FL-ALAS

FL Association of Latino Administrators & Superintendents

November 2021

Congrats & Welcome

Please help us congratulate and welcome Jen Tapia and Sonia Birch who will be joining our FL-ALAS Executive Board of Directors.

Jen Tapia serves as a Principal in Pinellas County, and Sonia Birch serves as an ESOL & DL Instructional Specialist in Palm Beach County.

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Jen Tapia

Historian/Publicist

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Executive Board of Directors

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Sonia Birch

Treasurer

Congratulations Superintendent Burke

The Palm Beach County School Board unanimously approved the appointment of Michael J. Burke, on October 20, 2021 to serve as the permanent Superintendent.

FL-ALAS was invited to share a few remarks captured below at time stamp: 54:04.

We look forward to Superintendent Burke's participation as our County Representative for Palm Beach County.

Welcome Superintendent Cartwright

We are excited to welcome Superintendent of Broward County Public Schools, Dr. Vickie L. Cartwright as our Broward County Representative.

We look forward to our collaboration as we continue to grow our leaders.

FL-ALAS Network Mixer with Superintendent Cartwright

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December 14, 2021

Please save the date for our network mixer with Superintendent Cartwright. It is scheduled for Tuesday, December 14th from 6:00-8:00 pm. The Network Mixer will be held in Broward County. More information will be forthcoming.

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FL-ALAS collaborates with CALSA to help facilitate Brown Girls Book Chat

Join FL-ALAS, CALSA, and other ALAS State Affiliates each Monday, for a "For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts" weekly Book Chat with the Author via Zoom.

RSVP here

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Educator Patricia Trejo Receives ALAS Scholarship

Read full article here.

Black and Brown School Leaders are Essential for Real Educational Equity, But They Need Support in Order to Succeed.

Shelton: Black and Brown School Leaders are Essential for Real Educational Equity, But They Need Support in Order to Succeed

Authentic connections among educators, students, parents and their community are critical for the success of a school. These connections are essential in pursuing equity, addressing opportunity gaps and supporting Black and brown students. Unfortunately, between the underrepresentation of Black teachers and school leaders and the utter failure of teacher training programs to adequately prepare educators [...]

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