The Character-Based Literacy (CBL) Program helps students build their literary skills through exposure to literature and access to real books, and is available at all ACOE court, community, and alternative schools. This program provides standards-based English/Language Arts instruction while emphasizing socially appropriate values and behaviors. The program is led by Steve Johnson, Director of Character Education, through the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University.

Edgenuity is a comprehensive online curriculum available in core content areas (English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Science/History) for court, community, and alternative schools. It provides the foundation for instruction and is intended to ensure that all students master the California Common Core State Standards. Odesseyware addresses the needs of students working at or near grade level as well as those who need to work towards credit recovery. It includes universal access features to support English learners as well as personalized educational acceleration pathway options as described in the Common Core Standards Framework.

Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC)

Developed by the California State University, the Expository Reading and Writing Course (ERWC) is designed to prepare students for success in postsecondary reading, writing, and thinking. Students in the course are taught to read, analyze, and write expository and persuasive texts in a systematic and structured process that includes critical reading, rhetorical analysis, and frequent writing tasks. Lessons are designed using a standard assignment template that is both comprehensive and flexible, deploying effective pedagogy informed by current research.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Mathematics)

Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 (AGA) were developed to help address Common Core State Standards and turn students into problem solvers who master concepts, become fluent with procedures, and apply the principles they’ve learned to real-world situations. While presenting algebra and geometry in a traditional three-course path, HMH AGA delivers this content with a truly innovative, adaptive approach, offering the rigor, depth of coverage, and guidance needed to prepare students for success on high-stakes assessments, in college, and in their careers.

The School Site Council members voted to continue the combined Court and Community Schools’ Site Council for the 2024-25 school year; per Education Code 65001 as one or more of the following conditions are applicable:

1. Schools with a common site administration may operate a shared SSC if the school site has a pupil population of less than 300 (EC Section 65001[a]); or
    
2. Up to three schools with a combined pupil population of less than 1,000 may operate a shared SSC if the schools have at least one of the following characteristics: a shared campus or geographic proximity to one another with similar pupil populations (EC Section 65001[b]).
    
3. Pursuant to EC Section 65001(c), the composition of the shared SSC shall have representation from each group as required in EC Section 65000(c).

This decision was to ensure that our Court and Community Schools’ Site Council meet the required School Site Council Composition for Schools which states:

1. The principal of the school or his or her designee; classroom teachers employed at the school, selected by classroom teachers employed at the school; and school personnel employed at the school who are not teachers, selected by school personnel employed at the school who are not teachers. The classroom teachers selected pursuant to this subparagraph shall constitute a majority of the persons selected pursuant to this subparagraph. (EC Section 65000[c][1][A])

SPaS School Site meetings are open to students, parents, and the public. We welcome your involvement!

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*an option to reset your password is available on the login page

Call 1-800-732-3758, ext. 1 or email at support@readingplus.com

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For teacher log on or more information, including forgotten logins, please contact Lydia Moore lmoore@acoe.org or use the Student Programs Staff Toolkit in Google Drive.

Title I A: English Learner, Foster Youth, and Low Income 

The Title I A program is a federally funded program authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 as reauthorized by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The State Educational Agency (SEA) shall award grants to geographically diverse local educational agencies to support services for English Learner, Foster Youth, and Low-Income students. 

Title I D: Neglected and Delinquent Program

The Title I Neglected and Delinquent program provides federal assistance to youth in institutions and community day programs for neglected or delinquent youth for the purpose of improving educational services "so that such children and youth have the opportunity to meet the same challenging State content and student performance standards that all children in the State are expected to meet"

Staff who are funded from Title I are expected to provide one or more of the following services

• Academic support 
• Socio-emotional support/services
• Assessment 
• Transition follow up/data collection

Title I funding expenditures are available in the ACOE Local Control and Accountability Plan as well as the School Plans for Student Achievement for both Court and Community Schools found on the ACOE website. These plans are written to improve basic programs operated by our LEA and by consulting with teachers, principals, pupil services personnel, administrators, other staff, and parents. The SPSA is approved annually by our School Site Council.

