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Distance-Learning MOU With a Focus on Instructional Aims
Leaders at Monterey Peninsula Unified School Districts worked to negotiate an agreement with union leaders that clearly defined expectations for remote instruction in ways that tied to student-centered aims.
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Virtual, Outcomes-Based Contract Tutoring
Ector County Independent School District is currently piloting outcomes-based tutoring with a virtual tutoring company at the district’s lowest-performing middle school. The district targeted 40 of its highest-need students that will be provided...
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Empathy Interviews and Co-Design Sessions
Monterey Peninsula took a design-thinking approach to identify challenges, listen to students, and co-design solutions.
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Community Cares Notification
This notification email was sent to students eligible for Monterey Peninsula’s Community Cares program, which provided free distance learning support and enrichment to students experiencing higher physical and learning needs during the school day.
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Community Cares Partner MOU
This memorandum of understanding (MOU) was executed between all partners for Monterey Peninsula’s Community Cares program, which provided free distance learning support and enrichment to students experiencing higher physical and learning needs...
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Community Cares Referral Form
This referral form was used by employees to identify students for Monterey Peninsula’s Community Cares program, which provided free distance learning support and enrichment to students experiencing higher physical and learning needs during the...
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MPUSD Paraprofessional Waiver for ELO Staff
This memorandum outlines MPUSD’s policy to waive paraprofessional requirements in order to offer additional support for students in its ELO and Community Cares program.
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Community Cares Program
Monterey Peninsula partnered with local nonprofits and city groups to offer on-site learning support and enrichment opportunities for students experiencing homelessness to access during remote learning.
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Using an Asset-Based Language Approach
Highline Public Schools intentionally reflect and improve their use of strengths-based (often referred to as asset-based) language when supporting and referring to students.
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Gatewood Outdoor Classrooms
Video from Hopkins Public Schoolsoutlining the district’s creation of shared outdoor classrooms to support teachers and students to return to in-person teaching and learning.
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Rethinking the Use of Outdoor and Community Spaces
With school closures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hopkins Public Schools reimagined their use of outdoor and community spaces to return to in-person teaching and learning.
