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Whole Child Programs

A circular diagram illustrates the Alameda County Office of Education's Whole Child Programs.

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:

Whole Child Programs Departments

 

 

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Nicole Pierce-Davis, Ed.D.

Nicole Pierce-Davis, Ed.D.
Chief of Whole Child Programs
(510) 670-7793
npierce@acoe.org

 

Akilah Byrd, M.Ed.Akilah Byrd, M.Ed.
Director,
Expanded Learning Region IV
(510) 670-4139
abyrd@acoe.org

 

Olivia RangelOlivia Rangel
Executive Director,
Special Education Innovation
(510) 670-1807
orangel@acoe.org

 

Maria SujoMaria Sujo, M.A.
Director,
Early Learning
(510) 670-7714
msujo@acoe.org

 

michael essien

Michael Essien, M.Ed.
Director,
Community Schools (LEA Support)
(510) 670-4589
messien@acoe.org

 

 

 

Freddie HendrixFreddie Hendrix
Administrative Assistant
(510) 670-4175
fhendrix@acoe.org