 Educational Services
Overview
Welcome to San Leandro Unified School District’s Educational Services
Department. This department is comprised of three divisions, which
include: Curriculum and Instruction, Special Services, and Student
Support Services. The three divisions work closely together
to ensure equitable learning outcomes for all students and equitable
access to all programs and support services. Everything
done by the department is designed to maximize student learning, eliminate
the achievement gap, and create safe, respectful, and inclusive classrooms
and school throughout the District.
Curriculum and Instruction is responsible for all aspects of
the K-Adult instructional program. Responsible for all aspects
of the instructional program, this division works closely with school
sites to design, implement, and monitor all aspects of the standards-based
instructional program.
The division is responsible for:
- District-wide professional development
- New teacher support
- Written, taught and tested curriculum
- Intervention programs
- Categorical programs
- Instructional materials
- Adoption of all new courses
The division also collects and analyzes data to address assessment
results in order to improve instruction.
Student Support Services maximizes the District’s instructional
programs by delivery and oversight of specialized services, including:
- Registration
- Residency verification
- Student attendance and truancy
- Health services and immunizations of students
- Student discipline, including suspensions and expulsions
- Alternative education and after-school programs for students who
desire or need these services
Student Support Services is also responsible for the custody of pupil
records and all federal and state procedural safeguards attached to
pupil records/data, for due process in matters of pupil discipline
and pupil health services. They provide support to schools in developing
and implementing School Safety Plans.
Special Services (Special Education) provides programs to
appropriately serve students with special needs. Programs include
varied instructional strategies and methodologies which promote student
achievement and increase student self-esteem.
Program Improvement
The No Child Left Behind act (NCLB) requires the state and district to review annually the academic progress of Title 1 schools and to identify schools in need of improvement. A school or district is identified as Program Improvement (PI) schools after two consecutive years of not making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in any significant subgroup. AYP target goals are determined by the federal government in English Language Arts (see graph) and Mathematics (see graph) and increase annually, with the expectation that 100% of students will be proficient or higher by 2013-14. California determines AYP by considering the following four measures:
- Percentage of students scoring at the proficient and advanced level on the California Standards Test (CST) for English Language Arts and Mathematics
- Percentage of students participating in those tests
- The graduation rate for high schools
- California’s measurements on the Academic Performance Index (API)
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