ASCD Leader to Leader (L2L) News is a monthly e-mail newsletter for ASCD constituent group leaders that builds capacity to better serve members, provides opportunities to promote and advocate for ASCD’s Whole Child Initiative, and engages groups through sharing and learning about best practices. To submit a news item for the L2L newsletter, send an e-mail to constituentservices@ascd.org.

Your To-Do List: Action Items for ASCD Leaders

• Nominate or apply for the Outstanding Young Educator Award (OYEA) by August 1. ASCD is awarding $10,000 to educators under the age of 40 who demonstrate excellence in educating the whole child. Learn more and nominate at www.ascd.org/oyea. Nominations for the 2013 award are open until 11:59 p.m. eastern time on August 1.
   
• Speak out on sequestration. An education crisis is looming with the potential to disrupt services to 7.5 million students and threaten 90,000 educator jobs. Read more and take action on ascd.org.
  
  
• Write for Educational Leadership. Would you like to submit a manuscript to Educational Leadership? ASCD is looking for high-quality, original submissions that shed light on our monthly themes. We will also consider nontheme-related articles for Special Topics. View the complete list of our upcoming 2012–13 themes and deadlines.

 

ASCD Governance Updates: Constitutional Changes and Candidates for Office

ASCD Members Approve Proposed Constitutional Changes

ASCD members voted to approve a set of proposed changes to the ASCD Constitution; the results were certified by the independent audit firm of CliftonLarsonAllenLLP. The approved changes will result in

·         A smaller Board of Directors over the next four years.

·         An increase in a Board member’s term from three years to four years, effective with the 2013 elections.

·         Election of a President by Board members, rather than the general membership, beginning in 2015.

·         The creation of an ASCD Forum, effective by the end of 2012.

·         Dissolution of the Leadership Council, effective immediately.

Please contact Becky DeRigge if you have any questions about the vote.

 

Slate of Candidates for the 2012 ASCD General Membership Election

President-Elect (one-year term):

Marc Cohen, Md.

Nancy Gibson, Ill.

Board of Directors (one position available, two-year term):

D. William Dodds, Ill.

Judith Zimmerman, Ohio

Board of Directors (two positions available, three-year terms):

Jennifer Lewis, Australia

Matt McClure, Ark.

Pam Vogel, Iowa

 

Meet the 2012 ASCD President-Elect Candidates

In 2012, ASCD members will elect the President-Elect, who will serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors as an officer of the association: one year as President-Elect, one year as President, and one year as Immediate Past-President. This year, ASCD held the 2012 Meet the President-Elect Candidates Forum at its Annual Conference in Philadelphia, Pa. The event allowed interested members to pose questions to each candidate and to get better acquainted with their credentials to make a more informed election decision.

Members will vote on candidates from September 1 through October 15, 2012. To help inform your vote, view the video of the session, which begins with opening statements from both candidates and is followed by their responses to each question. A PDF transcript of the forum is also available. In addition, be sure to keep an eye out for the September issue of Education Update, which will include biographical information on the candidates in the General Membership election as well as instructions on how to vote.

 

 

Please Welcome New Affiliate Executive Directors

Please join ASCD in welcoming the following individuals as they begin their new roles as ASCD affiliate executive directors:

Kevin Kjellerup, Florida ASCD

Rex Anderson, Nebraska ASCD

Patricia Miller, New Mexico ASCD

Valerie Kelsey, New York State ASCD

Daniel Craig, Oklahoma ASCD

Richard Nilsen, Pennsylvania ASCD

Lynne Baty, Utah ASCD

Please note the following interim contact until the affiliate has a new executive director:

Massachusetts ASCD: Cynthia Crimmin, affiliate president

 

2012 Emerging Leaders Featured in the News

Check out these news pieces featuring 2012 ASCD Emerging Leaders:

·         Michael DeCaprio

·         Jason Ellingson

·         Rob Zywicki

·         Krista Rundell

 

Farewell and Thank You to Outgoing Affiliate Executive Directors

It is a time of transition for many affiliates, as new affiliate presidents-elect and presidents began their terms on July 1. At the same time, several affiliate executive directors have recently transitioned out of their leadership roles as well. ASCD would like to take a moment to thank these leaders for their years of work and dedication in the affiliate executive director role, striving to ensure that each child in each community is healthy, safe, engaged, supported and challenged. You will be missed!

Kim Pearson, Florida ASCD

Mary Forte Hayes, Massachusetts ASCD

Sue Anderson, Nebraska ASCD

Judith Tanner, New Mexico ASCD

Tony Mello, New York State ASCD

Wayne Beam, Oklahoma ASCD

Jim Warnock, Pennsylvania ASCD

Amanda Calton, Utah ASCD

 

Past OYEA Cadre Members Share Their Thoughts on ASCD Inservice

• 2010 Outstanding Young Educator honoree Kurtis Hewson works with preservice teachers in Canada. He says social networking benefits new teachers in ways that are often overlooked in traditional training and induction programs. Find out why he advises preservice teachers to start networking before they get in the classroom.
•  “Teaching strategies are alternative, but the students aren’t.”—ASCD’s 2007 Outstanding Young Educator Joris Ray on taking opportunities, no matter how seemingly small, to redefine your work as a leader.
•  2005 Outstanding Young Educator Pete Hall tells us to “Be the Duck.”

