Focus on Education Series

A team of high school fine arts and CTE teachers from Jurupa Valley High School, in the Jurupa Unified School district, collaborate using a discussion protocol. The collaboration activity features Donn Cushing, auto shop teacher, presenting a lesson for team feedback.

A team of seventh-grade English teachers from Mountain View Middle School, in Moreno Valley Unified School District, collaborates using a data protocol, then demonstrates the agreed-upon instructional strategies in individual classrooms. Produced in cooperation with Mountain View Middle School, Moreno Valley Unified School District, Riverside County, CA.

Economist John Husing and Kenneth M. Young, Riverside County Superintendent of Schools, discuss strategies for developing a well-educated work force in the Inland Empire.

Dr. Pam Clute, Assistant Vice Chancellor at University of California, Riverside, joins Kenneth M. Young, Riverside County Superintendent of Schools, for a discussion on preparing students for the 21st century global economy.

Kenneth M. Young, Riverside County Superintendent of Schools, and Dr. Al Karnig, President of California State University, San Bernardino, discuss the Early Assessment Program and the need to better prepare Inland Empire students to succeed in college.

Riverside County Superintendent of Schools, Kenneth M. Young, continues his exploration of successful strategies for improving student performance in schools with a high poverty index. Guests are Principal Gerardo Aguilar and Instruction Coach/Teacher Dawn Elliot from Arlanza Elementary School in the Alvord Unified School District.

Edgemont Elementary School, in the Moreno Valley Unified School District, has scored steady and dramatic gains in state test scores in spite of the high poverty index of its student population. Riverside County Superintendent Kenneth M. Young examines the successful strategies of the school's leadership with former principal Melissa Bazanos and current principal Marion Leonard.

Inland Southern County AVID Director Miceal Kelly talks about how the program works.

Principals from 22 schools in the Jurupa Unified School District of Riverside County work with their district office leaders in structured collaborative teams, using a discussion protocol to analyze data from classroom walk-throughs, and plan leadership actions for improved teaching and learning.