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California Schools: Summer Harvest, Fall 2011

A conversation with ... CSBA Executive Director Vernon M. Billy

9/1/2011 - Executive Director Vernon M. Billy speaks to California Schools Managing Editor Brian Taylor about his background and vision for CSBA.

In This Issue


Summer Harvest: The time is ripe for reaching migrant students

Although California’s ongoing budget crisis has all but eliminated summer school for students who rely on state-funded programs, many migrant students have access to a rich menu of federally funded summer programs.

Making the L-EAP

Early Assessment Program helps gauge students' college readiness but remains a work in progress

Departments


Executive director's note: Courage and leadership in our time

While we all may be 'mad as hell,' Billy says the reactions of Wall Street and the world to the national economic debate in Washington are essentially responding to what many are feeling is a lack of good old-fashioned American leadership.

Editor's note: ¡Si se puede!

Managing Editor Brian Taylor previews his conversation with CSBA's new Executive Director Vernon M. Billy, shares what migrant education programs are accomplishing, and how early college assessment programs are getting students ready for postsecondary studies.

BoardWise: Governance team members write in

BoardWise is a forum for board members and superintendents across the state to share questions about governance and board-superintendent relations.

Perspective ... on developing a system for student feedback to teachers

June E. Thompson, Ph.D., is the executive director of the California Association of Student Councils.

Class act: Biliteracy advocates seek state seal of approval

Read about plans to create a statewide seal of biliteracy.

Class act: New habits: Calabasas is getting to the heart of poor student performance

Calabasas High School's Effective Student Support program is based on the '7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens.'

The last word: Ms. Rhee sets up shop in Sacramento

CSBA President Martha Fluor presents the reasons board members need to take notice of school reform advocate Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst organization.