A young student asks, “What is Memorial Day?” Are you prepared to answer that question? The history of Memorial Day dates back to 1866 and the end of the Civil War. Soldiers were coming home with serious injuries and many towns had lost friends and loved ones. Retired...

With the introduction of MTSS, greater emphasis is being placed on the need for educators to consider the role that Social-Emotional Learning plays in our educational system. There are many programs surfacing to support districts and certainly more information is...

When I was in elementary school, I can remember being excited about the first day of school because I could not wait to see my desk with my name tag and to meet my teacher who always took time to learn my name and ask me questions about myself. These interactions...

It is May, which among many things means we celebrate our teachers and dedicate this week to them. Officially, Tuesday is Teacher Appreciation Day. This is one of our traditions in education that all of us embrace as an opportunity to publicly acknowledge our teachers...

Quality Counts San Luis Obispo is part of a statewide system of Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS), which helps to inform and connect parents and families to high-quality early learning and care programs, and ensures that infants, toddlers, and...

Communities play an important role for young children. It is in communities that children grow and develop trusting caring relationships. Children grow emotionally, intellectually, and physically through both their relationships and through their...

Community Engagement is a key component of the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) priority 3.  According to the California Department of Education (CDE), family and community engagement greatly increases the likelihood that students will learn and...

Focus. So much is competing for our attention in contemporary culture that the ability to focus, evaluate and analyze the information in front of us has become more important than ever. And our students are no exception. According to a 2018 Pew Research Center study,...