Meeting 15
March 24-25,2011
Garden Grove, CA
The California Collaborative on District Reform convened for the fifteenth time on March 24 and 25, 2011 to explore the ways in which Garden Grove Unified School District has pursued increased access to and preparation for post-secondary success. Dialogue during the two-day meeting addressed strategies around student placement, instructional quality (especially for English Learners), and grading practices, with a particular focus on implementation that creates deep and lasting change. All meeting participants received a briefing book of resources and literature on understanding college readiness, student placement, accessing content, standards-based grading, and scale-up and sustainability; these resources are available below.
Meeting Summary (PDF 186 KB)
Briefing Book
- Cover Letter (PDF 67 KB)
- Overview of Garden Grove Unified
- College Readiness
- Student Placement: Garden Grove
- Student Placement: Ensuring Access
- Accessing Content: Garden Grove
- Accessing Content: Language and Instruction
- Standards-Based Grading: Garden Grove
- Standards-Based Grading: Literature
- Scale-Up and Sustainability