Universal Transitional Kindergarten
21CSLA NORTH BAY REGIONAL ACADEMY
Inquiry Through Play
Aligning and cultivating a strong P-3 program will have positive effects on your students for the rest of their academic careers! Join us in learning how to strengthen the foundations of our educational system.
What does purposeful play-based, inquiry-driven instruction look like in a TK classroom? How does this kind of instruction lead to more equitable and accessible learning? How does TK influence and impact P-3 learning?
Session Outcomes:
Leaders deepen their understanding of high-quality TK classrooms by observing and experiencing play-based and inquiry-oriented instruction.
When:
Thursday, May 21st
Where:
TLC (Eagan 3 & 4)
Time:
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
District leaders, site leaders, and teachers & teams aligning P-3 systems in Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa and Sonoma Counties and other North Bay Area Schools.
Facilitated by:
Abeo School Change
Leading for Equitable P-3
Aligning and cultivating a strong P-3 program will have positive effects on your students for the rest of their academic careers! Join us in learning how to strengthen the foundations of our educational system while sharpening your equity lens.
Session Details
March 19 Envisioning Equitable TK Classrooms in Action
What should leaders see in equitable, high-quality TK classrooms?
Through research, leaders will identify "look-fors" to support and sustain equitable, high quality TK classrooms in their community.
March 26 Continuous Improvement Through Equitable P3 Assessments
How can assessments be used to support equitable, high-quality UTK and P-3 programs?
Leaders can make specific connections between existing assessments and how they can inform equity-centered continuous improvement for systemically marginalized and historically underserved students.
April 2 Inclusive Practices
How can equity-centered leaders support high-quality TK classrooms that value inclusion of all children and families?
Leaders will have a deepened understanding of the principles and practices of inclusion in order to increase access, support, and participation for all.
April 9 Family and Community Engagement
How can leaders rethink and reimagine authentic family and community partnerships in which students and families can thrive?
Leaders will enact affirming and responsive strategies to support authentic family and community partnerships leading to relationships in which students and families can thrive.
Time Where
3:30 pm - 6 pm Virtual (Zoom link available after registration)
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
District leaders, site leaders, and teachers & teams aligning P-3 systems in Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa and Sonoma Counties and other North Bay Area Schools.
Facilitated by:
Abeo School Change
Leading for Equitable P-3
Aligning and cultivating a strong P-3 program will have positive effects on your students for the rest of their academic careers! Join us in learning how to strengthen the foundations.
Opportunities:
March 10 California's Bold Policy Aims & Look Fors
Leaders will identify and prioritize district-to-classroom strategies and TK classroom "look-fors" that strengthen instructional leadership and support the effective implementation of California's UTK.
March 12 Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Leaders will develop the knowledge and understanding needed to lead high-quality, developmentally appropriate, and equitable UTK programs by understanding P-3 learning progressions and their role in supporting coherent instruction across the early grades.
May 12 Social Emotional Develpment
Leaders have a deepened understanding of the social-emotional development competencies and how they relate to increased access to learning and decreased exclusionary discipline practices.
May 14 Inquiry Through Play
Leaders deepen their understanding of high-quality TK classrooms by observing and experiencing play-based and inquiry-oriented TK instruction.
Time Where
1pm -3pm TLC (Eagan 3 & 4)
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
District leaders, site leaders, and teachers TK in Sonoma, Lake, Marin, Mendocino & Napa Counties and other North Bay Area Schools.
Facilitated by:
Tenisha Tate, 21 CSLA Director
Meryl-Mae Blomseth, 21 CSLA Project Coordinator
Ryan Kurada, P-3 Program Coordinator
Diana Avila, CCPC Program Specialist
Equitable TK Classrooms for Social-Emotional Development
GUIDING QUESTION: How does attending to social-emotional development support school readiness, increased access to learning, and decreased discipline practices?
LEARNING OUTCOME: Leaders have a deepened understanding of the social-emotional development competencies and how they relate to increased access to learning and decreased exclusionary discipline practices.
Details
- Date: March 31 (8:30-3:00pm)
- Location: Sonoma County Office of Education
- Fee: Free to partipants
Facilitators
- Ryan Kurada Program Coordinator P-3 SCOE
- Diana Avila Program Specialist CCPC
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
District, site, and teacher leaders supervising and implementing TK in Sonoma, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, and Lake counties.
SONOMA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION
5340 Skylane Blvd.
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Leaders as Bridge Builders:
Elevating Latinx and Immigrant Family Voices for Community Engagement
How can leaders rethink and reimagine authentic family and community partnerships in which students and families can thrive, in context with current policies that impact Latina/o/x, and immigrant communities?
Upcoming Dates
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Thurday, November 20, 2025
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Friday, November 21, 2025
9:00 am - 11:00 am PST
This offering is no-cost to all UTK-12 educational leaders in California, including mixed-delivery providers, site leaders, support staff, and district and county providers.
21CSLA NORTH BAY/NORTH COAST REGIONAL ACADEMY
Equitable TK Classrooms for
Social-Emotional Development
Supporting student-centered approaches to school readiness
PAST OFFERING
- GUIDING QUESTION: How does attending to social-emotional development support school readiness, increased access to learning, and decreased discipline practices?
- LEARNING OUTCOME: Leaders have a deepened understanding of the social-emotional development comptenencies and how they relate to increased access to learning and decreased exclusionary discipline practices
Details
- Date & Time: September 25, 2025, 9:00am - 4:00pm
- Location:Mendocino County Office of Educaiton
- Fee: Free to participants
Facilitators
- Meryl-Mae Blomseth, 21 CSLA Project Coordinator
- Amy Carr, Early Education Specialist
MENDOCINO COUNTY
OFFICE OF EDUCATION
2240 Old River Road
Ukiah, CA 95482
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Central office administrators, principals, administrators, and teacher leaders implementing TK in Mendocino County