Learning Acceleration System Grant
Evidence-based strategies for rapid student progress
Theory of Action
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and, in some cases, extended periods of remote instruction, may have contributed to lost instructional time for California students.
Section 152 of Assembly Bill (AB) 130 (the 2021-22 Education Omnibus Trailer Bill), as amended by Section 143 of AB 167 (Chapter 252, Statutes of 2021), appropriates funding to the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE) to administer, in partnership with one or more county offices of education, “…evidenced-based professional education for educators that can support learning acceleration, particularly in mathematics, literacy, and language development.” This will be done by building sustainable structures of professional learning to improve teaching and maximize learning.
What is Learning Acceleration?
“Learning acceleration is a system-wide approach that strategically tackles unfinished learning using a whole-child approach. This includes using formative data, a deep understanding of learning progressions, and a relational approach to accelerate learning. Students engaged in acceleration access a laser-focused, high-quality, and rich learning experience by moving students forward and setting them up for success with just-in-time training on required foundational skills. An acceleration approach, in essence, is about building bridges rather than filling holes.”
CCEE’s Playbook for Accelerating Learning
Goals of the Learning Acceleration System Grant
ACCESS
IMPACT / EVIDENCE
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Create or expand existing evidence-based professional development opportunities or guidance for educators, paraprofessionals, and administrators to address students’ learning acceleration
County Office of Education Partners
The CCEE has partnered with three county offices of education to lead the following projects funded by the Learning Acceleration System Grant:
California Literacy Elevation by Accelerating Reading (Project CLEAR)
Literacy and Language Development
Current Opportunities
Project CLEAR
CCLA
Rural Math Collaborative
For More Information
CALIFORNIA COLLABORATIVE FOR LEARNING ACCELERATION (CCLA)
Barb Flores, Project Director
[email protected]
CALIFORNIA LITERACY ELEVATION BY ACCELERATING READING (PROJECT CLEAR)
Dr. Shannon Baker, Executive Director
[email protected]
Cynthia Craft, Coordinator, ELA [email protected]
Dr. Michanne Hoctor, Coordinator, ELA [email protected]
RURAL MATH COLLABORATIVE (RMC)
Kim Ferguson, Grant Lead
[email protected]
Michelle Sanchez, Grant Lead [email protected]
CALIFORNIA COLLABORATIVE FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE (CCEE)
Stephanie Gregson
Deputy Executive Director
Stacey Wedin
Assistant Director
[email protected]
Belinda Gaspar
Program Specialist
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Sandra Brandt
Administrative Assistant II
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