Localized Professional Learning
Navigating Change & Leading Through Transition with Jeffrey Garrett
Purpose of this Community of Practice
Managing change in schools is challenging. Managing change in a school community that is experiencing significant changes in enrollment, demographics, school closure, or consolidation of school communities can be overwhelming. Participants in this Community of Practice will explore key frameworks and principles for change management that build community, center equity, and support shared ownership of a vision for the future.
Session Dates
Monday 3/30 9:00 - 11:30 am PST
Monday 4/6 9:00 - 11:30 am PST
Monday 4/20 9:00 - 11:30 am PST
Monday 5/4 9:00 - 11:30 am PST
Monday 6/22 9:00 - 11:00 am PST
Leaders will...
- Deepen understanding of your context with qualitative data and identify a leadership problem of practice
- Explore and apply frameworks for change management that offer guidance on strategy and process for managing change
- Center equity as a process and outcome of change, including approaches to leadership that center the experience of marginalized groups
- Engage in consultancies with the group to deprivatize practice,and learn from the experience and wisdom of fellow leaders
For more information please reach out to Jeffrey Garrett at jeffrey@garrettlearninggroup.com
A Community of Practice for Supporting Multilingual Students
Leaders will:
- Examine how language, power, and identity shape schooling experiences for multilingual learners
- Refine instructional, family engagement, and school-level practices that support multilingual learners’ learning and belonging
- Be supported in community with attention to educator wellbeing and access to a virtual PD library on multilingualism
Who should join:
Free for leaders serving Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, and Sonoma Counties
Facilitated by
Bilingual Generation
The details:
6 Virtual Sessions
Dates: March 2, March 23, April 15, May 4, June 1, June 18, 2026
Time: 9:30 - 11:30 AM PST
Learning Sessions for Supporting Multilingual Learners
From Strengths to Strategy: Designing Learning Around Multilingual Students’ Assets
This session helps educators identify and leverage multilingual students’ cultural, linguistic, and community assets as foundations for instruction. Participants will explore practical ways to design learning that honors students’ experiences while maintaining academic rigor
Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026
Time: 3:30 - 5:00 PM PST
Building Trust and Belonging for Newcomer Multilingual Learners
This session focuses on creating welcoming classroom environments that affirm newcomer students’ identities and reduce barriers to learning. Educators will examine concrete practices that build trust, belonging, and access from the first day.
Date: Monday, April 20. 2026
Time: 3:30 - 5:00 PM PST
Looking to strengthen supports and instruction for multilingual learners?
Multilingual learners thrive when their educators have access to targeted research-based professional learning. These opportunities will build your capacity to better support multilingual learners' learning, belonging, and success.
Community of Practice
March - June 2026
Supporting Multilingual Students (CoP)
A sustained, collaborative learning space for educators and leaders to deepen understanding of multilingual learners and refine instructional, family engagement, and school-level practices over time.
Who should attend: School district, and system-level leaders in Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, and Sonoma counties
When: March 2, March 23, April 13, May 4, June 1, June 18
Time: 9:30 - 11:30 AM PT (virtual)
Workshops
Thursday, March 15
#1. From Strengths to Strategy: Designing Learning Around Multilingual Students' Assets
Practice identifying and leveraging multilingual students' cultural, linguistic, and community assets - and using them as foundations for rigorous instruction.
Who should attend: Educators and leaders serving Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, and Sonoma counties
Time: 3:30 - 5:30 PM PT (virtual)
#2. Building Trust and Belonging for Newcomer Multlingual Learners
Identify and plan concrete practices that build trust, belonging, and reduce barriers to learning for newcomer students in your classrooms from day one.
Who should attend: Educators and leaders serving Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, and Sonoma counties
Time: 3:30 - 5:30 PM PT (virtual)
Radical Dreaming Institute
W/ Dr. Dugan, Co-Author of Street Data
What You'll Experience:
A humanizing learning space designed to affirm your purpose, energize your spirit, and help you carrdy Radical Dreaming into your daily practice.
What You'll Bring Back:
- Concrete tool to bring Radical Dreaming to life
- Student project examples and protocols
- A collective space to try on Radical Dreaming in real time.
Participant Quote
"Come for the opportunity to reimagine learning and dream big - stay for the joy!"
Dates: February 26 & February 27, 2026
Time: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Location:
Friedman Event Center
4676 Mayette Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95405
Fee: Free to leaders in Marin, Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino & Lake Counties
For more information contact: mblomseth@scoe.org
21CSLA NORTH BAY/NORTH COAST REGIONAL ACADEMY
Equitable Grading Practices
Workshop Series
Learning Outcomes:
- Teacher Leaders and Administrators (grades 6-12) will develop the knowledge, skills, and understanding needed to implement equitable grading practices in their classrooms and at their sites.
- Attendees will receive structured work time to create: unit plans, identifying clear learning targets, restructuring rubrics and assessments, structuring online gradebooks, and producing a plan for implementation.
Who Should Attend
- Classroom teachers
- Instructional coaches
- Site leaders
- Anyone supporting implementation of high-impact practices
Cohort 9 - March 4, 5, 23 and 31, 2026
Cohort 10 - June 8, 9, 10, 11, 2026
Time: 8:30 am - 3 pm
Location:
Sonoma County Office of Education
5340 Skylane Blvd.
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Fee: Free to participants, districts pay sub costs
Facilitator: Chrstin Perrill, Program Coordinator
Contact: cperrill@scoe.org
Grading for Equity Leadership Community of Practice
Facilitated by Crescendo Education Group
This Community of Practice (CoP) brings together school leaders committed to advancing equitable grading practices across their systems. Throughout the series, participants will examine current grading policies, strengthen leadership strategies, and build a coherent plan for implementing equitable, bias-resistant grading structures on their campuses.
Participants will:
- Deepen leadership capacity through the exploration of research-based equitable grading practices
- Strengthen their ability to guide schoolwide change
- Identify a specific area of focus to guide their sitebased implementation efforts
- Engage in collaborative problem solving with other site leaders to share strategies, analyze data, and troubleshoot challenges as you lead/plan to lead grading reform
This institute is part of the North Bay/North Coast 21st Century California School Leadership Academy (21CSLA), a statewide, federally funded initiative that provides no-cost professional learning for equityfocused leaders in Marin, Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, and Lake counties.
In Person Kick Off
1/23/2026
10am - 2:45pm at SCOE
Virtual Sessions:
2/10, 3/31, 4/22, 5/14
10 am - 12 pm via Zoom
Facilitator: Chrstin Perrill, Program Coordinator
Contact: cperrill@scoe.org
Observations in Ethnic Studies
Through interactive sessions, classroom observations, leadership development, and reflective practices, participants will engage in mindset shifts that promote empathy, equity, and inclusive practices. Participants will deepen their understanding of Ethnic Studies pedagogy, including how to observe, coach, and support instruction.
Audience:
This CoP is designed for educational leaders who have participated in and completed Ethnic Studies Training.
*Substitute coverage may be available
Dates:
9:00am - 3:00pm
- December 5th
- January 9th
- February 12th
- March 12th
- April 6th
- May 8th
Where:
Sonoma County Office of Education
5340 Skylane Blvd, Santa Rosa, CA
Contact:
Meryl-Mae Blomseth | mblomseth@scoe.org
Nzinga Woods | nwoods@scoe.org