AVID
AVID
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a schoolwide approach designed to close the opportunity gap for diverse and underrepresented learners by building relational capacity, integrating collaborative inquiry and leading with high expectations. AVID at the core begins with an elective class that serves as a springboard to change at the systems, culture, leadership, and instructional levels.
AVID makes an impact on 7th and 8th grade students enrolled at Nicolas Junior High School and Ladera Vista School of the Arts.
AVID’s strategies and collective approach can build strong habits of mind, which will translate directly into academic progress. High school graduation rates and college acceptances in preparation for careers are the long-term markers of success.
CONTACT INFO
Terri Puccini
Teacher on Special Assignment
Email: teresa_puccini@myfsd.org
Phone: (714) 447-2805
Balanced Literacy
Balanced Literacy
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Our Balanced Literacy program grounds literacy work in structured Writing and Reading Workshop curricula while incorporating essential components of research-based reading instruction such as phonics/word study, interactive/shared writing, and guided/interactive/shared reading. The intended outcomes are developing scholars with strong reading and writing identities, fostering a positive culture of literacy, and providing students authentic opportunities in reading, writing, listening and speaking.
CONTACT INFO
Emily McDougall
Program Coordinator
Email: emily_mcdougall@myfsd.org
Phone: (714) 447-2878
Cognitively Guided Instructional Math
Cognitively Guided Instructional Math
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Fullerton School District empowers students to build a foundation of mathematical understanding through Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI). Students build upon what they already know and advance their intuitive problem-solving processes to help them develop their core understanding of rigorous math concepts. We foster students’ math achievement, students’ problem-solving experiences and teachers’ math knowledge through CGI. The desired outcome is that each child's mathematical understanding is uncovered and expanded through listening to students, asking smart questions, and engaging with their thinking.
CONTACT INFO
Tracy Kim
Program Specialist
Email: tracy_kim@myfsd.org
Phone: (714) 447-7515
Culturally Responsive Teaching
Culturally Responsive Teaching
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Culturally Responsive Teaching is about building all students' capacity to do rigorous work by leveraging the cultural knowledge and prior experiences our diverse children brings to the classroom.
All stakeholders in the FSD community are impacted. Teachers are growing their pedagogical practice to interpret students' cultural knowledge and then build upon that in order to facilitate robust, rigorous, expansive learning for all. Students are centered in the work and all families' backgrounds are affirmed and are essential components in the learning process.
The intended outcomes are high academic achievement, high levels of social-emotional awareness and skills, all while cultivating independent learners who respect multicultural perspectives and experiences.
CONTACT INFO
Erlinda Soltero-Ruiz, Ed.D.
Director of Curriculum and Instructional Services
Email: erlinda_soltero_ruiz@myfsd.org
Phone: (714) 447-7541
Nadia Williams
Program Specialist
Email: nadia_williams@myfsd.org
Phone: (714) 447-7416
English Learner Services
English Learner Services
CONTACT INFO
Nadia Williams
Program Specialist
Email: nadia_williams@myfsd.org
Phone: (714) 447-7416
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GATE
GATE
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
In the Fullerton School District we believe all students, including the gifted, develop to their full potential only when their special strengths are identified and supported throughout their lives. We are therefore committed to providing differentiated, in-depth, complex, and accelerated opportunities for our GATE students.
FSD’s GATE program impacts our students through the identification of academic strengths and artistic talents and providing differentiated services for these students. We impact parents by providing parent resources and a community through the GATE Parents Organization.
The intended outcome of the GATE Program is to provide appropriate services and supports to students who are in need of challenging academic or artistic curriculum, social and emotional supports, and environments that encourage reaching their potential.
CONTACT INFO
Trish Chiles
Program Coordinator
Email: patricia_chiles@myfsd.org
Phone: (714) 447-7448
High Reliability Schools
High Reliability Schools
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Fullerton School District is dedicated to continually seeking high performance. We have partnered with The Marzano Research Group to training school teams on using their High Reliability Schools™ framework. Schools have used this framework to improve student achievement by identifying best practices to implement. The framework consists of five levels of performance through which schools progress to recognize the interrelatedness of their systems of operation. Three of our schools have completed Level 3. Additionally, 16 of our 20 schools have started Level 1 or completed it.
