May marks the final whole month of education.
It is time to assess what students across California have learned during the 2017-18 school year and wait for the results the CAASPP will reveal in the fall.
Local Education Agencies (LEA's) are also submitting the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) to their local County Office of Education for approval.
Students get ready for End-of-the-Year activities.
Seniors finalize their checklists as they prepare for graduation and start to get sized for caps and gowns; while Eighth and Fifth graders, in addition to Kindergartners, prepare for their promotion ceremonies.
Proud parents, friends, and relatives reflect on the passage of time as they see these kids, our students, take part in these rites of passage that mark their educational milestones.
So get ready to get a little nostalgic. Let the melancholy flow through each one of us as we prepare to close the 2017-18 Academic School Year and make plans to give a big sendoff to the Class of 2018!
Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator
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April.
It is National Poetry Month.
It is when Jackie Robinson is honored for breaking through the greatest human barrier of diversity and integrating the national pastime of baseball on Jackie Robinson Day.
It is when one of the most inhumane acts committed in the 20th century is recognized as Holocaust Remembrance Day is honored.
It is the marker in time where education takes its final points of pivot before setting off toward the accomplishment of Graduation.
The final break of Spring is over. It is time to sprint toward the end of school. Less than 3 months remain in the school year. Less than 12 weeks of school left. Less and less time remains left in which progress can be made and assessed; but time, nonetheless, remains. Educators can still advocate for struggling students. Students can still request help from teachers. Teachers can still guide students and collaborate with educators.
April should serve as the month in which students, teachers, parents, educators, and advocates come together for that one last pitch in support of education for future generations.
Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator
Copyright 2018. MRCR Educational Consulting Firm. All Rights Reserved.
So get ready to get a little nostalgic. Let the melancholy flow through each one of us as we prepare to close the 2017-18 Academic School Year and make plans to give a big sendoff to the Class of 2018! 
