ACSA REGION 8 LEADERSHIP RETREAT
Achieving the Extraordinary
Friday, August 1st:
8:00 – 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 9:00 am
Welcome, Introductions, Agenda Review
9:00 – 9:30 am
Team Building Activity
9:30 – 9:50 am
Membership updates: Tony
9:50 – 10:00 am
OCHO updates: Ginny
10:00 – 10:10 am
Current Adopted Budget and updates: Shari
10:10 – 10:20 am
Communications updates: Jason
10:20 – 10:30 am
Break
10:30 – 11:00 am
Programs and WLN: Jenay
PD Theme for the Year: LEADING FROM THE HEART AND MIND~
11:00 – 11:10 am
Awards: Shelly and Cheryl
11:10 – 11:20 am
Mentor Program: Iris
11:20 – 11:50 am
Consultant report and ACSA Updates: Pat and Lisa G.
12: 00 – 12:55 pm
Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 pm
The Leadership Challenge, Author Jim Kouzes
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Model The Way
Inspire A Shared Vision
Challenge Process
Enable Others To Act
Encourage The Heart
3:00 – 3:15 pm Break
3:15 – 3:30 pm Debrief presentation - (Welcome late attendees)
3:30 – 4:30 pm ACSA’s Executive Director, Wes Smith
4:30 – 5:00 pm Overview of the day – review Saturday agenda
6:00 pm
Dinner with family and invited guests
7:00 pm
Music entertainment on the patio – no host bar
ACSA REGION 8 LEADERSHIP RETREAT
Saturday, August 2nd:
8:00 – 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45 am
Recap – new introductions
8:45 – 9:00 am
Team Building Activity
9:00 – 10:00 am
Break-out groups with Member At Large Assignments
Key tasks:
 Role and responsibility overview
 How can we improve participation and communication related to our role/activities?
 What questions do we have?
Group A: Charter Presidents: Facilitated by Pat and Colette
Group B: Committee and Council Chairs: Will
Group C: Program Chairs, Membership, Awards, Every Student Succeeding, OCHO:
Group D: Legislative Action Team: Joel and Anisha
10:00 – 10:40
Report out – 10 minutes per group
10:40 – 10:50
Break
10:50 – 11:00
Time to input calendar events
11:00 – 11:30
Legislative endorsements with timeline – discussion/ process
11:30 – 12:00
Evaluation and Final raffle drawing
Group A: Charter Presidents: Facilitated by Pat and Colette
Executive Board members assignments: Bob, Hans, Michael, Bhavna
ACSA REGION 8 LEADERSHIP RETREAT
*Anisha Munshi, Gilroy
*Joanne Vaars – East Valley
*Sheila Walters – SCCOE
Andrew Lucia – Santa Clara
Betsy Doss - San Jose (absent)
Casey McMurray, Milpitas
Jennifer Tyson – Cupertino
Katherine Baker – Palo Alto (absent)
Kristin Burt – Alum Rock
Kristina Clecak/Laura Meusel – Oak Grove Charter
Pat Buchser – Morgan Hill
Randy Martino, West Valley
Sharon Ofek – Palo Alto
Tom Huynh – East Side
Trudy Gross – DeAnza – (absent)
*serving in more than one role
Group B: Committee and Council Chairs: Tanya kicks off - Facilitated by Will Ector
(Lisa G. and Pat to circulate)
Adult Education, Elizabeth Ambra
Curriculum and Instruction, Adora Fisher
CEL, Sylvia Alvarez
Co-Administrator, Chris Barbara
CTE, Sharon Brown
HR, Mary Berkey
Mentor Program, Iris Burke
Retirees, Glen Ishiwata
Secondary Ed, Bettina Lopez
Group C: Program Chairs, Membership. Awards, Every Student Succeeding, Communications, OCHO
Executive Board members assigned: Sheila Walters, Joanne Vaars, and (Nico Flores)
Tony Frascone, VP Membership
Lety Villa, Co-Chair, Programs
Shelly Viramontez, Co-Chair, Awards
Cheryl Jordan, Co-Chair, Awards
Jenay Kiddoo, Co-Chair, Programs
Jason Sorich, Communications
Ginny Fahimi, OCHO, Secretary
Shari Roth, Treasurer
Group D: Legislative Action Team: Joel Herrera, Anisha Munshi
Executive Board members assigned: Lisa Andrew, Eric Andrew (Lisa G.)
2014-2015 EXECUTIVE BOARD
President
Tanya Krause
ACSA REGION 8 LEADERSHIP RETREAT
President-Elect
Past President
Lisa Andrew
Colette Zea
VP, Member Services
Tony Frascone
VP, Legislative Action
Joel Herrera
Chairs, Programs
Chairs, Awards
Chairs, Communications
Jenay Kiddoo & Lety Villa-Gascon
Cheryl Jordan & Shelly Viramontez
Jason Sorich
Treasurer
Shari Roth
Secretary
Virginia Fahimi
Internal Affairs
Legislative Policy
Region 8 ACSA State Board Member
Region 8 Executive Director
Bob Lowry
Anisha Munshi
Will Ector
Patricia Einfalt
Member-at-Large
Eric Andrew
Member-at-Large
Hans Barber
Member-at-Large
Nico Flores
Member-at-Large
Bhavna Narula
Member-at-Large
Michael O’Laughlin
Member-at-Large
Joann Vaars
Member-at-Large
Sheila Walters
Committee’s and Council Members:
Adult Education, Elizabeth Ambra
Curriculum and Instruction, Adora Fisher
CEL, Sylvia Alvarez
Co-Administrator, Chris Barbara
CTE, Sharon Brown
HR, Mary Berkey
Retirees, Glen Ishiwata
Secondary Ed, Bettina Lopez