The California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE) board convened on June 12 to hear presentations on the accomplishments of the agency’s three centers in 2024–25 and their respective goals for 2025–26.
In the current year, the CCEE’s Transformative Systems for Equitable Educational Outcomes Center (TSEE) carried out actions to strengthen the Statewide System of Support (SSOS) through coordination and collaboration as well as the launch of the online SSOS resource hub and directory among other tasks to advance its mission of providing local educational agencies the supports they need to improve outcomes for all students.
According to a staff presentation, next steps for 2025–26 include developing targeted special education supports, the launch of the Community Engagement Initiative’s framework and other efforts to scale related work, facilitating the first statewide virtual SSOS conference in November and more.
In 2024–25, the Innovation, Instruction and Impact Center (I3) took on objectives to advance better data practices and support the state’s ability to use data more effectively both internally and externally to benefit students. This included involvement in initiatives like the African American Student Success Network and Universal Design for Learning Implementation Network, resource collections and hosting a Data Academy with San Diego County Office of Education as well as sharing best practices from LEAs.
And in the new year, the center intends to reorganize in order to further data impact goals, enhance various learning networks and the Data Academy to better align with direct technical assistance needs and build on existing partnerships/projects to provide data literacy resources and learning opportunities.
Staff from the Teaching, Learning and Leading Center (TLLC) gave updates on Direct Technical Assistance (DTA) provided to LEAs, noted record participation in Learning Acceleration System professional learning, and highlighted successes such as three Madera Unified School District schools involved in the Intensive Assistance Model being recognized by Solution Tree. Nishimoto Elementary was named a Model Professional Learning Community (PLC) at Work, while the district’s Sierra Vista and Washinton elementary schools received Promising Practices PLC at Work awards.
Expanded DTA supports and projects surrounding long-term sustainability for math, literacy and language development are on the horizon.
Also at the meeting, elections for the 2025 term were held. Cynthia Glover Woods will continue to serve as board chair and Ed Manansala will hold the position of vice-chair. Tim Sbranti and Mark Luque expressed that it would likely be their last meeting as board members as they are both pursuing new professional opportunities. They are expected to be recognized at a future meeting.
Additionally, Executive Director Matt Navo’s employment contract was extended through June 2028. He has held the position since 2022. Board members and staff alike celebrated CCEE Deputy Executive Director Chris Hartley and wished him well as he retires.
A recording of the meeting will be available here. The board is scheduled to meet next on Aug. 28.