WEBVTT 00:01.000 --> 00:03.366 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Narr: Coming up on Inside California Education: 00:03.366 --> 00:05.266 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% In sports and in life, 00:05.266 --> 00:07.333 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% it's often all about winning and losing. 00:07.566 --> 00:10.600 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% But there's an effort underway in California schools 00:10.600 --> 00:15.166 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% to focus on something equally important: good sportsmanship. 00:15.166 --> 00:17.166 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Discover how these San Diego schools 00:17.166 --> 00:20.566 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% are teaching sportsmanship as a way of reducing conflict 00:20.766 --> 00:23.466 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% and promoting friendly competition. 00:23.466 --> 00:25.400 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Ava: We try to keep it positive all the time. 00:25.400 --> 00:26.733 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% We like to do positive chants. 00:26.733 --> 00:29.166 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% So, if someone in the crowd is 00:29.166 --> 00:30.300 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% trying to do a negative chant, 00:30.300 --> 00:32.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% we like to overpower it with something like, 00:32.066 --> 00:34.133 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% we love football or we love basketball. 00:34.533 --> 00:37.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Narr: How do you combat racism and misunderstanding 00:37.066 --> 00:38.200 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% in the classroom? 00:38.200 --> 00:39.866 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% One way may be by helping 00:39.866 --> 00:42.500 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% teachers see students in a new light. 00:42.500 --> 00:44.400 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% That's why teachers and administrators 00:44.400 --> 00:46.000 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% in this Central Valley district 00:46.000 --> 00:48.433 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% are taking part in a comprehensive effort 00:48.433 --> 00:50.433 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% called “student champions. ” 00:50.433 --> 00:52.333 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Todd: There's nothing like it that we know of 00:52.333 --> 00:55.133 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% in the state of California and probably beyond. 00:55.133 --> 00:58.400 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Jeremiah: I'm just really glad I was able to take something 00:58.400 --> 01:03.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% that was so negative at the time and now see that it's like 01:03.200 --> 01:05.400 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% helping something beautiful blossom. 01:05.766 --> 01:08.700 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Narr: Public schools as centers for community service? 01:08.700 --> 01:09.933 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% It's already happening 01:09.933 --> 01:12.333 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% in districts like this one in Orange County. 01:12.566 --> 01:16.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% See how this high school started an on-campus farm to provide 01:16.433 --> 01:19.766 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% fresh produce to students and surrounding neighborhoods. 01:19.766 --> 01:22.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% It's all part of an ambitious, state funded initiative. 01:23.100 --> 01:24.100 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Monty: So, every month we have 01:24.100 --> 01:25.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% this thing called the community dinner. 01:25.633 --> 01:27.833 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% So, anyone in the community can come to our school. 01:27.833 --> 01:29.466 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% They could, they could buy our produce, 01:29.466 --> 01:30.600 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% they could taste our produce. 01:31.300 --> 01:34.766 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% ♪♪♪ 01:35.133 --> 01:36.466 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% Narr: And, she provides oversight 01:36.466 --> 01:38.066 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% and support for over 80 districts 01:38.066 --> 01:40.000 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and more than 2 million students. 01:40.000 --> 01:41.766 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% Meet Dr. Debra Duardo, 01:41.766 --> 01:43.100 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% and discover her journey 01:43.100 --> 01:45.466 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% starting as a child of farmworker parents 01:45.466 --> 01:47.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% all the way to becoming superintendent 01:47.500 --> 01:49.900 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% of L.A. County schools. 01:49.900 --> 01:54.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% It's all coming up next on Inside California Education. 01:55.066 --> 01:57.233 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% Annc: Funding for Inside California Education 01:57.233 --> 01:58.733 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% is made possible by: 01:59.400 --> 02:00.500 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% The California lottery 02:00.500 --> 02:02.800 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% has been reliably raising additional money 02:02.800 --> 02:05.000 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% for public education for decades. 02:05.000 --> 02:08.733 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% More than $41 billion since voters created the lottery 02:08.733 --> 02:10.033 align:left position:37.5% line:89% size:52.5% in 1984. 02:10.033 --> 02:12.666 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% And thats the reason why California lottery exists. 02:12.666 --> 02:16.933 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% Its why we do what we do and work so hard to do it. 02:16.933 --> 02:18.133 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% Thank you, California. 02:18.133 --> 02:22.600 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% Our schools appreciate your support. 02:23.966 --> 02:25.700 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Annc: Imagine a credit union where school 02:25.700 --> 02:28.133 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% employees are treated like the heroes you are. 02:28.133 --> 02:30.166 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% At SchoolFirst Federal Credit Union, 02:30.166 --> 02:32.433 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% everything we do starts with helping school employees 02:32.433 --> 02:35.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and their families live better today and plan for tomorrow. 02:35.566 --> 02:39.066 align:left position:42.5% line:71% size:47.5% Learn more at schoolsfirstfcu.org. 02:39.066 --> 02:40.933 align:left position:42.5% line:71% size:47.5%   Annc: The Stuart Foundation: improving 02:40.933 --> 02:43.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% life outcomes for young people through education. 02:43.866 --> 02:47.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% ScholarShare 529: Californias state-sponsored, tax-advantaged 02:47.633 --> 02:50.166 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% 529 college savings plan designed to help pay 02:50.166 --> 02:51.833 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% for the cost of higher education. 02:52.433 --> 02:55.633 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Additional funding for Inside California Education is made 02:55.633 --> 02:59.833 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% possible by these organizations supporting public education. 03:01.133 --> 03:15.166 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% ♪♪♪ 03:15.166 --> 03:19.466 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% ♪♪♪ 03:19.666 --> 03:22.700 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Narr: Sports is supposed to be about friendly competition, 03:22.700 --> 03:23.566 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% and high schools 03:23.766 --> 03:26.633 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% have long promoted the importance of sportsmanship. 03:26.633 --> 03:28.700 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% But here in the San Diego area, 03:28.700 --> 03:31.166 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% unfortunate altercations on the field 03:31.166 --> 03:34.400 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% and sometimes in the stands is inspiring a renewed 03:34.400 --> 03:36.633 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and conscious effort to re-instill 03:36.633 --> 03:40.100 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% a spirit of sportsmanship among high school athletes. 