WEBVTT 00:00.566 --> 00:02.166 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% Christina Salerno: Special education students 00:02.266 --> 00:03.633 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% are treated like any other kid 00:03.733 --> 00:04.933 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% at one Central Valley school. 00:05.033 --> 00:06.266 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% I'm Christina Salerno. 00:06.366 --> 00:08.266 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% We'll show you a school district in the town of 00:08.366 --> 00:10.600 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Sanger that has been especially successful at 00:10.700 --> 00:13.066 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% integrating its special education students into 00:13.166 --> 00:15.300 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% general education classes and activities. 00:15.400 --> 00:17.900 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Sarah Gardner: A library where high school students 00:18.000 --> 00:19.433 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% do much more than check out books. 00:19.533 --> 00:21.233 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% I'm Sarah Gardner. 00:21.333 --> 00:23.533 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% A unique charter school in San Diego is one of 00:23.633 --> 00:26.633 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% the only schools in the nation located inside 00:26.733 --> 00:27.866 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% of a public library. 00:27.966 --> 00:31.666 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Jim Finnerty: San Diego's Balboa Park is transformed 00:31.766 --> 00:34.033 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% into a classroom for hundreds of students 00:34.133 --> 00:34.700 align:left position:37.5%,start line:89% size:52.5% each year. 00:34.800 --> 00:35.966 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% I'm Jim Finnerty. 00:36.066 --> 00:38.866 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% Elementary and middle school students spend several weeks 00:38.966 --> 00:41.900 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% a year studying at various museums as part 00:42.000 --> 00:45.400 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% of a creative program called School in the Park. 00:45.500 --> 00:47.933 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Plus, we'll show you what it's like to spend a day in 00:48.033 --> 00:49.900 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% the life of a school secretary. 00:50.000 --> 00:54.966 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% It's all coming up on Inside California Education. 00:55.066 --> 00:57.466 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% Funding for Inside California Education 00:57.566 --> 00:58.633 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% is made possible by: 00:58.733 --> 01:01.933 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Since 1985, the California Lottery has raised more 01:02.033 --> 01:04.633 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% than $30 billion for our public schools. 01:04.733 --> 01:06.533 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% It's a modest amount after dividing it up to 01:06.633 --> 01:08.566 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% California's 11-hundred public school districts 01:08.666 --> 01:10.400 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% from kindergarten through high school, 01:10.500 --> 01:11.800 align:left position:37.5%,start line:83% size:52.5% as well as community colleges, 01:11.900 --> 01:13.400 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% UC and CSU campuses. 01:13.500 --> 01:15.833 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Still, these funds help attract quality teachers, 01:15.933 --> 01:18.000 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% provide classroom equipment, and keep art and 01:18.100 --> 01:19.500 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% music programs alive. 01:19.600 --> 01:21.600 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% With caring teachers, committed administrators, 01:21.700 --> 01:24.300 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and active parents, every public school student can 01:24.400 --> 01:25.566 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% realize their dreams. 01:25.666 --> 01:28.366 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% The California Lottery: Imagine the Possibilities. 01:28.466 --> 01:32.366 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% The Stuart Foundation: Improving life outcomes for 01:32.466 --> 01:36.000 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% young people through education 01:36.100 --> 01:38.766 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Additional funding for Inside California Education 01:38.866 --> 01:40.966 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% is made possible by these organizations 01:41.066 --> 01:42.700 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% supporting public education: 01:48.466 --> 01:58.400 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 01:58.500 --> 02:07.833 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 02:07.933 --> 02:08.766 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% Christina: Thanks for joining us on 02:08.866 --> 02:11.000 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% Inside California Education. 02:11.100 --> 02:13.300 align:left position:17.5%,start line:71% size:72.5% Let's take you to a school district in the Central 02:13.400 --> 02:15.833 align:left position:22.5%,start line:71% size:67.5% Valley town of Sanger, which has been especially 02:15.933 --> 02:18.500 align:left position:22.5%,start line:71% size:67.5%   successful at mainstreaming its special education 02:18.600 --> 02:20.433 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% students into regular classes, 02:20.533 --> 02:22.700 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% encouraging them to participate in everything 02:22.800 --> 02:25.533 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% from academics to cheerleading to sports. 02:25.633 --> 02:32.333 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 02:32.433 --> 02:35.266 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% "Good morning Tej!" 02:35.366 --> 02:37.300 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Christina: Third grader Tej starts his morning like any 02:37.400 --> 02:39.533 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% other student at Lincoln Elementary School in 02:39.633 --> 02:43.466 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% the town of Sanger, located just east of Fresno. 