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SUMMARY
The Association of California School Administrators provides a full range of academies, in nine leadership specializations, to meet your needs as a school administrator, confidential employee or classified manager. Because ACSA represents all members of the district management team, we can help you build the administrative and leadership skills needed in your current job, while preparing you to take advantage of career advancement opportunities.
ACSA’s job-specific academies provide a solid foundation in the application of leadership and management fundamentals for administrators who are new or aspiring to advanced leadership positions. The academies are seen as the “fast track” into your career as a superintendent, principal, business manager, curriculum and instruction or personnel administrator, special education/pupil services director, confidential employee or classified manager. We invite you to take advantage of these exceptional high quality professional learning opportunities as ACSA continues to innovate to better meet your needs.
The academies attend to the California Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (CPSEL) and the standards for the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing’s (CTC) Professional Clear Administrative Services Credential (CASC) program. The ACSA Clear Administrative Credential Program is CTC-approved (see additional information at www.acsa.org/credentialing).
Equity-Centered Leadership Academy
Intended audience
County, district and site leaders including and not limited to: Teacher Leaders, Aspiring Administrators, School Board Members, Assistant Principals, Principals, Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Equity Administrators; those responsible for LCAP implementation; interested in educational equity, and in eliminating opportunity gaps in their educational communities.
The ACSA Equity-Centered Leadership Academy is designed to build and strengthen leadership capacity and understanding toward the development and advancement of systemic strategies to drive equitable outcomes for the school community. The Academy centers on developing a strong understanding of policies, practices, lived experiences, and instructional approaches that have been proven to eliminate opportunity gaps and support underserved student populations. Through a dynamic and engaging learning experience, participants build their leadership capacity toward the design, development, and implementation of effective, equitable strategies and action steps to sustain transformative and thriving educational communities.
Participants will engage in guided processes to evaluate existing educational programs and resources, ensuring they are effectively aligned to meet the needs of diverse learners. Grounded in intentional and strategic support, the academy prepares participants to be leaders who serve each and every person in the educational community. Participants will learn how to build and embed continuous improvement processes in their own local context to support planning and implementation of school/district/county office educational priorities.
The academy is designed for educational leaders aspiring to expand their expertise and impact by engaging in a collaborative space that deepens your resolve, strengthens your leadership practice, and advances equitable outcomes for each member of your educational community.
The equity-centered leadership academy sessions integrate practical strategies and real world applications through intentional and actionable tools and strategies that leaders can immediately bring back to their schools, districts, boards, or county offices. Whether you are leading reform efforts or desiring to move beyond conversation toward eliminating barriers to educational attainment for each and every learner, especially those from vulnerable student groups such as: English Learners, socioeconomically disadvantaged youth, youth in foster care, unhoused youth, students with disabilities, and students from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds—the equity-centered leadership academy is where you belong.
For CTC-approved Clear Administrative Services Credential programs, and with prior approval of the credentialing program leadership, academy hours may be used toward completing annual required professional development requirements.
Specific themes include:
- Equity-Centered Leadership
- Using Data as an Equity Engine to Create Inclusive Systems
- Planning for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB)
- Cultural Proficiency and Historical Context
- Making the Commitment to Cultural Proficiency in Your Organization
- Budget Development: Aligning Resources & Allocations to Support
- Equity for Each Student
- Family Inclusion in School and Community Partnerships
- Applying Continuous Improvement Processes to Address Inequities in Student Outcomes
- Navigating the Politics of Equity: Understanding and Advocating to Create and Sustain Change
- Implicit Bias & the Equity-Centered Leader
- Self-Care, Community building, and Communication
- Coaching for Equity
- Equity-Centered Teacher Leaders
- Leading for Social Justice
- Totality of the Role of the Equity-Centered Leader
2026-27 meeting format
Participants experience 70 hours of professional learning over seven weekends in a virtual/Online meeting format for 10 hours per Academy weekend.
