Dr. Wesley Smith
Executive Director, ACSA
Dr. Wesley Smith is executive director of the Association of California School Administrators, the largest school leadership group in the nation. ACSA is foremost a champion for the state’s more than 6 million students. Having served in a variety of school leadership roles, including elementary and middle grades principal, assistant superintendent and superintendent, Dr. Smith understands the intricacies and influences in public education. He believes in a bold new future for ACSA and ensuring it is the most influential voice in public education for years to come.
Changes in the standards taught and tested in California, a new school funding formula and the redesign of education accountability systems will require ACSA leadership. Dr. Smith is uniquely poised to lead that charge to protect the present and the future of all students. Read full bio.
First Person with Wes Smith
Wes and Ryan Smith, Executive Directors of powerhouse educational organizations Education Trust-West and the Association of California School Administrators, sit down to talk about equity, CELA, accountability and where we can go from here.
Presentations
Life/Work Balance Presentation
ACSA Leadership Assembly, February 2017
News & Updates
A call to action to advance educational equity in classrooms
The Sacramento Bee
Special to the Bee, by ACSA Executive Director Wesley Smith and Education Trust-West Director Ryan Smith
State Update for April 2018:
Accountability/ESSA State Plan; Fata School Violence Task Force; Federal and State Budgets; ACSA PAC; Notable bills; Future of LCFF; Professional Development update.