02:43.566 --> 02:45.766 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Students: ... indivisible, with liberty and justice 02:45.866 --> 02:46.833 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% for all. 02:46.933 --> 02:48.400 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Christina: After a quick assembly on the blacktop 02:48.500 --> 02:53.333 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Students:"1-2-3: Happy birthday Mighty Rams!" 02:53.433 --> 02:56.533 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Tej heads to an English class where the lesson 02:56.633 --> 02:59.633 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% of the day is about California Native Americans. 02:59.733 --> 03:02.166 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% Teacher: If I put this up on the wall, am I going to be 03:02.266 --> 03:03.000 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% able to read it? 03:03.100 --> 03:04.266 align:left position:45%,start line:89% size:45% Yes! 03:04.366 --> 03:05.566 align:left position:45%,start line:89% size:45% Yes. 03:05.666 --> 03:06.966 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% Christina: The eight year old has severe vision impairment 03:07.066 --> 03:08.933 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% and sometimes struggles to stay on task. 03:09.033 --> 03:11.933 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% That's why he's considered a special education student 03:12.033 --> 03:13.233 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% here at Lincoln. 03:13.333 --> 03:15.600 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% But you wouldn't know it by watching his interactions 03:15.700 --> 03:17.466 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% with other students. 03:17.566 --> 03:20.533 align:left position:45%,start line:71% size:45% Tej: 03:20.633 --> 03:22.033 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Robin: That is the best thing about our school, 03:22.133 --> 03:23.766 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% is that they are just students. 03:23.866 --> 03:26.700 align:left position:17.5%,start line:71% size:72.5% You have kids who are just identified as intellectually 03:26.800 --> 03:28.833 align:left position:30%,start line:71% size:60% disabled, we have students with autism, 03:28.933 --> 03:32.200 align:left position:15%,start line:71% size:75% students with down syndrome, we have some students 03:32.300 --> 03:33.933 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% with muscular dystrophy. 03:34.033 --> 03:35.900 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% A lot of times, in you know, a special day class you'll 03:36.000 --> 03:37.766 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% have kids in the back corner of the school, 03:37.866 --> 03:39.733 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% that you don't see. 03:39.833 --> 03:41.166 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% They have their own lunch, they have their own table, 03:41.266 --> 03:42.400 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% they have their own recess, they're not part of the 03:42.500 --> 03:44.800 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% school, they're not part of that culture. 03:44.900 --> 03:47.033 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% And our kids, this is their school, 03:47.133 --> 03:48.100 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% this is their home. 03:48.200 --> 03:49.633 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Christina: Mainstreaming, as it's known, 03:49.733 --> 03:52.400 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% is happening in schools all across California. 03:52.500 --> 03:54.700 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% But here in Sanger, the percentage of special 03:54.800 --> 03:57.000 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% education students who are mainstreamed into 03:57.100 --> 03:59.933 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% academic classes is exceptionally high. 04:00.033 --> 04:02.200 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Most special education students here spend at 04:02.300 --> 04:05.466 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% least 60 percent of their day in regular academic classes 04:05.566 --> 04:06.966 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% with the support of an aide. 04:07.066 --> 04:08.600 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Teacher: "How is this sentence going to be? 04:08.700 --> 04:09.733 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% How are you going to write?" 04:09.833 --> 04:12.500 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% And all special education students are mainstreamed 04:12.600 --> 04:14.266 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% for at least one class a day. 04:14.366 --> 04:15.600 align:left position:35%,start line:71% size:55% Leo: We know other districts, 04:15.700 --> 04:17.433 align:left position:30%,start line:71% size:60% what they'll do, they'll do recess, 04:17.533 --> 04:18.600 align:left position:32.5%,start line:71% size:57.5% they'll do P.E. and lunch, 04:18.700 --> 04:19.866 align:left position:30%,start line:71% size:60% and we said, 'No, we want to do academics,' 04:19.966 --> 04:21.733 align:left position:30%,start line:71% size:60%   because we saw some strengths in our kids, 04:21.833 --> 04:24.033 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% what we knew, with a little bit of support 04:24.133 --> 04:25.633 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% they can access the core curriculum. 04:25.733 --> 04:28.433 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% "Sit down at your seats." 04:28.533 --> 04:31.500 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Christina: Robin Berger has taught special education 04:31.600 --> 04:33.566 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% students for more than 20 years in the 04:33.666 --> 04:35.200 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% Sanger Unified School District. 04:35.300 --> 04:37.566 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% Robin: "Can you break it apart and find a new word in there?" 04:37.666 --> 04:40.733 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Around 2005, the district began making a focused 04:40.833 --> 04:43.533 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% effort to mix special education students with 04:43.633 --> 04:45.066 align:left position:17.5%,start line:89% size:72.5% general education students. 04:45.166 --> 04:47.966 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Robin: It was gradual, it was really, really slow. 04:48.066 --> 04:49.600 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Okay, you know what, they can walk with their GenEd, 04:49.700 --> 04:51.266 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% um, peers to lunch. 