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Middle school teacher Sandy Bakus says consistency between middle schools and high schools is huge for students. The On Track collaboration creates powerful connections where they are needed most. On Track Collaboration: Connecting across Grades

Create powerful connections where they are needed most for student's academic success.

We ended the fall convening season for our 8th & 9th Grade On-Track teams with inspiring collaboration and deep learning! Educators explored multiple opportunities for grading and how student discourse helps students reason, build on each other’s ideas, and adapt their understanding in action!

From Common Sense to Common Practice - California Education Partners I’ve been working with and in public school districts for a long time, 55 years to be exact, and I get to speak with dozens of superintendents every month. When I can support a district leader in…

Veteran superintendent Laura Schwalm shares how district leaders can turn common sense into common practice—building systems and habits that keep the focus on what matters most: improving student learning.

That’s a wrap on our P3 Collaboration Fall convenings! District teams explored testing new ideas, facilitating rich discussions, and building alignment across early grade classrooms. Professor Megan Franke shared effective Math teaching practices and districts shared big ideas with each other!

Lamont Leverages Improvement Teams to Learn and Scale The Lamont Improvement Team is celebrating two years of powerful collaboration, learning, and growth that is shaping the future of math teaching...

At Lamont, collaboration is transforming math teaching and learning. P3 Program Manager Christine Roberts highlights how the district’s Improvement Team has built a culture of shared learning that spread effective practices across schools.

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The Wisdom of District Improvement Teams At California Education Partners,  we’ve found that lasting improvement happens when solutions are designed collaboratively—bringing together the perspectives and experiences of educators,…

Lasting change in schools happens when solutions are designed together. P3 Program Manager Ashley Cheung Dooley shares how district improvement teams create alignment, build trust, and spark real breakthroughs for students.

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Great Ideas Need Great Systems - California Education Partners Let's begin by acknowledging a simple truth: working at and running a school district in California today is one of the most challenging jobs, period. People say to me all the time, “If a school…

Running a school district today is one of the toughest jobs out there. What is the underlying infrastructure that needs to exist for potentially impactful initiatives to actually succeed? ➡️ Read more from CA Education Partners' Executive Director Phil Halperin:

School leaders from Empire Union, Los Banos, Modesto City, Napa Valley, Pajaro Valley, Twin Rivers, & Vallejo City kicked off their first year of a three-year On-Track Collaboration. They began laying the foundation to strengthen systems, deepen collaboration, and support school sites!

Burbank, Hollister/San Benito, Modesto, Sanger, Santa Paula, & Twin Rivers Districts wrapped their 1st year of a 3 year On Track collaboration. District teams deepened their knowledge of standards, rigor of assessments & instruction, and strengthened their systems to use data for decision-making!

El Dorado County Districts Increase Performance Tasks - California Education Partners In 2023, Ed Partners and the El Dorado County Office of Education began a partnership to support districts through an 8-9 On Track Collaboration with a focus on increasing the number of students who…

El Dorado County school districts are taking performance assessment to the next level! Through the On Track Collaboration, educators are creating deeper learning experiences that empower students to demonstrate their knowledge in real-world ways: www.caedpartners.org/news/el-dora...

High school diplomas don’t guarantee college access. Nearly half of California students who receive a high school diploma are disqualified from public Califo... On Track: Why It Matters

Nearly half of CA high school grads are disqualified from 4-year public colleges before 10th grade. Research proves we need to set students up for success in 8th & 9th grade. These CA districts are making systemic improvements so students graduate ready for their future!

Celebrating a dynamic collaboration in math education: South Tahoe Middle and High Schools lead the way SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – At South Tahoe Middle School and South Tahoe High School, a remarkable partnership is unfolding, one that is setting a new standard for math education in the community. In…

The D/F rate of Lake Tahoe Unified School District's students in 8th grade Math has decreased by over 30% since 22-23. At the high school, the D/F rate has decreased in Math 1 by 15% even after enrolling all 9th students in A-G Integrated Math 1.

Stanford University Community Partnership Awards Since 2004, Stanford University has recognized partnerships between the University and groups in our region that address needs and work to advance the public good.

Stanford University just awarded California Education Partners Stanford-Sequoia Research Practice Partnership (RPP) with a Community Partnerships Award for addressing local community needs and working to advance the public good. 🏆

Hands on math is fun for all ages and offers reflection opportunities beyond math. P3CC district improvement teams worked together to test changes to find out how to get their coin to spin for the longest amount of time then discuss how the activity connects to the team's P3CC work.

Our district partners are creating a comprehensive and coherent system of learning that builds on itself as students move through the system. At a recent gathering in Sacramento P3CC improvement teams looked at the progression of a concept from PK-3rd grade in a card sorting activity.

Our Preschool through Third Grade Coherence Collaboration districts reap the benefits of students earliest and most influential years. Hear from experts Deborah Stipek and Megan Franke about P-3 coherence in action and why it matters in this video. https://buff.ly/4kjIpQO

How California can fix its school crisis. Two projects point the way Three years of expert, hands-on help pulled up two schools' test scores. The state's average scores remain below pre-pandemic levels.

Congratulations to Grass Valley and Lake Tahoe Unified School Districts! Our partnership to build capacity and foster instructional coherence lauded by veteran columnist Dan Walters as a way to help California districts.
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Taking Reform to Scale Learning from California Education Partners’ Collaborations

Ed Partners District to District program collaborates with districts to improve systems to achieve better outcomes for students. In Taking Reform to Scale, researchers at PACE studied the impact of our work with two districts over four years.

Preschool to Third Grade Literacy at Grass Valley Since 2021 Grass Valley has been part of California Education Partners' Preschool to Third Grade Coherence Collaboration (P3CC). Their focus on phonics has ...

Our 3 year collaboration with Grass Valley School District supported approaches with an emphasis on teacher leadership, internal accountability, and strategic data use. Through first piloting in a few classrooms then scaling across the district, student performances improved.

A new case study of Lake Tahoe Unified School District’s partnership with Ed Partners shows how they improved math instruction. Learn more about what PACE calls a blueprint for building adult capacity and fostering instructional coherence. https://buff.ly/4aKF09H

PACE - Taking Reform to Scale Districts in California (and across the country) work hard to improve instruction and student outcomes. Many attempts at new reforms fail to achieve their desired outcomes, however, and are rapidly…

PACE describes how our approach to supporting school districts improved their students’ outcomes. Our approach “addresses persistent barriers to improvement by building capacity in the district, piloting reforms, and focusing on scaling changes systemwide in sustainable ways” https://buff.ly/3BZdvMD

How California can fix its school crisis. Two projects point the way Three years of expert, hands-on help pulled up two schools' test scores. The state's average scores remain below pre-pandemic levels.

Our partnerships with school districts hailed as a blueprint for building adult capacity and fostering instructional coherence
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This new PACE brief introduces a series from describing @caedpartners.bsky.social’s approach to building school districts’ instructional capacity, which focuses on addressing persistent barriers to improvement with sustainable, districtwide strategies. edpolicyinca.org/publications... (1/5)

New PACE brief by @agallagheredpolicy.bsky.social and Benjamin Cottingham, part of a series on @caedpartners.bsky.social initiatives for sustainable change, describes a new approach to collaboration on improving literacy education in school districts. edpolicyinca.org/publications... (1/4)

New PACE brief by Benjamin Cottingham and @agallagheredpolicy.bsky.social, part of a series on @caedpartners.bsky.social, describes a new approach to collaboration on improving mathematics instruction in California school districts. edpolicyinca.org/publications... (1/4)