Resource Category: Professional Learning

DESCRIPTION

This session highlights Sanger Unified School District and San Ramon Valley Unified School District’s pioneering work in developing customized data dashboards to drive student success, emphasizing data literacy and real-time interventions. Learn about their strategies for comprehensive data systems aiding instructional decisions and their unique approaches to data visualization for targeted interventions. Additionally, the session covered best practices from the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE) on measuring dashboard impact and fostering data engagement, ensuring participants gain insights into building and implementing assessment dashboards effectively. The participants of this event engaged through roundtable discussions, live demonstrations, and interactive tools to deepen their understanding and application of data-driven strategies.

PRESENTERS

Allan Taing, Senior Manager, CCEE

Nhi Hang, Program Specialist, CCEE

Thomas Soto, Director, Educational Services, SUSD

Katie Gault, Coordinator, Data and Assessment, SUSD

Kit Bragg, Director, Assessment Research and Evaluation, SRVUSD

Ramma Ravi, Educational Services Technical Analyst, SRVUSD

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Embark on a journey into the transformative impact of the Community Engagement Initiative (CEI) in California, explored through the principles of the Dual Capacity-Building Framework and the Participatory Systems Change for Equity Approach. This session navigates the pivotal role of capacity building in fostering meaningful conversations and relationships within communities and districts, emphasizing trust and mutual respect for enhanced pupil outcomes, utilizing real-life case studies from CEI.

Delving into the Participatory Systems Change for Equity Approach, the session highlights the significance of peer-to-peer partnerships in driving systemic change, focusing on building robust networks between school districts and communities to address educational disparities. Attendees will glean strategies to cultivate and sustain such partnerships in their own contexts.

In the session’s final segment, explore CEI’s statewide efforts in scaling effective practices for community engagement, drawing insights from the Peer Leading and Learning Network (PLLN) and how these initiatives can be expanded for broader community involvement and integrated into continuous improvement endeavors.

PRESENTERS

David Toston, Senior Advisor, CCEE

Amber Valdez, Senior Program Associate, WestEd

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RESOURCES – Coming December 1!

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In collaboration with the California Association of African-American Superintendents and Administrators (CAAASA), the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE) initiated a professional learning network (PLN) in 2017 to address disparities faced by African American students in K-12 schools.

This session revisits the PLN’s progress, focusing on five LEA teams—Fresno Unified, Lynwood Unified, Pittsburg Unified, Napa County Office of Education, and San Diego County Office of Education—as they tackle specific challenges hindering the academic and socio-emotional growth of Black students.

Attendees explored the strategies, challenges, and lessons learned from these teams, engaging in Q&A sessions and smaller group breakouts to delve deeper into each LEA’s approaches and outcomes. All participants received a summary brief encompassing the latest data and insights from this ongoing network’s efforts to improve educational outcomes for African American students.

PRESENTERS

Sujie Shin, Deputy Executive Director, CCEE

Italo Ciccarelli, Program Specialist, Data & Impact, CCEE

Dwight Bonds, Executive Director, CAAASA

Tracy R. Thompson, Executive Director, Juvenile Court & Community Schools, SDCOE

Deborah Hernandez, Director, Continuous Improvement LCAP, SDCOE

Leilah Kirkendoll, Director, Equity, LCAP, MTSS, and Categorical Funds, SDCOE

Allison Wulf, Coordinator, Juvenile Court & Community Schools, SDCOE

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In the 2022-2023 school year, the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE) introduced the Data Research Learning Network (DRLN) aimed at transforming data and assessment practices in districts across California. The DRLN, structured into three strands, emphasizes Deeper Learning, Data Review, and Data Dashboards to enhance educational strategies.

As part of the Deeper Learning strand, Rincon Valley Union School District (RVUSD) shared their experiences in cultivating a more balanced assessment system, particularly focusing on formative assessment practices in mathematics. The session dissected the crucial elements of a Balanced Assessment System and the role of Formative Assessments, underlining coherence, comprehensiveness, and continuity as key features.

RVUSD leaders detailed their journey of re-balancing the assessment system, starting with a needs assessment and action plan, shedding light on the pivotal role of formative assessments in math. Attendees gained a toolkit for Balanced Assessment Systems and access to CCEE’s MicroLearning courses, providing valuable resources for their own educational innovation.

RVUSD’s research, a part of CCEE’s Data Research Learning Network, concentrated on formative assessment in mathematics, drawing insights on enhancing assessment systems based on the collaborative work with the Center for Assessment. The DRLN serves as a conduit for sharing these innovative experiences to inspire and guide other districts venturing on their innovation journeys.

PRESENTERS

Ingrid Roberson, Assistant Director, Research Learning, CCEE

Dorcas Kong, Senior Specialist, Executive Projects, CCEE

Hilary Kjaer, Director, Teaching and Learning, RVUSD

Tasha Lopez, Teacher on Special Assignment, RVUSD

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