04:51.366 --> 04:53.066 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% Or, they're at recess with them. 04:53.166 --> 04:54.400 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% And then it was, okay, we're gonna, 04:54.500 --> 04:55.733 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% you know, get them to the field trips. 04:55.833 --> 04:57.500 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% And it was just these little baby steps. 04:57.600 --> 04:58.966 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% And then it was like, you know what, 04:59.066 --> 05:00.733 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% they could really go into a GenEd class, 05:00.833 --> 05:03.266 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% and they could really gain that information. 05:03.366 --> 05:06.733 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% And, it gives them a typical school experience. 05:06.833 --> 05:08.833 align:left position:20%,start line:71% size:70% Kimberly: The other thing I think that stands out is 05:08.933 --> 05:12.100 align:left position:20%,start line:71% size:70% that even in our special education classrooms, 05:12.200 --> 05:13.633 align:left position:20%,start line:71% size:70% it's incredibly rigorous. 05:13.733 --> 05:17.633 align:left position:22.5%,start line:71% size:67.5% Matt: There's a greater content-rich focus connected 05:17.733 --> 05:20.200 align:left position:17.5%,start line:71% size:72.5% to what's happening in the mainstream classrooms 05:20.300 --> 05:22.900 align:left position:17.5%,start line:89% size:72.5% which that is very unique. 05:23.000 --> 05:25.566 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% You have teachers across the state that are really doing 05:25.666 --> 05:27.966 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% that in silos, but it's not a philosophical shift 05:28.066 --> 05:29.700 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% across all districts. 05:29.800 --> 05:31.566 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% Where I can say, "In our district, 05:31.666 --> 05:33.100 align:left position:40%,start line:83% size:50% that's a philosophical practice." 05:33.200 --> 05:35.833 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Christina: Kimberly is a fifth grader who is also in 05:35.933 --> 05:38.200 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Robin Berger's special education class due to 05:38.300 --> 05:39.800 align:left position:17.5%,start line:89% size:72.5% an intellectual disability. 05:39.900 --> 05:42.700 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Today, Kimberly is proudly sporting her purple and 05:42.800 --> 05:44.633 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% yellow Mighty Rams cheerleading gear. 05:44.733 --> 05:50.366 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Kimberly: We do dancing and we dance and do cheer dance 05:50.466 --> 05:54.066 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% and we go to different schools to play the games. 05:54.166 --> 05:56.000 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Robin: Kimberly is like a typical fifth grader, 05:56.100 --> 05:57.700 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% you know, she's a cheerleader, 05:57.800 --> 06:00.566 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% she loves, she has friends all over campus. 06:00.666 --> 06:02.500 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Kimberly: There's nothing that they can't be part of. 06:02.600 --> 06:03.866 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% There's nothing that they can't do. 06:03.966 --> 06:05.933 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Um, I think Kimberly is a perfect example, 06:06.033 --> 06:07.033 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% you know? 06:07.133 --> 06:09.433 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% She's, she's a cheerleader here because she has 06:09.533 --> 06:10.466 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% the right to be. 06:10.566 --> 06:12.966 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Leo: All of our kids can try out for anything. 06:13.066 --> 06:15.266 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% We have a no-cut policy for athletics, 06:15.366 --> 06:17.833 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% meaning; basketball, football, those things. 06:17.933 --> 06:20.633 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% So if our SDC kids want to try out, they can. 06:20.733 --> 06:22.366 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% I think it's going to be a good lifelong lesson 06:22.466 --> 06:23.333 align:left position:35%,start line:89% size:55% for all kids. 06:23.433 --> 06:24.400 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% You know it works both ways. 06:24.500 --> 06:26.433 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% I think both of them are learning from each other. 06:26.533 --> 06:28.433 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% But I think our general education students, 06:28.533 --> 06:30.733 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% they'll be able to not be afraid. 06:30.833 --> 06:33.033 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% They'll know how to interact with students 06:33.133 --> 06:34.300 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% with special needs. 06:34.400 --> 06:39.700 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Kimberly: Our students with learning differences benefit 06:39.800 --> 06:44.766 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% from that access and those real life peer friends just 06:44.866 --> 06:47.100 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% as much as our students who may not have learning 06:47.200 --> 06:50.100 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% difficulties benefit from understanding that those 06:50.200 --> 06:52.433 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% who learn differently from us or present different from us, 06:52.533 --> 06:53.966 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% are just kids. 06:54.066 --> 06:55.733 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% They're just friends to be had. 06:55.833 --> 06:56.933 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% And friends to be made. 06:57.033 --> 06:59.566 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Christina: What's happening in Sanger is a goal for 06:59.666 --> 07:01.500 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% other districts throughout the state, 07:01.600 --> 07:05.200 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% as outlined in a 2015 report by California's Statewide 07:05.300 --> 07:07.366 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% Task Force in Special Education. 