Resource Category: Governance (Research & Policy)

Lessons Learned: Resources for Championing Equity

DESCRIPTION

The California Association of African-American Superintendents & Administrators (CAAASA)’s statewide Professional Learning Network (PLN) began in the Fall of 2017, with the generous support of the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE). The goal of the CAAASA PLN is to identify the inequities experienced by African American students in California K-12 schools and to address them through a systems-change approach. The CAAASA PLN has worked over the past five years to surface and share best evidence-based practices that improve the educational outcomes of African American students. It aims to uncover the policy, practice, and performance that most effectively address systemic problems and lead to improved student outcomes.

During the onset of the pandemic, CAAASA worked closely with CCEE to respond to the crisis conditions in the field of education with professional development resources and forums and venues for information sharing and support. PLN members, including the three county offices, were active in this response, co-developing resources with CAAASA. In late 2021, CAAASA had the opportunity to reconvene the original seven local educational agencies (LEAs), including their superintendent leadership, for an in-depth discussion of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our schools, our students, their families, and teaching staff and school site, district, and county leadership. Led by Dr. Alicia Montgomery, Executive Director of the Center for Powerful Public Schools, we continued these important discussions throughout the spring of 2022, recording conversations and interviews on video for CCEE highlight reels and future resource development. In this brief, each of the LEAs provides highlights of their individual trajectories, reflecting on the enormous impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

LAUNCH BRIEF 

CAAASA PLN MEMBERS

  • Napa County Office of Education
  • Los Angeles County Office of Education
  • San Diego County Office of Education
  • Pittsburg Unified School District
  • Fresno Unified School District
  • Lynwood Unified School District
  • Compton Unified School District

RESOURCES

CAAASA’s Professional Learning Network Impact Report

RESOURCE TYPE

Reports & Publications

TYPE OF AUDIENCE

Governance (Research & Policy), LEA Leadership and Staff, Site Admin & Coach

TOPIC AREA

Equity

KEYWORDS

CAAASA

Successes and Challenges in Reducing Chronic Absenteeism

Chronic absenteeism has affected a significant percentage of California’s K-12 student population and is likely to continue to do so over the coming years due to the lasting impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. School absences negatively affect academic and socioemotional outcomes for all students – especially youth of color and other vulnerable student groups – making improving attendance a top priority for school systems.

This attendance brief aims to better understand how the issue of chronic absenteeism has been addressed by districts and what improvements could yield better student outcomes. It highlights insights and best practices collected from districts that were able to decrease their chronic absenteeism rate in the past five years and offers recommendations on how local educational agencies (LEAs) could help increase student attendance.

Launch Brief
Launch Slides

Advancing Labor-Management Collaboration and Partnerships (Learning Path)

DESCRIPTION

This learning path includes five modules, each with a video, tools, and supporting documents. Developed by the California Labor Management Initiative (CA LMI), the modules provide an overview of the CA LMI, introduce three frameworks for labor-management collaboration, and present perspectives from statewide thought leaders and practitioners.

DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

California Labor Management Initiative

Launch

RESOURCE TYPE

Courses/Learning Paths

TYPE OF AUDIENCE

Board, Paraeducator, Site Administrator / Instructional Coach, Systems Leadership, Teacher

TOPIC AREA

Governance

KEYWORDS

Charters & Special Education

DESCRIPTION

Learn about important accountability and continuous improvement topics as it relates to charter schools and special education. This toolkit features a series of in-depth on-demand training videos.

PRESENTER

CCEE and El Dorado County Charter SELPA

ARCHIVED VIDEOS

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

LAUNCH REFERENCES 

RESOURCE TYPE

Reports & Publications

TYPE OF AUDIENCE

Other, Systems Leadership

TOPIC AREA

Continuous Improvement, Special Education

KEYWORDS

Charter Schools, SELPA

Module 1: California’s Accountability System

DESCRIPTION

Learn about improvement processes to support students with disabilities through a series of online web modules. The resources feature self-paced videos, the Improving Performance of Students with Disabilities Handbook, downloadable presentation slides, and handouts.

PRESENTER

El Dorado County Charter SELPA

ARCHIVED VIDEO

SLIDES

LAUNCH SLIDES 

REFERENCES

LAUNCH TRANSCRIPT (ENGLISH) 
LAUNCH TRANSCRIPT (SPANISH) 

RESOURCE TYPE

Media, Professional Learning

TYPE OF AUDIENCE

Other, Systems Leadership

TOPIC AREA

Continuous Improvement, Equity, Special Education

KEYWORDS

SELPA

Monterey County Office of Education PLN Impact Report

DESCRIPTION

Sponsored by the CCEE, the Monterey County Office of Education invited district leaders, principals, and teacher leaders to participate in Professional Learning Networks in 2017. These networks provided resources and support to increase student achievement, develop leadership skills, and strengthen collaboration among its PLN members. This report includes the PLN’s focus, structure, evidence of impact, lessons learned, and recommendations for the field.

AUTHOR

CCEE and MCOE

REPORT

LAUNCH REPORT 

RESOURCE TYPE

Reports & Publications

TYPE OF AUDIENCE

Board, Systems Leadership, Teacher

TOPIC AREA

Continuous Improvement, Equity

KEYWORDS

Foster Youth, Professional Learning Network (PLN)

Local Board Policies and Practices to Support Distance Learning

DESCRIPTION

This session, designed for local school board members, will provide strategies for how to adopt emergency policies to support distance learning.

PRESENTER

Amy Christianson and Mike Walsh – Beacon Results

ARCHIVED VIDEO

WORKSHEET

LAUNCH WORKSHEET

REFERENCES

LAUNCH REFERENCES

RESOURCE TYPE

Media, Professional Learning

TYPE OF AUDIENCE

Systems Leadership

TOPIC AREA

Continuous Improvement, Governance

KEYWORDS

Distance Learning

The LCAP Toolkit: Using Research-based Tools to Promote Equity for English Learners

DESCRIPTION

The Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) Toolkit: Using research-based tools to promote equity for English Learners (LCAP Toolkit) is a resource for educators, families, and community members to ensure that the LCAP—the state’s public accountability mechanism— reflects how actions, services, programs, and resources are made visible to ensure equitable opportunities and outcomes for English Learners. The LCAP Toolkit consists of four parts that can be used together or independently. Part I presents information pertaining to policy, background, and LCAP Toolkit development. Part II introduces the English Learner Research-Aligned LCAP Rubrics. Part III offers four additional resources and tools that support the applied use of the rubrics by engaging EL-focused networks in developing, analyzing, and refining LCAP plans. Part IV appendices include references and resources.

AUTHORS

Loyola Marymount University, Center for Equity for English Learners

Californians Together

TOOLKIT

Resource Type

Tools & Templates

Type of Audience

Board, Other, Parent, Systems Leadership, Teacher

Topic Area

Continuous Improvement, English Learners, Equity, LCAP

KEYWORDS

data, English Learner Roadmap, Multilingualism, Professional Learning

LAUNCH TOOLKIT /wp-content/uploads/2022/06/LCAP-Toolkit-2020-Final-2.pdf