San Diego County Office of Education JCCS East Mesa Leadership Site East Mesa School CalSTAT...

San Diego County Office of Education JCCSSan Diego County Office of Education JCCS East Mesa Leadership Site East Mesa Leadership Site

East Mesa SchoolEast Mesa School

CalSTAT CalSTAT

Leadership SiteLeadership Site

Core Area: CollaborationCore Area: Collaboration


Website: Website: www.sdcoe.net/jccs/loc=mesa-eastwww.sdcoe.net/jccs/loc=mesa-eastm=1m=1


The San Diego County Office of The San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) Juvenile Education (SDCOE) Juvenile Court and Community Schools Court and Community Schools

(JCCS) Programs consist of three (JCCS) Programs consist of three types of schools. types of schools.


Juvenile Court Schools, County Juvenile Court Schools, County Community Schools, and Community Community Schools, and Community

Day Schools. Day Schools.


East Mesa School is one of the East Mesa School is one of the Juvenile Court Schools. It is Juvenile Court Schools. It is located within the East Mesa located within the East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility. Juvenile Detention Facility.


We are a western Association of We are a western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Schools and Colleges (WASC) accredited school that provides accredited school that provides students with standards-based students with standards-based

education 245 day a year. education 245 day a year.


East Mesa School serves East Mesa School serves students in grades 7-12 students in grades 7-12


JCCS ethnicity is 52% Latino, JCCS ethnicity is 52% Latino, 19% Black, 24% White, 2% Asian, 19% Black, 24% White, 2% Asian, 1% Filipino, 1% Pacific Islanders 1% Filipino, 1% Pacific Islanders

and 1% Native American.and 1% Native American.


Our staff is composed of fully Our staff is composed of fully credentialed general and special credentialed general and special

education teachers education teachers


Each classroom has a 20 to 1 Each classroom has a 20 to 1 student teacher ratio with the student teacher ratio with the

additional support of a Teacher additional support of a Teacher Assistant and Special Education Assistant and Special Education

Staff.Staff.


Every classroom has Dell Every classroom has Dell computers, internet access, computers, internet access, Smartboards, and computer Smartboards, and computer

projection systems. projection systems.


There are approximately 65 There are approximately 65 special education students. They special education students. They represent approximately 30% of represent approximately 30% of

the total population. the total population.


Students receive services through Students receive services through the resource specialist program the resource specialist program

(RSP) and special day class (RSP) and special day class (SDC) program.(SDC) program.


30% of the students are RSP and 30% of the students are RSP and 60% are SDC. 50% of the students 60% are SDC. 50% of the students are identified as having emotional are identified as having emotional disturbance,30% specific learning disturbance,30% specific learning

disability, 17% other health disability, 17% other health impaired and 3% in speech, autistic impaired and 3% in speech, autistic

or traumatic brain injury. or traumatic brain injury.


East Mesa School hours are from East Mesa School hours are from 7:55 AM -2:15 PM. The course of 7:55 AM -2:15 PM. The course of study includes Language Arts, study includes Language Arts,

Mathematics, Physical Mathematics, Physical Education, and Social Studies. Education, and Social Studies.


Team Members Collaborate Team Members Collaborate through full inclusion of through full inclusion of

students with disabilities. students with disabilities.


Co-Teaching is a research Co-Teaching is a research based service delivery model based service delivery model which has been implemented which has been implemented after training in the area of in-after training in the area of in-class collaboration by general class collaboration by general

and special educators. and special educators.


Instructional strategies Instructional strategies include active standards include active standards

based teaching using state based teaching using state approved curricula. approved curricula. Holt Holt Literature, High Point, and Literature, High Point, and

Prentice Hall are some of the Prentice Hall are some of the textbooks.textbooks.


East Mesa is accountable to East Mesa is accountable to state accountability measures of state accountability measures of the Academic Performance Index the Academic Performance Index (API) and Alternative Schools of (API) and Alternative Schools of Accountability Model (ASAM). Accountability Model (ASAM).


Local assessments include Local assessments include standardized Measures of standardized Measures of

Academic Progress (MAP) pre Academic Progress (MAP) pre and post scores, enrollment and post scores, enrollment

data, attendance rate and high data, attendance rate and high school credit completionschool credit completion


Team MembersTeam Members


Catherine ProdorCatherine ProdorTeacher on Special Assignment Teacher on Special Assignment


Catherine O’Reilly Catherine O’Reilly Special Education Head TeacherSpecial Education Head Teacher


Gina Toriyama Gina Toriyama Special EducatorSpecial Educator


Alicia McBride Alicia McBride Head TeacherHead Teacher


Tammy Reina Tammy Reina General EducatorGeneral Educator


Dionne Marijana Dionne Marijana General Educator General Educator


Mary Alvarado Mary Alvarado Parent LiaisonParent Liaison


Dr. Dr. Raul Carranza Raul Carranza PrincipalPrincipal


The principal supports all staff The principal supports all staff through active leadership and through active leadership and

teacher leader decision making.teacher leader decision making.


Special education and general Special education and general educators work as co-educators work as co-teachers in the general teachers in the general education classroom. education classroom.


The head teacher provides The head teacher provides administrative support for the administrative support for the

team of teachers to work team of teachers to work collaboratively. collaboratively.


The parent liaison provides The parent liaison provides support to parents through support to parents through

phone contact, home and court phone contact, home and court visits. visits.


Educators and authors Drs. Educators and authors Drs. Jacque Thousand and Jacque Thousand and

Richard Villa have provided Richard Villa have provided support through their support through their

trainings and publications. trainings and publications.


This project involves developing This project involves developing a positive co-teaching model a positive co-teaching model using collaboration between using collaboration between general education and special general education and special education for other programs education for other programs

across California. across California.


East Mesa School Leadership East Mesa School Leadership Site plans on continuing to visit Site plans on continuing to visit

and learn from other sites and learn from other sites educating youth with disabilities educating youth with disabilities

in the correctional system. in the correctional system.


The next year will provide the The next year will provide the opportunity to share our opportunity to share our

model with other educators. model with other educators.

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