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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 and learning across their district. Their district’s Framework for the Future and their participation in Ed Partner’s PreK-3 Coherence Collaborative (P3CC) are guiding their strategy. From the very beginning, the team committed to […]
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, administrators, and district leaders. That’s why we structure our collaborations around cross-organizational district teams. By bringing together teachers, coaches, school site leaders, and district leaders, we ensure that multiple levels of the system […]
Great Ideas Need Great Systems
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 district would just do this or just do that, everything would come out great.” It’s not simple; many elements need […]
El Dorado County Districts Increase Performance Tasks
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 are prepared and able to seek college as an option after high school. Part of this work is providing students a […]
Celebrating a dynamic collaboration in math education: South Tahoe Middle and High Schools lead the way
(Republished from Tahoe Daily Tribune) 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 its second year of a five-year commitment to improving math instruction and learning, this collaboration between middle and high school math […]
Meet Program Manager Ashley Cheung Dooley
Q: What is something you do a lot in your job? A key aspect of my role involves developing colleagues, cultivating strong relationships, and managing collaborative efforts to expand opportunities. I frequently pose reflective questions to gain a deeper understanding of individuals’ practices and organizational systems before offering recommendations or direction. This approach ensures that my […]
A-G Graduates Step by Step
Modesto City Schools Superintendent Sara Noguchi says “To ask a group of teachers, principals, central office staff, to do something new, that was a hard sell, but I just said, trust me. Trust me in this. And, if it’s really too much and it’s not hitting the mark at the end of the year, then we can walk away. Now we’re opening up our third cohort. So they’ve seen the benefit. Teachers see the benefit, principals see the benefit, and central sees the benefit.”
Building Students’ Math Confidence
Morgan Hill Unified School District, located in southern Santa Clara County, is participating in the Ed Partners P3CC collaboration to strengthen alignment across grades in mathematics instruction. By implementing key strategies that elevate teaching and build student confidence, Morgan Hill is tackling the widespread belief among students that they are “not good at math.” The […]
Stanford Awards Ed Partners’ RPP
Stanford University awarded California Education Partners Stanford-Sequoia Research Practice Partnership (RPP) with a Community Partnerships Award on March 18, 2025. The annual award goes to partnerships between the University and groups near Stanford that work to advance the public good.
Reaping the Benefits of TK
Starting with the 2025-2026 school year any California public school district operating a kindergarten must also provide a transitional kindergarten (TK) program for all children who turn four years old by September 1. Transitional kindergarten has the potential to close enormous equity gaps in third grade proficiency, benefiting all students and the entire K-12 school system.