Articles in this issue

• Advocacy day focuses on protecting retirement benefits
  Educators took to the halls of the Capitol Feb. 7 to share their message with state lawmakers on the need to protect the earned benefits of retired educators.
• Plan now to attend ACSA’s Legislative Action Day
  It’s critical school leaders meet with legislators and state policymakers to talk about the devastating effect school funding cuts have had at the local level.
• CAAASA conference advances urgency of ‘Education is a Civil Right’
  The California Association of African-American Superintendents and Administrators 2012 State Conference is set for Feb. 22-24 in Sacramento.
• ACSA looks at affect of contract law for district leaders
  Q&A provided on the recently passed Assembly Bill 1344 and its potential ramifications on school district administrator employment contracts.
• Academy aims to increase effective use of technology
  ACSA’s Innovative Technology Academy will help school leaders use technology to increase student performance in a rapidly changing world.