Educational Services

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Mission:

To guide and support the continuous improvement of a high quality instructional program
through teacher development and to provide quality curriculum,
effective assessment and a relentless focus on learning and results for all students.


We will accomplish our mission through:

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The team in Ed. Services is comprised of support staff, teacher leaders, and administrators. We are all here to serve the schools by providing high quality:

  • Professional Development
  • Coaching and Support for Teachers and Principals
  • Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment (BTSA)
  • Instructional Materials
  • Multiple Measures of Assessment including California Standards Test
  • State & Federal Program Implementation and Compliance

For more information, please see our contact list, calendar and specialized sections of our website .

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A Focus on the Seven Correlates of Effective Schools

During the 2009-2010 school year, we will begin using the research-based Seven Correlates of Effective Schools as the framework for continuous improvement. Our professional development is designed to provide staff with the skills and processes necessary to implement the Seven Correlates in the classroom and throughout the school.

All schools will be implementing Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to frequently monitor student progress. Our PLCs are defined as small grade-level or department teams that examine student work generated from common formative assessments. The PLCs are built around 3 Big Ideas: Create a Culture of Collaboration with a Focus on Results to Ensure Students Learn.

As we collaborate to improve student learning results, we ask 4 Questions: 

  • What are the essential outcomes that we expect students to learn? 
  • How will we know if they are learning? 
  • What will we do when students already are proficient?
  • How do we respond when students don't learn?

Phone: 408.522.8200 x 235 • Fax: 408.522.8336