03:40.100 --> 03:42.700 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% The goal is to offer a refreshing alternative 03:42.700 --> 03:46.166 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% to the prevalent misconduct that often makes headlines. 03:46.166 --> 03:49.333 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Todd Cassen is the assistant commissioner for the San Diego 03:49.333 --> 03:53.533 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% section of CIF or California Interscholastic Federation. 03:53.533 --> 03:56.700 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% He helped bring a program that promotes good sportsmanship 03:56.700 --> 03:58.800 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% to the Poway Unified School District. 03:58.800 --> 04:01.266 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% It's called Battle of the Fans. 04:01.266 --> 04:03.700 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% Todd: It's really about bringing your schools together 04:03.700 --> 04:05.733 align:left position:15% line:71% size:75% to support what's happening on the, on the court 04:05.733 --> 04:08.066 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% or the field in a positive way 04:08.066 --> 04:10.033 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80%   where schools can actually, you know, 04:10.033 --> 04:11.666 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% get their students excited 04:11.666 --> 04:14.266 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% about really competing with other schools to say, 04:14.266 --> 04:17.300 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% “Who's got the best student section? ” So, it's really 04:17.300 --> 04:19.900 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% how much fun can you have in a student section. 04:19.900 --> 04:20.900 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% Narr: Battle of the Fans 04:20.900 --> 04:23.766 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% is a friendly competition among student sections 04:23.766 --> 04:25.466 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% to determine the most spirited 04:25.466 --> 04:28.066 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% or most supportive student section in high schools 04:28.066 --> 04:30.933 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% across the Poway Unified School District. 04:30.933 --> 04:32.366 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% Mount Carmel High School 04:32.366 --> 04:33.400 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% is one of the high schools 04:33.400 --> 04:36.100 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% that participates in Battle of the Fans. 04:36.100 --> 04:38.133 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Todd: Mount Carmel has an outstanding reputation. 04:38.133 --> 04:40.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% It's one of the schools that when you walk on the campus 04:40.566 --> 04:42.466 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% and I think this is true for any campus, 04:42.466 --> 04:44.200 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% you really feel a culture. 04:44.200 --> 04:46.766 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Narr: Mount Carmel Student Section is known officially 04:46.766 --> 04:48.333 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% as the Red Sea. 04:48.333 --> 04:49.833 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% Sanford: When we started the Red Sea, 04:49.833 --> 04:52.966 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% things, things changed and, and kids have bought it 04:52.966 --> 04:55.133 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% and they really like it and they really enjoy it. 04:55.133 --> 04:56.033 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5% And it's fun. 04:56.033 --> 04:57.400 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% The very first game, I think this year 04:57.400 --> 05:00.900 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% we had over a thousand students in a student body of 1,850. 05:00.900 --> 05:02.300 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% That's pretty darn good. 05:02.300 --> 05:05.066 align:left position:30% line:71% size:60% Charlie: We're here to, you know, give... 05:05.066 --> 05:07.933 align:left position:27.5% line:71% size:62.5% give everyone a, a place to 05:07.933 --> 05:09.866 align:left position:27.5% line:71% size:62.5%   be loud and have fun while at the same time 05:09.866 --> 05:12.600 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% we respect everyone that's on the field. 05:12.866 --> 05:14.166 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% Tanner: When you're cheering and stuff 05:14.166 --> 05:15.100 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% and when you're playing, 05:15.100 --> 05:17.333 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% you're playing for your school and you're not- 05:17.533 --> 05:19.666 align:left position:17.5% line:71% size:72.5% it's not playing to beat the other team. 05:19.666 --> 05:21.700 align:left position:17.5% line:77% size:72.5% It's not playing to like, 05:21.700 --> 05:23.700 align:left position:17.5% line:77% size:72.5%   beat down or demoralize anyone else. 05:23.700 --> 05:26.700 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% It's playing for like, something bigger than yourself. 05:26.700 --> 05:30.333 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% Playing for Mount Carmel and having pride in that. 05:30.333 --> 05:33.000 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% Narr: Battle of the Fans is actually a nationwide 05:33.000 --> 05:36.666 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% phenomenon sparked by need by schools across the U.S. 05:36.666 --> 05:40.500 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% to turn all that fan energy in a positive direction. 05:40.500 --> 05:43.233 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% Districts in Michigan, Utah, Connecticut, 05:43.233 --> 05:44.433 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% and many other states 05:44.433 --> 05:47.433 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% have implemented the idea with good results. 05:47.433 --> 05:48.500 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% At Mount Carmel, 05:48.500 --> 05:50.666 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% they've appeared to have discovered the formula 05:50.666 --> 05:53.066 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% for cultivating good sportsmanship. 05:53.066 --> 05:56.200 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% The high school has emerged victorious in San Diego's 05:56.200 --> 05:59.900 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Battle of the Fans for three consecutive years. 05:59.900 --> 06:02.366 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Allie: We made a shirt out of it because it's something that, 06:02.366 --> 06:04.633 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% like I said, our community is so incredibly proud of. 06:04.633 --> 06:07.966 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% I think that everyone's so happy to be a Sun Devil here, 06:07.966 --> 06:10.166 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% and it- it's reflected through our student section. 06:10.600 --> 06:11.766 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70%   Sanford: It is the Sun devil way. 06:11.766 --> 06:13.033 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% It's more than just words. 06:13.033 --> 06:15.300 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% It's, it's a, it's a lifestyle. 06:15.300 --> 06:16.166 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% It's what we do. 06:16.533 --> 06:19.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And we try and provide kind of an example for other schools. 06:19.400 --> 06:20.333 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Todd: They're seeing a model of 06:20.333 --> 06:21.933 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% maybe we shouldn't be so negative. 06:21.933 --> 06:24.166 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% Maybe we- maybe our chants you know, 06:24.166 --> 06:25.666 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% maybe that's not helping our team. 06:25.666 --> 06:26.833 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% You know, you look at pro sports, 06:26.833 --> 06:28.166 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% what do you see online right now? 06:28.166 --> 06:31.333 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% Fights, yelling, you know, screaming, 06:31.533 --> 06:33.733 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% going after the officials, going after the players. 06:33.733 --> 06:36.166 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% And I think what you see other schools 06:36.166 --> 06:38.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% after they look at what Mount Carmel 06:38.200 --> 06:41.