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Field Trip! T H E C A L I F O R N I A C O L L A B O R A T I V E F O R E D U C A T I O N A L E X C E L L E N C E ( C C E E ) has started a monthly podcast called CA School Field Trip. Each episode takes you on an "audio field trip" that showcases the state's new approach to school improvement through the California School Dashboard. For example, the first episode, "Prospecting in Gold Country," looks at Mother Lode Union School District, a rural school community near Placerville, and how it is handling "differentiated assistance" — a dashboard term indicating a dis- trict needs extra help. The district's dashboard showed students with disabilities performing poorly in English language arts and math; the district was also suspending them at a much higher rate. The district and the El Dorado County Office of Education are now taking meaningful steps to help schools and students improve. "Now we have others coming along with us and watching us," says MLUSD Superintendent Marcy Guthrie. " That might help us bring our best game." Go to tinyurl.com/CCEE-podcast-MotherLode to listen to the podcast. CA School Field Trip is available on iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher. T H E C A L I F O R N I A D E P A R T - M E N T of Education has released CA Meals for Kids, a mobile app that allows users to find the locations of sum- mer and after-school meal programs in their communi- ties. These programs provide no-cost meals to children 18 and under. Families, community members and school personnel can use location-based searches to find meal sites, dates and times. The app also allows for searches by site name, ZIP code and city. Download it at Apple's App Store, Google's Play Store and Micro- soft's App Store. Summer Meals for Kids 12 cta.org In the Know N E W S & N O T E S Create Your Professional Growth Path E D U C A T O R S EARN 6 GRADUATE LEVEL EXTENSION CREDITS THIS SUMMER Equip your students to become curious, self-motivated learners during this 2-week long intensive course. Explore today's modern classroom in which students lead the way, and teachers facilitate the way. Prior district approval is highly recommended and the responsibility of the student if using course units towards salary advancement, credential renewing, and/or recertification. Not all courses may qualify in your local school district. EDU-X786P - Thought Bubbles, Light Bulbs, Gears and Mirrors: Creating a Captivating Classroom Culture Visit SanDiego.edu/EducatorsPrograms Enroll Today! CHOOSE FROM ANY OF OUR 10 CONVENIENT LOCATIONS: American Canyon Bakersfield Chino Hills Fresno Lafayette Lake Tahoe Riverbank San Bernardino Sacramento San Diego