Articles in this issue

• Voters support Aceves over state legislators
  Results from a recent poll show strong voter support for Larry Aceves for superintendent of public instruction in 2010. In fact, 62 percent of voters said they are more likely to vote for a former principal and school superintendent than a legislator.
• Stimulus funds available; Web site created for application
  California is the first state in the nation to have an approved application for State Fiscal Stabilization Funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and LEAs are urged to act quickly to apply for funding.
• Region staff help move ACSA mission at local level
  As region leaders spend most of their time in schools and districts advancing the interests, needs and well-being of California students, region staff is making sure ACSA policies and procedures are advanced.
• Bills to Watch: Supt. Benefit bill pulled from committee
  Among the legislation moving at the Capitol this year is Assembly Bill 164, Mendoza, D-Artesia, which was pulled by the author from an Assembly Education Committee hearing because he didn’t have the votes for passage.
• CALPADS data deadline approaching
  Local educational agencies should be aware that the deadline to correct 2008 student-level data is fast approaching, as is the rollout of the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System.