Articles in this issue

• Supterintendent of the Year: At home in ABC Unified for 35 years
  Meet ACSA’s 2009 Superintendent of the Year: Gary Smuts of the 20,000-plus-student ABC USD in Los Angeles County.
• ACSA president urges future focus on statewide accountability system
  ACSA President Chuck Weis presented expert testimony on standards, assessments and accountability at last week’s Assembly Committee on Education informational hearing on Race to the Top.
• More women entering leadership; disparity still exists
  While more women are aspiring to and reaching top leadership posts, there still remains a disparity at higher levels.
• Aceves touts BTSA induction; laments funding woes
  SPI candidate Larry Aceves knows the value of good teaching, which he articulated in an informational session with BTSA Cluster Region directors.
• Learning covers cost of Special ed, pupil services symposium
  An entire strand at the Jan. 13-15 Every Child Counts Symposium will be focused on cost-saving ideas for special educators.