 

 

Congratulations!

• 2010 ASCD Emerging Leader and California ASCD Board Member John Forbes is the new principal of Fresno High School.
   
• California ASCD Board Member Devin Vodicka is the new Superintendent of Vista Unified School District.

 

Other News

• California ASCD welcomes two new board members: Laurel Ashlock and Dennis Deets. CASCD also extends a warm welcome to the 2012 Emerging Leaders from California: Matthew Cotton and Annie Brown.
   
• Virginia ASCD would like to thank Betsy Poulsen for her two years of dedication and hard work as president. Under her leadership, VASCD improved communication with members, defined the role and responsibilities of Board members in detail, revised the constitution and bylaws, and recognized the need to influence and inform the state’s general assembly regarding education issues. In this time when so much is going on in education, it is important to recognize someone who is so committed to providing the tools and support to make all children successful. The VASCD board and members applaud you, Betsy!
   
• Last month, we featured the @MentorTeachers and @WorldofLanguages as Twitter success stories. Check out the story from Richard Lange’s perspective on ASCD EDge in his post, Tweeting With Friends.
   
• Check out the ASCD Inservice post Defining Your Own Best Practices, which highlights former OYEA Winner Pete Hall’s ASCD Virtual Conference session.

Check Out the Whole Child Summer Professional Devleopment Blog Series

Through the end of August, the Whole Child Blog will be running a summer professional development (PD) blog series. This free series provides whole child resources that educators can use to gain further insight on implementing a whole child approach. The first post, "Your Summer PD: Successful School," provides readers with an understanding of what successful school sites are doing adn the steps that they can take to build and sustain a whole child culture.

 

Thirteen Huffington Post Education, Parenting, and Health Bloggers Joint Post In Support of the Whole Child

ASCD Whole Child Programs Director Sean Slade joined Martin J. Blank, Sam Chaltain, Peter DeWitt, John M. Eger, Larry Ferlazzo, Jenifer Fox, Shaun Johnson, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Jennifer Peck, Kate Quarfordt, Jim Taylor, and Jill Vialet to write the blog post entitled “In Support of the Whole Child:”

"We are at a crossroads in this nation regarding the direction that public education will take in the coming decades. Do we ffocus on a curriculum that concentrates on a few core subjects or do we gain an appreciation for how public education can develop all aspects of the child to teh benefit of each of them as well as society in general? Do we place test preparation ahead of actually educating our children and test scores ahead of broader and more holistic approaches to evaluating students' competencies? These questions lay at the heart of the current debate about the future of public education in America." Read the full post.

 

Something to Talk About

• Cracking the Behavior Code, ASCD Inservice
• Five Questions for Common Core, ASCD Inservice
• Most recent blog posts on ASCD EDge®
• Most-clicked stories from ASCD SmartBrief.

 

Association News

Teaching and Leading Conference Hosted by ASCD Coming to Atlanta in October—ASCD is bringing its Fall Conference on Revolutionizing the Way We Lead and Learn to Atlanta, Ga., October 26–28, 2012. Read the full press release.

Free Resources from ASCD Offer Professional Development Opportunities All Summer—This summer ASCD has again made available to educators of all levels a wide variety of free professional development resources. Read the full press release.

New Coalition Promotes College, Career, and Citizenship Readiness—A broad new coalition, led by ASCD and joined by more than two dozen national education organizations, has been formed to better advocate for school programs beyond reading, math, and science. Representing a wide array of subject areas, the members of the College, Career, and Citizenship Readiness Coalition are working to advance the concept that a comprehensive education in all core academic subjects, including physical education and health education, is necessary to prepare graduates for college and careers. Read the full press release.

AETN, ADE Renew Partnership with ASCD Providing Effective Professional Development to Educators Across Arkansas—The Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN) and Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) have renewed their partnership with ASCD to provide effective, digital professional development opportunities for Arkansas educators statewide. Delivered through the ArkansasIDEAS (Internet Delivered Education for Arkansas Schools) professional development website, ASCD’s professional development courses cover topics such as Common Core State Standards implementation, differentiated instruction, integrating technology into classroom instruction, and other critical subjects and competencies. Read the full press release.

New DVDs from ASCD Explore Unpacking Common Core State Standards and Effective Supervision—ASCD has created two new professional development DVDs. These new releases feature the groundbreaking work of leading education experts and empower viewers to implement Common Core State Standards using the Understanding by Design® framework and apply the art and science of teaching to effective supervision. Read the full press release.

ASCD Announces Free 2012 Summer Boot Camp Webinar Series—ASCD announces the 2012 Summer Boot Camp webinar series. Assisting educators at all levels around the globe prepare for the 2012–13 school year, ASCD’s free summer boot camp comprises nine informative webinars on a variety of topics that shape classrooms worldwide. Read the full press release.