HISTORY OF ALAS
The Association of Latino Superintendents and Administrators(ALAS) was created by a group of Latino superintendents and administrators who met through the spring of 2003 to discuss the organizational structure, philosophy and goals of forming a national organization. ALAS not only serves as an acronym for the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendent, but was intentionally selected as a word in the Spanish language that means wings; generating wings to success for Latino educators and students to reach their dreams.
ABOUT FL-ALAS
The Florida Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (FL-ALAS) was founded in 2012 (originally as South Florida ALAS), by a group of Latino educational leaders in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties who saw the need to provide a way for Latino educators to collaborate and advocate on behalf of Latino educators, students, and families.
OUR VISION
The vision of FL-ALAS is to provide a venue for educational professionals to discuss the needs of our diverse community in order to better serve the Latino students in the state of Florida.
OUR MISSION
The mission of FL-ALAS is to provide leadership that assures every school across the State of Florida effectively serves the educational needs of all students, with a particular emphasis on Latino youth by building capacity, promoting best practices and transforming educational institutions.
To advocate for the teaching of all students to the highest academic standards and for the closing of the gap in the achievement of Latino students and other underrepresented minorities.
To provide networking, mentoring, and professional development opportunities to attract, retain, and promote Latino educators into leadership roles in the public school systems across Florida.
To provide avenues for Latino students and parents to become knowledgeable and engaged in the K-12 educational rights and options as well as in the post secondary college and career opportunities that are afforded and available to their children.
To advocate and promote policies and legislation that will provide equal rights, access, and opportunities to Latino students, ELL students, and other underrepresented minorities in the state of Florida.