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SUMMARY:Dr. Robin Avelar La Salle to Present at the CSUSB Educational Leadership Summit
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to share that Dr. Robin Avelar La Salle\, President and Founder of Orenda Education\, will be presenting at the CSUSB Educational Leadership Summit on Thursday\, November 13\, 2025\, from 9:20 – 10:20 A.M. \nThis year’s summit\, Education in the Balance: Advancing Equity and Social Justice in Today’s America\, brings together visionary leaders\, educators\, and advocates to reflect on the state of public education and engage in conversations that drive meaningful change. As schools and districts navigate shifting policies\, social divides\, and the evolving role of education in a democratic society\, this gathering provides a space to explore innovative strategies and actionable solutions. \nIn her interactive session\, Dr. Avelar La Salle will guide participants through the “Acceleration Formula\,” a dynamic\, research-driven model for advancing achievement among Long-Term English Learners (LTELs). The session is designed to be highly practical and engaging\, blending high-impact\, low-prep strategies with real-world considerations. Participants will take part in hands-on activities that bring the methodology to life\, providing a clear path for schools and districts to accelerate student outcomes while honoring linguistic and cultural strengths. \nAttendees will leave the session with actionable tools and strategies to spark transformational growth\, uplift historically marginalized students\, and strengthen district systems for long-term achievement. \nWe invite all educational leaders\, administrators\, and advocates to join Dr. La Salle at this inspiring session and discover how to turn research into actionable results for students across the state. \nEvent Details: \n\nDate: Thursday\, November 13\, 2025\nTime: 9:30 – 10:30 A.M. (60 minutes)\nLocation: Santos Manuel Student Union North\, University Parkway\, San Bernardino\, CA\, USA\n\nStay tuned for more updates from Orenda as we continue to bring research-driven solutions and innovative strategies to leaders across the country.
URL:https://orendaed.org/event/dr-robin-avelar-la-salle-to-present-at-the-csusb-educational-leadership-summit/
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SUMMARY:Dr. Robin Avelar La Salle to Keynote the 2025 California Assessment Conference
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Robin Avelar La Salle\, President & Founder of Orenda Education\, will deliver the keynote address at the 2025 California Assessment Conference! This premier event\, Assessment in Action: Sharing Strategies to Support Student Learning\, takes place on November 13\, 2025\, at the Riverside Convention Center. \nAs a nationally recognized leader in K–12 education\, Dr. Avelar La Salle brings decades of experience guiding districts to align systems\, accelerate student outcomes\, and implement strategies that work. Her keynote will provide educational leaders with the clarity\, urgency\, and practical tools needed to address the systemic barriers that continue to limit academic success for historically underserved student populations. \nThis is a not-to-miss session for leaders committed to moving beyond theory to actionable strategies. Participants will walk away with: \n\nA clear understanding of systemic challenges that impact student achievement\nPractical\, research-driven tools to transform assessment practices\nInsights on how to leverage data and systems to support accelerated learning for all students\n\nThe California Assessment Conference is a gathering of visionary leaders\, educators\, and innovators\, all working to strengthen assessment practices and drive meaningful learning outcomes. Dr. Avelar La Salle’s keynote will set the tone for the conference\, inspiring attendees to act with intention\, courage\, and results-focused leadership. \nWe are proud to showcase Orenda’s work and our commitment to helping districts and leaders turn data and research into real\, measurable impact. \n📅 Event Details: \n\nDate: November 13\, 2025\nLocation: Riverside Convention Center\, Riverside\, CA\nTime: 12:30-1:30 PM\n\nStay tuned to our blog and social channels for updates\, insights\, and takeaways from the conference — and join us as we explore how assessment drives action and accelerates student success.