07:07.466 --> 07:10.133 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% The report found that too many disabled students in 07:10.233 --> 07:12.333 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% the state are not acquiring the skills they need 07:12.433 --> 07:13.966 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% to live independently. 07:14.066 --> 07:16.400 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% Only 60 percent graduate high school. 07:16.500 --> 07:19.600 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% One challenge, is that it costs an average of $22,000 07:19.700 --> 07:22.766 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% to educate a special needs student per year 07:22.866 --> 07:26.100 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% more than double the cost of a general education student. 07:26.200 --> 07:28.933 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% The task force recommends a coherent system of 07:29.033 --> 07:32.333 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% education, where disabled students are considered 07:32.433 --> 07:34.200 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% general education students first. 07:34.300 --> 07:37.033 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Matt: I always say it's, it was a philosophical change 07:37.133 --> 07:40.133 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% when people, they want a program for that, 07:40.233 --> 07:42.366 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% like, "What's the program you used?" 07:42.466 --> 07:43.500 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% I can honestly say 07:43.600 --> 07:44.733 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% there's not a program for that. 07:44.833 --> 07:47.933 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% It really is an intense conversation that is built 07:48.033 --> 07:49.900 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% on, you know, transparent communication and 07:50.000 --> 07:51.266 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% trust and respect. 07:51.366 --> 07:54.033 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% And we worked hard and work on it every day. 07:54.133 --> 07:55.200 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% teacher: Now we're going to the nearest hundredth. 07:55.300 --> 07:56.333 align:left position:42.5%,start line:89% size:47.5% So 507. 07:56.433 --> 08:00.466 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% Now do I care about the hundreths? 08:00.566 --> 08:01.633 align:left position:45%,start line:89% size:45% Yes! 08:01.733 --> 08:04.633 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% Christina: For students like Tej, Sanger's approach 08:04.733 --> 08:08.033 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% to special ed means he can celebrate academic 08:08.133 --> 08:10.433 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% accomplishments just like his peers. 08:10.533 --> 08:12.133 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Robin: In math, he can pretty much do it all 08:12.233 --> 08:13.300 align:left position:37.5%,start line:89% size:52.5% on his own. 08:13.400 --> 08:15.533 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Miss Divine has sent back his test that he's taken in 08:15.633 --> 08:18.233 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% her class, and he's gotten 100% where it hasn't 08:18.333 --> 08:19.133 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% been modified. 08:19.233 --> 08:21.133 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% It may have taken him a little longer, 08:21.233 --> 08:23.733 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% but he was able to complete all the math problems on his 08:23.833 --> 08:26.500 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% own, he was able to write the answers on his own, 08:26.600 --> 08:28.266 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% and he was so excited. 08:28.366 --> 08:29.633 align:left position:17.5%,start line:89% size:72.5% Kimberly: I see them bloom. 08:29.733 --> 08:33.366 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% I see their skill set bloom, I see their confidence 08:33.466 --> 08:36.733 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% bloom, the belief in themselves. 08:36.833 --> 08:40.433 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Leo: It gives us a sense of knowing that people 08:40.533 --> 08:42.433 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% are different from us; and that it's okay. 08:42.533 --> 08:45.033 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Kimberly: I want them to have the same options and 08:45.133 --> 08:47.200 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% opportunities that any student graduating from 08:47.300 --> 08:48.233 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% high school has. 08:48.333 --> 08:50.733 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% And that is, you know, what is your dream? 08:50.833 --> 08:52.166 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% And how do we get you there? 08:52.266 --> 08:56.866 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% That home, school, work I want them to have access 08:56.966 --> 08:58.500 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% to that. And meaningful employment. 08:58.600 --> 09:01.133 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% And be part of their community in the way that 09:01.233 --> 09:02.933 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% any other young adult is. 09:03.033 --> 09:07.700 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 09:07.800 --> 09:10.633 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Annc: To better prepare disabled students for life 09:10.733 --> 09:13.100 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% after high school, some schools are offering job 09:13.200 --> 09:15.733 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% training classes and internships. 09:15.833 --> 09:19.033 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Students learn how to write cover letters and resumes, 09:19.133 --> 09:21.433 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% and are matched with internships for jobs such 09:21.533 --> 09:24.833 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% as food preparation, managing medical supplies and 09:24.933 --> 09:27.366 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% teaching sign language. 09:27.466 --> 09:29.900 align:left position:17.5%,start line:71% size:72.5% Sarah: Walk into any public library in the world and you're 09:30.000 --> 09:32.266 align:left position:22.5%,start line:71% size:67.5% immediately surrounded by people and books. 09:32.366 --> 09:35.400 align:left position:25%,start line:71% size:65% At the public library in downtown San Diego, 09:35.500 --> 09:36.366 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% it's no different. 