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Policy & Governance

Policy & Governance 

  • Facilitates dynamic ACOE leadership in county, state, and federal policy arenas to equip the most vulnerable students, and the people who serve them, with the tools they need to thrive.
  • Supports effective governance to ensure equity and transparency.
  • Adopts an annual Legislative Platform to guide our advocacy and ACOE positions on proposed state legislation and budgetary requests. 

Policy and Governance staff track state bills for ACOE department and provide updates on the progress of those bills as they move through the state legislative or budgetary process.

To have us track a state bill or create a report on state bills in a particular education-related area, submit a request below.

Submit Request. 

 

Program Areas

There are four key areas within the Policy and Governance program:   Policy Advocacy   •   Policy Analysis and Training   •   Board Governance   •   Legal Compliance

Through policy advocacy, analysis, and training, and in support of effective governance, the Policy & Governance Program strives to accomplish the goals listed below.

 

Through policy advocacy we:

  • Move policies forward that support the vision and mission
  • Elevate ACOE's leadership in policy and practice advocacy 

 

 

 

Through policy analysis and training, we:

  • Strengthen knowledge of policies affecting Board, COEs, districts
  • Increase advocacy capacity county-wide
  • Establish relationships with key state policymakers and education-focused advocacy organizations

 

In support of effective Board governance, we:

  • Serve as liaison between trustees and ACOE and school district staff to provide the information the Board needs for its decision making
  • Develop meeting agendas and materials, and offer administrative and logistical assistance
  • Facilitate updates to Board policies and regulations
  • Oversee effective and fair appeals processes
  • Support County Committee on School District Organization

In support of legal compliance, we:

  • Ensure Board alignment with Brown Act and other legal requirements
  • Ensure accurate Superintendent responses to Grand Jury reports, CPRA requests, and other legal matters

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initiatives and Projects

Projects and initiatives support ACOE leadership in policy arenas and effective governance to ensure equity and transparency.

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Contact Us

Lucy Salcido Carter
Director of Policy and Governance
lcarter@acoe.org
(510) 670-4168

Angela Thomsen
Executive Assistant
athomsen@acoe.org
(510) 670-4145  

Mary Ellen Pearce
Policy Fellow
mpearce@acoe.org
(510) 670-4142