URL:https://orendaed.org/event/dr-robin-avelar-la-salle-to-keynote-the-2025-california-assessment-conference/
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SUMMARY:Ready to Be Stretched? Reimagining College and Career Readiness
DESCRIPTION:The push for College and Career Readiness is one of the most urgent—and misunderstood—challenges facing today’s K–12 school systems. While the phrase is widely used in education leadership spaces\, many districts still lack systemic clarity around what readiness truly means in practice. When this clarity is missing\, the unintended consequences disproportionately impact historically marginalized and vulnerable students. \nTrue college and career readiness is not a checklist\, a single pathway\, or a compliance exercise. It is a system-wide commitment to ensuring students graduate prepared for every postsecondary option—college\, career\, military\, or beyond. Achieving this level of readiness requires intentional system design\, aligned expectations\, and a willingness to examine long-standing inequities embedded in policy and practice. \nThis session brings together research\, system design\, and lived leadership experience to explore what it truly takes to build equitable pathways for student achievement. \nJoin Dr. Robin Avelar La Salle and Dr. Sarah Mott Gonzalez\, alongside partner superintendents Antonio Garcia and Ilsa Garza-Gonzales\, for a candid discussion on what it means to lead this work at the district level. Speakers will share real-world insights into redesigning systems\, aligning leadership teams\, and communicating a compelling vision for equity-driven student achievement. \nWhat Attendees Will Gain\nParticipants will leave with: \n\n\nClear\, actionable definitions of College and Career Readiness \n\n\nResearch-based insights grounded in equity-focused system design \n\n\nLeadership wisdom from superintendents actively doing the work \n\n\nCurrent labor market forecasting insights to inform strategic planning \n\n\nConcrete examples of how effective leaders mobilize followership around a shared vision \n\n\nThis session is designed for education leaders who are ready to be stretched—those committed to confronting inequities\, questioning assumptions\, and building systems that expand opportunity for every student. \nIf you are seeking clarity\, inspiration\, and practical tools to bring back to your leadership team\, we invite you to join us for this powerful conversation on the future of college and career readiness in K–12 education.
URL:https://orendaed.org/event/ready-to-be-stretched-reimagining-college-and-career-readiness/
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SUMMARY:Salinas City ESD and Orenda Invite You To A Day of Learning
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an engaging\, hands-on day of learning with Salinas City Elementary School District and the Orenda team. This special event is designed for superintendents and district/site administrator teams of up to five\, offering a first-hand look at strategies Salinas City ESD is using to accelerate student achievement. Hear partnership highlights\, connect with neighboring districts\, and leave inspired with practical ideas\, actionable strategies\, and collaborative approaches to strengthen systems\, foster alignment\, and accelerate student success across our community. \nWho Should Attend?  \nSuperintendents and district/site admin teams \n\n❇️  LEADERSHIP INTENSIVE DATES & LOCATION:\n \nTuesday\, February 3\, 2026\n\n\nSalinas City ESD\nBoard Room\n840 S. Main St.\nSalinas\, CA 93901
URL:https://orendaed.org/event/salinas-city-esd-and-orenda-invite-you-to-a-day-of-learning/
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SUMMARY:Orenda Acceleration Summit - Accelerate Learning for LTELs
DESCRIPTION:Part Two: Instructional Strategies for LTEL Students \nJoin Dr. Robin Avelar La Salle and the Orenda Education team for a highly engaging\, action-oriented session designed for teacher teams\, teacher leaders\, instructional coaches\, and administrators who support Long-Term English Learners (LTELs). This session is perfect for anyone looking to deepen their instructional practice and for those who were unable to attend Part One. \nThis powerful summit focuses on POWERFUL TEACHING AND LEARNING FOR LTEL STUDENTS. Grounded in research\, participants will explore strategies to ensure LTELs and other struggling students gain more than a year’s worth of learning in a single year. \nKey Highlights: \n\nDiscover a set of high-impact\, low-prep instructional routines designed to accelerate learning rather than remediate.\nWatch live demo lessons of each strategy with clear research “call-outs” explaining the rationale behind each step.\nParticipate in guided team planning to “try on” the strategies and adapt them to your own classroom context.\nConnect with fellow educators committed to breaking down inequities and raising achievement for all struggling students\, including LTELs.\n\n🌟 Breakfast and lunch are included with registration.\n📢 Space is limited—reserve your spot today!