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and other schools like Carlsbad, San Marcos, Scripps Ranch, 06:41.433 --> 06:43.166 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% these schools that really focus on 06:43.166 --> 06:44.966 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% trying to make it a positive, 06:44.966 --> 06:46.933 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% they start to see there's another way to do it 06:46.933 --> 06:51.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and start to say, “Wait a second we can have a lot of fun 06:51.200 --> 06:54.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and still be positive, still have that word respect 06:54.033 --> 06:55.100 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% and honor, 06:55.100 --> 06:57.933 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% you know, really mean something as, as we support 06:57.933 --> 06:59.300 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% what's happening out on the field or court. ” 06:59.833 --> 07:03.766 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Charlie: If you're, um, kind of negatively affecting either 07:03.766 --> 07:05.066 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% an athlete, you're there to support 07:05.066 --> 07:08.066 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% or the opposing team, it's like- and you're kind of the reason 07:08.066 --> 07:09.233 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% why they're having a bad game. 07:09.233 --> 07:11.133 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% It's like you really have to question what you're doing 07:11.133 --> 07:12.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% because it's like, that person has dedicated, 07:12.866 --> 07:14.733 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% uh, a lot of time to be there. 07:15.100 --> 07:17.333 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% Ava: We try to keep it positive all the time. 07:17.333 --> 07:18.500 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% We like to do positive chants. 07:18.500 --> 07:20.466 align:left position:15% line:77% size:75% So, if someone in the crowd 07:20.466 --> 07:21.933 align:left position:15% line:77% size:75%   is trying to do a negative chant, 07:21.933 --> 07:23.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% we like to overpower it with something like, 07:23.400 --> 07:25.433 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% “We love football ” or “we love basketball. ” 07:26.033 --> 07:28.400 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Narr: For the students, it's not just about learning 07:28.400 --> 07:30.966 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% how to promote good sportsmanship at their school, 07:30.966 --> 07:33.933 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% they've discovered another unexpected benefit. 07:33.933 --> 07:36.133 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% It's provided many of them with memories 07:36.133 --> 07:39.400 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% they will cherish well beyond graduation. 07:40.000 --> 07:42.400 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% Ava: It's really sad that it's coming to an end, 07:42.400 --> 07:44.966 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% but it's been the greatest experience I've ever had. 07:45.333 --> 07:46.733 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% Tanner: I think I'm going to take 07:46.733 --> 07:48.866 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% so much from this school and kind of take 07:48.866 --> 07:50.900 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% what I've learned here and take all that positivity 07:50.900 --> 07:51.966 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and bring it to wherever I'm going. 07:52.300 --> 07:54.333 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% [students cheering] 07:54.333 --> 07:56.033 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% [students cheering] -Lets go! 07:56.033 --> 07:57.466 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% [students cheering] -Come on! 07:57.466 --> 07:59.100 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% [students cheering] 08:00.400 --> 08:04.933 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%   ♪♪♪ 08:04.933 --> 08:07.100 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Todd: Rather than seeing them for what they don't have 08:07.100 --> 08:09.766 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% looking at their lives through a loss frame, 08:09.966 --> 08:12.933 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% we want to look at their lives through a gain frame. 08:12.933 --> 08:15.966 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% Narr: Every one of Madera Unified School District's 08:15.966 --> 08:19.233 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% 2,500 employees attends a unique 08:19.233 --> 08:22.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% training program called the Student Champion Course. 08:22.633 --> 08:25.633 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% Todd: The goal of this curriculum is for 08:25.633 --> 08:28.100 align:left position:30% line:71% size:60% our teachers to understand how 08:28.100 --> 08:31.600 align:left position:30% line:71% size:60%   incredibly important it is to be human first, 08:31.600 --> 08:33.300 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% to really understand who kids are, 08:33.300 --> 08:36.500 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% know their names, know their story, um, know their values. 08:37.933 --> 08:40.966 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Narr: The student champion course was developed in response 08:40.966 --> 08:44.833 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% to numerous racist incidents within the district. 08:44.833 --> 08:49.000 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% The course directly addresses racism and discrimination, 08:49.000 --> 08:53.266 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and challenges staff to see students in new ways. 08:53.266 --> 08:54.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Tod: The creation of the student champion course 08:54.866 --> 08:58.233 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% was really a massive collaborative effort. 08:58.233 --> 09:00.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% There's nothing like it that we know of 09:00.200 --> 09:03.533 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% in the state of California and probably beyond. 09:03.533 --> 09:05.700 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% Narr: In 2018, the district partnered 09:05.700 --> 09:09.733 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% with WestEd, a non-profit research agency. 09:09.733 --> 09:14.266 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% WestEd focused on the experiences of students of color 09:14.266 --> 09:15.800 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% who may not see themselves 09:15.800 --> 09:18.800 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% reflected in the district's teaching staff. 09:19.000 --> 09:21.300 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Rose: One of the recommendations that we made was 09:21.300 --> 09:24.866 align:left position:12.5% line:77% size:77.5% that, listen to the students. 09:24.866 --> 09:26.200 align:left position:17.5% line:77% size:72.5% Learn from your students. 09:26.200 --> 09:29.933 align:left position:17.5% line:77% size:72.5%   What is their lived experience in this district? 09:29.933 --> 09:32.500 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Todd: Their voice was the, the most absent 09:32.500 --> 09:33.800 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% aspect of the whole thing. 09:33.800 --> 09:36.200 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% And so, we decided we'd ask. 09:36.200 --> 09:38.366 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% Rose: After the listening sessions 09:38.366 --> 09:40.433 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% one of the most, um, 09:40.433 --> 09:42.233 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% telling outcomes 09:42.233 --> 09:45.700 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% was that the African American students, uh, 09:45.700 --> 09:48.933 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% some of them made a very compelling statement - 09:48.933 --> 09:51.233 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% “There's nothing for us here. ” 09:52.400 --> 09:53.800 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% Jeremiah Goodman 09:53.800 --> 09:56.833 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% was one of those students who felt that way. 09:56.833 --> 10:00.066 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Jeremiah: I came to Madera Unified in kindergarten, and 10:00.333 --> 10:02.033 align:left position:12.5% line:77% size:77.5% I experienced a lot of racism 10:02.033 --> 10:06.300 align:left position:25% line:71% size:65% and discrimination from both students and faculty 10:06.300 --> 10:09.566 align:left position:25% line:71% size:65%   throughout my K-through-12 education in Madeira Unified. 