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The ACSA Board of Directors has endorsed candidates running in the November election for California constitutional officers , which include the offices of governor , lieutenant governor , secretary of state , attorney general , treasurer and controller .

ACSA has endorsed the following candidates in the listed constitutional officer races :

• Governor : Gavin Newsom

• Lieutenant Governor : Ed Hernandez

• Secretary of State : Alex Padilla

• Attorney General : Xavier Becerra

• Treasurer : Fiona Ma

• Controller : Betty Yee

Earlier this year , the ACSA Board of Directors endorsed Marshall Tuck for superintendent of public instruction .

“ Student advocacy and a dedication to shaping the future of public education policy guided ACSA ’ s endorsement process and

Although a success in her position , Student Services AOY Cynthia Guerrero said she is proudest of raising two children with her husband , Leif .

An undocumented immigrant , Stella Linardi went from being a DACA student , to now attending Cornell

University . every interview the board conducted ,” said ACSA President Holly Edds . “ We ’ re very excited about how each candidate reflects a fiscal , legal or policy strategy that will benefit California students .”

These ACSA endorsements represent hours of volunteer work on behalf of a subset of the Board of Directors , who conducted and participated in interviews with all of the candidates . All ACSA California

See ENDORSE , page 3

Confidential Employee of the Year Marlene Moreno said the empowering leadership of Superintendent Jim Vidak , left , has inspired her .

As the director of Child Welfare and Attendance for

Marlene Moreno first became interested in a career Huntington Beach City School District , Cynthia Guerrero is in education 30 years ago , while she was attending the responsible for managing far more than just attendance figures College of the Sequoias , a community college in Visalia . or legal and procedural compliance , though tracking both are an While taking classes , Moreno obtained a job as a parttime student officer , then later moved up to become the important part of her job . Her work also involves a wide range of See GUERRERO , page 5 See MORENO , page 6

Stella Linardi knows what some people may think of her . As an undocumented immigrant , she says she often finds herself trying to prove her worth .

“ I think a lot of people see immigrants as more of a burden that the nation has to compensate for ,” Stella said . “ But a lot of students like me , we all just want to go to college . We all just want to do something with our lives and give back . It ’ s just really hard in this climate to not know whether you ’ re wanted or not .”

Born in Indonesia , Stella and her family immigrated to the United States when she was just 3 years old .

“ They came to America to do what was right by their kids and their families to create something better ,” Whitney High Assistant Principal RoseEllen Shea said .

“ And for all those years even being here , it was scary for her to be here . It was scary for her to put herself out .”

Stella and her family spent the next decade trying to save up enough money in

hopes that one day , Stella could call herself a United States citizen . She received temporarily relief in 2016 when she became a DACA recipient .

See STELLA , page 8

Principal learning . The ACSA Summer Residential Programs at UCLA for principals provide opportunities for principals and aspiring principals to meet in a stimulating and supportive setting to examine crucial school reform topics applicable to their work . Make sure to mark your calendars for the Principals ‘ Summer Institute June 23-29 and the Institute for New and Aspiring Principals June 24-29 . More info can be found at www . acsa . org / summerprograms .

Student board member . The State Board of Education is now accepting applications for the 2019-20 Student Board Member position . Any student who is a California resident and enrolled in a public high school , who will be a senior in good standing and will be available to attend a statewide student leader conference Nov . 5-8 in Sacramento is eligible to apply . For more information , please visit www . cde . ca . gov / be / pn / pn / sbestudentmember . asp , or email sbe @ cde . ca . gov . Complete applications must be received by 5:00 p . m . on Oct . 11 .

Student data day . The Santa Clara County Office of Education is hosting California Student Data Day , a statewide conference Oct . 15 . The conference features national and local experts , success stories from districts making a difference , and powerful data tools to improve student achievement . Sessions include topics for teachers / counselors , school and district administrators , and superintendents . For more information , contact Rocio Palacios at rocio _ palacios @ sccoe . org or ( 408 ) 453-6989 .

Alignment webinar . Don ' t forget that a webinar , Working toward Coherence : Aligning ACS WASC , SPSA , and LCAP , takes place Sept . 25 at 4:15 PM . The webinar ’ s purpose is to provide California school leaders with examples from the field on how to integrate the LCFF , SPSA , and ACS WASC requirements to support school improvement . This one-hour free webinar is put on by ACS WASC , CDE and ACSA . To register for the event , go to http :// bit . ly / alignwebinar .

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ACSA advocating on key bills impacting schools

The state Legislature wrapped up their session at the end of August and sent a flurry of bills to Gov . Brown ’ s desk .

The governor is now sifting through more than 900 bills to see which ones he will sign into law , or which ones he might veto .

Naturally , with many education-related bills , ACSA has already made its positions known to the governor ’ s office .

However , on two bills in particular , ACSA is seeking members ’ help to request specific actions by the governor . On one bill we are asking for his signature , and on the other , his veto .

Assembly Bill 1951

ACSA is asking members to contact the governor ’ s office and request that he sign AB 1951 ( O ’ Donnell ). This bill would allow districts to make the decision on having 11th grade students take the SAT or ACT in lieu of the existing 11th grade Smarter Balanced assessment .

There are at least two reasons to point out in requesting the governor ’ s signature . First , taking the SAT or ACT during the school day opens the doors for underrepresented student groups to have access to scholarships , practice tools and college application fee waivers . It also provides that

See BILLS , page 5