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SPRING 2014
For more information about ACSA Region 17
visit our web site @www.acsaregion17.net
or contact:Jan Billings, Ph.D.
949-673-0125or Darcy Brockman
714-668-7980
~ Quotes from ourAdministrators of the Year
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~ Adminstrators of the Year Recipients
NEW website forACSA Region 17
www.acsaregion17.net
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEby Bob Johnson, Region 17 President
Association of California School Administrators - Region 17
The end of the school year is always a time for both reflection and for looking ahead. As this year draws to a close, I would like to express my sincere appreciation for the opportunity to serve as President of Region 17 for the past two years. It has been a very worthwhile experience to be part of the leadership of such a dynamic region! Thank you to everyone on the Region 17 Board of Directors and to our support staff for consistently going above and beyond in serving our organization. Together, we continue to provide engaging and valuable professional learning opportunities for our members, including Network Nights, Women’s Leadership, our annual Region Conference, as well as recognizing and celebrating excellence in our students and administrators through the Every Student Succeeding and Administrator of the Year events. I’d also like to thank those of you who have served as Charter Presidents, on ACSA State Councils, and as Committee Chairs this year. All of us working together ensure that ACSA is a strong support for administrators in our Region and throughout the state, as well as ensuring that we have a voice in legislative policy in Sacramento. I’m confident that our incoming Region leadership will continue this important work. This is an exciting time to be in education as we implement Common Core State Standards, the Local Control Funding Formula and Local Control Accountability Plan, and other initiatives. Congratulations on a wonderful school year and I wish you all the best in the year to come.
~ Every Student Succeeding Recipients
~ Region 17 Retirees
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~ Region 17’s PartnersDirectory
~ Calendar of Upcoming Events
5~ Region 17 Art Contest
Recipients~ Region 17’s Scholarship
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President - Rafael Plascencia, Principal, Placentia Yorba Linda USDPast President - Robert Johnson, Principal, Fullerton SDVP Public Relations - Elaine Keeley, Principal, Irvine USDVP-Elect PR - Derek Pinto, Principal, Tustin USDVP Legislation - Jason Ross, AP, Huntington Beach UHSDVP Programs-Scholarships - Robert Cunard, Principal, Anaheim Union HSDTreasurer - Frank Donavan, Exec. Dir. Greater Anaheim SELPAState Board Rep - Mary Grace, Asst Supt, AnaheimCitySDDirect Staff Dev - Myrlene Pierre, Director, Magnolia SDDirector Student Charter - Dennis Cole, Principal, Santa Ana USDDirector Committees/Councils - Jay Adams,
Principal, Fountain Valley SDDirector Charter Relations - Rick Jameson, Principal, Saddleback Valley USDMember Services Chair - Julie Hatchel, Asst Supt, Capistrano USDLeg Policy Chair - Roxane Olsh, Psychologist, Irvine USDState Appointed Leg Policy Chair/Region Liaison - Mark Sontag, Irvine USDSuperintendents’ Rep - Sue Johnson, Supt. Savanna SDHistorian/Communications Director - Diane Eatherly, Principal, Anaheim City SDBusiness Partners Co Chairs - Stephanie Paggi and Bob Silva, RetiredDirector of Technology - Cory Robertson, Director, Anaheim City SDAt-Large: Norma Martinez, Director, Centralia ESD, Moises Plascencia, Principal, Placentia Yorba Linda USD, and Rena Thompson, Director, Irvine USD
WELCOME TO ACSA REGION 172014-2015 BOARD
REGION 17’s 2013-2014ADMINISTRATORS OF THE YEAR
The annual ACSA Region 17 Administrators of the Year and Friends of Education Celebration was held on May 12 at the Irvine Marriott. This year, a record number of nominations was received, resulting in 15 awards, with 350 guests attending the event honoring the recipients.