10:09.833 --> 10:12.800 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Narr: But on the first day of his senior year, 10:12.800 --> 10:15.666 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% something horrendous happened to Jeremiah. 10:15.666 --> 10:16.833 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% Jeremiah: It was during a pandemic. 10:16.833 --> 10:19.866 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% It was my first day of senior year. 10:19.866 --> 10:21.033 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% It was civics class. 10:21.033 --> 10:23.933 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% We were in the zoom because all classes were virtual. 10:23.933 --> 10:25.666 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% The teacher was going through 10:25.666 --> 10:28.700 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% the first day of class presentation. 10:28.700 --> 10:31.633 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% The Zoom chat lit up and said, 10:31.633 --> 10:34.133 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% I hate [bleep] over and over again. 10:35.333 --> 10:38.933 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% And I remember seeing it and, like, literally freezing. 10:38.933 --> 10:40.900 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% I felt like everybody on the Zoom screen 10:40.900 --> 10:41.600 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% was looking at me 10:41.933 --> 10:43.100 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% ‘cause I was the only black kid in the class. 10:43.100 --> 10:45.233 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% So, it was only directed at one person. 10:45.233 --> 10:49.000 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% And, um, class went on like normal. 10:49.600 --> 10:51.266 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% Todd: No one said a thing. 10:51.266 --> 10:52.633 align:left position:40% line:89% size:50% No one. 10:52.633 --> 10:56.166 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% And no matter what, the message was sent, um, 10:56.166 --> 10:58.200 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% that this was tolerated. 10:58.200 --> 11:00.166 align:left position:40% line:89% size:50% For me, 11:00.166 --> 11:01.566 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% and I think for many members 11:01.566 --> 11:04.033 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% of my executive cabinet, uh, we grew up here 11:04.033 --> 11:07.400 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and all we could see were people that... 11:07.700 --> 11:11.233 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% that we loved and cared about who were hurt. 11:11.233 --> 11:13.000 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% So, there's a real sense of commitment 11:13.000 --> 11:14.666 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% and conviction that this was a moment 11:14.666 --> 11:16.200 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% that we were going to meet one way or the other. 11:16.733 --> 11:19.366 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% And that took this concept of the student champion 11:19.366 --> 11:21.933 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and put it into high gear for us and really, 11:21.933 --> 11:23.866 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% um, caused us some deep reflections. 11:23.866 --> 11:25.866 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% The work we've been doing wasn't sufficient, 11:25.866 --> 11:27.166 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% it wasn't meeting the moment. 11:27.166 --> 11:28.933 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% We needed to do something more. 11:28.933 --> 11:31.233 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% So, we really needed to reset. 11:32.200 --> 11:33.566 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Narr: The Student Champion course 11:33.566 --> 11:36.833 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% officially launched in the summer of 2022. 11:36.833 --> 11:40.400 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Jeremiah and his fellow students played an instrumental role 11:40.400 --> 11:42.200 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% in building the curriculum. 11:42.200 --> 11:44.466 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% They all shared their stories with the staff. 11:44.466 --> 11:46.166 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% Jeremiah: My name is Jeremiah Goodman. 11:46.166 --> 11:49.100 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% I'm a sophomore psychology pre-med major. 11:49.100 --> 11:50.233 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% Narr: Amanda Asklof 11:50.233 --> 11:51.933 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% is one of the teachers who heard 11:51.933 --> 11:53.500 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% Jeremiah speak at the conference. 11:54.300 --> 11:56.833 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% Amanda: I had Jeremiah in first grade, 11:56.833 --> 11:59.633 align:left position:12.5% line:71% size:77.5% and I remember him being one of my only 11:59.633 --> 12:02.333 align:left position:15% line:77% size:75% black students in my class, 12:02.333 --> 12:05.000 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% and after hearing him 12:05.000 --> 12:07.933 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% at the conference last year, I had a wake up call. 12:07.933 --> 12:11.100 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% Hearing how he was excluded. 12:11.100 --> 12:13.500 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% He wouldnt play with anybody at recess. 12:13.500 --> 12:14.666 align:left position:37.5% line:89% size:52.5% It's a... 12:14.666 --> 12:16.900 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% a mom's worst nightmare to know 12:16.900 --> 12:18.000 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% your child is going through that. 12:18.000 --> 12:19.733 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% And he cried for help 12:19.733 --> 12:21.300 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% in his own little quiet way. 12:23.666 --> 12:26.800 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% It rips my heart apart. 12:26.800 --> 12:27.933 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% Now, I'm always, 12:27.933 --> 12:31.700 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% I mean, my head's on a swivel looking for situations. 12:31.700 --> 12:32.566 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% Is someone alone? 12:32.566 --> 12:33.533 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% Why are they alone? 12:33.766 --> 12:36.533 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Let's get this kid playing with this group no matter what. 12:36.533 --> 12:39.233 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% But I, I needed to hear that story. 12:39.433 --> 12:40.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Jeremiah: I'm studying psychology. 12:40.933 --> 12:41.766 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% Amanda: Right. 12:42.066 --> 12:45.633 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Make time to make the relationship with your students. 12:45.633 --> 12:47.800 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% It's the most important thing you'll ever do. 12:47.800 --> 12:48.800 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% Jeremiah: Hearing, you know, 12:48.800 --> 12:50.233 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% testimonies from, 12:50.233 --> 12:51.766 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% uh, past teachers like Ms. Asklof 12:51.766 --> 12:54.033 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% really does make me feel like, 12:54.033 --> 12:55.766 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% okay, like we're actually getting somewhere. 12:55.766 --> 12:58.733 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% It's slow change, but we're going somewhere. 12:59.433 --> 13:00.433 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Todd: I don't think it's enough. 13:00.433 --> 13:02.300 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% I think it's time will tell. 13:02.300 --> 13:05.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% But I do think there is a really powerful commitment. 13:05.200 --> 13:07.600 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% There's a sense of authenticity that's growing. 13:07.600 --> 13:09.833 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% There's a sense of vulnerability that's growing. 13:09.833 --> 13:11.300 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% And there is a sense that students 13:11.300 --> 13:13.666 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% are being seen and heard and they're telling us that. 13:13.666 --> 13:16.933 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Jeremiah: I'm just really glad I was able to take something 13:16.933 --> 13:20.466 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% that was so negative at the time and now see that 13:20.466 --> 13:24.233 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% it's like helping something beautiful blossom. 