Tod A. Anton Department of Advanced Studies CSU, Stanislaus telephone: (209) 478-8052 e-mail: tanton1@comcast.net		Tod A. Anton Professor Emeritus
Current Professional Position Since 1990, Professor of School Administration, Department of Advanced Studies, California State University, Stanislaus (Professor Emeritus, 1996) Courses Presented Managing Human, Fiscal and Material Resources School Law / School Finance Curriculum Development and Supervision of Instruction The Principalship / School Management Educational Leadership and Personnel Management Education in Society Evaluating Educational Effectiveness and Implementing Staff Development Current Areas of Professional Interest  Developing a Student Centered School District Evaluation of Administrative Personnel Accreditation, Leverage in School Improvement The Superintendent as the District Culture Builder How Principals Extend Their Precious Time School Board/Superintendent Working Relationship Current Professional Activities Member, Accrediting Commission for School, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, 1988-2003 Scribe, Superintendency Committee, Association of California School Administrators (ACSA), 1992 - present Coach, Lincoln High School (Stockton, CA) Cross Country, 1988 - 2003 Additional Service and Honors Active member in Association of California School Administrators, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Phi Delta Kappa, California Association of Professors of Educational Administration, California Association of School Business Officials, American Association of School Administrators Marathon runner, San Joaquin Athletic Association cross country "Coach of the Year," 1989 and 1990 "Administrator of the Year," ACSA, Region VII, 1980-81 "Schoolmaster of the Year," 1990 UOP Phi Delta Kappa "Educator of the Year" 1994 Robert E. Kelly award from ACSA 1999 Consultant to several school districts including Ceres, Chatom, Colusa, Jefferson, Lodi, Lincoln, Linden, Los Lunas (NM), Oakdale, San Joaquin County Office of Education and Tracy College teaching at CSU, Long Beach, summer 1964, UCLA, summers 1965-66. Previous Professional Positions Superintendent, Lincoln Unified School District, Stockton, CA, 1972-1990 Superintendent, Hillsborough City School District, Hillsborough, CA, 1967-1972 Director of Research and Development, Garden Grove Unified, School District, Garden Grove, CA, 1965-1967 Principal, Administrative Assistant, Alamitos School District, Garden Grove, CA, 1958-1965 Principal and Teacher, El Toro School District, El Toro, CA, 1956-1958 Teacher, Santa Ana and Anaheim School Districts, Orange Co., CA, 1953-1956 University Degrees University of Southern California, BA (Social Science) 1951; MS (Education Guidance) 1954; Ed.D. (Education Administration) 1964.  Recent Post-Doctoral Studies Kettering Foundation /I/D/E/A/ Fellows Program, Claremont / Harvey Mudd Colleges, 1979-95; WASC/CDE, Focus on Learning / Pursuing Excellence / Program Quality Review Training, 1987-98; ACSA / CASBO Academy for School Business Managers, 1991-92.  Significant Leadership Roles Past president of Association of Low Wealth Schools, Orange County Elementary Administrators Association, Alamitos Administrators Association, San Mateo County Superintendents Association, North Stockton Rotary Club; president-elect of Association of California School Administrators, Region V; chair of ACSA state conference in San Diego 1981; chair of thirty-four WASC accreditation teams, member of nine others; California School Leadership Academy regional board; member of three Program Quality Review teams.  Recent Professional Publications  "(Almost) Everything You'll Ever Need to Know," Leadership, September/October 2005, p. 13. "Modifying Teacher Tenure to Regain Public Confidence," Thrust for Educational Excellence 25 (February/March 1996): 34-37.  "Where Did the Time Go? 62 Ways to Improve Your Planning," The Education Digest, March 1994, pp. 41-45.   "Where Did the Time Go? 62 Ways to Improve Your Planning," Here's How, National Association of Elementary School Principals, vol. 12, number 3, December 1993.  "School Districts: Abandon Traditional Supervisory Evaluation Practices When Working with Experienced, Successful Teachers," School of Education Journal, California State University, Stanislaus, December 1993, pp. 36-42. "The Budget Transmittal Letter to the Board of Education: a Powerful Document," Journal of School Business Management, Volume 57, Number 1, March 1992, pp.31-33.  "Field Work, a Collaborative Effort," Thrust for Educational Leadership, Volume 21, Number 5, February/March 1992, pp. 26-28.  "Meaningful Supervision and Evaluation of School Principals," School of Education Journal, California State University, Stanislaus, December 1992, pp. 29-37.  "Curtain Call for Serrano: There Are Still Remaining Inequities in a Day of Equal Opportunity," California School Boards Journal, Volume 50, Number 3, Winter 1992, pp. 18-24. Updated: Fri, Sep 9, 2005