Join hundreds of educators, parents, students, policymakers, advocates, and community members to advance educational equity for California’s students at the 2023 Equity Conference.
San Diego County Office of Education, (2022).
Educational equity means students have access, opportunities, and supports to thrive in school, achieve a meaningful diploma, and lead a choice-filled life. The Equity department supports this effort by providing equity-focused services & resources to schools and districts, charter organizations, independent, and Juvenile Court and Community Schools throughout San Diego County.
San Diego County Office of Education, (2021).
A collaboration between South County SELPA, the Equity, Disproportionality & Design Project, and the National Center for Urban School Transformation (NCUST), featuring teachers and school leaders from award-winning schools. In this five session series, NCUST Executive Coaches Cara Riggs, Dr. Rupi Boyd, and Dr. Joseph Johnson will teach about five important practices successful schools have used to elevate learning to new levels for all students.
Equity, Disproportionality & Design, (2021).
The San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) built a website full of resources to celebrate and honor the culture, history, and contributions of Hispanic Americans. In observance of National Hispanic Heritage Month.
San Diego County Office of Education, (2021).
The Imperial County SELPA has built a website full of resources dedicated to support the statewide system by offering collaborative consultation services to SELPAs who have identified needs associated with improving outcomes for English learners with Disabilities.
Imperial Special Education Local Plan Area, (2022).
The majority of children and teens in American schools are people of color. In the past, curriculum excluded the histories, knowledge, and perspectives of those who were not white, male, cisgender, heterosexual, able-bodied and Christian, although people from all groups contributed to the world that we know today. Ethnic studies is essential because it provides young people access to the full spectrum of human knowledge.
Latinx Curriculum Module, (2022)
The goal of this project is to improve the quality of information about teaching effectiveness, to help build fair and reliable systems for teacher observation and feedback.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Learning About Teaching: Initial Findings from the Measures of Effective Teaching Project (2013); Retrieved from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED528388.pdf.
The BELE Framework is a guide for transforming student experiences and outcomes. It’s designed to integrate across every part of the learning experience, from teaching and learning, schoolwide systems and structures, family, caregiver, and community partnerships, and district and state policies while anchoring students at the center.
Building Equitable Learning Environments Network, (2021).
This guide emphasizes the importance of respecting and being responsive to student and family culture and language when developing programs, services, and instruction for English learners in the state who may have a disability that impacts their ability to learn.
California Department of Education. 2019. California Practitioners’ Guide for Educating English Learners with Disabilities. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Education.
NAMI partners with CDE to explain the importance of and strategies for supporting the mental health needs of youth; how families and loved ones can support youth going back to school during the pandemic; and ways to advocate and get involved in policy changes for youth mental health.
National Alliance on Mental Health, (2021).