13:24.233 --> 13:27.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Todd: And that's why this vision and mission, these values, 13:27.166 --> 13:28.400 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% this student champion course, 13:28.400 --> 13:32.000 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% this culture has to be alive and the story has to be told. 13:36.933 --> 13:39.800 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% Annc: Still ahead on Inside California Education. 13:39.800 --> 13:41.733 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Discover the amazing life story 13:41.733 --> 13:44.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% of the person dedicated to providing a good education 13:45.166 --> 13:47.333 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% to more than 2 million students 13:47.333 --> 13:50.266 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% and 80 districts throughout L.A. County. 13:50.266 --> 13:52.800 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% But first, what's a community school? 13:52.800 --> 13:54.633 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% It's one that serves not just students, 13:54.633 --> 13:56.900 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% but their families and neighborhoods. 13:56.900 --> 14:00.500 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% We'll explore one school helping address a local food desert 14:00.733 --> 14:03.266 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% with their own on campus farm. 14:04.233 --> 14:09.033 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% ♪♪♪ 14:09.233 --> 14:10.400 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% Narr: When the COVID pandemic 14:10.400 --> 14:13.066 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% shut down California public schools in 2020, 14:13.333 --> 14:16.700 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% many campuses within the Anaheim Union High School District 14:16.700 --> 14:18.900 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% became food distribution centers 14:19.466 --> 14:20.766 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% Sabina Giakoumis, 14:20.766 --> 14:23.666 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% a teacher at Magnolia High School, took notice. 14:23.666 --> 14:26.966 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% Sabina: We saw how many people needed produce. 14:27.466 --> 14:30.933 align:left position:27.5% line:71% size:62.5% So, we knew that there was a need, um, that- 14:30.933 --> 14:32.766 align:left position:32.5% line:71% size:57.5% and a problem that we could solve 14:32.766 --> 14:34.800 align:left position:32.5% line:71% size:57.5%   for our community by building the farm. 14:35.033 --> 14:38.666 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% Narr: The farm is the Magnolia Agriscience Community Center, 14:38.666 --> 14:40.400 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% or MACC for short. 14:40.400 --> 14:42.333 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% Building it was Anaheim's response 14:42.333 --> 14:45.566 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% to California's ambitious $3 billion initiative 14:45.766 --> 14:49.000 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% to dramatically expand its number of community schools- 14:49.000 --> 14:51.566 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% public schools that not only educate students 14:51.566 --> 14:54.333 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% but also provide support and services to the neighborhood 14:54.333 --> 14:55.400 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% as a whole. 14:55.600 --> 14:58.933 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Jaron: What were standing on used to be an empty dirt lot. 14:59.400 --> 15:01.400 align:left position:17.5% line:71% size:72.5% Students have identified food deserts 15:01.400 --> 15:04.300 align:left position:22.5% line:71% size:67.5% as a very real issue that is facing our community. 15:04.300 --> 15:07.700 align:left position:22.5% line:71% size:67.5%   Where theres fast food restaurants all around us, 15:07.700 --> 15:10.833 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% but theres not a lot of grocery stores or places for families 15:10.833 --> 15:12.800 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% to go to get organic, healthy foods. 15:12.800 --> 15:15.166 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% So- and this is contributing to obesity 15:15.166 --> 15:17.033 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and health issues that were seeing in our community. 15:17.033 --> 15:19.300 align:left position:12.5% line:71% size:77.5% Mimi: The only foods that are really there for the community 15:19.300 --> 15:22.366 align:left position:32.5% line:71% size:57.5% are junk food and things that do not benefit 15:22.366 --> 15:24.033 align:left position:32.5% line:71% size:57.5%   or give us any nutritional value. 15:24.033 --> 15:27.133 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% And us students found community gardens 15:27.133 --> 15:29.233 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% as a very good and efficient solution. 15:29.233 --> 15:32.466 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% I'm seeing the vegetables and fruits being grown in our MACC, 15:32.466 --> 15:34.500 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% the Magnolia Agriscience Community Center, 15:34.500 --> 15:36.733 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% being taken into our cafeteria. 15:36.733 --> 15:40.866 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% I've also seen it helping families and parents 15:40.866 --> 15:43.933 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and students by providing them with locally sourced, 15:43.933 --> 15:45.333 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% healthy, nutritious food. 15:45.333 --> 15:46.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Monty: So, every month we have this thing 15:46.633 --> 15:47.900 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% called the community dinner. 15:47.900 --> 15:49.300 align:left position:15% line:77% size:75% So, anyone in the community 15:49.300 --> 15:50.166 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% can come to our school 15:50.166 --> 15:51.566 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% they could, they could buy our produce, 15:51.566 --> 15:52.666 align:left position:12.5% line:77% size:77.5% they could taste our produce. 15:52.666 --> 15:54.600 align:left position:12.5% line:77% size:77.5%   Jaron: We have boxes that we sell 15:54.600 --> 15:56.666 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% to local communities, to local families 15:56.666 --> 15:58.266 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% that are, that are taking these boxes 15:58.266 --> 16:00.733 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% and they're bring- bringing these foods into their homes. 16:00.733 --> 16:02.766 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% So, this is like their quasi grocery store. 16:04.366 --> 16:06.400 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Instructor: For every pound of textiles produced 16:06.400 --> 16:08.166 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% in Indonesia... 16:08.166 --> 16:09.766 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% Narr: The farm feeds the community, 16:09.766 --> 16:12.066 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% but it also helps educate the students. 16:12.066 --> 16:13.900 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% Their instructors are interns 16:13.900 --> 16:16.366 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% from the University of California, Irvine. 16:16.366 --> 16:19.766 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% Sabina: They teach lessons around 16:19.766 --> 16:23.000 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% pollination, around sustainable agriculture, around 16:23.000 --> 16:26.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% pesticides and runoff, growing good in a changing climate. 16:26.566 --> 16:30.133 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Using UCI science students as our teacher. 16:30.133 --> 16:31.933 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% So, it gives them a little teaching experience. 16:31.933 --> 16:34.933 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% It gives us smaller class group sizes, uh, 16:34.933 --> 16:38.100 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% to learn about urban farming and sustainable agriculture. 16:38.300 --> 16:39.300 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Jaron: And then the learning that, 16:39.300 --> 16:40.833 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that is happening here with our students. 16:40.833 --> 16:42.000 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% Theyre able to go back 16:42.000 --> 16:44.533 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and speak to their families, speak to their friends. 