Goals 1 & 2: Improving Graduation Rates & Academic Achievement – Technology Programs for core curriculum/supplemental academic support, pre/post assessment in reading and math, extended year academic offerings, Library Services & Golf Program, foster youth student service coordination and transition service supports, Title I program coordination, teacher credentials

Goal 3: English Learner Progress - English learner digital/support programs, English learner coaching and assessment coordination, professional development, core and supplemental materials to improve English Learner language proficiency

Goal 4: College & Career - Professional Development, A-G & CTE Digital Curriculum, ERWC Stipends, CTE Credentials, A-G Academic Support, Supplemental Materials/Digital Programs, Technology Infrastructure, Partnerships: College & Career (CCI), College and Career Readiness

Goal 5: Whole Child Supports/Services - Homeless Transportation Costs, Childcare, SEL LEA Wide Professional Development, Nurse, Special Education Services, attendance supports, COST

Goal 6: Foster Youth Supports/Services - Professional Development, transportation, academic/attendance supports, and Foster Youth College and Career Readiness

Title I funding is reviewed every two years by the California Department of Education (CDE) through the Federal Program Monitoring (FPM) to ensure all Title I expenditures align to meet minimum fiscal and programmatic requirements.

The county superintendent of schools may operate community schools pursuant to Education Code Section 1980 (establishment and maintenance of one or more community schools).

In accordance with Section 1981, the county board of education may enroll in the community schools pupils who are any of the following:

a. Expelled for any of the reasons specified in subdivision (a) or (c) of Section 48915.

b. Referred to county community schools by a school district as a result of the recommendation of a school attendance review board of pupils whose school districts of attendance have, at the request of the pupil’s parent or guardian, approved the pupil’s enrollment in a county community school.

c. Probation-referred pursuant to Sections 300, 601, 602, and 654 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

d. On probation or parole and not in attendance in any school.

e. Expelled from a school district for any reason other than those specified in subdivision (a) or (c) of Section 48915.

Student Programs and Services Division (SPAS) of ACOE developed the Educational Services Plan for Expelled and High-Risk Students.

• 2024-2027 Triennial Plan
• 2021-2024 Triennial Plan
• 2018-2021 Triennial Plan
• 2015-2018 Triennial Plan
• 2012-2015 Triennial Plan

   

ACOE's Student Programs provides free meals for children at our school sites.

We recognize the benefits that consistent and healthy meals have on student achievement, and do not require families to pay for student meals. We believe that all children should have equitable access to adequate nutrition.

In partnership with Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), ACOE provides meals to Quest Academy and Opportunity students. ACOE is also in partnership with Newark Unified School District (NUSD) to provide meals to Burke Academy, Quest Academy and Opportunity Academy students.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.)

If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at program.intake@usda.gov.

Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339; or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish).

“USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.”

The Steve L. Butler Memorial Fund, operated by the ACOE Educational Partnerships Foundation, is available to students enrolled in schools operated by the Alameda County Office of Education.

Steve Butler was an ACOE teacher passionate about teaching students who faced challenges in their lives. For almost 20 years, he worked in Alameda County Court and Community School programs with tough-to-teach students – those who were unable to succeed in a continuation school, let alone a traditional high school. Steve typified the teacher who went beyond the call of duty for his students. It was Steve who mounted a fund-raising drive to help one of his students, Donna, attend a state competition in Los Angeles where she won a top award in that competition and went on to earn a good living as a welder.

It is in dedication to Steve’s advocacy for teachers and students, his love of life, and his competitive spirit that his colleagues strive to build and sustain The Butler Memorial Fund. Contributions are coordinated from the Alameda County Teachers Association, California School Employees Association, ACOE, and the California Teachers Associations to support Alameda County Court and Community School students.

Award amounts vary depending on students’ needs. Awards can assist students in buying books, a professional suit for work, class expenses, conference or workshop fees, or a myriad of other items and activities. The committee guiding the Butler Memorial Fund desires that the awards will do for prospective recipients what Steve’s personal efforts did for his students.

• Information on the Steve L. Butler Memorial Fund and how to nominate a student
• Nomination Form
• How to Donate to the Fund
• Steven L. Butler Memorial Fund Salary Reduction Agreement

DONATIONS

Please make donations to the Steve L. Butler Memorial Fund payable to the “ACOE Educational Partnerships Foundation” and write “Steve L. Butler Memorial Fund” on the memo line.

Contributions are fully tax deductible (tax I.D. number: 91-2152166). One hundred percent of the money donated to the Fund is used for scholarships.

Send checks to: ACOE Educational Partnerships Foundation, 313 West Winton Ave., Room 372, Hayward, CA 94544-1136.

For questions regarding donations, please contact Lisa McCarty at 510-670-7667 or send an e-mail to lmccarty@acoe.org.