ASCD Appoints Ranjit Sidhu as New Executive Director & CEO
Sidhu comes to ASCD from the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships (NCCEP), where he served as President and CEO since 2015. Prior to joining NCCEP, Sidhu held senior vice president positions at both the College Board and ACT. In those roles he led numerous teams, including strategy, new product development, and policy and advocacy.
He started his education career as a high school social studies teacher in the Washington, D.C. and Prince George's County, Maryland, public school districts. Sidhu holds master's degrees from George Washington University and the University of Pittsburgh and a bachelor's degree from the University of Mary Washington.
"My career has been spent in service to educators with the goal of ensuring that all students are fully prepared to navigate life after high school. I am excited to join the ASCD team, an organization that has long been the leader in providing the most relevant and research-based resources for improving teaching and leading," Sidhu said. "I am grateful for the Board's confidence, and I look forward to building upon ASCD's success as one of the world's top professional learning and membership organizations."
Voting Opens March 13 for the 2020 ASCD General Membership Election
Voting opens March 13 to fill two positions on ASCD's 2020–2021 Board of Directors. The candidates are:
Director of English Language Development, Weld Re-8 School District, Fort Lupton, Colorado
Adjunct Professor, Regis University, Denver, Colorado
Content Specialist, FranklinCovey, Salt Lake City, Utah
Superintendent, Northwest Allen County Schools, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Coordinator for New Teacher Induction and Secondary Educator Development, Burbank Unified School District, Burbank, California
Superintendent, Selma City Schools, Selma, Alabama
Founder and Managing Director, International Community Schools, Ghana
Executive Director, Ghana ASCD, Accra, Ghana
The election closes on April 30, 2020. Please contact ASCD Governance at governance@ascd.org with any questions.
What Educators Really Think
We asked educators which topic students are most vocal about at their school. Here's how they responded:
A total of 138 readers responded to this question, which appeared in ASCD SmartBrief's ED Pulse online poll on November 7, 2019.
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Quaglia and his coauthors at the Quaglia Institute for School Voice & Aspirations deftly synthesize the thoughts and feelings of hundreds of thousands of stakeholders and offer a vision for schools where everyone's voice matters.
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Cay and Adlee Find Their Voice by Cali & Russ Quaglia, illustrated by Daniel Minter with Donald Ely. (ASCD, 2017). Stock no. 117080.
Created by internationally recognized educator Russ Quaglia and his daughter Cali, this award-winning children's picture book supports Quaglia's pioneering work around the importance of student voice.
Fostering Student Voice (Quick Reference Guide) by Russell Quaglia and Kristine Fox. (ASCD, 2018). Stock no. QRG119034 (single) or QRG119034P (25-pack).
This handy guide, based on years of research and work in schools, describes a four-step process to fostering student growth.
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Learning to Choose, Choosing to Learn: The Key to Student Motivation and Achievement by Mike Anderson. (ASCD, 2016). Stock no. 116015.
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