16:44.533 --> 16:46.766 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And we're seeing a ripple effect in terms of making healthy- 16:46.766 --> 16:47.666 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% healthier choices. 16:47.666 --> 16:50.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Narr: Sabina Giakoumis manages the farm, 16:50.066 --> 16:52.400 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% but it's only one part of Anaheim's vision 16:52.400 --> 16:54.366 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% for their community school program. 16:54.366 --> 16:56.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Sabina: Our vision of a community school 16:56.566 --> 16:59.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% is where the school is the center 16:59.066 --> 17:01.400 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% or the hub of the community, 17:01.400 --> 17:02.933 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% where not just students 17:02.933 --> 17:06.166 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% but parents, family members, community members, um, 17:06.166 --> 17:10.300 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% have access to the resources that the schools take on. 17:10.300 --> 17:13.100 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% We now have lots of social services that we offer, 17:13.100 --> 17:15.966 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% um, to students, and a lot of times parents as well. 17:15.966 --> 17:17.833 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% Narr: The social services offered to students 17:17.833 --> 17:19.766 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and their families are a result of the 17:19.766 --> 17:22.733 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% California Community Schools Partnership Program 17:22.733 --> 17:24.866 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% made law in 2021. 17:24.866 --> 17:28.400 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% It's a $3 billion investment to significantly expand 17:28.400 --> 17:32.000 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% the number of community schools across the state of California. 17:32.000 --> 17:33.066 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Its goal: 17:33.066 --> 17:36.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% address social inequities made worse by the pandemic. 17:36.633 --> 17:38.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Jaron: So, I think with California, and to their credit, 17:38.633 --> 17:41.500 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% they recognize that as a school, we have to start functioning 17:41.500 --> 17:42.366 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% a little differently. 17:42.366 --> 17:43.733 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% But they are investing 17:43.733 --> 17:46.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% in our schools, in our students, in our families 17:46.633 --> 17:49.900 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% to create a space to be able to authentically address 17:49.900 --> 17:52.966 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% the instructional needs, but then also the other needs 17:52.966 --> 17:54.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% that our students and families have. 17:54.933 --> 17:57.533 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Narr: The Community Schools Initiative gave the district 17:57.533 --> 18:00.733 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% the funds to open a new Community Resource Center 18:00.733 --> 18:04.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% at Sycamore Junior High School, a hub where families can get 18:04.433 --> 18:07.833 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% the basic help they need so their school kids can succeed. 18:08.533 --> 18:10.533 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Jaron: We're standing on our, our farm. 18:10.533 --> 18:12.966 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% And here's an example of students 18:12.966 --> 18:14.200 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% applying what they're learning 18:14.200 --> 18:16.300 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to solve a local issue, which is food deserts. 18:16.300 --> 18:16.900 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% Which is, again, 18:17.400 --> 18:19.266 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% a very different way of looking at community schools 18:19.266 --> 18:21.200 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% than most other districts who are only focused 18:21.200 --> 18:23.233 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% on the wraparound services, right? 18:23.233 --> 18:24.166 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% The mental health, 18:24.400 --> 18:27.133 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% medical, dental kinds of needs that families and students 18:27.133 --> 18:28.966 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% have identified. We're doing all that. 18:28.966 --> 18:30.366 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% That is critically important. 18:30.366 --> 18:31.766 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% But we're going to step in beyond 18:31.766 --> 18:33.600 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% in bringing these things into the classroom. 18:34.333 --> 18:37.100 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Narr: Sabina Giakoumis believes California's initiative 18:37.100 --> 18:40.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to increase the number of communities schools is vital. 18:40.500 --> 18:42.033 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Sabina: In a time right now in America 18:42.033 --> 18:45.000 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% where so many of our schools are building up walls 18:45.000 --> 18:47.933 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% around our schools for safety, that does feel a little bit 18:47.933 --> 18:49.966 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% like we as the community are being 18:49.966 --> 18:53.033 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% pushed away or what happens inside of schools is secret. 18:53.033 --> 18:55.033 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% And so, it is important that we, 18:55.033 --> 18:56.866 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% that we reach out to our communities 18:56.866 --> 18:59.766 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and let them know we're here we have resources, 18:59.766 --> 19:02.200 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% come in, tell us what your community issues are 19:02.200 --> 19:04.500 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% so that we can become an asset 19:04.766 --> 19:06.966 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% and problem solve alongside with you. 19:11.633 --> 19:13.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Narr: Through the California Community Schools 19:13.433 --> 19:14.733 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Partnership Program 19:14.733 --> 19:17.466 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% California is investing more than $3 billion 19:17.466 --> 19:19.900 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to help schools better support their students. 19:19.900 --> 19:21.800 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Four things that all Community Schools 19:21.800 --> 19:23.533 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% must focus on are: 19:23.533 --> 19:25.366 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Coordinating a range of academic, 19:25.366 --> 19:28.500 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% physical, social-emotional and mental health services 19:28.500 --> 19:30.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to meet their students unique needs. 19:30.866 --> 19:32.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Actively tapping into the knowledge 19:32.633 --> 19:35.533 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% of family and community members to serve as partners. 19:35.533 --> 19:37.500 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Promoting collaborative leadership 19:37.500 --> 19:39.500 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% through professional development for educators 19:39.500 --> 19:41.100 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and school administrators, 19:41.100 --> 19:43.400 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and expanding learning opportunities 19:43.400 --> 19:44.966 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% like internships, tutoring, 19:44.966 --> 19:48.033 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and before and after school and summer programs 19:49.166 --> 19:57.033 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% ♪♪♪ 19:57.233 --> 19:59.033 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% Narr: It's a typical lively morning 19:59.033 --> 20:02.066 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. 