4LAKids - LETTER TO DR. JAIME AQUINO FROM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS + A CONCERN ABOUT FAIRNESS IN RESTORING CUTS

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LETTER TO DR. JAIME AQUINO FROM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS + A CONCERN ABOUT FAIRNESS IN RESTORING CUTS

FROM THE ASSOCIATED ADMINISTRATORS OF LOS ANGELES (AALA – “THE PRINCIPALS UNION”) UPDATE | WEEK OF DECEMBER 3, 2012

29 November 2012 :: AALA thanks Gary Garcia, President of the Senior High School Principals’ Organization, for sharing this letter.
Dear Dr. Aquino:
Thank you for taking time out of your previously set schedule to meet with high school principals on Wednesday. The main topic of our discussion will be the various District initiatives that involve professional development.

• Teaching and Learning Framework
• English Language Learner Master Plan
• Common Core Standards

In general, the concerns that principals in middle, secondary span and high schools from all parts of the District have shared with me apply to all three sets of the aforementioned professional development modules:

• Modules have a bias toward the type of PD that is appropriate for elementary school faculties, not secondary.
• The sheer number of PD modules that we are to provide to our staffs ignores the equally important mandate that all high