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High 5
Our weekly picks for advancing your career
August 18, 2025
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1. Applications open for ACSA clear credentialing
Need to clear a credential? Or know someone who does? Make sure they know about ACSA’s Clear Administrative Credentialing Program, which is now accepting applications for the Fall 2025-27 cohort.
When: Enrollment deadline is Aug. 31
Register: acsa.org/credentialing
2. Spaces still available in several ACSA Academies
Space is filling up fast in ACSA’s Academies, but several cohorts are still accepting registration. Want to learn more about leading equity work? ACSA’s Equity Administrators Academy has you covered. Looking to boost your knowledge and skills in HR? Hybrid cohorts of Personnel Administrators in Azusa and Costa Mesa have spaces open. Check out these and offerings in six other job specializations at acsa.org/academies.
3. SART: Effective Strategies for Implementation
There are many facets to the School Attendance Review Team (SART) and School Attendance Review Board (SARB) process. In this workshop, you will be led through a step-by-step analysis of the process and walk away with tools to use immediately.
When: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Sept. 17
Where: Online Learning Center
Cost: $79 ACSA members
Register: onlinelearning.acsa.org/courses/school-attendance-review-team-and-board-effective-strategies-for-implementation-virtual-workshop
4. Personnel & Negotiations keynotes announced
Dr. Donya Ball, Dr. Edgar Zazueta and John Gray will provide keynote presentations during the Personnel & Negotiations Symposium. Ball is a transformative superintendent in California and author of two books, “Adjusting the Sails” and “Against the Wind,” which explore real-world leadership challenges. As the executive director of ACSA, Zazueta is an advocate for the needs of California school administrators and students, having previously served as ACSA’s Senior Director of Policy and Governmental Relations. Gray is president and CEO of School Services of California Inc., contributing tremendous practical experience and knowledge to school district clients in the areas of fiscal health analyses, collective bargaining, and organizational reviews, and more.
When: Sept. 23-26
Where: San Diego
Cost: $925 ACSA member
Register: bit.ly/PersonnelNegotiators25
5. Registration now open for Every Child Counts
Registration is open for the 2026 Every Child Counts Symposium with the theme “Navigating the Present. Bridging the Future.” Grab your spot now for this world-class learning event.
When: Jan. 12-14, 2026
Where: San Diego
Cost: $750 ACSA member
Register: bit.ly/EveryChildCountsSymposium26
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