09:36.466 --> 09:38.766 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% But with a quick elevator ride upstairs, 09:38.866 --> 09:40.100 align:left position:17.5%,start line:89% size:72.5% you'll discover much more. 09:40.200 --> 09:43.166 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% There's a fully-accredited high school dedicated to 09:43.266 --> 09:46.733 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% helping urban students learn and succeed. 09:46.833 --> 09:51.500 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 09:51.600 --> 09:53.066 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% "What are some other things that kind of 09:53.166 --> 09:54.200 align:left position:35%,start line:89% size:55% struck you?" 09:54.300 --> 09:56.733 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Sarah: It's another typical school day at a most 09:56.833 --> 09:58.000 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% untypical school. 09:58.100 --> 10:04.933 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% (Teacher addressing students) 10:05.033 --> 10:08.466 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Welcome to E3 Civic High School it's located not just 10:08.566 --> 10:10.433 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% in the heart of downtown San Diego 10:10.533 --> 10:12.700 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% it's on the sixth and seventh floors of the city's 10:12.800 --> 10:14.933 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% sleek new main library. 10:15.033 --> 10:18.033 align:left position:17.5%,start line:71% size:72.5% Helen: I'm just excited to be the part of a work that 10:18.133 --> 10:21.700 align:left position:17.5%,start line:71% size:72.5% allows us to meet the needs of the next generation. 10:21.800 --> 10:24.266 align:left position:17.5%,start line:71% size:72.5%   That allows us to change the face of public education, 10:24.366 --> 10:25.533 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% I believe, in the future. 10:25.633 --> 10:28.733 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Sarah: Dr. Griffith is the director of this charter school. 10:28.833 --> 10:32.000 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% She says establishing and developing e3 is one of the 10:32.100 --> 10:34.266 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% proudest accomplishments of her long career 10:34.366 --> 10:35.500 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% in public education 10:35.600 --> 10:37.533 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% Helen: Martin Luther King said, if you see a good fight, 10:37.633 --> 10:39.533 align:left position:37.5%,start line:83% size:52.5% get in it. This is a good fight. 10:39.633 --> 10:42.100 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% Sarah: E3 was founded in 2013. 10:42.200 --> 10:44.633 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% The city of San Diego, the school district, 10:44.733 --> 10:47.433 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% and library foundation worked together to open 10:47.533 --> 10:49.933 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% this high school inside public library. 10:50.033 --> 10:54.433 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% E3 is the only public high school in downtown 10:54.533 --> 10:57.500 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% San Diego, providing more opportunities to students 10:57.600 --> 11:00.233 align:left position:17.5%,start line:89% size:72.5% who live in the urban area. 11:00.333 --> 11:02.366 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Ikechukwu: The library has its own tools, like computer 11:02.466 --> 11:04.566 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% labs, 3D printing labs, stuff like that. 11:04.666 --> 11:09.333 align:left position:27.5%,start line:71% size:62.5% So if you have the dream to create something, 11:09.433 --> 11:11.333 align:left position:27.5%,start line:71% size:62.5% you already have to the tools for you. 11:11.433 --> 11:14.466 align:left position:27.5%,start line:71% size:62.5%   Sarah: E3 has more than 450 9th through 12th graders. 11:14.566 --> 11:17.000 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% It's a project-based learning school. 11:17.100 --> 11:19.900 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% That means students design and create real-life 11:20.000 --> 11:23.066 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% projects that demonstrate comprehension of everything 11:23.166 --> 11:25.700 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% from mathematics to English. 11:25.800 --> 11:28.533 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% It's one reason many students are excelling. 11:28.633 --> 11:31.333 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% Noah: We have a very diverse school coupled with a small 11:31.433 --> 11:33.433 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% class size which gives us a lot of one on one time 11:33.533 --> 11:34.966 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% with our teachers. 11:35.066 --> 11:36.633 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Other schools tend to just work through busywork, 11:36.733 --> 11:38.666 align:left position:22.5%,start line:71% size:67.5% worksheets that sort of thing whereas we really want 11:38.766 --> 11:40.766 align:left position:17.5%,start line:71% size:72.5% to get into the deep, deep, deep depths of what 11:40.866 --> 11:42.500 align:left position:15%,start line:71% size:75% we're trying to learn so that we're experts in it 11:42.600 --> 11:43.433 align:left position:22.5%,start line:71% size:67.5% by the end of the year. 11:43.533 --> 11:44.800 align:left position:30%,start line:71% size:60% Rikayah: I think personally, for myself, 11:44.900 --> 11:47.866 align:left position:22.5%,start line:71% size:67.5% I learn better through working through projects 11:47.966 --> 11:49.400 align:left position:22.5%,start line:71% size:67.5%   and different things of that matter. 11:49.500 --> 11:52.700 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Sarah: Supporters say this approach appears to be working. 11:52.800 --> 11:56.766 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% In the 2016 school year, 100 percent of e3's seniors 11:56.866 --> 12:00.733 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% graduated, and 97 percent attended to a two or 12:00.833 --> 12:02.000 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% four year institution. 12:02.100 --> 12:04.800 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Rikayah: For myself I want to be a neuroscientist. 12:04.900 --> 12:07.066 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% One of my science teachers, Dr. Parang Chowdhury, 12:07.166 --> 12:10.500 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% actually really inspired me to study neuroscience though 12:10.600 --> 12:12.633 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% one of the science classes I took for him 12:12.733 --> 12:14.600 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% in my freshman year. 12:14.700 --> 12:19.500 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Parag: "Just based on the name, like that policy might 12:19.600 --> 12:20.733 align:left position:37.5%,start line:89% size:52.5% be about." 