One of his first stops was Robert F. Kennedy UCLA Community School led by Principal Leyda Garcia. The event highlighted sports clinics at
summer school sites and LA sports teams to “bring real joy, fun, and excitement to kids through sports from their favorite teams and franchises.” It was another great opportunity to connect with Board Member Melvoin, Interim Superintendent Reilly and Local District Superintendent Frances Baez. President Paiz understands the additional pressures and stressors an event
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AALA President Nery Paiz hit the ground running speaking to the Board of Education on July 13, 2021. His first order of business this July was to recognize AALA members’ herculean efforts this past year while prompting the Board to remember the many sacrifices frontline managers make as negotiations are set to start.“Good afternoon Boardmembers and Interim Superintendent Reilly. My name is Nery Paiz and I am the proud President of the almost 3,000 Associated Administrators of Los Angeles. I want to start by
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My ALPHA is a very humble one. I am Juan Alberto Flecha, a boy from the hood who still remembers dumpster diving at the age of 5 to help put food on the table; a dreamer who became a naturalized U.S. citizen at the age of 7; a survivor of a raging alcoholic father who died when I was in junior high; and one of those classic latch-key kids while my amazing mother cleaned other people’s toilets from dawn to dusk. Guadalupe M. Flecha, my beloved mother, at 95 years young, living at-home with us, made me who I am!
My forever gratitude goes to
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Our own Dan Basalone, whom everyone knows and remembers as a consummate professional and all-around good guy, has taken the time from his busy retirement in Idaho to write this tribute (beginning with the next paragraph) to Lorraine Bush and no one can tell the story better! There are many take aways from Ms. Bush’s epic and legendary years of service and dedication, however, there literally would be no Associated Administrators of Los Angeles without
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At the meeting of the Board of Education on Tuesday, June 9, goals and guardrails (?) for 2021-2026 were presented, however, they were not adopted. This is significant because the selection of the new superintendent partially hinges on that person’s ability to implement the Board’s goals. The proposed goals are:
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Beware! It is so easy and convenient to mix business and personal everyday life occurrences on District issued (THE FIRM) devices. It is important to remember District issued laptops and desktops are the District’s property and most, if not all, of the business conducted therein should be related to the District. As the school year comes to an end, it would be a good practice to ensure that your District equipment has been scrubbed of personal data or links that others may access when assignments change.
You may be wondering what Tale from the Crypt triggered this article.
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Stan Silverman begins his article with a provocative question: Have you ever worked for a “leader” who would not listen to your ideas, or who wouldn’t ask for your opinion?
It seems these days the unequivocal answer is a YES if you are a secondary or elementary principal faced with having to ensure
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Accolades go to LAUSD Board Members Dr. George McKenna and Scott Schmerelson for authoring the resolution entitled “Ensuring Local School Site and Community Control, Authority, Autonomy, and Choice Regarding Safe Campuses and the Protection of Our Students and Staff.” (Click HERE.)
The resolution addresses loudly and clearly yet another issue keeping administrators from sleeping at night.
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How refreshing and exciting to pause and celebrate our collective, amazing achievements, and all we have been able to accomplish, even during a pandemic!
Atop the list is the Class of 2021. This year, hundreds of seniors applied for the AALA scholarships and as in past years, Friends of AALA would like to have awarded every applicant a scholarship,
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The In Memoriam is penned every year with the genuine hope the District will somehow mend its ways and the In Memoriam section can forever be retired. Regrettably, this is not the year.
True to form, our School Support Administrators are being released from their assignments with great insensitivity, no evaluation, and no substantive reasons given. To the District’s credit,
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Some members have asked AALA to turn the tables on the District. These members are requesting this year’s calendar be immediately changed. More specifically, they are requesting there be no school the week of May 24, 2021, in order to
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The Ides of March have long passed us by with no instructional calendar for the 2021 school year in sight. Please take a moment to review the Superintendent’s proposal to extend the academic year with additional professional development opportunities for educators and
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You are cordially invited to join your department caucus at 4:30 p.m., today, Thursday, April 15, 2021. The caucus gives level-alike members the opportunity to share and discuss issues and areas of concern for the association to pursue with the District’s senior management. It is also a time to take care of important
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Fast and furious best describes this week and it is not even Friday. The information overload and meetings keep coming fast and making most everyone even more furious. Elementary and Early Education principals have especially been hit hard this week as many of them are opening this
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This week has been like no other for most members. The demands associated with the reopening are becoming ever more unrealistic and unmanageable. It seems AALA’s demands have fallen on deaf ears with some exceptions. Thank you LAUSD for addressing a few of the concerns:
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Voting in the run-off election for 2021 – 2024 AALA President and School Support Administrators, Director, closed on Wednesday evening, March 17, 2021. With 1,306 members voting, Nery X. Paiz obtained
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Who remembers Mervyn’s and their iconic “Open, Open, Open!!” commercial? It was all about the eager shopper knocking on the store’s doors in the wee hours of the morning for the store to open. In similar fashion, it seems most everyone from
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Voting for the office of AALA President and executive board positions closed on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. For AALA President, none of the five candidates received the required 50% + one of those voting to be declared the winner. With 1,217 active members in good standing voting for president, the top
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Sincere apologies to the membership are in order related to the District’s decision to return to schools and offices on March 1, 2021. The angst, miscommunications and lack of sensitivity many members are experiencing is downright cruel, unusual, and
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