ALAS Leaders in Equity Update. February 16, 2023

Posted Date: 02/20/2023

February 16, 2023   Advertisement    ALAS UPDATES   Happy Presidents' Day   Advertisement Protecting Schools with Germicidal Lighting Promoted by ETi Solid State Lighting, Inc. UVC has been proven to inactivate 99.9% of pathogens in the air and on surfaces, including Coronavirus.   Ideal for any indoor application, SilentAire LED light fixtures offer ambient, energy-saving LED illumination while actively disinfecting the air in a room. Go beyond back to normal: Be better protected, and better prepared, than ever before.  Read More   Call for Presenters   National Principal Leadership Academy   Advertisement NABE award winner Silvia Reyes' Sound-Spelling Transfer Kits accelerate cross-linguistic transfer K-2 students learn about their native language and apply what they know to a new language. Engaging resources and mini-lessons in Spanish and English are designed for bilingual and dual language classes. FREE Sampler and more information Promoted by Benchmark Education   Superintendents Leadership Academy   POLICY CENTER   Bill would extend Family and Medical Leave Act benefits to 2.7M education support professionals K-12 Dive A bill to extend the Family and Medical Leave Act's benefit to about 2.7 million education support professionals has been reupped in the new Congress. Read More   A proposed Catholic charter school is new test for religion and public education Education Week The application for a new charter school in Oklahoma is, in many respects, similar to others backed by well-organized charter sponsors. It is full of charts and buzz phrases about "an innovative and interactive curriculum," "organized peer interaction," "differentiated instruction," and "whole student supports." Read More   SCHOOL LEADERS NEWS   Half of students start school year behind — again K-12 Dive Nearly half — 49% — of students began the 2022-23 school year behind grade level in at least one subject, according to a December survey of nationally representative public schools released Feb. 9 by the National Center for Education Statistics. Read More   The pandemic changed teacher recruiting. Here's what it looks like now Education Week In March of 2020, just as district recruiters were ramping up for their peak season, in-person job fairs came to a grinding halt. What had long been the main method of attracting and vetting the upcoming year's crop of teachers suddenly was no longer accessible. Read More   How to lead post-pandemic students to thrive after years of isolation Tech & Learning School leaders have a responsibility to help students and faculty understand the challenges with post-pandemic learning, and more importantly, the solutions to these problems. Read More   TECHNOLOGY   Building a culture of digital innovation with student devices The Tech Edvocate Use the expansion of one-on-one programs to foster a culture of technology innovation. Educational technology should no more be optional in a society where online natives are now putting their kids to school. Read More   Racial and ethnic gaps in advanced STEM achievement: 3 takeaways from recent research Thomas B. Fordham Institute "Less than 10% of the U.S. STEM workforce is Black or Hispanic," says a recent study by Penn State's Paul Morgan and colleagues, even though they make up 32% of the population. Read More   5 ways to make computer science more accessible to all students Education Week There is a persistent income gap between students taking computer science classes in high school and those who aren't. That's a problem because it means a lot of students aren't getting the opportunity to learn skills that are in high-demand in the workforce. Read More   EDUCATION HEADLINES   Bilingual students do better on tests than native English speakers. Lake County Record-Bee Students who were once English learners but are now proficient in English do better on average on California's standardized tests than students who only speak English. Read More   Can codified gestures help language learners master grammar rules? Phys.org A recent study from the Institute of English Language and Literature at Freie Universität Berlin has shown that using codified gestures as a teaching method may make it easier for children and adolescents to understand the grammar rules of a foreign language. Read More   How multilingual couples express their love across languages The New York Times "How's your French coming along?" The familiar voice, accompanied by a light tap on my shoulder, surprised me. I turned and saw a former girlfriend, who was born in the Ivory Coast and raised in Paris. Read More   Clarifying the science of reading Language Magazine For at least a half-century, there has been a great deal of discussion about how children learn to read. While policymakers, curriculum developers, educational leaders, and those in the media have been using this discussion to drive headlines and policy, reading scientists across the world have been formulating questions and conducting experiments to find answers to specific questions regarding how the human brain learns to read. Read More   Multilingualism: An enrichment for children's lives News Click There are more and more children growing up in multilingual environments. Experts say speaking two or more languages helps widen a child's horizons and that there is no one perfect strategy for multilingual education. Read More   Teacher shortage hits bilingual students Axios The impacts of a teacher shortage across the country are particularly stark for bilingual students and English learners, advocates say. Read More   Multilingualism strong among Europeans, less so among native English speakers The Brussels Times The EU's statistics agency Eurostat found that two-thirds of working-age adults (35.4 %) in the EU in 2016 knew at least one foreign language. 21.0% knew two foreign languages, and 8.4% spoke three or more foreign languages.  Read More   CAREERS   Superintendent Feb. 19, 2023 | Red Wing, Minnesota Red Wing Public Schools   Superintendent of Schools Feb. 21, 2023 | Maple Grove, Minnesota ISD 279, Osseo Area Schools   Director, Communications Feb. 22, 2023 | Washington, DC Center for Applied Linguistics   Director of Enrichment Feb. 22, 2023 | Washington, DC Capital City Public Charter School   Superintendent Feb. 23, 2023 | New Haven, Connecticut New Haven Public Schools   Executive Director Feb. 26, 2023 | Ocoee, Florida Innovation Montessori   Superintendent Feb. 27, 2023 | Hillsboro, Oregon Hillsboro School District 1J   Commissioner of Education March 3, 2023 | Lincoln, Nebraska The Nebraska State Board of Education   Principal March 7, 2023 | Anne Arundel County, Maryland Anne Arundel County Public Schools   Chief of Human Resources and Talent Management March 7, 2023 | Little Rock, Arkansas Anne Arundel County Public Schools   Curriculum Associates: Senior Manager, Spanish Assessment March 9, 2023 | Remote   Editorial Director Reading Spanish Reading/Language Arts March 9, 2023 | Multiple Locations Available or Remote   Product Director, Spanish Reading March, 9, 2023   Superintendent March 10, 2023 | Aurora, Colorado Aurora Public Schools   Principal March 14, 2023 | Denver, Colorado Northfield High School   Principal March 14, 2023 | San Francisco, California San Francisco Unified School District   Superintendent of Schools March 14, 2023 | Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania Mt. Lebanon School District   Superintendent March 14, 2023 | New Rochelle, New York City School District of New Rochelle   Superintendent March 15, 2023 | Collier County, Florida Collier County Public Schools   Principal March 18, 2023 | Independence, Oregon Talmadge Middle School   Principal March 18, 2023 | Tolleson, Arizona Tolleson Union High School District #214   Assistant Principal March 18, 2023 | Tolleson, Arizona Tolleson Union High School District #214   High School Principal March 29, 2023 | Manassas, Virginia Prince William County Public Schools   Middle School Principal March 29, 2023 | Manassas, Virginia Prince William County Public Schools   Elementary School Principal March 29, 2023 | Manassas, Virginia Prince William County Public Schools   Director of Schools March 29, 2023 | Tacoma, Washington Tacoma Public Schools   Chief Executive Officer March 29, 2023 | Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland Metropolitan School District