12:20.833 --> 12:23.833 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Sarah: Dr. Chowdury teaches everything from philosophy 12:23.933 --> 12:25.000 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% to physiology. 12:25.100 --> 12:26.766 align:left position:17.5%,start line:71% size:72.5% Parag: We're still a school that's kind of finding 12:26.866 --> 12:27.800 align:left position:30%,start line:71% size:60% our own identity. 12:27.900 --> 12:33.433 align:left position:20%,start line:71% size:70% One of the big things is we're not afraid to 12:33.533 --> 12:36.066 align:left position:20%,start line:71% size:70%   kind of experiment with our approach. 12:36.166 --> 12:39.533 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% "How much pollution can a company emit 12:39.633 --> 12:40.633 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% into the environment?" 12:40.733 --> 12:43.733 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Sarah: For Dr. Chowdury, teaching at E3 is just as 12:43.833 --> 12:46.900 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% rewarding as his prior career as a research scientist 12:47.000 --> 12:50.066 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% with equally tangible and meaningful outcomes 12:50.166 --> 12:52.700 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% Parag: In science you kind of begin to realize 12:52.800 --> 12:54.566 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% it's never really about you. 12:54.666 --> 12:57.166 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% It's really about being able to transmit those ideas to 12:57.266 --> 12:59.500 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% the next generation and see what they do with it 12:59.600 --> 13:02.166 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% and what they'll come up with. 13:02.266 --> 13:04.233 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% "It's sort of like if I can't think in my head what 13:04.333 --> 13:06.733 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% is wrong with the things that are going on around me, 13:06.833 --> 13:09.133 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% if I can't describe it, then how can I fight it?" 13:09.233 --> 13:11.433 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Sarah: With 77 percent of their students from 13:11.533 --> 13:14.800 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% traditionally underserved communities and 65 percent 13:14.900 --> 13:16.966 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% of their student body receiving free and reduced 13:17.066 --> 13:20.533 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% lunch, E3 faces a unique set of challenges. 13:20.633 --> 13:23.933 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Jeffery: For example, a kid that comes to school hungry. 13:24.033 --> 13:25.466 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Um. It's really hard for them to learn. 13:25.566 --> 13:28.800 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Sarah: One way Mr. Newman faces this challenge: 13:28.900 --> 13:30.800 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% teaching students about nutrition in his 13:30.900 --> 13:34.533 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% project-based, sustainable urban agriculture class. 13:34.633 --> 13:37.633 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% "All the flowers are gonna turn into cucumbers. 13:37.733 --> 13:39.166 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% I feel like there oh, look." 13:39.266 --> 13:43.700 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% Jeffery: I teach a lot about health and nutrition and 13:43.800 --> 13:48.066 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% diet and really helping kids to make smart choices 13:48.166 --> 13:49.133 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% about how they eat. 13:49.233 --> 13:52.000 align:left position:22.5%,start line:71% size:67.5% It's especially fun to kind of hear their quirky 13:52.100 --> 13:55.466 align:left position:20%,start line:71% size:70% stories, kind of later in the semester or even years 13:55.566 --> 14:01.000 align:left position:20%,start line:71% size:70%   later, like oh Mr. Newman I, you know, every time I eat 14:01.100 --> 14:03.300 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% a cookie I think of you and I think maybe 14:03.400 --> 14:05.333 align:left position:17.5%,start line:89% size:72.5% I should be eating a salad. 14:05.433 --> 14:08.000 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% I'm sorry I only have three that are ripe right now. 14:08.100 --> 14:10.533 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% But I'm sorry more will be ripe soon, 14:10.633 --> 14:11.700 align:left position:37.5%,start line:89% size:52.5% I promise. 14:11.800 --> 14:14.533 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Helen: I love seeing our learning facilitators which 14:14.633 --> 14:15.733 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% typically are called teachers, 14:15.833 --> 14:18.700 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% and our staff, I love seeing them step into their next 14:18.800 --> 14:20.333 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% level of capacity. 14:20.433 --> 14:23.266 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% And building their ability to carry on this work. 14:23.366 --> 14:25.400 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% Sarah: Teachers and administrators here 14:25.500 --> 14:29.266 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% recognize not every urban public school will be able 14:29.366 --> 14:30.966 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% to emulate e3's success. 14:31.066 --> 14:33.866 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% After all, very few schools start out literally 14:33.966 --> 14:36.833 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% surrounded by a major library and its vast 14:36.933 --> 14:39.266 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% repository of knowledge. 14:39.366 --> 14:42.233 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Still, they're hoping other schools will embrace some of 14:42.333 --> 14:45.033 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% their innovative ways of teaching and learning 14:45.133 --> 14:48.166 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% and most important, e3's deep commitment to 14:48.266 --> 14:51.233 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% helping each student succeed and thrive 14:51.333 --> 14:55.166 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Ikechukwu: E3 has impacted my college decisions because 14:55.266 --> 14:58.633 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% they really inspired me to pursue science. 