Learning in the Park
A Hopkins Public Schools newsletter from October 2020, which highlights their outdoor immersion program for a second-grade class.
April 30, 2021
Craft Category: Artifacts
Equity Task Force Slide deck
This example slide deck by Monterey Peninsula Unified School District showcases how they ran a student-led, district-wide equity task force to create programs and initiatives to advance equity across the district, especially as the community transitioned to distance learning.
April 30, 2021
Hopkins Public Schools Student Support Specialist (Paraprofessional) Job Description
A document outlining a job description for a Student Support Specialist, also listed as a Paraprofessional, at Hopkins Public Schools.
April 30, 2021
Back to School Kick-Off
In this video, students from Monterey Peninsula Unified School District came together to share their work launching a district-wide equity task force during the district’s 2020-2021 school year.
April 30, 2021
Inquiry-Based Outdoor Immersion Programs at Hopkins Public Schools
Ann Ertl, Interim Director of Innovation, Design, and Learning at Hopkins Public Schools, describes their inquiry-based outdoor immersion program piloted with a second-grade class at Eisenhower Elementary, which was created to bring students back to in-person learning.
April 30, 2021
Reimagining High School Grading at Renton Public Schools
This video of Bob Ettinger, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment at Renton School District, explains how the district, in response to high failure rates during remote learning, surfaced solutions by inviting administrators, teachers, and students to rethink grading.
April 30, 2021
Focusing Learning Through Standards Prioritization at Renton Public Schools
This video of Bob Ettinger, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment at Renton School District explains how the district brought together collaborative teams of teachers who taught the same subject and grade level to identify priority standards and learning activities for focusing remote learning.
April 30, 2021
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 school day.
April 29, 2021
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.
April 29, 2021
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 during the school day.
April 29, 2021