliance continue to seek legal remedies regarding cases involving mental health funding, mandate deferrals and school finance.
More than 2,300 bills had been introduced in both the state Senate and Assembly by the February deadline for this first year of the 2011-12 legislative session.
Draft regulations released following the State Board of Education’s March 9-11 meeting in Sacramento include a tight timeline that could pose problems for charter authorizers.
The program is designed to ensure that school-age children have access to nutritious meals even when school’s out for the summer, or during other extended periods.
The California Middle Grades Alliance is composed of CSBA and nine other statewide organizations.
The California Department of Education’s Data Management Division recommends that local educational agencies continue submitting required “Fall 2” data about student coursework, teacher assignments and services to English learners in time to meet an April 22 deadline.