14:58.733 --> 15:03.133 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% I really like science a lot. I'm very analytical. 15:03.233 --> 15:07.033 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Rikayah: I tend to take a more slower pace when it 15:07.133 --> 15:09.266 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% comes to different work, and so, it's definitely 15:09.366 --> 15:11.966 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% helpful to have a smaller class size for it allows 15:12.066 --> 15:14.266 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% me to work more one-on-one with my teachers, 15:14.366 --> 15:16.833 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% really get the support and help that I need. 15:16.933 --> 15:19.566 align:left position:15%,start line:71% size:75% Michelle: We hope to provide the resource that our 15:19.666 --> 15:22.533 align:left position:27.5%,start line:71% size:62.5% students can use to transform their lives into 15:22.633 --> 15:23.966 align:left position:32.5%,start line:71% size:57.5% whatever it is they want to be. 15:24.066 --> 15:25.866 align:left position:25%,start line:71% size:65% George: Everyone gets to know each other, 15:25.966 --> 15:28.600 align:left position:17.5%,start line:71% size:72.5% we all have really personal bonds with each other, 15:28.700 --> 15:30.533 align:left position:20%,start line:71% size:70% as well as the students. 15:30.633 --> 15:34.133 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% with teachers and it's a strong family. 15:34.233 --> 15:37.833 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% Helen: The first work of any high school or any school or 15:37.933 --> 15:40.133 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% any new work is to build the culture and climate. 15:40.233 --> 15:42.766 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% If you build the proper culture and climate where 15:42.866 --> 15:45.433 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% every individual is loved, celebrated, 15:45.533 --> 15:49.500 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% respected, and held accountable and incentivized 15:49.600 --> 15:52.933 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% and rewarded and motivated, you can teach them anything. 15:53.033 --> 15:57.300 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 15:57.400 --> 16:00.700 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% Annc: Students at E3 Civic High have more than 16:00.800 --> 16:03.200 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% one million books at their fingertips at the 16:03.300 --> 16:05.300 align:left position:17.5%,start line:89% size:72.5% San Diego Central Library. 16:05.400 --> 16:08.433 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% The library is topped by a dome larger in size 16:08.533 --> 16:09.700 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% than U.S. Capitol. 16:09.800 --> 16:13.366 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% The dome looks incomplete a purposeful design to 16:13.466 --> 16:15.633 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% reinforce the notion that learning is 16:15.733 --> 16:18.266 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% a continuous process. 16:18.366 --> 16:21.466 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Jim: Still ahead on Inside California Education: 16:21.566 --> 16:24.500 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% School in the Park is a creative program that takes 16:24.600 --> 16:26.933 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% San Diego students out of the classroom, 16:27.033 --> 16:29.966 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% and exposes them to the museums and exhibits 16:30.066 --> 16:31.566 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% of Balboa Park. 16:31.666 --> 16:33.700 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% But first, we'll show you a day in the life of 16:33.800 --> 16:35.733 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% a school secretary. 16:35.833 --> 16:47.166 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 16:47.266 --> 16:49.533 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Lupe Duran: Thornton's a very small town. 16:49.633 --> 16:54.400 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% We are located in the Central Valley between Stockton 16:54.500 --> 16:56.600 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% and Sacramento. 16:56.700 --> 16:58.933 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% There's a lot of farming, agriculture. 16:59.033 --> 17:04.733 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% It's a very close community. 17:04.833 --> 17:07.966 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% Everybody knows each other here. 17:08.066 --> 17:10.933 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% We are one school, one district here at 17:11.033 --> 17:12.900 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% New Hope Elementary. 17:13.000 --> 17:22.100 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 17:22.200 --> 17:27.100 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Back in 2000 when I was hired for this position as a 17:27.200 --> 17:31.333 align:left position:17.5%,start line:71% size:72.5% school secretary, it was a challenge to see if I was 17:31.433 --> 17:34.933 align:left position:22.5%,start line:71% size:67.5% going to be capable of doing the daily routines. 17:35.033 --> 17:37.800 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% "So I've got a bus note." 17:37.900 --> 17:41.733 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% As a school secretary here, I've had to wear many hats. 17:41.833 --> 17:46.533 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% We take phone calls "New Hope School" 17:46.633 --> 17:49.733 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% We call on students that are out sick, 17:49.833 --> 17:52.933 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% we do tardies " Here you go." 17:53.033 --> 17:54.466 align:left position:37.5%,start line:89% size:52.5% Thank you. 17:54.566 --> 17:56.766 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% And making copies. 17:56.866 --> 18:01.333 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% One day can be just being a school nurse. 18:01.433 --> 18:04.000 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% [In Spanish] Mira! Que ese so? 18:04.100 --> 18:05.866 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% [Translation] Look! What is this? 18:05.966 --> 18:07.933 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% Sometimes we go out to yard duty, 18:08.033 --> 18:11.400 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% interacting with the students and watching over them. 18:11.500 --> 18:14.466 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% What's going on Carla? 