PRIORITY AREAS

Communication     
      ACSA will strive to improve communication both externally and internally including public relations
      in all facets of the Association’s work.

Diversity    
     ACSA has adopted a strategic plan to increase the diversity of our membership and our leadership, to
     more closely match the makeup of the student population we serve.

Leadership
     ACSA will build and support administrators through ACSA services and ACSA’s Leadership Matters
     Campaign.

Leadership Coaching    
     ACSA will implement a statewide program of leadership coaching, beginning with new administrators
     and based on our successful work with the UCSC New Teacher Center, to be phased in over the next
     five years.

Learning and Teaching    
     ACSA will focus on learning and teaching as the foundation of education through strong curriculum
     and instruction, assessment and accountability, and improving state and local efforts to close the
     achievement gap.

School Finance    
     ACSA will focus on achieving adequate resources for our school system, commensurate with the
     standards and expectations for student achievement.

Adopted by the Board of Directors: July 25, 2006