Differentiated Assistance

Partnering with schools to close equity gaps and enhance student success through tailored support and coaching.

MCOE offers Differentiated Assistance (DA) to help school districts and charter schools improve student outcomes and address equity gaps. Using Improvement Science and Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) frameworks, our support includes tailored coaching, in-person training, and networking.

Systems of Support 

The overarching goal of California’s system of support is to help local educational agencies (LEAs) and their schools meet the needs of each student they serve, with a focus on building local capacity to sustain improvement and to effectively address disparities in opportunities and outcomes.

At its heart California’s system of support is focused on improving the outcomes of California’s students. The purpose of California’s system of support, articulated in California Education Code (EC) Section 52095.5(b), is to build the capacity of LEAs in each of the following areas:

• Support the continuous improvement of student performance in each of the eight state priorities areas described in EC sections 52060(d) and 52066(d).
• Address the gaps in achievement between student groups identified in EC Section 52052.
• Improve outreach and collaboration with stakeholders to ensure that goals, actions, and services described in school district and county office of education local control and accountability plans reflect the needs of students and the community, especially for historically underrepresented or low-achieving groups.

Per California Ed Code 52071(c), if student groups in a district receive the lowest performance level on State or local indicators on the California School Dashboard (such indicators include measures of chronic absenteeism, suspensions, graduation rate, college/career readiness, English Learner progress, and academics), the county superintendent provides targeted support to identify and address areas for improvement. 

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