Teaching and Learning
Welcome to Teaching & Learning
Welcome to Teaching & Learning
We believe in the power of collaboration to support students across all content areas. We work as a team to focus on developing proficiency in the following key areas:
- Quality and Rigorous Standards-Aligned Instruction: Understanding what we teach is fundamental to student success.
- Culturally Responsive Practices: Embracing how we teach ensures that all students feel valued and understood.
- Utilizing "Street Data": Engaging with real-world data helps us understand our students’ needs and informs our decisions on support and interventions.
- Powerful Learning Conditions: Increasing our understanding of how to create engaging and effective learning environments is essential.
OUR Values
OUR Values
To realize our Ravenswood Promise, we hold the following values at the core of our work in Teaching and Learning:
- Science of Reading: We embrace evidenced-based reading strategies to ensure that all students develop strong language and literacy skills.
- Coherent Learning Experiences: All students deserve an education aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and History-Social Science Framework.
- Integrated Knowledge and Skills: Content knowledge and interdisciplinary language and literacy skills develop together—students need both to succeed.
- Essential Academic Language: Proficiency in academic language and literacy is crucial for success in all content areas.
- Support for All Students: We are committed to ensuring that all students, particularly those historically underserved—Emerging Bilingual students, African-American students, and students with disabilities—are supported in tackling complex academic work.
- Opportunities for Learning: Students must have opportunities to demonstrate their understanding through coherent assessment strategies.
- Building Core Competencies: Developing the social and emotional skills of both students and adults is vital for fostering a thriving learning community.
Learn more about Teaching and Learning
Learn more about Teaching and Learning
- 2024-25 District Priorities and Goals
- 2024-25 T&L Focus Areas
- 2024-25 Adopted Core Curricula
- Embracing the Science of Reading
- Universal Tier 2 Time (UT2T)
2024-25 District Priorities and Goals
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Priority
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Measure
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Goals
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Language & Literacy
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Academic Outcomes**
(Standards Mastery)
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Students move an average of 15 points closer to meeting standard on CAASPP in ELA (a significant improvement as defined by the CDE)
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Academic Outcomes (Standards Mastery)
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Students move an average of 15 points closer to meeting standard on CAASPP in Math (a significant improvement as defined by the CDE)
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i-Ready Reading** (3rd-8th)
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The median student achieves 120% of their typical growth (about 1.2 years of growth)
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DIBELS / Lectura
(TK-2nd)
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60% of students are at Benchmark in foundational literacy skills
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SIPPS Mastery Tests (K-8th)
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90% of students who place into SIPPS make at least 1 year of growth
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Reclassification
(TK-8th)
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Increase the percentage of MLLs making progress on the ELPAC by 10 percentage points to 55% (a significant improvement as defined by the CDE)
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Attendance
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Average Daily Attendance**
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Increase in average daily attendance to 95% at each school
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Chronic Absenteeism
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Decrease chronic absenteeism by 3 percentage points for all groups
(a significant improvement as defined by the CDE)
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Talent
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All-Staff Goal
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100% of all staff (certificated, classified, and management) engage in goal-setting meetings
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Implementation Goal**
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100% of evaluation milestones will be met at each site for all staff (certificated, classified, and management)
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Teacher Goal
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100% of returning teachers previously at Emerging or Exploring grow their overall CSTP level as measured by their summative evaluation
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2024-25 T&L Focus Areas
2024-25 Adopted Core Curricula
Embracing the Science of Reading
Universal Tier 2 Time (UT2T)
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Contact US
Contact US
Vacant
Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning
Katina Attié Ballantyne
Grants, Compliance, and Strategic Project Coordinator, Business Office
FAX: 650 327-8397
Important Links
Important Links
Provides information about the current District Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP), School Plans for Student Achievement (SPSA), School Accountability Report Cards (SARC), and other relevant plans and documents.
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