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March 2, 2020
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R16: Leaders represented at Superintendents’ Symposium
Los Angeles USD was well represented at ACSA’s Superintendents’ Symposium with all five of LAUSD’s local district superintendents in attendance: Jose Huerta, Joseph Nacorda, Cheryl Hildreth, Roberto Martinez and Michael Romero.
Hildreth is ACSA Region 16’s Superintendent of the Year for 2020. Nacorda’s Local District Northwest is partnering with Region 16 to host its 4th annual Women’s Leadership Summit on March 7. Huerta and Martinez will be partnering for upcoming spring social on March 12 at San Antonio Winery. R14: Equity conference to be held March 27
ACSA Region 14 will host “Equity Leaders: Engaging the Call to Action” from 8 a.m. to noon on March 27 at The Grand, 4101 E. Willow St. in Long Beach.
The keynote speaker will be Kathryn Edwards, Coordinator III, Equity, Access and Curriculum Support from Los Angeles County Office of Education. Following her keynote, a hands-on workshop will be led by Nicole Anderson, former senior director of diversity and equal access for ACSA.
Cost is $45 for ACSA members. Buffet breakfast included. ACSA members are encouraged to bring non-member colleagues. To register, visit https://forms.gle/LDnkaNzpZBuu7zki6
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R12: Region announces 2020 Administrators of the Year
Region 12 has announced the following winners of its 2020 Administrator of the Year awards:
Superintendent, Cuauhtémoc Avila, Rialto USD;
Secondary Principal, Kimberly Cabrera, Chino Valley USD, and Ebony Purcell, Victor Valley Union HSD (co-recipients);
Middle Grades Principal, Kim Hall, Fontana USD;
Elementary Principal, Kathleen Miller, Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint USD;
Central Office Administrator, Kim Cavanagh, SBCSS, and Shannon Miller, Fontana USD (co-recipients);
Secondary Co-Administrator, Roberto Santiago, Fontana USD;
Elementary Co-Administrator, Trevor Carenzo, Chino Valley USD;
Special Education Administrator, Anthony Ortiz, Ontario-Montclair SD;
Student Services Administrator, Elizabeth Bartholomew, Adelanto ESD;
Curriculum & Instruction Administrator, Tasha Lindsay-Doizan, San Bernardino City USD;
Continuation/Ed. Options Administrator, George Bowser, SBCSS;
Retired Administrator, Margaret Hill, San Bernardino City USD (ret.) and currently member, San Bernardino City USD Board of Education;
Technology Administrator, David Thurston, SBCSS;
Valuing Diversity, Nicole Webb, Oro Grande SD;
Classified Leader, Michael Harrison, Chaffey Joint Union HSD;
Personnel/Human Resources Administrator, Ingrid Munsterman, Colton Joint USD;
Adult Education Administrator, Todd Haag, Chaffey Joint Union HSD;
Career-Technical Education Administrator, Tracey Vackar, Fontana USD;
Partners in Educational Excellence, Studio Movie Grill Redlands/Student Showcase, Redlands USD;
Wilson Grace Award, Lucia Hudec, Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint USD (Region 12 award only);
Robert E. Kelly Award, Mary Langer Thompson, Adelanto ESD.
Winners will be honored at the Spring Celebration/Administrator of the Year dinner and awards meeting on April 13 at the Doubletree by Hilton in Ontario.
Region 16 superintendents, from left, Jose Huerta, Joseph Nacorda, Cheryl Hildreth, Roberto Martinez and Michael Romero, were at Superintendents’ Symposium.