URL:https://orendaed.org/event/orenda-acceleration-summit-accelerate-learning-for-ltels/
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SUMMARY:Acceleration Formula: Using Baseline Systems Studies to Advance Educational Excellence
DESCRIPTION:Achieving educational excellence and academic achievement for every student requires more than isolated initiatives—it demands a deep understanding of the systems and conditions shaping student outcomes. For many school and district leaders\, inequities persist not because of a lack of effort\, but because the root causes remain hidden within policies\, practices\, and long-standing structures. \nThe Acceleration Formula session explores how Baseline Systems Studies can help leaders surface these root causes and use evidence to drive meaningful\, system-wide change—especially for historically underserved and vulnerable student populations. \nFacilitated by Janet Hwang\, Vice President at Orenda\, this presentation highlights how a Baseline Systems Study provides districts with a clear\, comprehensive view of how existing systems are producing current results. Rather than focusing solely on outcomes\, leaders are supported in examining the conditions\, decisions\, and structures that shape student achievement. \nParticipants will also hear directly from Westminster School District’s Superintendent\, Dr. Gunn Marie Hansen\, and Chief Academic Officer\, Michelle Watkins\, who will share their firsthand experience using study findings to guide targeted\, sustainable implementation across their school communities. Their leadership story offers a compelling example of how intentional systems analysis can lead to tangible improvements in teaching\, learning\, and academic achievement for all students. \nWhat Participants Will Learn\nAttendees will leave with practical insights and tools\, including: \n\n\nHow to uncover systemic barriers to equityLearn how a Baseline Systems Study reveals the underlying systems\, policies\, and practices shaping student outcomes—particularly for historically marginalized groups. \n\n\nA real-world example of systemic transformationExplore Westminster School District’s journey from study findings to actionable strategies that drive coherent\, district-wide improvement. \n\n\nA framework to drive collective actionGain access to a replicable process for conducting systems analysis and engaging cross-functional teams in continuous improvement work aligned to shared goals. \n\n\nThis session is designed for district and school leaders committed to moving beyond surface-level change and toward equity-driven system redesign. If you are seeking clarity\, structure\, and a proven approach to accelerating achievement\, this conversation offers both inspiration and actionable guidance.
URL:https://orendaed.org/event/acceleration-formula-using-baseline-systems-studies-to-advance-educational-excellence/
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SUMMARY:Beyond Busy Work: What True Rigor Looks Like at Every Grade Level
DESCRIPTION:What does rigor actually look like in the classroom? \nIt’s a word we use often in education\, but rigor isn’t about giving students more work\, harder texts\, or longer assignments. It’s about ensuring students are consistently engaging in the kind of thinking their grade-level standards demand. \nThis November\, Dr. Sarah Mott Gonzalez\, Vice President of College & Career\, and Dr. Erica Thomas\, Achievement Specialist\, of Orenda Education will bring that conversation to the 2026 ACSA Leadership Summit in their session\, Beyond Busy Work: What True Rigor Looks Like at Every Grade Level. \nUsing California’s CAASPP Smarter Balanced Item Specifications for ELA Claim 1: Reading\, Sarah and Erica will help participants examine what grade-level rigor actually looks like in daily instruction. Through the Claims\, Targets\, and Depth of Knowledge (DOK) levels embedded in the California item specifications\, participants will have an opportunity to look more closely at the tasks students are being asked to complete and consider an important question: \nAre students being challenged to think deeply\, or are we simply keeping them busy? \nParticipants will explore the difference between surface-level work and true text-based rigor\, audit current reading tasks\, and practice redesigning assignments to better reflect the depth and complexity students are expected to demonstrate. \nMost importantly\, this is about making rigor actionable. Attendees will leave with practical tools for aligning reading instruction to Claim 1 targets so that what students are taught\, asked to practice\, and ultimately assessed on reflects the full depth of California’s grade-level expectations. \nBecause rigor isn’t about making reading harder. It’s about making sure students are doing the right kind of thinking. \nJoin us at the 2026 ACSA Leadership SummitFriday\, November 6\, 20262:15–3:15 PM PTSession P4P-06 \nWe hope to see you there!
URL:https://orendaed.org/event/beyond-busy-work-what-true-rigor-looks-like-at-every-grade-level/
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