Educational Services

Educational Services (ES) supports Sutter County’s 12 districts and the county-operated programs of Special Education and Alternative Education. The mission of the Educational Services Department is to provide leadership for effective supervision and instruction, to improve student achievement, and to provide a safe and healthy learning environment for all students to be successful.

The ES staff is committed to providing current information on state and federal educational policies that relate to curriculum, assessment, accountability, data analysis, and instructional practices. Staff also offers technical assistance for state and federal compliance such as Program Improvement, Williams Settlement, Valenzuela Settlement, Categorical Program Monitoring (CPM); Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA), and After School Programs.

SERVICES OFFERED TO SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS:

Support for Plans

  • School Accountability Report Card (SARC)
  • Single Plan for Student Achievement
  • Local Education Agency Plan – LEAP
  • Technology Plan

Compliance Support

  • Consolidated Application Parts I and II
  • State and Federal Accountability
  • Categorical Program Monitoring (CPM) Resolution
  • Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
  • Regional System of District and School Support
  • Williams Legislation
  • Valenzuela Settlement
  • Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA)

Testing

  • California Standards Tests
  • California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE)
  • California English Language Development Test (CELDT)
  • California Modified Assessment (CMA)
  • CAPA
  • Physical Fitness Testing

Professional Development

  • California Common Core Standards
  • Textbook Adoption
  • CELDT Training
  • California Technology Assistance Project (CTAP)
  •       On-Line
  • Small District Support
  • Peer Assistance Review
  • California Teachers of English Language (CTEL) Training
  • Data Analysis