Admin Forum: Creating a Clear and Useful Continuous Improvement Plan for 2025-26
Working on your Continuous Improvement Plan? Hear the latest from CDE on the process and goals for this year and get some tips on choosing strong goals and avoiding some common pitfalls.
Admin Forum: Creating a Clear and Useful Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP) for 2025-26
Presenters: Dr. Carolyn Zachry & Kathleen Porter
Working on your Continuous Improvement Plan? Hear the latest from CDE on the process and goals for this year and get some tips on choosing strong goals and avoiding some common pitfalls.
Adult Education Credentialing and Fundamentals of Adult Education Instruction
Description:Calling all aspiring adult education teachers and administrators who are hiring teachers! Join us for an informative webinar designed to guide you through the Adult Education Credentialing process. Discover the new, free credentialing program for statewide teacher candidates offered by Santa Clara Unified School District in collaboration with Evergreen Community College. This session will also introduce key instructional strategies from CALPRO's new community of practice topic, "Fundamentals of Adult Education Instruction" as well as the opportunity to be a CALPRO trainer on this topic.
Admin Forum: Integrated Education and Training and Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education Guidance and Support
This 60-minute webinar will provide guidance and support to California adult education administrators and leaders on IET and IELCE policy, planning and practice. The webinar will feature:Dr. Carolyn Zachry and Dr. Cory Rayala from CDE introduce the session and provide CDE policy updates.CALPRO IET Subject Matter Experts Amy Dalsimer and Sudie Whalen discuss IET Integrated Syllabus, instruction and program based assessment. Lori Howard from CASAS discusses how the new CDE IET Policy is reflected in the IELCE report and Plan.
Adult Education Credentialing & Fundamentals of Adult Education Instruction
Calling all aspiring adult education teachers, and administrators who are hiring teachers! This informative webinar is designed to guide you through the Adult Education Credentialing process. Discover the new, free credentialing program for statewide teacher candidates offered by Santa Clara Unified School District in collaboration with Evergreen Community College. The session also introduces key instructional strategies from CALPRO's new community of practice topic, "Fundamentals of Adult Education Instruction," as well as the opportunity to be a CALPRO trainer on this topic.
Session date: April 22, 2025
Facilitator: Christine Berdiansky
Admin Forum: Budget Planning With Certainty in Times of Uncertainty
How do you build a budget based on what you know and what you don’t know? This session will include strategies that any school administrator can use to plan and build a budget that considers the funding uncertainties of today’s times. Join this webinar to learn how to develop, implement, and monitor a budget, in the midst of change and unpredictability, that allows you to sleep at night.Presenter: Steve Curiel, Principal, Huntington Beach Adult SchoolDate/Time: Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 1:00–2:00 PM
Admin Forum: Budget Planning With Certainty in Times of Uncertainty
How do you build a budget based on what you know and what you don’t know? This session will include strategies that any school administrator can use to plan and build a budget that considers the funding uncertainties of today’s times. Learn how to develop, implement, and monitor a budget, in the midst of change and unpredictability, that allows you to sleep at night.
Session Date: 6/17/2025 Facilitators: Steve Curiel, Dr. Carolyn Zachry
Admin Forum: Practical Approaches for Leadership Success in Times of Change
Title: Practical Approaches for Leadership Success In Times of ChangeDate: Wednesday, November 19, 2025Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm Presenter: Dr. Cherise Moore, CALPRO Senior Administrative Leadership Trainer/AdvisorElevate your leadership with practical strategies to navigate change. As the adult education landscape evolves, administrators need actionable tools to effectively manage changes that occur at a rapid and often challenging pace. This administrator's forum webinar will provide proven approaches for adult education leaders to foster genuine resilience, manage complex transitions effectively, and consistently drive success for programs and students, amidst any uncertainty.
Admin Forum: Practical Approaches for Leadership Success in Times of Change
Elevate your leadership with practical strategies to navigate change. As the adult education landscape evolves, administrators need actionable tools to effectively manage changes that occur at a rapid and often challenging pace. This administrator's forum webinar will provide proven approaches for adult education leaders to foster genuine resilience, manage complex transitions effectively, and consistently drive success for programs and students, amidst any uncertainty. Presenter: Dr. Cherise Moore, CALPRO Senior Administrative Leadership Trainer/Advisor
Admin Forum: From Reports to Results: Using Data to Drive Program Growth
Webinar Description: Join us for an engaging one-hour webinar designed to strengthen your use of data in shaping and advancing your Continuous Improvement Plan. You’ll hear professional perspectives from the California Department of Education, CASAS, and the field on how to effectively analyze and apply data for program improvement. Together, we’ll explore specific reports you can generate to guide decision-making and provide hands-on practice in developing clear, actionable SMART goals. Presenters: Carolyn Zachry, Administrator, California Department of Education; Kathleen Porter, Executive Director, Career Technical, Adult and Alternative Education, Poway Unified School District; and Carlos Rodriguez, Information Technology Lead, CASASDate: January 20, 2026, 1:00 - 2:00 pm