High 5
Our weekly picks for advancing your career
January 25, 2021
1. Last chance to join Supts.’ Symposium
Don’t miss the 2021 Superintendents’ Symposium, an online virtual event focused on professional learning, networking and advocacy. This is the best time to look at the governor’s budget and for superintendents to get together to review the state-of-the-state and the state-of-the-district. There will be live online content Jan. 27-29, with opportunities to connect all week. Join county and district leaders from throughout California for an engaging, informative and inspiring event.
When: Jan. 27-29, 2021
Cost: $325 ACSA members, $499 non-members/out-of-state
Register: bit.ly/suptssymposium2021
2. CNET open to all coaches
ACSA’s California Network of Leadership Coaches is open to anyone who provides leadership coaching to school administrators and wants ongoing professional development to strengthen their skills. This includes consultants, administrators and retirees in coaching roles, and university professors. Sessions will include a combination of current educational research, trends and policies, and application of coaching skills and strategies. The winter sessions will cover the CalAPA, coaching with cultural proficiency, and technology.
When: Choose one of 11 sessions starting Jan. 26 through March 16
Where: Online (ACSA Online Learning Center)
Cost: $185
Info: onlinelearning.acsa.org/courses/california-network-of-school-leadership-coaches
3. ACSA Online Learning Center
New year. New you. New job? Sharpen your skills and advance in your career with the ACSA Online Learning Center. Browse current offerings, including “Managing a Virtual Workforce” and “Addressing Privilege at Work.” Register now through Jan. 31 with the code ACSAOLC and get $15 off your first course.
Register: onlinelearning.acsa.org
4. Clear credential enrollment deadline Jan. 29
Know someone who needs to clear their administrative credential? ACSA is now accepting applications for the winter cohort for its Clear Administrative Credential Program.
When: Enrollment deadline Jan. 29
Info: www.acsa.org/credentialing
5. Financing Mental Health in Schools
Learn more about Medi-Cal funding in schools and how LEAs can be reimbursed for the services they provide with “Practical Guide for Financing Social, Emotional and Mental Health in Schools” from the California Children’s Trust and Breaking Barriers.
Link: https://content.acsa.org/acsa-affiliate-content/practical-guide-for-financing-mental-health-in-schools
