This weekend we were honored to spend the weekend with @CALSAfamilia where our CEO Dr. Matt Coleman highlighted examples of how educational leaders are using a shared identity to put families and student voices at the center of how decisions are made.
Over the course of the 2016-2017 school year the leadership team at Ocean View High School decided to take a step back and, specifically looking at their student outcomes, evaluate whether or not they were striving toward a holistic definition of student readiness.
Few large-scale policy initiatives speak to the potential of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) more so than the California Scale-Up Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) Statewide Initiative—simply referred to as California MTSS.
Walking off the stage at my high school graduation, I remember thinking that the transition into my “next chapter” would consist entirely of the extended weekend of freshman orientation at Linfield College, moving all of my stuff into my dorm room, meeting my new roommates, and attending my first day of classes. Period.
Ocean View High School: Monday Morning Wins How do you provide structured, intentional support for all staff? SCHOOL FACT BOX Ocean View High School, located in Huntington Beach, California, serves more than 1,400 students, with 54% identified as socioeconomically disadvantaged and just under 23% in programming for English Learners. The demographic profile reflects that 61%…
How do you ensure that the perspectives of all families are incorporated into decisions at the schoolwide level as well as at the individual student level?
Employing Leadership Systems and Structures How does the principal work through a broad set of teams to ensure all students get what they need to be successful? SCHOOL FACT BOX Fountain Valley High School, located in Fountain Valley, California, serves over 3,600 students, with 26% identified as socioeconomically disadvantaged and just under 5% in programming…
Using Artful Learning and Community PRIDE statements to Define Student Readiness Outcomes for All Students and Staff How do you define readiness in terms of student outcomes? SCHOOL FACT BOX Roosevelt Middle School, located in Oceanside, California, serves more than 1,000 students, with 62% identified as being socioeconomically disadvantaged and 14% in programming for English…
How do you ensure that the perspectives of all families, as well as the perspectives of individual students, are incorporated into school and districtwide decisions?
Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD)’s Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) stakeholder engagement processes are some of the most innovative we have seen in California.