State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces Model Continuation High Schools for 2021 California Department of Education News Release State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced today that 27 schools throughout the state were recognized as Model Continuation High Schools (MCHS) for 2021. “Student attendance and engagement in distance learning during the school closures has been difficult—especially for students who struggled … Read More
Conference 2021 Rescheduled to September 16-19
Dear Valued Members, It is with deep regret that CCEA+ must postpone the annual Conference from April to September 2021. Even though we have made tremendous strides to create, prepare and structure a conference with your health as our top priority, San Diego County health officials and the Port District will prevent CCEA+ from hosting the events in April as … Read More
Fresno Unified’s Future Alternative Education School
CCEA Plus’s Jerry Abrica and Grant Thor were featured in an article about Fresno Unified’s unique plans for a new alternative school. You can read the full article here in GV Wire, written by Nancy Price. According to the article, the upcoming school will be located at the site of the old Fresno County juvenile hall. The nearly 13-acre campus … Read More
Governor Proposes Aggressive School Reopening Plan
HAPPY 2021! CCEA Plus is proud to share another year with you and our member schools. We hope this finds you and your team healthy. News from the capitol, below. Governor Newsom just proposed an aggressive school reopening effort that be will be part of his state budget proposal in January. His proposal is built upon three pillars, which are … Read More
School Reopening, Distance Learning, State Plan and CTE
Supporting and Teaching CTE through Distance Learning A message from Dan Sackheim at CDE: Dear Colleagues, We have students come to us with work habits, behavior and attendance challenges that, if not addressed, will greatly limit their ability to obtain and maintain successful employment. I am attaching the language that we were successful in including in the State Perkins Career … Read More
Featured Video: Ripperdan Community Day School
CCEA Plus and Dan Sackheim of CDE are proud to share this fantastic feature video about Ripperdan Community Day School, from Madera Unified School District. Special thanks to Madera’s communication department and everyone that took part in making his possible (more credits below). Watch or share the video below! Featuring: Helen Vannucchi, Ara Keledjian, Ripperdan staff and students Credit: Madera … Read More
Last Chance to Apply to be a Model School, Conference Updates, New Opportunities and More: Fall 2020 Newsletter
We hope this finds you, your team and family safe and healthy this new school year. At CCEA Plus, we remain committed to supporting you in all your efforts in alternative education and staying connected. We are YOUR educational nonprofit, run by and for members like you. We’re excited to share lots of big news, below. Become a Model School: … Read More
COVID-19 Update for September 2020
So much has happened over the last few months, and we sincerely appreciate your flexibility and patience while we navigate the mandates and changes due to COVID-19. We wish each of you all the best with the new school year, and continue to be here to support your efforts, both at continuation schools and community day schools. We have some … Read More
CCEA Plus Conference 2021
CONFERENCE UPDATE: read the letter from the President on the postponed dates. ALL conference purchases and Model School Gala reservations from 2020 and 2021 will be honored and credited automatically for the new dates, with no further action required. Existing hotel reservations will be automatically cancelled and can be re-booked at your convenience (link below). The latest event information will … Read More
Alternative School Challenges During the Pandemic
From the President of CCEA Plus: Just wanted to give a shout-out to our CCEA+ team for providing great insight into the challenges our students face along with alt. ed. schools during this time. Here’s the link if you haven’t had a chance to read it: Alternative schools’ ‘relentless’ fight to keep track of students during pandemic | View … Read More