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District Assistance and Support

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Preparing students for college, career, and life

California has made a series of major shifts in public education with one goal: To improve learning so every student can be successful in school, college, work, and life. Our state is raising the bar and setting high expectations for all students; empowering parents, students, and school communities; and changing the way it evaluates and supports schools. Using more than just a single number or test score, the state’s new accountability system aims to confront the gaps for student groups that can be hidden within student averages.​

The state system of support connects the California School DashboardLocal Control and Accountability Plans (LCAP), Differentiated Assistance, and federal Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) together to focus on local control and ensure students benefit. 

General assistance - LCAP Support

The San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) provides support for development and approval of LCAPs across the county, and this support is open to all Local Education Agencies (LEAs). See our LCAP Support page for more information. 

Differentiated assistance 

SDCOE is committed to providing Differentiated Assistance for local educational agencies (LEA) through personalized and unique support to address identified performance issues, including significant disparities in performance among student groups.

Districts and Charters are eligible for Differentiated Assistance based on the results of the annual release of the California School Dashboard. This provides accountability for the work they are doing to support all student groups as outlined in their LCAPs.

For more information on differentiated assistance, please visit California's System of Support webpage from the California Department of Education, or contact our SDCOE Differentiated Assistance leads, Jewyl Alderson and Deborah Hernandez

Comprehensive Support and Improvement

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires state educational agencies to determine school eligibility for Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI), Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI), and Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI). LEAs with schools that meet the criteria for CSI must collaborate with educational partners to locally develop and implement a plan to improve student outcomes.

The county office of education (COE) also plays a role in providing technical assistance and support to LEAs within its county that serve schools meeting the criteria for CSI.

For more information on CSI, TSI and ATSI, please visit the Comprehensive Support and Improvement webpage from the California Department of Education, or contact our SDCOE Comprehensive Support and Improvement leads, Todd Langager (CSI Plan Development and Implementation Support) or Veronica Maxwell (CSI LCAP Prompt Approvals). 

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Main Contacts

Shannon Baker

Exec Dir., Curr & Instruction
Linda Vista Campus

Jewyl Alderson

Director, System of Support
Linda Vista Campus

Deborah Hernandez

Director, Cont Improvemnt LCAP
Linda Vista Campus

Veronica Maxwell

Coordinator, Assess,Acntb,Eval

Thelma Stevenson

Coordinator, LCAP & Diff Asst
Linda Vista Campus

Lisa Hertzog

Director, No. County Prof Dev
Southern California Professional Development Federation

Shelby Arnett

Administrative Assistant I
Linda Vista Campus