Whole Child Programs
“A whole child approach to education is one that recognizes the interrelationships among all areas of development and designs school policies and practices to support them. These include access to nutritious food, health care, and social supports; secure relationships; educative and restorative disciplinary practices; and learning opportunities that are designed to challenge and engage students while supporting their motivation and self-confidence to persevere and succeed. All aspects of children’s well-being are supported to ensure that learning happens in deep, meaningful, and lasting ways.”
More information on the Learning Policy Institute’s Guiding Principles for Equitable Whole Child Design can be found by clicking this link..
ACOE’s Whole Child Programs department aligns with the California Department of Education Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) Priorities, focusing support in five integrated areas:
Early Learning seeks to advance equitable access, quality improvement, & alignment for early learning experiences birth through 3rd grade. Examples of this work include:
Expanded Learning focuses on supporting an integrated and expanded (9 hour) approach to student learning. This team provides technical assistance for:
This team supports strengthening districts’ capacity to academically achieve through CLRP aligned systems, structures, and practices, including focus areas on the following:
Special Education Innovation works to identify & advance innovations that support districts’ capacity to rethink identification & reimagine inclusion:
The Community Schools department focuses on building districts’ capacity to plan, implement, and coordinate community schools aligned to the California Community Schools Framework.
Akilah Byrd, M.Ed.
Director,
Expanded Learning Region IV
(510) 670-4139
abyrd@acoe.org
Olivia Rangel
Executive Director,
Special Education Innovation
(510) 670-1807
orangel@acoe.org
Maria Sujo, M.A.
Director,
Early Learning
(510) 670-7714
msujo@acoe.org
Freddie Hendrix
Administrative Assistant
(510) 670-4175
fhendrix@acoe.org