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| • | Overview |
| • | News & Events |
| • | Related Resources |
| • | Contact Information |
Overview
The district's reform efforts over the past six years have centered on building a coherent framework for instruction under the direction of strong school site leaders. Over the past six years, the district has selected, provided ongoing training to, and supported principals as instructional leaders of their schools. Under this new site leadership, there has been a strong focus on student achievement and a tireless effort to provide the highest quality teaching to all students in the district. Through the implementation of research-based instructional strategies at all school sites, the district has expanded the capacity of schools and staff through five Core Instructional Improvement areas:
- Improved infrastructure for professional developmentAdditional learning time for studentsStronger instructional leadershipHigher quality curriculum and instructional materials
- Additional support for students and parents
- Onsite peer coaches who provide consultation, coaching and training to their peers and assist them with planningContent administrators who lead and supervise instruction in specific content areas at their siteExtended hour or "block" classes in Math and Literacy for grades 6, 7, 9 and 10Resource teachers who provide assistance, coaching and expertise in areas of early literacy, math and science
- Parent Academic Liaisons (PALs), full-time certificated staff who coordinate and strengthen parent involvement efforts, placed at low- performing elementary schools
Under the former resource allocation plan, the Blueprint for Student Success, certain "restricted" resources—those resources for which terms of the endowment or grant restrict them to specific purposes—were pooled centrally, and then allocated to sites to support centrally-determined instructional strategies.
Today, with the CIIA, budgeting is more site-directed, and eligible sites receive and determine how these restricted funds should be spent, or in other words, which Core Instructional Improvement strategies to employ in their school's instructional program. These restricted funds may include Title I
resources that affect a school's entire educational program, and Targeted Instructional Improvement Grant (TIIG) funds that support court-ordered desegregation and voluntary integration, as well as instructional improvement for low achieving pupils.
News & Events
| January 12, 2005 Parent Congress Budget Update Presentation: English  | Spanish Includes revisions to Core Instructional Improvement Allocations (CIIA) Source: SDCS Finance Division |
| December 14, 2004 Board of Education meeting, Item E.5.g. - Ratification of Agreement between the SDCS and University of San Diego relating to the establishment of the Educational Leadership Development Academy (ELDA) and the provision of site leadership programs. |
| November 9, 2004 Board of Education meeting, Item E.4.e. - 2005-2006 Budget Allocations to School Sites (Unrestricted and Restricted Funds) |
| June 22, 2004 Board of Education meeting, Item E.4.c. - Title I Eligibility Ranking and Participation Plan for 2004-2005, as supported by the Core Instructional Improvement Allocation strategies. |
| June 1, 2004 Site-Based Budgeting Update Presentation at Board of Education Budget Workshop Source: SDCS Finance Division |
| November 7, 2003 Hewlett Foundation Awards $6 Million for San Diego School Reform Grant continues foundation support for improving student achievement Source: SDCS Communications Office |
| March 13, 2003 Schools to Receive Additional Title I Funding Schools Given More Autonomy in Spending Discretion Source: SDCS Communications Office |
| January 16, 2002 $5M Grant Awarded in Support of Reforms Source: SDCS Communications Office |
| October 31, 2001 Monthly Report on Implementation of the Blueprint for Student Success Source: SDCS Institute for Learning |
| September 30, 2001 Monthly Report on Implementation of the Blueprint for Student Success Source: SDCS Institute for Learning |
| June 30, 2001 Monthly Report on Implementation of the Blueprint for Student Success Source: SDCS Institute for Learning |
| May 31, 2001 Monthly Report on Implementation of the Blueprint for Student Success Source: SDCS Institute for Learning |
| May 18, 2001 Phase 2 Blueprint Addresses Social Reforms Source: SDCS Communications Office |
| May 18, 2001 Summer School Classes Offered to All English Language Learners in SDCS Source: SDCS Communications Office |
| April 30, 2001 Monthly Report on Implementation of the Blueprint for Student Success Source: SDCS Institute for Learning |
| March 30, 2001 Monthly Report on Implementation of the Blueprint for Student Success Source: SDCS Institute for Learning |
| January 31, 2001 Monthly Report on Implementation of the Blueprint for Student Success Source: SDCS Institute for Learning |
| January 10, 2001 State Funds For Back-To-Basics Reform Source: SDCS Institute for Learning |
| Proposal for Blueprint Implementation for Year 2 (DRAFT) Proposed Expanded Intervention and Intervention Strategies Source: SDCS Institute for Learning |
| October 31, 2000 Monthly Report on Implementation of the Blueprint for Student Success Source: SDCS Institute for Learning |
| September 30, 2000 Monthly Report on Implementation of the Blueprint for Student Success Source: SDCS Institute for Learning |
| August 31, 2000 Monthly Report on Implementation of the Blueprint for Student Success Source: SDCS Institute for Learning |
| July 31, 2000 Monthly Report on Implementation of the Blueprint for Student Success Source: SDCS Institute for Learning |
| June 30, 2000 Monthly Report on Implementation of the Blueprint for Student Success Source: SDCS Institute for Learning |
| June 13, 2000 U.S. Department of Education Backs Blueprint Type of School Reform Needed in Urban School Districts Source: SDCS Communications Office |
| May 31, 2000 Monthly Report on Implementation of the Blueprint for Student Success Source: SDCS Institute for Learning |
| March 14, 2000 Blueprint for Student Success in a Standards-based System Source: SDCS Institute for Learning |
| March 1, 2000 Frequently Asked Questions about the Blueprint for Student Success Source: SDCS Communications Office |
| February 29, 2000 Strategies Detail First Year of Proposed Blueprint Source: SDCS Communications Office |
| December 14, 1999 Preliminary Plan on Social Promotion (Draft) Executive Summary, Student Success in a Standards-Based System Board of Education Work Session Source: SDCS Institute for Learning |
Related Resources
| • | Site-based Budgeting Fact Sheet: English | Spanish |
Contact Information
San Diego City Schools
Office of School Site Support (OSSS)
Eugene Brucker Education Center
4100 Normal St., Room 2232
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 725-7013 - Phone
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