Small School Districts' Association

Former Gov Jerry Brown Is Spot On: "All these rules, and volumes of the Ed Code, are trying to micromanage the teacher in the classroom…It doesn’t work that way" https://fb.watch/jkplDZLLby/

Interesting article about Artificial Intelligence's impact on the workforce. Will AI affect Education jobs as well? Time will tell. https://www.lassennews.com/more-than-half-of-californians-fear-a-i-could-take-their-jobs-survey-says/

What a Relevant Degree for our State and You Can Obtain It At A Community College~ https://edsource.org/2023/students-at-this-community-college-can-earn-a-bachelors-and-help-prevent-wildfires/686460

SSDA's featured in ACSA Ed CA: Computer Science 4 All Continues to Serve Families in Northern CA with CODE Night. https://edcal.acsa.org/family-code-night-a-success

Book your stay for the 2023 Superintendents' & High School Leaders' Summit July 23-25 at Hyatt Regency Newport Beach! https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/NEWPO/G-LS23

San Ardo School District Highlights District with Promotional Video. Great way to connect with your community and families. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KODADHubeWV-dDz4AqXIfGWS-z5xmWAe/view

1.4 million students are using Katus Artificial Intelligence to help with homework, essays, resumes etc. Current pedagogy to be challenged by new tech. https://www.si.com/.amp/extra-mustard/2023/03/03/lsu-statement-gymnast-olivia-dunne-homework-artificial-intelligence

Canada’s School System’s progressive discipline approach leads to most violent year recorded. Is CA setting up for similar results? https://news.yahoo.com/progressive-discipline-turned-ontario-schools-113006052.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=ma

Could This Be The End of The English Major in College...others to come? https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/03/06/the-end-of-the-english-major?utm_source=pocket-newtab

SSDA Leaders Go To DC to fight for Secure Rural Schools funding. Great article from LA Times! We can’t wait and hope for results. Activism for our schools. #nrea #acsa https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-02-22/rural-california-schools-money-superintendents-washington

Quincy High Culinary Arts students learning the value of hard work, great food and service! Those raviolis look amazing! https://twitter.com/plumasusd/status/1628864821637574658?s=46&t=LdLeu6QQJM_79gZh1d_oEA

Quincy High Culinary Arts students learning the value of hard work, great food and service! Those raviolis look amazing! https://twitter.com/plumasusd/status/1628864821637574658?s=46&t=LdLeu6QQJM_79gZh1d_oEA

Teacher of the Year Process Should Be Colleagues Nominating and interviewing on behalf of their colleagues. Not about who can write essays and talk about themselves. Otherwise, it becomes about the best interviewer and essay writer—not the best teacher. https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/the-national-teacher-of-the-year-award-a-call-to-service-or-a-popularity-contest/2023/02?utm_source=tw&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit

Dr. Margaret Fortune is a true leader of equity to address Black Achievement gap. SSDA can learn from her about our equity issues! https://www.capradio.org/articles/2023/02/07/black-educators-in-california-say-state-budget-reaffirms-black-students-dont-matter/ @acsa @ssda

Another Potential Strike Looming in East Bay @ West Contra Costa District. Sign of times ahead at the bargaining table or can we iron these issues out? https://edsource.org/news-updates#west-contra-costa-unified-teachers-union-to-enter-fact-finding-strike-could-follow

Exhibit hall registration is closed! Thank you for your interest in exhibiting at the Annual State Conference. The exhibit hall is fully booked.

Don't Cut The Arts....We know it works; parents support it and students excel because of it. https://edsource.org/2023/will-arts-education-cuts-in-state-budget-have-a-big-impact/684772

Ojai School District making tough choices about closing schools. Sign of the times with declining enrollment!https://edsource.org/updates/ojai-school-district-approves-draft-plan-to-close-2-schools-lay-off-staff

Santa Rosa School Board is going to look at unifying 10 districts. Unifying has had success and failures for kids. https://edsource.org/news-updates#santa-rosa-school-board-mulls-unifying-10-districts

Golf fore scholarships at the 2023 Annual State Conference! The tournament is on Sunday, March 5, from 10 AM - 3 PM, at the Haggin Oaks Golf Complex. Educators play free! Register here: http://ow.ly/fvCQ50MwuAG