High 5
Our weekly picks for advancing your career
June 28, 2021
1. Diversify Your Bookshelves Webinar
Are you looking to incorporate culturally diverse texts into your school’s curriculum? This webinar taught by leading experts in the field will guide administrators on how to introduce students to reading and writing using diverse texts. Recommended book lists will be provided as well as how to make this part of your literacy culture.
When: 3:30-5:30 p.m. Aug. 4
Where: ACSA Online Learning Center
Cost: $39 ACSA members
Register: onlinelearning.acsa.org/courses/diversify-your-bookshelves
2. Meeting up for Dinner & Paint at Sisterhood?
Make plans to attend ACSA’s in-person Sisterhood Leadership Symposium, an inclusive space that brings together women in education, women in leadership, and women seeking to advance their career for a one-day event focusing on leadership, diversity and empowerment. Don’t miss the special Dinner & Paint night on Friday, Sept. 24!
When: Sept. 25
Where: Almansor Court, Alhambra
Cost: $139 ACSA/CALSA/CAAASA/CAAPLE Member; Dinner & Paint Night (Sept. 24) $30
Register: bit.ly/ACSAsisterhood2021
3. Reserve your spot in these August Academies
Build skills for your job, or get on the fast track to your next job with ACSA Academies. Three Academies (Special Education, Co-Administration and Personnel) begin in August, so reserve your space now.
When: 70-100 hours of instruction held on weekends throughout the school year
Where: Virtual/online only
Cost: $1,285-$1,695, depending on Academy specialization
Register: www.acsa.org/academies
4. Summit Call for Proposals
Add “conference presenter” to your resume — submit a proposal for the 2021 ACSA Leadership Summit, which will be live and in-person Nov. 4-6 in San Francisco. Find suggested topics that align with the conference theme, “Re-Imagining, Re-Inventing, Re-Designing, Through Resilient Leadership” online.
Deadline: Proposals are due July 15, 2021 by 5 p.m.
Info: bit.ly/ACSASummit2021
5. Deadline for Clear Credentialing is Sept. 30
ACSA is accepting applications for the fall cohort of its Clear Administrative Credential Program. New administrators must enroll in a Clear Administrative Credential Program to clear their credential. ACSA has served 985 new administrators who receive individualized, one-on-one, job embedded coaching over the course of this two-year program. Start enrollment by contacting your Local Program Coordinator (list available online).
When: Enrollment deadline is Sept. 30, 2021
Info: acsa.org/credentialing