President’s Message

It is an honor to serve as your ACSA Region XI President for the year ahead. I am grateful for the opportunity to walk alongside each of you as we continue the important work of leading our schools and districts with vision, purpose and heart.

This year, Region XI’s theme is Make It Matter. At its heart is a simple, but powerful question: How can we make a meaningful difference — in ourselves, in the lives of others, and in the communities we serve?

Making it matter begins with reconnecting with our own sense of worth —independent of performance, productivity, or approval. As educational leaders, we spend so much of our time caring for others, solving problems, and striving for excellence that it can be easy to measure our value by what we accomplish. This year, I encourage each of us to remember that our worth is not defined by a title, a decision, a test score, a successful initiative, or the number of challenges we overcome. We matter because of who we are and the difference we have the opportunity to make in the lives of others.

Our three-year regional strategic plan will continue to center on three priorities:

Professional Learning: We will create opportunities to learn from one another, share our experiences, and grow as leaders. At each region meeting, members will have opportunities to tell their stories, listen to the stories of others, and learn from the perspectives and experiences represented across Region XI. 

Membership: Each charter will have the opportunity to showcase a “Rookie-Rockstar” at every region meeting. By celebrating emerging leaders and the contributions they make, we can help others recognize that their work matters while creating opportunities to connect, grow and become part of our ACSA community.

Advocacy: Making it matter means ensuring that the voices of our schools, districts, educators, students, and communities are heard. We will continue finding meaningful ways to connect with our legislators, build relationships and demonstrate support for the needs of our districts and the students we serve.

This year, I challenge each of us to turn mattering into action. Let it be more than an idea we believe in. Let it become something we practice every day.

As Region XI, we have an incredible opportunity to make a difference together. By supporting one another, celebrating one another, learning from one another, and advocating for the communities we serve, we can continue to nurture a region where every leader feels connected to a greater purpose. I look forward to the year ahead and to the opportunity to connect with each of you as we learn, lead, grow, and — most importantly — Make It Matter!

With gratitude and purpose,

Richard Morosa
President, ACSA Region XI
Principal, Teresa Burke Elementary School, Wasco UESD
661-758-7480, ext. 45003