NO REST FOR THE WEARY
More and more members are calling and emailing expressing concerns regarding the many meetings and unrealistic expectations being thrown their way. This top-down autocratic leadership style is...
View ArticleLIGHT AT THE END OF THE PERPETUAL TUNNEL??
AALA is cautiously optimistic Superintendent Beutner and the Board of Education will once and for all solve the plight of the Assistant Principal, Elementary Instructional Specialist. The AP,EIS...
View Article‘TIS THE GIVING SEASON
Thanksgiving Day and all that it represents for the country is approaching fast. With this in mind, it is important to be thankful for the many opportunities our educational system provides. Granted,...
View ArticleREVISITING THE CONSTITUTION
It may be a little known fact that AALA has a constitution and bylaws (click here: Constitution and Bylaws). The association’s constitution has been around for over three decades, with a few revisions...
View ArticleON WANTING TO BE THANKFUL
Dear Los Angeles Unified School District: I want to be positive and thankful for how AALA members are valued and treated by the District. However, this year more than ever, the number of administrators...
View ArticleDEMOCRACY AT WORK
AALA’s Representative Assembly met on Monday, December 2, 2019, to discuss overall items of interest to the association and to make two key decisions. The first decision affects the composition of the...
View ArticleTHE GIFT OF EQUITY
In a unanimous vote, the LAUSD Board of Education recently called for a thorough examination of gender equity in the District’s hiring and compensation practices. (Click HERE to see the resolution.)...
View ArticleGET READY TO CAST YOUR BALLOT
Welcome back, AALA members! May the new year bring you happiness, peace, and prosperity filled with new goals, new endeavors, and new achievements in your lives. Wishing you a joyous 2020! Whether you...
View ArticleCOMING OUT OF THE CLOSET
I am ashamed to say I did not have the professional courage to sign my name to a letter I wrote to Dr. Judith Perez, AALA President, on or about December of 2011. I knew in my gut, publishing the...
View ArticleHERE WE GO AGAIN – A NEW STRUCTURE ON THE HORIZON
As LAUSD embarks on yet another “restructuring” that is not really being called a restructuring (if it is not a restructuring, then why are AALA members in local districts being required to reapply?),...
View ArticleCONGRATULATIONS CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS
Congratulations to the thirty-six LAUSD elementary/span schools that are among the 324 schools honored as 2020 California Distinguished Schools, sponsored by the California Department of Education....
View ArticleWE GET LETTERS
AALA, I want to take a moment to thank the association for the support, leadership, and candor. I am proud our association understands the work we are doing to better the lives of the students we serve...
View ArticleBACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
As working conditions continue deteriorating and the voices in the field calling for relief are falling on the District’s deaf ears, some members are reluctantly exploring the only viable alternative,...
View ArticleLET’S ROCK THE VOTE, AALA!
The composition of the LAUSD Board of Education is of great importance for the students and families we serve. On a similar note, it is ultimately the Board of Education that ratifies salary increases,...
View ArticleCOVID-19
Developments of the COVID-19 virus seem to be escalating and morphing by the second. Superintendent Austin Beutner sent a video (click video) on Monday, March 2, 2020, in which he states, “…there are...
View ArticleCORONAVIRUS – JUST THE FACTS
Now that the coronavirus has been deemed a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), just what does that mean? The Mayo Clinic says, “A pandemic refers to a global epidemic — one that has spread...
View ArticleMY DUTY IS TO CHALLENGE THE SYSTEM WHEN LIVES ARE AT STAKE
I want to thank the hundreds of you who called, emailed, and sent texts. For those of you who have not contacted me, and are wondering what the association is doing on your behalves, I invite you to...
View ArticleGRATITUDE
I was reminded by a senior District-represented leader on the importance of gratitude. My thoughts quickly went to expressing my gratitude to the hundreds of administrators who have taken their lives...
View ArticleVOICES FROM THE REMOTE FIELD
In the previous issue of Update we provided a link for members to share their hopes, fears, and gratitude and committed to share the concerns with the District. (The link is still active for your...
View ArticleJOIN TODAY’S REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY MEETING VIA ZOOM
We are holding the AALA Representative Meeting today, Thursday, April 23, at 5:00 p.m. This will be an historical meeting as it is the first time the association has ever had a representative assembly...
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