Loyola Marymount University is a top-ranked national university by U.S. News and World Report, which places LMU among the top six Jesuit universities in the country and in the top six private universities in California. Founded in 1911, LMU is a Catholic, Jesuit, and Marymount university with more than 7,100 undergraduate students and more than 3,000 graduate and law students. LMU offers 56 undergraduate majors and 56 minor programs, along with 46 master’s degree programs, three doctorate programs and 12 credential/authorization programs. LMU’s intercollegiate athletics teams compete in the West Coast Conference with 14 Division I varsity sports.

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Elected 2019-20 President of the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) serving approximately 18,000 members.  Initiated ACSA/California School Boards Association (CSBA) Anti-Racism Task Force to establish leadership focused on implementation of anti-racist polices and practices by school district and school board leaders and state legislators.

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Equity Leadership for English Learners During COVID-19: Early Lessons

Linda Kaminski, Ed.D. is the Director of Research and Policy for the Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL) and Affiliate Faculty in the School of Education at Loyola Marymount University. Her research addresses equity-based leadership and the impact of programs and policies in curriculum, instruction, and accountability on culturally and linguistically diverse students and their teachers and administrators. 

Dr. Kaminski began her career in education as a bilingual teacher and served as an elementary principal, coordinator, assistant superintendent, and superintendent.  In 2017 the Los Angeles County Office of Education selected Dr. Kaminski as its inaugural Superintendent of the Year. In 2019-20, Dr. Kaminski served as president of the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA). She has contributed to statewide policy through service on multiple state committees, including the California Practitioners Advisory Group. She currently serves on the ACSA/California Association of Professors of Education Administration (CAPEA) committee to support higher education and K-12 education, professional preparation and development, and to influence and contribute to the education research agenda. Dr. Kaminski earned her master’s and doctorate degrees in Administration, Policy and Social Planning, Urban Superintendents Program at Harvard University.

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Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students

Bilingual Education

Director of Research and Policy, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL) & Affiliate Faculty

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