CONTACT INFO
Erlinda Soltero-Ruiz
Director of Curriculum and Instructional Services
Email: erlinda_soltero_ruiz@myfsd.org
Phone: (714) 447-7541
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Our district has created a district-wide system to support ALL students with their Academic, Behavioral, and Social-Emotional Needs. This framework is called the Multi-tiered System of Supports, or MTSS. This framework provides a cohesive and consistent model to meet the needs of ALL our students at every school site. MTSS relies on a team approach that requires staff collaboration and is based on data-driven decision-making to help students with academic, behavioral, or social-emotional needs, in and out of the classroom.
CONTACT INFO
Erlinda Soltero-Ruiz
Director of Curriculum and Instructional Services
Email: erlinda_soltero_ruiz@myfsd.org
Phone: (714) 447-7541
New Teacher Induction
New Teacher Induction
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
FSD’s Teacher Induction Program is the pathway for new teachers to earn a Professional Clear Teaching Credential. This two year, job-embedded program provides candidates the opportunity to deeply consider the application of strategies and skills learned in their teacher preparation program and self-reflect on their current practice using the California Standards for the Teaching Profession. Candidates are paired with knowledgeable mentors for one-on-one support who guide them through four inquiry-based units focused on their self-selected professional growth goals.
FSD Induction impacts new teachers by providing them with one-on-one mentor support, professional learning and growth, and a focus on the California Standards for the Teaching Profession. Induction then impacts the students who are taught by these teachers, by providing well trained and supported educators.
The intended outcome of FSD’s Induction Program is to provide teachers with the support of a mentor and the Induction Leadership Team while working through a series of Inquiry-based units to help them to grow and develop as educators. Ultimately our goal is to develop lifelong educators who positively impact students daily.
CONTACT INFO
Trish Chiles
Program Coordinator
Email: patricia_chiles@myfsd.org
Phone: (714) 447-2857
Click here for additional information about new teacher induction.
PAR
PAR
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Peer Assistance and Review (PAR) supports teachers by providing peer coaching from exemplary teachers in the areas of subject matter knowledge, teaching strategies, classroom management and/or teaching methods.
PAR impacts teachers who need or want additional support or guidance from their peers. Students are impacted by PAR by the support provided to their teachers.
The intended outcome of the PAR program is to provide experienced teachers with support and coaching on an as-needed basis by exemplary teachers who are willing to share their expertise.
CONTACT INFO
Trish Chiles
Program Coordinator
Email: patricia_chiles@myfsd.org
Phone: (714) 447-7448
Professional Learning Communities
Professional Learning Communities
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) include grade level team members that meet multiple times a week to work efficiently and effectively towards student achievement goals. Using Marzano's framework, teachers engage in collective inquiry and action research to achieve better results for the students they serve. Our intended outcome is improved teaching and learning through identification and intervention for at-risk students, high quality instruction at all tiers, and strong team collaboration and problem-solving,
CONTACT INFO
Erlinda Soltero-Ruiz, Ed.D.
Director of Curriculum and Instructional Services
Email: erlinda_soltero_ruiz@myfsd.org
Phone: (714) 447-7541
Emily McDougall
Program Coordinator
Email: emily_mcdougall@myfsd.org
Phone: (714) 447-2878
Response to Intervention
Response to Intervention
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Response to Intervention (RTI) supports students at all tiers of instruction through coaching and instructional strategies. Specialists provide intervention services for students working to master grade level standards in focused cycles. As students receive personalized, small-group instruction, they are able to demonstrate progress and see their growth monitored and tracked as they make steps towards closing achievement gaps. The intended outcomes of this program are students meeting grade level proficiency, developing prerequisite skills for grade level standards, gaining confidence, and developing skills around goal-setting, tracking, and self-monitoring.
CURRICULUM INFO
ELA: SIPPS, LLI, Lindamood-Bell
Math: Bridges, GoMath
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Golden Bell Award (2018)
CONTACT INFO
Emily McDougall
Program Coordinator
Email: emily_mcdougall@myfsd.org
Phone: (714) 447-2878
Jason Chong
Program Coordinator
Email: jason_chong@myfsd.org
Phone: (714) 447-7597
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