Curriculum & Instruction (C&I):
District & School Accountability

School Assistance and Intervention Team (SAIT)

SAIT Coordinator ­ Abe Doctolero, Director, Curriculum & Instruction Department
925.942.3396
adoctolero@cccoe.k12.ca.us

The Contra Costa County Office of Education has formed a partnership with Napa and Solano County Offices of Education to deliver SAIT and DAIT services to schools and districts through the region.  The approved SAIT/DAIT provider is now known as the NAPA-SOLANO-CONTRA COSTA (NSCC) SAIT/DAIT TEAM.

The NSCC SAIT/DAIT TEAM provides both Level I and Level II SAIT services, as well as Program Improvement support to sites and districts.  Working collaboratively with District-Site-Leadership Teams (DSLTs), the NSCC team provides the following services:

• Administer and analyze of the Academic Programs Survey (APS)
• Administration and analyze of the District Academic Survey (DAS)
• Compose the Report of Findings and Corrective Actions based on the APS results
• Assist in the modifications of the Local Education Agency Plan (LEAP) based on the results of the DAS
• Communicate with the Local Education Agency (LEA) Governing Board as prescribed by the legislation
• Provide, or broker, professional coaching based on the APS results and Corrective Actions
• Provide, or broker, professional development services based on the APS results and Corrective Actions
• Conduct monitoring visits and compose monitoring report as prescribed by the legislation

As a SAIT provider, the NSCC Team is dedicated to working collaboratively with the LEA and the site in order to improve student achievement while carrying out the duties and responsibilities as prescribed in the legislation. (AB1266).

California School Recognition Program
(California Distinguished Schools)

Abe Doctolero, Director, Cirriculum & Instruction Department
925.942.3396

The California School Recognition Program was created in 1985 to communicate and reinforce the priorities of the State Board of Education and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The program promotes the improvement of education in America by identifying and recognizing exemplary public schools. The California School Recognition program is made up of the Blue Ribbon Schools program and the Distinguished School Recognition program. Each year California identifies the strongest, most inspiring public schools and recognizes their achievement. Coordinated with the U.S. Department of Education's National Blue Ribbon Program, the state programs celebrate our nation's most successful schools.

Blue Ribbon and Distinguished Schools:
For both programs, schools that display the following traits are invited to apply:

1. Models excellence and equity
2. Demonstrates a strong commitment to educational excellence for all students
3. Achieves high academic standards or has shown significant academic improvements

To apply, schools must self-assess their programs and write lengthy applications to convince judges that they are worthy of a site evaluation. Acting as a liaison for the California Department of Education, CCCOE supports schools in interpreting application procedures, sponsoring application writing trainings, and editing applications. The applications are then judged and scored at the state level. Schools with the strongest applications are nominated to receive a site visit to validate what they have written about their school.

For the Distinguished Schools Program, CCCOE arranges and conducts site visits. Each school receives a daylong visitation from three evaluators. All classrooms are visited and stakeholder groups (including students, parents, teachers, administrators, and community members) are interviewed. The visitations provide unique opportunities to observe, examine and celebrate the accomplished practices of schools in Contra Costa County.

Link to: California Department of Education List of Ca. Distinguished Schools

National Blue Ribbon Schools