The District Support Network provides an opportunity for educational leaders in Stanislaus County to connect with colleagues, share ideas, and collaborate on initiatives that enhance student success. The network offers opportunities to build relationships across districts and engage in professional development focused on current educational trends, best practices, and innovative strategies. Participants can expect District Spotlight Presentations highlighting successes and lessons learned, Professional Learning sessions led by content experts on selected Voice & Choice topics, Job‑Alike time to consult with peers on current priorities, and Team Time to work with their school teams on current initiatives.

Join us for an engaging in-person 6-part professional learning series with Dr. Jeff Zwiers, who has worked as a senior researcher at the Stanford Graduate School of Education and is currently consulting in the areas of improving language development and student interactions across disciplines. The focus of this comprehensive professional learning series is to help educators improve student writing by strengthening the oral language experiences that precede, accompany, and extend academic writing across a l content areas and grade levels. We wi l emphasize district- & school-wide implementation. This series is composed of two parts: Part 1 (the first two sessions) provides practical foundations for the work and will take place at the COE. The next four sessions wi l be hosted at different school sites with classroom observations in the morning and analysis and leadership discussions in the afternoon.

This community of practice is focused on those that would like to learn and grow in the area of professional leadership. If you are interested in moving in to administrative roles in the future, serving as a teacher leader, or leading district wide initiatives this is a chance to learn and grow together. Those that participate in this CoP may have the opportunity to access EvoPrep which is a test prep system for the CPACE exam which leads to a letter of eligibility in administration. They will also be eligible to have fees covered for the CPACE exam in the year in which they are attending.

Join Dr. Luis Cruz for a free two-day workshop based on his book Time for Change, where educational leaders will explore what it takes to lead with purpose, courage, and an unwavering commitment to equity. Dr. Cruz will challenge participants to look critically at the systems, practices, and school cultures that shape student experiences; identify opportunities to disrupt inequities; and lead meaningful change through the PLC process. Participants will leave with actionable strategies to create more equitable and successful outcomes for every student.

Guiding Question: How can assessments be used to support equitable, high quality UTK and P-3 programs? Learning Outcome: Leaders can make specific connections between existing assessments and how they can inform equity-centered continuous improvement for systemically marginalized and historically underserved students.

The District Support Network provides an opportunity for educational leaders in Stanislaus County to connect with colleagues, share ideas, and collaborate on initiatives that enhance student success. The network offers opportunities to build relationships across districts and engage in professional development focused on current educational trends, best practices, and innovative strategies. Participants can expect District Spotlight Presentations highlighting successes and lessons learned, Professional Learning sessions led by content experts on selected Voice & Choice topics, Job‑Alike time to consult with peers on current priorities, and Team Time to work with their school teams on current initiatives.

Guiding Question: How does attending to social emotional development support school readiness and increased access to learning? Learning Outcome: Leaders have a deepened understanding of the social emotional development competencies and how they relate to increased access to learning and decreased racialized, exclusionary discipline practices.