Recognized that evening were:
ACSA Region 17 takes great pride in honoring “our own” for their outstanding contributions to the students and staff of Orange County. Being honored by one’s peers makes these awards particularly rewarding. We salute this year’s honorees and thank them for their dedication and accomplishments.
• Greg Franklin,Ed.D., Superintendent, Tustin USD;
• Adele Casso Heuer, Secondary Principal, Tustin USD
• Lisa Hinshaw, Middle Grades Principal, Santa Ana USD
• Rafael Plascencia, Elementary Principal, Placentia-Yorba Linda USD
• Gunn Marie Hansen, Ph.D., Central Office, Orange USD
• Melissa Miller, Secondary Co-Administrator, Los Alamitos USD
• Brendan Shields, Classified Leader, Centralia SD;
• Tina Dingillo, Confidential Employee, Los Alamitos USD;
• Cathie Abdel, Personnel/HR Administrator, Fountain Valley SD
• Lynda Wambaugh, Special Education Administrator, Magnolia SD
• Candy Plahy, Curriculum and Instruction Administrator, Placentia-Yorba Linda USD
• Bob Silva, Robert E. Kelley
Award, retired• Malina Thiem, Classified
Champion, Garden Grove USD• Larry Kemper, Tracey Gaffey
Award, retired• VALIC, Partners in Excellence
Award• Dr. Greg Franklin and Dr.
Gunn Marie Hansen were selected as State ACSA winners, as well, and will be honored at the ACSA Summit in San Diego on November 7.
Greg Franklin ~ Superintendent ~ “When notified of the ACSA Award, my first reaction was one of pride in the outstanding team of administrators who facilitate the work of the district every day. I certainly appreciate the recognition, but it really belongs to the entire TUSD team.”
Adele Heuer ~ Secondary Principal ~ “I am honored to be recognized by my talented and dedicated colleagues and work in a profession that makes a difference in the future of our community.”
Lisa Hinshaw ~ Middle Grades Principal ~ “Being named the ACSA Region 17 Middle Grades Principal of the Year rendered me speechless. I am humbled by this honor and accept it on behalf of the thousands of intermediate students that I have been fortunate to serve these many years.” (Continued on page 3)2
QUOTES FROM OUR ADMINISTRATORS OF THE YEARPicture provided by one of our business partners - LifeTouch.
Rafael Plascencia ~ Administrator of the Year ~ “I felt humbled and honored when I was informed I was nominated and selected as ACSA Region 17’s Elementary Principal of the Year. I was humbled then and I remain humbled and touched today by this wonderful acknowledgement!”
Gunn Marie Hansen ~ Central Office Administrator ~ “It is with great humility that I accept the award as Region 17 Central Office Administrator of the Year. There are so many outstanding district office administrators in Orange County and I am truly honored to have been selected. A special thank you to Debbie Backstrom, Leadership Team Orange, President, for the nomination.”
Melissa Miller ~ Co-Administrator ~ “I would like to thank ACSA Region 17 for the Co-Administrator of the Year Award. I feel very honored to work with such great people and I know that there are other administrators out there who are just as deserving of this award”
Brendan Shields ~ Classified Leader ~ “It was an honor to be recognized by such an incredible organization, an organization that values the contributions of certificated, confidential, and classified leaders. It was a wonderful feeling to share a stage with so many outstanding administrators that spend every day working tirelessly to contribute to the success of our students.”
Tina Dingillo ~ Confidential Employee ~ “I am honored and humbled to receive this award. I love my job and the people I get to work with every day. Thank you ACSA Region 17 for this recognition.”
Cathie Abdel ~ Personnel/HR Adminstrator ~ “It is an honor to be recognized as Personnel Administrator of the Year for ACSA Region17, an organization that does so much to support educational leaders in Orange County. I feel privileged to be working in public education and impacting the lives of our students and receiving this award has been humbling. Thank you ACSA Region 17.”
