Summary - 2026-27 Superintendents Academy. Online registration by Cvent

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EACH PARTICIPANT MUST REGISTER THEMSELVES BY LOGGING INTO THEIR ACSA MEMBER ACCOUNT OR BY CREATING A NON-MEMBER ACCOUNT. PARTICIPANTS MUST PERSONALLY AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND ACADEMY CODE OF CONDUCT.

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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).

New Superintendents and Superintendent/Principals; Assistant Superintendents and Cabinet Members; principals responsible for district operations; district and county office administrators including those aspiring to the superintendency

The ACSA Superintendents Academy offers an excellent, intensive forum for new or aspiring superintendents to develop the fundamental skills needed to effectively lead a California school district within the context of local control accountability planning and the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF). Presentations and discussion sessions are conducted by an experienced faculty of superintendents who blend leadership and management theory with practical applications and examples.

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.

The superintendency

• Leadership role of superintendents.
• Challenges facing new superintendents.
• Managing the change process.
• Keys to personal advancement.
• Ethical and reflective leadership.
• Equity-minded leadership.

District management

• School district organization.
• Developing a positive district climate.
• Management skills.
• Strategic planning.
• Community partnerships.

Human relations

• Instructional/management team building.
• Shared decision making and restructuring.
• Board/superintendent relations.
• Negotiations and collective bargaining.
• Personnel management, evaluation and employee relations.

Instructional leadership

• Staff development.
• Improving and evaluating instructional programs.
• Instructional materials selection, censorship and critical curriculum issues.
• Educational technology uses in management and instruction.

Policies and procedures

• Superintendent contracts.
• California law and the superintendency.
• School finance and budgeting.
• Implementing the Ed Code and other state regulations.

The ACSA Superintendents Academy is widely regarded as the “fast track” into the superintendency. The academy helps participants avoid pitfalls, learn practical tips from seasoned superintendents, and build a resource network of colleagues.

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