Corcoran Unified School District

Regular Board Meeting
CUSD Board Room
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
6:30 p.m.

*A complete Board Packet is available for public review at the District Office at 1520 Patterson Ave.,
at all school sites within the District and posted on the District’s website below.

“Corcoran Unified School District…..Increasing Student Success”
1520 Patterson Avenue         Corcoran, CA 93212

To download a complete copy of the Board Agenda and Packet, please click here:
cusd_board_agenda_01-26-2010.pdf

Welcome to Corcoran Unified School District. Our Board, community and district have a common goal of becoming a “Destination District.” This vision is becoming a reality with our continued growth in student academic achievement and a positive, professional environment that encourages innovation and personal growth. We are very proud of our superb, hard-working staff members who are creating a culture of excellence for our students.

Our passion and mission is to develop confident, successful academic achievers among our whole student population. There is no limitation or hindrance that can overcome the positive influences of highly effective teachers and schools. We are seeing more and more students grow and achieve academically despite the former conventional expectations of mediocrity and low achievement for low income and underprivileged students. All students can achieve!

We are also excited about the District’s commitment toward student education using 21st Century learning tools via the One to One Laptop Learning Program as well as the use of technology tools available now in every classroom in the District. The District is committed to a focus on academic achievement with a priority to develop staff members in using innovative, effective strategies in the use of these powerful learning tools.  The results in improved academic achievement are encouraging along with the enthusiasm and excitement from students and staff.

We are excited about the recently constructed 22,000 square foot Technology Learning Center Facility. This high-tech facility is designed for staff development, job training for the community and will offer courses for students from 11th grade through those workings towards a master’s college degree.  Considered one of its kind in the Central Valley, the Center is equipped with state-of-the-art technology to assist staff and students in learning and employing 21st Century learning skills.

The enthusiasm and excitement of our continued growth in the many dimensions of our District is just starting to catch up with the high expectations we have for every student at Corcoran Unified.

- Rich Merlo, Superintendent

Regular Board Meeting

CUSD Board Room

Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 6:30 p.m.

A complete Board Packet is available for public review at the District Office at 1520 Patterson Ave., at all school sites within the District and posted on the District’s website at www.corcoran.k12.ca.us.

“Corcoran Unified School District…..Increasing Student Success”

Powerful Teaching and Learning

Belief:  What do we believe about our students?  We can answer the question by listening to our conversations and observing our actions.  Ultimately, what we do will reveal what we believe.  Therefore, in order to affect staff and students, we need to keep improving our world view and what we think about student learning.  One of the aspects of how we think I know for a certainty is we cannot afford to look at children and their learning like we have done in the past.  The assumptions that all of us were plagued with is poor and minority children cannot achieve like the rest.  Why is this?  Read the cure below.