FL-ALAS

• Transforming educational institutions.
• Advocating for sound educational practices.
• Advancing equity and equal access to education.
• Fostering community outreach and parental involvement.
• Facilitate networking and collaboration among educators.
• Serve educational needs of all students with special emphasis on Hispanic/Latino youth.

https://www.flalas.org/

We thank the following leaders for facilitating the various committees available. Please email us if you are interested in helping at Floridaalas@gmail.com.

Araseli Martinez-Peña: Hillsborough County

• Professional Development- This committee assists the Executive Board with planning and organizing professional development activities, ranging from single topic institutes to the annual spring FL-ALAS Conference and Gala.

Laura Rounds: Osceola County

• Scholarship Director- Coordinates the implementation of the FL-ALAS Scholarship Program as directed by the Executive Board.

Patricia Bolinger: Broward County

• Mentoring- This committee assists the Executive board in coordinating mentoring activities and programs.

Ele-Valencia Knight: Palm Beach County

• Legislative Advocate- Responsible for monitoring education legislation relevant to Hispanic/Latino students and providing reports to the Executive Board.

The County Representatives are responsible for soliciting new members in their respective counties. They are also responsible to submit to the Historian/Publicist news and events for the Newsletter. Please email Floridaalas@gmail.com if you are interested in serving.

• National Principal Leadership Academy: https://www.alasedu.org/pla-principal-leadership-academy-cohort/

• Superintendents Leadership Academy: https://www.alasedu.org/sla-superintendent-leadership-academy-cohort/

• October 7-9: Tickets are available now at: https://www.alasedu.org/event/18th-annual-national-summit/

• Women Superintendents Policy Leadership Academy: Dr. Christina Kishimoto will lead Cohort I. Deadline is July 31st. https://www.alasedu.org/wspla-women-superintendents-policy-leadership-academy/

Want to learn more about Hispanic/Latino history and culture, or what the difference between Hispanic, Latino, and Latinx is? There are various video presentations available on-demand here: https://palmbeachschools.org/9HispanicLatino

Denise Soler Cox, Natasha Carrisoza, Isabel Campoy, Alma Flor Ada, Robin Avelar La Salle, Victor Rios.

https://youtu.be/-lBpj2JpNrU