This year’s improvement work will continue to focus on practicing and refining PDSA cycles, sharing learning across teams, and applying strategies to support multilingual learners. District teams will participate in four learning sessions with Brandon Bennett. The sessions will include professional learning on the California EL Roadmap and its role in strengthening services for multilingual learners. Each participant will also receive Journey to Improvement: A Team Guide to Systems Change in Education, Health Care, and Social Welfare to support their learning.

Jeff Zwiers Instructional Leadership Community of Practice to support site teacher leaders and administrators in implementing professional learning at their sites on Engaging ALL students in Academic Talk Across Disciplines. 4 Full Days: The AM sessions will be spent in classrooms, Dr. Zwiers will be available to model lessons and/or coach at hosting site. Four different interested participating sites will be chosen to host. The PM sessions will be workshop time to learn and further develop content knowledge and plan professional learning specific to your site to expand and deepen implementation to increase quantity and quality of of academic oral language across disciplines. Dates: 10/16/25 Session 1: Getting the Work Started,  12/03/25 Session 2: Learning & Planning from Student Talk,  2/03/26  Session 3: Deeper Learning & Planning form Student Talk,  4/14/26  Session 4: Bringing it all Together. Reflecting, Celebrating, Next Steps.

A 2-hour interactive presentation that provides an overview of the history of our traditional grading and how our continued use of those practices can undermine effective teaching and learning, raise stress, and perpetuate achievement disparities. The presentation then introduces the framework of equitable grading, provides an example, and shares how these approaches have benefitted teachers and students across the country.

Through shared learning in this Community of Practice, and by drawing on the collective wisdom and insights of your colleagues, you will have the opportunity to: Gain an enhanced understanding of the research on personal growth & development Set personalized strategic goals that will make your life more fulfilling Practice implementing strategies and make progress towards your goals Develop a self-care plan that is specific to your needs Feel more agency and power in your life

Collaborate, share and grow together. Engage in discussions, share practices, and read excerpts to support your practice.

Come join us to collaborate and connect with other educators across Merced County. At each meeting we will be discussing and sharing resources being used by educators across the county. We will also have guest speakers sharing their expertise on Newcomers and how to best address their needs in the classroom. In addition we will also have our first-ever Newcomer Network Conference! This in-person event brings together educators and administrators from across Region 7 to explore strategies, share best practices, and build capacity to support Newcomer students. Come be part of a collaborative experience focused on creating inclusive and high-achieving learning environments for all.

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