Comprehensive School Assistance Program (CSAP) Planning, materials, research to help low-performing schools succeed. WestEd's Comprehensive School Assistance Program helps schools that fail to meet state or federal achievement goals. To close the achievement gap in these under-performing schools, CSAP employs a three-part strategy: First, the program helps schools, their districts, and those who work with them plan, implement, and refine research-based, comprehensive school improvement efforts. Second, through publications, webinars, journal articles, and conference presentations, CSAP contributes to a growing knowledge base of how low-performing schools can improve student achievement. Finally, the program brings together research and practical experience to inform policymakers at all levels as they make critical decisions designed to ensure all students succeed academically. CSAP works closely with SchoolsMovingUp, a WestEd initiative that helps schools and districts address the immense challenge of raising student achievement in low-performing schools. SchoolsMovingUp offers a wealth of practical ideas and models for school improvement, including profiles of previously low-performing schools from across the country that have improved student achievement. In addition, CSAP houses the California Comprehensive Center (CA CC) at WestEd in partnership with American Institutes for Research (AIR) and School Services of California (SSC). The CA CC, part of a federal network of 16 regional Comprehensive Assistance Centers serving individual states or clusters of states, is charged with building state capacity to implement fully the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), improve student achievement, and close achievement gaps. The CA CC provides assistance to the California Department of Education and other state agencies, as well as to statewide groups and organizations that help districts and schools implement NCLB. Director: Fred Tempes Contact: Pamela Lloyd Tel: 510.302.4236 Email: plloyd@wested.org Topics we address: School Reform Services we offer: Technical Assistance/Consulting Projects associated with this program: Bridging Cultures Project California Comprehensive Center Comprehensive School Reform Facilitator Initiative DistrictsMovingUp English Learner Evaluation and Accountability Support (ELEAS) English Learners and the Language Arts (ELLA) Local Accountability Professional Development Series Migrant Student Information Network (MSIN) Smaller Learning Communities Southwest Comprehensive Center Teach for Success® WestEd's School Assistance and Intervention Teams (SAITs) WestEd staff involved with this program: Sofia Aburto, Senior Research Associate Anuradha Advani, Research Assistant Janice Lowen Agee, Comprehensive Center Communications Specialist Kimberly Allen, School/District Improvement Facilitator Jay Alvarez, Computer Specialist Robert Anderson, Senior Assessment Specialist Margit Birge Randy Bobby Zoe Ann Brown, Senior Program Associate Noelle Caskey, Senior Research Associate Patti Crotti, Senior Program Associate Art Darin, Senior Research Associate Patty Deras-Christopherson, Administrative Assistant Julie Duffield, Research Associate II Gary Duke, School/District Improvement Facilitator Octavio Estrella, School Reform Facilitator Huck Fitterer, Director of Field Services Kris Flynn, Senior Program Associate Jonathan Frank, Senior Program Associate Kenneth Futernick, Project Director Jaime Gonzalez, Research Associate Laurel Groff, Financial Analyst Zenaida Gutierrez, Administrative Assistant Sue Harwood, Senior Research Associate Brandon Holland, ASP.NET Application Developer Shirley Houser, Senior Research Associate Rosanne Inserra, School/District Improvement Facilitator Angela Julien, School/District Improvement Facilitator Joyce Kaser, Senior Associate John Paul Lapid, Research Associate Cynthia Lee, Senior Program Associate Annabel Lee, Senior Program Associate Robert Linquanti, Project Director and Senior Research Associate Kevin Locklear, School/District Improvement Facilitator Teresa Maldonado, Program Assistant Marie Mancuso, Associate Director, Southwest Comprehensive Center Heather Mattson Almanzan, Senior Research Associate Ruth McKenna, Director Field Services Tamaye Ota, Senior Research Associate Rose Owens-West, Senior Project Director Mary Peterson, Project Director, DistrictsMovingUp Katherine Prudhomme, Senior Program Associate, English Learners & Language Arts (ELLA) Peggie Rodriguez Bob Rosenfeld, Program Associate Jacinto Salazar, Project Manager Scott Sargent, Comprehensive School Assistance Program (Sacramento) Joseph Sassone, LAPDS Project Director Phyllis Schwartz, Arizona Project Director, DistrictsMovingUp Beth Anselmi Simpson, Senior Program Associate Pamela Spycher, Senior Research Associate Angela Stewart, Program Coordinator Fred Tempes, Director, Comprehensive School Assistance Program Karen Tran, Program Assistant Sharon Tucker, Associate Director Travis Vincent, Program Assistant Gerald Wolfe, senior program associate Carol Young, Program/Research Staff Keith Young, School Improvement Facilitator Becky Zamora, Administrative Assistant Resources related to this program: The Bottom-Up Simple Approach to School Accountability and Improvement Bridging Cultures: Teacher Education Module California Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (CPSEL) Closing the Gap Video Series Closing the Gap: Meeting the Achievement Challenge in California Show 1: Horace Mann Elementary School Closing the Gap: Meeting the Achievement Challenge in California Show 2: Prairie Vista Middle School Closing the Gap: Meeting the Achievement Challenge in California Show 4: David Reese Elementary School Closing the Gap: Meeting the Achievement Challenge in California Show 3: Birmingham Senior High School Closing the Gap: Meeting the Achievement Challenge in California Show 5: Vanguard Learning Center Closing the Gap: Meeting the Achievement Challenge in California Show 6: Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School Developing an Effective School Plan English Language Proficiency Assessment in the Nation: Focus on School Improvement: A Planning Guide Guidance for the Selection and Support of Exemplary Principals Under the Quality Education Investment Act High Stakes and Assessment Innovation: A Negative Correlation? How Are English Learners Faring Under Proposition 227 Imagine the Possibilities: Sourcebook for Educators Committed to the Educational Success of Students Experiencing Homelessness Managing Diverse Classrooms R&D Alert® Vol. 5, No. 1 R&D Alert® Vol. 3, No. 2 Similar English Learner Students, Different Results: Using Flexible Technology to Meet the Needs of Diverse Learners: What Teachers Can Do