Lynda Wambaugh ~ Special Education Administrator ~ “I am extremely humbled to be ACSA’s Region 17 Special Education Administrator of the Year. After 33 years in the educational field, I am honored to be recognized for my contributions in making a difference in children’s lives.”
Candy Plahy ~ Curriculum and Instruction ~ “It was truly an honor to be recognized with such a prestigious award. It amazing night that I will always appreciate and treasure.”
Bob Silva ~ Robert E. Kelly Award ~ “I have served on the Region 17 Board for 15 years and still in awe at the Administrator of the Year program. I didn’t realize the impact when standing up there being recognized by my peers. There are many retirees who deserve this award but to be recognized by the Retirement Committee has made volunteering more meaningful. Through all these years, the recognition stories continue to be outstanding. It is a shame that corporate America and the public are not aware of what we actually do.”
Malina Thiem ~ Classified Champion ~ I am humble and honored to receive the Classified “Champion” Award. When I heard that I was selected to receive the award, I was surprised, privileged and grateful.
Larry Kemper ~ Tracy Gaffey Award ~ “A marvelous evening in every respect. It served as a reminder of Tracy Gaffey’s commitment to mentoring emerging leaders for ACSA and the profession and a challenge to all of us to carry on with his vision. What an honor!”
Robert Kirkland, VALIC ~ Partners in Educational Excellence ~ “It is inspiring to see such a diverse group of talented leaders forming a “team” that lifts the overall educational experience for so many fortunate young learners.”
Greg Franklin ~ Superintendent ~ “When notified of the ACSA Award, my first reaction was one of pride in the outstanding team of administrators who facilitate the work of the district every day. I certainly appreciate the recognition, but it really belongs to the entire TUSD team.”
QUOTES FROM OUR ADMINISTRATORS OF THE YEAR(Continued from page 2)
REGION 17’sEVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDING RECIPIENTS
Bowers Museum was a fitting venue for ACSA Region 17’s annual Every Student Succeeding celebration. A record 28 students were honored at a breakfast on March 14, 2014, with 250 attendees - including families, administrators and support staff - were present to congratulate the students on their courage and perseverance in overcoming significant challenges and achieving success! The Bowers staff, headed by Nancy Warzer-Brady, has been so impressed by these students and this recognition event that they have asked Region 17 to hold the event there for many years to come.
The Every Student Succeeding program is one of the most rewarding activities ACSA and Region 17 sponsors support. It is a vivid reminder of our mission and, as Elaine Keeley, Region Board Member and Irvine Unified principal said of Every Student Succeeding and Administrator of the Year, “We want to share the heartfelt passion that these events provide to connect us to our work. ACSA Region 17 connects all of us to like-minded people who believe in the potential of teachers and children to make a difference for the future.”
• Auror A. - grade 8, Huntington Beach City SD• Tiana B. - grade 12, North OC ROP• Ed B. - grade 11, Tustin USD• Cheyenne B. - grade 8, Fountain Valley SD• Joseph B. - grade 12, Saddleback Valley USD• Elisa C. - grade 11, Brea Olinda USD• Kevin F. - grade 12, Fullerton Joint UHSD• Fernando G. - grade 5, Savanna SD• Eli G. - grade 12, Capistrano USD• Michael H. - grade 12, Huntington Beach UHSD• Jayson J. - Grade 6, Centralia SD• Brayan L. - grade 6, Anaheim City SD• Makena L. - grade 12, Newport Mesa USD• Ammy L. - grade 8, Westminster SD
• Carlos M. - grade 4, Orange USD• Efrain M. - grade 12, Anaheim Union HSD• Lauren M. - grade 11, Los Alamitos USD• Alejandro R. - grade 12, Garden Grove USD• Britney N. - grade 6, Magnolia SD• Caty N. - grade 6, La Habra SD• Maria P. - grade 12, Santa Ana USD• Yarely P. - grade 1, Ocean View SD• Adan R. - grade 12, Placentia-Yorba Linda USD• Joseph S. - grade 6, Cypress SD• Christopher T. - grade 12, Laguna Beach USD• Destiny T. - grade 12, Irvine Unified SD• Carlos V. - grade 8, Buena Park SD
Picture provided by one of our business partners - LifeTouch.
