Helping the California Department of Education improve teaching and learning for all students.
What We Do
The California Comprehensive Center (CA CC) at WestEd is part of a federal network of 16 Regional Comprehensive Centers charged with building the capacity of state education agencies to assist districts and schools in meeting student achievement goals. To fulfill its mission as the CA CC, WestEd partners with American Institutes for Research and School Services of California.
Our Work
The CA CC collaborates with the California Department of Education (CDE) and other statewide networks of support to: (1) provide training and technical assistance in the implementation and administration of programs authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA); and (2) support the use of research-based information and strategies in the following areas.
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Spotlight
English Language Development (ELD) Standards Revision
The CA CC is assisting the CDE to develop the next generation of ELD standards with input from practitioners, researchers, and other experts.
Our Impact
The CA CC at WestEd continues to have a strong impact on the CDE’s ability to support California’s counties, districts, and schools.
Our work on the following two initiatives highlights the type of impact the CA CC has had upon California’s capacity to support the goals set forth in ESEA.
Streamlining Compliance Monitoring Through the California Accountability and Improvement System (CAIS)
CAIS addresses the challenges in educational improvement efforts, including compliance monitoring and program planning and implementation. In California, CAIS has helped the CDE transform burdensome, paper-driven processes into a web-based system of documentation, technical assistance, and program improvement.
Improving Planning and Implementation of Support for English Learners Through Title III
This initiative has strengthened the CDE’s capacity to assist local education agencies that have received a “Notice of Improvement Status” under Title III of ESEA. A network of regional County Office of Education Leads, in collaboration with CA CC and CDE staff, has helped disseminate current research and deliver technical assistance to improve teaching and learning for English learners.
