TALAS E-newsletter – April 25

“It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams.” Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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AISD Is Hiring an Equity Officer The new position will promote educational equity and inclusiveness for the district’s 80,000-plus students. Austin ISD’s leaders all say that equity is an important goal, and the district wants to add to its executive team an equity officer who’ll be asked to “promote and sustain educational equity and inclusiveness” for 80,000-plus students, according to AISD’s job posting. In a recent interview with the Chronicle, Superintendent Paul Cruz envisioned an office that would first focus on “equitable student outcomes,” and then on all aspects of district operations.  Austin ISD is hiring an Equity Officer Job description – click here

Superintendent Search Walsh Gallegos Trevino Russo & Kyle P.C. has been hired by Crystal City ISD Board of Trustees to conduct a search for a new superintendent. May 9, 2019 is the application deadline and applications can be requested via e-mail at suptsearches@wabsa.com

Get to Know…Superintendent Dr. Gonzalo Salazar, Los Fresnos CISD The Los Fresnos CISD Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Gonzalo Salazar as Superintendent of Schools in June of 2006. With more than 20 years of experience in education, Salazar has a proven record of accomplishments that include working collaboratively with staff and the Board of Trustees towards increasing graduation rates and improving educational outcomes for students. more about Dr. Gonzalo Salazar

TALAS Mentoring program seeking candidates The TALAS mentoring program committee has opened the application window which will close in early June. We are looking to identify potential candidates to be members of Cohort 6, starting in June. For additional information, please contact Lucio Calzada at lucalzada@aol.com or 512.695.6713. Mentorship

Current and past bonds approved and defeated in Central Texas Multiple bonds will be showing up on ballots in Central Texas for this election cycle. Do you know which ones are up for a vote in your area? Multiple school bonds and one city bond are up for this election cycle in Central Texas with one bond for more than $190 million. Bonds in Central Texas

Free Meals Coming To Lockhart ISD Students in the Lockhart Independent School District will be able to eat breakfast and lunch for free beginning in the fall.  In their meeting Monday night, the LISD Board of Trustees approved a change to its policy for serving meals under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for the 2019-2020 school year.  Free meals coming to Lockhart ISD

Career Opportunities Begin your search… Texas Association of School Administrators http://careercenter.tasanet.org/job_list.php Texas Association of School Boards  https://www.tasb.org/Executive-Search-Services/Who-We-Are/Searches.aspx Arrow Educational Services https://arrowsearchinc.com/active-searches/ JG Consulting https://www.jgconsulting.us/current-searches/ Hazard, Young, Attea Associates https://hyasearch.com/browse-jobs / Leadership Associates  http://leadershipassociates.org/active-searches/ Ray and Associates  https://rayassoc.com/job-opportunities.php Region 17 ESC http://jobs.esc17.net/

National News

ALAS names Dr. Arsenio Romero Superintendent of the Year The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) awarded Dr. Arsenio Romero, Superintendent of Deming Public Schools, the National ALAS Superintendent of the Year Award. ALAS is a national coalition of public school leaders from around the country. The focus of ALAS is to provide leadership that assures every school in America effectively serves the educational needs of all students with an emphasis on Latinx youth, by building capacity, promoting best practices, and transforming educational institutions. ALAS Superintendent of the Year

When A Mexican American Student Group Voted To Change Its Name Controversy Ensued At its annual conference earlier this month, the nation’s oldest Mexican American student group decided to change its name. Student leaders said it’s a push to be more inclusive of other Latin American identities. As NPR’s Adrian Florido reports, that has sparked a big debate among Mexican Americans. Changing names

ALAS Superintendents Leadership Academy (SLA) Cohort IX Accepting Applications  ALAS is proud to accept applications for the ninth cohort of our premier leadership development program. We will reach an amazing number of 122 SLA alumni graduates in May. Our goal and vision to recruit, prepare and expand opportunities for emerging school-system leaders have been successful and we continue to offer an exclusive yearlong training institute that includes coaching, training, mentoring and support. Download the application for additional information on the Cohort IX schedule and submission guidelines.  Deadline to Apply: Due May 31, 2019

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