ACSA REGION 17 RETIREES 2014by Jay Adams
~ Nadine Skkutknik (2/14) & Debbie Schroeder - ACSD~ Dr. Joeseph Farley - Capistrano Unified School District~ Peter Cole - Centralia School District~ Dr. Marc Ecker (12-31-14) - Fountain Valley SD~ Sherry Hoyt and Debi Rosengarten - Fullerton ESD~ Ann Sullivan & Barbara Crissman - Huntington Beach
CSD~ May Vang - Los Alamitos USD
~ Elizabeth Nordyke - Magnolia School District ~ Deborah Backstrom - Orange Unified School District ~ Jim Bell and Vivian Cuesta - Placentia-Yorba Linda USD~ Dr. Bob Pipes - Savanna School District~ Nancy Lev (eff. 12-1-14), Margaret Sanders, & Betty Sarell - Tustin Unified School District~ Richard Tauer -Westminster School District
(This is a partial listing as of print.)4
ACSA Region 17 and the law firm Dannis Woliver Kelley, one of our business partners, successfully concluded Region 17’s inaugural K-12 Every Student Succeeding Art Contest on May 12, during the annual Celebration of Excellence.
The art contest was designed to extend our recognition of student achievement to include the arts, as well as to collect outstanding art pieces to professionally frame for our 13 business partners as a heart-felt thank you for their support.
Over 50 pieces of art from Orange County K-12 Schools were entered in the initial contest, and of those, 15 were selected as winners to be framed and awarded to our corporate friends. ACSA Region 17 President Bob Johnson said, “We are so proud of the opportunity to showcase this art work in public and corporate settings throughout the county.” Bob also sent each student winner a Certificate of Achievement, designed specifically for the occasion by Dannis Woliver Kelley, who also gave a $50 gift card from Michael’s to the teacher of each winner, for the purchase of art supplies for the classroom.
“It was a win-win all around,” said Jan Billings, Region 17 Executive Director. “We are able to properly thank our sponsors for their generous support while also supporting arts education and recognizing emerging artists in Orange County at the same time. We also want to thank Stephanie Paggi and Bob Silva, ACSA Region 17’s Business Partners co-chairs for their work with Dannis Woliver Kelley, a truly supportive partner.”
Felicia Stucken, teacher at Warner Middle School in Westminster, summarized it best when she said her student “has been absolutely beaming about his artwork, and our journalism teacher is having his students include a write-up of [his] award in our school newspaper.”
Please join me in congratulating the following artists, who now have at least one art piece professionally framed and publicly displayed:
REGION 17’s STUDENT ART CONTESTby Rick Jameson
Maria A. - El Camino Real HS, Placentia Yorba Linda USDHolly C. - Dysinger ES, CentraliaGwendolyn D. - Bernardo Yorba MS, Placentia Yorba Linda USDReign E. - Holder School, Savanna USDChristopher J. - Rancho Santa Margarita IS, SVUSD
Courtney J. - El Dorado HS, Placentia Yorba Linda USDLynn K. - Walt Disney ES, MagnoliaAmanda M. - Rancho Santa Margarita IS, SVUSDRichard N. - Reid School, Savanna USDJosiah P. - Walt Disney ES, MagnoliaMichael R. - Yorba Linda HS, Placentia Yorba Linda USD
Matthew S. - Reid School, Savanna USDNison S. - Warner MS, WestminsterSamantha T. - El Camino Real HS, Placentia Yorba Linda USDKhang Troung - Reid School, Savanna USDIvy Y. - Yorba Linda HS, Placentia Yorba Linda USD
Most of you know that it is the goal of ACSA Region 17 to provide information and support services to enhance the performance of school administrators in our region. One of the very best ways for educational leaders in California to enhance their knowledge, skills, and performance is through the training and development opportunities offered by ACSA. ACSA academies, institutes, and conferences present the very best continuing education for California school leaders.