20:02.066 --> 20:05.100 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% The principal and staff are here to greet arriving students. 20:05.100 --> 20:08.400 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% But today, something is different and special. 20:08.400 --> 20:11.266 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Among the greeters is Dr. Debra Duardo, 20:11.266 --> 20:14.466 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% superintendent of schools for all of L.A. County. 20:14.466 --> 20:17.833 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% 80 districts, over 2 million students. 20:17.833 --> 20:21.800 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Dr. Duardo visits schools like this one as often as she can. 20:22.033 --> 20:23.700 align:left position:22.5% line:71% size:67.5% Dr. Duardo: And it's just a wonderful opportunity 20:23.700 --> 20:25.766 align:left position:22.5% line:71% size:67.5% to talk to students, to talk to teachers, 20:25.766 --> 20:28.600 align:left position:22.5% line:71% size:67.5% to talk to counselors and social workers, 20:28.600 --> 20:30.333 align:left position:22.5% line:71% size:67.5%   and just to hear from the community 20:30.333 --> 20:31.633 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% how things are going. 20:31.633 --> 20:32.733 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% Millie: We've been practicing 20:32.733 --> 20:35.433 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% since September, so it's been a little while... 20:35.433 --> 20:37.766 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% Narr: That desire to connect, observe, 20:37.766 --> 20:40.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and encourage is deeply rooted in Dr. Duardos 20:40.933 --> 20:44.266 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% own experience and educational journey. 20:44.266 --> 20:47.733 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% She was one of five siblings growing up in the L.A. area. 20:47.733 --> 20:50.766 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% She dropped out of high school to work full time 20:50.766 --> 20:53.166 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% to help support her hard working family. 20:53.566 --> 20:56.200 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% Married at 15, and at 16, 20:56.200 --> 20:59.500 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% mother of a child born with spinal bifida. 20:59.500 --> 21:00.366 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% Dr. Duardo: The first year of his life, 21:00.733 --> 21:03.800 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% he had to had ten operations, so it was very, very serious 21:03.800 --> 21:06.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and I really needed to understand how to care for him. 21:06.933 --> 21:08.133 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% And I realized that I didn't 21:08.133 --> 21:09.500 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% understand what the doctors were saying. 21:09.500 --> 21:10.600 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% I didn't know the difference 21:10.600 --> 21:13.233 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% between a neurologist and a urologist. 21:13.233 --> 21:15.733 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% I didn't understand the terms that they were using. 21:15.733 --> 21:17.733 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% And I thought, if I'm going to be a good parent 21:17.733 --> 21:18.366 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% to this child, 21:18.833 --> 21:21.366 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% I have to go back to school and get an education. 21:21.366 --> 21:24.800 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Narr: That hunger to advance her education led Dr. Duardo 21:24.800 --> 21:26.566 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% to community college. 21:26.566 --> 21:29.600 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Between full time work and parenting four children, 21:29.600 --> 21:32.666 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% it took her a good ten years to graduate. 21:32.666 --> 21:37.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% But then she applied to and was accepted by UCLA. 21:37.033 --> 21:40.600 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Dr. Duardo: What I realized is that by getting an education, 21:40.600 --> 21:42.833 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% um, it opened up so many opportunities. 21:42.833 --> 21:43.300 align:left position:40% line:89% size:50% It op- 21:43.966 --> 21:46.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% it just opened up doors that I never would have imagined 21:46.066 --> 21:47.833 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% that I could have gone through. 21:47.833 --> 21:49.566 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% And so, in L.A. County, 21:49.566 --> 21:50.900 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% the majority of our students 21:50.900 --> 21:54.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% are low income students and come from families 21:54.033 --> 21:55.333 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% that are really struggling. 21:55.333 --> 21:56.733 align:left position:37.5% line:89% size:52.5% And, um, 21:56.733 --> 22:00.200 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% I think it's really important that we do everything possible 22:00.200 --> 22:02.800 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% to expose children to opportunities 22:02.800 --> 22:05.566 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% because sometimes you don't even know what you don't know. 22:05.566 --> 22:06.400 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% Narr: For Duardo, 22:06.400 --> 22:08.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% those newly discovered opportunities 22:08.533 --> 22:11.266 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% led to a bachelor's degree in women's studies, 22:11.266 --> 22:13.266 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% a master's in social work, 22:13.266 --> 22:15.066 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% and perhaps most consequentially, 22:15.066 --> 22:17.800 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% an internship at an L.A. high school. 22:17.800 --> 22:21.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% There, she discovered what would become her life's passion. 22:21.566 --> 22:23.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Dr. Duardo: And I just fell in love with the kids. 22:23.400 --> 22:25.166 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% I fell in love with the community. 22:25.166 --> 22:28.433 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% And I think a big part of working with students 22:28.433 --> 22:30.433 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% is getting them to believe in themselves and, 22:30.433 --> 22:32.600 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% and exposing them to the opportunities 22:32.600 --> 22:34.400 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% thatre available to them. 22:34.400 --> 22:35.300 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% Narr: In L.A. County, 22:35.500 --> 22:39.233 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% the adversities seem as vast as the region itself. 22:39.233 --> 22:42.100 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Poverty, homelessness, language barriers, 22:42.100 --> 22:43.533 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% students with disabilities 22:43.533 --> 22:47.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and special needs, experiencing teen pregnancy and parenthood, 22:47.866 --> 22:50.766 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% or having to work instead of attending school. 22:50.766 --> 22:53.966 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% As someone who experienced many of those challenges, 22:53.966 --> 22:56.800 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% Dr. Duardo is quick to share her journey 22:56.800 --> 22:59.200 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% and offer encouragement and hope. 22:59.200 --> 23:00.566 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% Dr. Duardo: You can do it. 23:00.566 --> 23:02.533 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% I absolutely believe in you, and, 23:02.533 --> 23:04.866 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% and that's the first thing I ask, uh, students 23:04.866 --> 23:08.600 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% when I talk to them is, “What are your dreams and hopes? ” 23:08.600 --> 23:10.766 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% You know, and, and sometimes they, 23:10.766 --> 23:13.133 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% they haven't, you know, figured that out 23:13.133 --> 23:14.900 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% like they need help even thinking 23:14.900 --> 23:17.066 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% that they're worthy of dreaming 23:17.066 --> 23:19.000 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and that they can do much better and that 23:19.000 --> 23:21.100 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% they can have greater things. 