The purpose of the ACSA Region 17 Scholarship Program is to support aspiring and experienced educational leaders in Orange County in developing their skills and attaining their career aspirations. The ACSA Region 17 Scholarship Program recognizes that educational leaders must be engaged in continuous professional learning throughout their careers. We believe:
• It is essential for aspiring educational leaders to be engaged in professional learning through ACSA early in their careers;• Experienced educational leaders deserve ongoing, high quality professional learning;• Networking and quality conferences are an essential element of ongoing professional learning;• The most powerful learning available to educational leaders is provided by ACSA through our conferences, summits, and
academies.
Spring is the season to plan your personal and professional development for the upcoming school year. If you are planning to attend a summer institute, an academy, or one of ACSA’s major conferences, Region 17 may be
ACSA REGION 17 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMby Robert Cunard
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BOWERS MUSEUM Nancy Warzer-Brady, V. P. of Education
(714) 567-3679 or [email protected] school tours and art classes, pre-K-16; Museum Across the Curriculum Professional Development; customized arts education programming
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DANNIS WOLIVER KELLEYSue Ann Salmon Evans(562) 366-8500
[email protected] quality professional development
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HORACE MANN INSURANCEHamid YazarlouOffice: (714) [email protected] | Auto | Life | Retirement
LAKESHORE LEARNING MATERIALSEd Sudario 800-421-5354 or Cell: (310) 984-4288
[email protected], developmentally age appropriate, essential & supplemental materials that support all programs & Common Core From Preschool, TK - Grade 6.
LIFETOUCHRandy [email protected] or 949-660-0528 x223
Lifetouch School Picture Information
SCHOLARSHAREMike Diephouse(949) [email protected]
www.ScholarShare.com
SCHOOLSFIRST CREDIT UNIONKristin Crellin
714-466-8400 or [email protected] Services or Community Relations Support
VALICRobert Fleischman
[email protected] or (714) 978-8405Robert [email protected] or (714) 882-9404
Got News?Articles from region members and charters are welcomed for
publication in the newsletter.Please send all articles to Elaine Keeley at [email protected].
Newsletter editor & webmaster - Kristi Kirsch [email protected]
Looking Ahead in Region 17 2014-2015June27 Leadership Training, Fountain Valley SDJuly28-30 State ACSA Board RetreatAugust6-7 Legislative Action Day, SacramentoOctober16 State Delegate Assembly
Visit our NEW website for additional Region 17 information and additional upcoming events for both
region and charters - www.acsaregion17.net
Charters - we want to hear from you!We’d like to help you keep your members informed and up-to-date - you may submit pictures, event dates, and all things charter-related to us at [email protected]. We will add to our website under
your charter page!
PARTNERS’ DIRECTORY 2013-2014ACSA Region 17 is fortunate to have all of its Corporate Business Partners returning for the upcoming school year. Our business partners support the region with both monetary and in-kind contributions for all region programs and events. It is because of our partners that Region 17 not only is able to continue its programs but at the high quality of which we are so proud. We encourage you to support our partners throughout the school year. To make contacting them easier, we will be including a Business Partners’ Directory in each of our newsletters and on our website.
able to help you defray some of the costs through our scholarship program. Your ACSA Chapter president will soon be releasing our scholarship application form, which you can also receive by emailing Darcy Brockman at this address: [email protected] or on the homepage of our website at www.acsaregion17.net. We hope you’ll use this scholarship opportunity to consider attending an ACSA event which will support your growth as an educational leader.
SCHOLARSHIP(continued from page 5)