23:21.100 --> 23:23.100 align:left position:40% line:71% size:50% Jimena: It's important to look up to her 23:23.100 --> 23:26.566 align:left position:15% line:71% size:75% because that way we can see how she didn't give up. 23:26.566 --> 23:28.100 align:left position:15% line:71% size:75%   And even with the problems that she had, 23:28.100 --> 23:29.966 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% she was able to bounce back. 23:29.966 --> 23:31.866 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Millie: It's super inspiring for us as students 23:31.866 --> 23:32.800 align:left position:40% line:89% size:50% because 23:32.800 --> 23:34.166 align:left position:12.5% line:77% size:77.5% when you go through so much, 23:34.166 --> 23:36.366 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% but you still come back to serve your community, 23:36.366 --> 23:37.633 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% especially through education, 23:37.633 --> 23:40.133 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% it gives so much hope to the future generation. 23:40.133 --> 23:41.533 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% Narr: Jimena and Millie are among 23:41.533 --> 23:45.000 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% the many students inspired by Duardos story. 23:45.000 --> 23:46.733 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% Both are part of the Superintendent's 23:46.733 --> 23:49.766 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Student Advisory Council meeting once a month. 23:49.766 --> 23:51.366 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% Millie: It's so nice to know that, you know, 23:51.366 --> 23:53.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% we have such a powerful and amazing person 23:53.400 --> 23:55.366 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% that's on our side and actively, 23:55.366 --> 23:57.533 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% you know, pushing for the things that we want to see. 23:57.533 --> 23:58.533 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% And those of us 23:58.533 --> 24:00.233 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% who come from difficult backgrounds 24:00.233 --> 24:03.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% are getting the access to the resources they need. 24:03.733 --> 24:05.333 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% Narr: Today, Dr. Duardo is 24:05.333 --> 24:07.366 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% committed to finding resources to help 24:07.366 --> 24:10.366 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% all of the 2 million students she serves. 24:10.600 --> 24:13.366 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Colleagues say she's a living testament to hope, 24:13.366 --> 24:17.466 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% resilience, hard work, and success despite adversity. 24:17.466 --> 24:18.566 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% It's a story she hopes 24:18.566 --> 24:22.600 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% will inspire these young people to seek a similar path. 24:22.600 --> 24:24.100 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% Dr. Duardo: My hope for our students 24:24.100 --> 24:28.000 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% is that they thrive, that not just that they exist, 24:28.000 --> 24:30.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% but that they're happy and they live, 24:30.733 --> 24:34.433 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% um, wonderful lives and that they have options 24:34.433 --> 24:38.333 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and opportunities, that they feel a sense of belonging, um, 24:38.333 --> 24:39.800 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% and that they're successful 24:39.800 --> 24:41.966 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and reach whatever their dreams are 24:41.966 --> 24:43.900 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% and helping them to see those dreams and 24:43.900 --> 24:47.033 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% to help them to see their potential. 24:50.233 --> 24:50.866 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% Annc: That's it 24:51.300 --> 24:53.866 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% for this edition of Inside California Education. 24:53.866 --> 24:56.800 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% If you'd like more information about the program, log 24:56.800 --> 25:00.266 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% on to our website insidecaled.org. 25:00.266 --> 25:02.166 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% We have videos from all of our shows 25:02.166 --> 25:05.266 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and you can connect with us on social media. 25:05.266 --> 25:06.566 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% Thanks for joining us. 25:06.566 --> 25:11.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% We'll see you next time on Inside California Education. 25:11.633 --> 25:14.100 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Tanner: I think I'm going to take so much from this school 25:14.100 --> 25:16.000 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and kind of take what I've learned here 25:16.000 --> 25:17.200 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and take all that positivity 25:17.200 --> 25:18.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and bring it to wherever I'm going. 25:18.633 --> 25:20.933 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Todd: Rather than seeing them for what they dont have, 25:20.933 --> 25:23.700 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% looking at their lives through a loss frame, 25:23.700 --> 25:26.033 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% we want to look at their lives through a gain frame. 25:26.033 --> 25:27.700 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Mimi: Food deserts are basically 25:27.700 --> 25:29.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% telling us that there are communities 25:29.866 --> 25:33.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% where healthy and nutritious foods are not in reach. 25:37.266 --> 25:38.900 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% Annc: Funding for inside California 25:38.900 --> 25:42.700 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Education is made possible by: The California Lottery 25:42.700 --> 25:44.933 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% has been reliably raising additional money 25:44.933 --> 25:47.100 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% for public education for decades. 25:47.100 --> 25:50.866 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% More than $41 billion since voters created the lottery 25:50.866 --> 25:52.166 align:left position:37.5% line:89% size:52.5% in 1984. 25:52.166 --> 25:54.800 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% And thats the reason why California Lottery exists. 25:54.800 --> 25:59.066 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% Its why we do what we do and work so hard to do it. 25:59.066 --> 26:00.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Thank you, California, 26:00.400 --> 26:04.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% our schools appreciate your support. 26:06.166 --> 26:07.933 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Annc: Imagine a credit union where school 26:07.933 --> 26:10.333 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% employees are treated like the heroes you are. 26:10.333 --> 26:12.366 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% At SchoolFirst Federal Credit Union, 26:12.366 --> 26:14.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% everything we do starts with helping school employees 26:14.633 --> 26:17.766 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and their families live better today and plan for tomorrow. 26:17.766 --> 26:20.400 align:left position:42.5% line:71% size:47.5% Learn more at schoolsfirstfcu.org. 26:21.266 --> 26:23.133 align:left position:42.5% line:71% size:47.5%   Annc: The Stuart Foundation: improving 26:23.133 --> 26:26.600 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% life outcomes for young people through education. 26:26.600 --> 26:29.966 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% ScholarShare 529: Californias state-sponsored, tax advantaged 26:29.966 --> 26:32.366 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% 529 college savings plan designed to help pay 26:32.366 --> 26:34.666 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% for the cost of higher education. 26:34.666 --> 26:37.833 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Additional funding for Inside California Education is made 26:37.833 --> 26:41.366 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% possible by these organizations supporting public education.