18:14.566 --> 18:16.833 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% I do have a school business card. 18:16.933 --> 18:21.166 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% It says my name and on the bottom it says school 18:21.266 --> 18:26.266 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% secretary, but it should say many hats, etc. 18:29.166 --> 18:34.466 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% A few years ago I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. 18:34.566 --> 18:39.333 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% It was really a tough challenge for me not to lose 18:39.433 --> 18:45.866 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% faith, to still be who I am and not change. 18:45.966 --> 18:48.600 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% I came to work every day because my kids here, 18:48.700 --> 18:50.700 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% my coworkers, my family here, 18:50.800 --> 18:55.966 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% deserved me to be here because I felt that this is 18:56.066 --> 19:01.300 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% my second home, and I needed to be here. 19:01.400 --> 19:01.933 align:left position:42.5%,start line:89% size:47.5% "Lupe? 19:02.033 --> 19:02.933 align:left position:45%,start line:89% size:45% Yeah! 19:03.033 --> 19:04.033 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% I know I like her. Yeah I like her. 19:04.133 --> 19:07.466 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% She's been here since I was in Kindergarten." 19:07.566 --> 19:11.633 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% I feel like there's a lot in me that I can give to these 19:11.733 --> 19:15.366 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% kids and if I can help make one child smile, 19:15.466 --> 19:18.533 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% to me that's the most rewarding thing 19:18.633 --> 19:19.933 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% that I can get out of my day. 19:20.033 --> 19:21.100 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% Hi Aiden. 19:21.200 --> 19:27.600 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% At the end of my day I do feel happy because wearing 19:27.700 --> 19:30.800 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% many hats or just being the plain school secretary, 19:30.900 --> 19:32.266 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% I've accomplished something. 19:32.366 --> 19:35.200 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% I've made a difference to somebody. 19:35.300 --> 19:37.133 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% I've made somebody smile. 19:37.233 --> 19:42.033 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% And going home to my six children and my two 19:42.133 --> 19:44.000 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% grandchildren and watching them, 19:44.100 --> 19:47.033 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% I just enjoy it even more, so to me, 19:47.133 --> 19:48.400 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% that's my reward. 19:48.500 --> 19:51.833 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 19:51.933 --> 19:53.166 align:left position:27.5%,start line:71% size:62.5% Jim: The phrase "a day in the park" 19:53.266 --> 19:55.200 align:left position:27.5%,start line:71% size:62.5% usually means a day spent at leisure, 19:55.300 --> 19:56.766 align:left position:25%,start line:71% size:65% perhaps surrounded by nature. 19:56.866 --> 20:00.066 align:left position:25%,start line:71% size:65%   But that's not the case for hundreds of San Diego 20:00.166 --> 20:01.766 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% elementary and middle school students. 20:01.866 --> 20:04.733 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% Each school year, they spend up to eight weeks in 20:04.833 --> 20:08.366 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% San Diego's Balboa Park studying everything from 20:08.466 --> 20:10.833 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% science to history to the arts. 20:10.933 --> 20:12.866 align:left position:37.5%,start line:83% size:52.5% It's called "School in the Park." 20:12.966 --> 20:21.133 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 20:21.233 --> 20:26.900 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Over the million of years of evolved, evolution 20:27.000 --> 20:29.433 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Jim: These kids may seem unusually focused and 20:29.533 --> 20:31.733 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% attentive as they explore "the Nat" 20:31.833 --> 20:34.166 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Balboa Park's Natural History Museum. 20:34.266 --> 20:37.700 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% That's because looking at fossils and dinosaur models 20:37.800 --> 20:41.733 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% isn't just a casual exercise during a one-day field trip. 20:41.833 --> 20:45.000 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Each student's spending up to four hours a day here for 20:45.100 --> 20:48.200 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% a solid week as their textbook learning comes to life. 20:48.300 --> 20:52.833 align:left position:20%,start line:71% size:70% Erick: "The Nat is a very good place to stay calm and 20:52.933 --> 20:54.733 align:left position:25%,start line:71% size:65% just discover things. 20:54.833 --> 20:57.433 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Jim: Welcome to School in the Park an innovative 20:57.533 --> 21:00.666 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% program that shifts learning from the traditional classroom 21:00.766 --> 21:03.700 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% setting to the vibrant and diverse opportunities inside 21:03.800 --> 21:06.133 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% San Diego's cultural center. 21:06.233 --> 21:09.900 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% It all started in the 1990's when Price Club and Costco 21:10.000 --> 21:13.100 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% founder Sol Price decided to help revitalize 21:13.200 --> 21:15.433 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% San Diego's City Heights neighborhood 21:15.533 --> 21:18.533 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% a disadvantaged urban area where nearly four in ten 21:18.633 --> 21:22.000 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% residents were immigrants and refugees and nearly a 21:22.100 --> 21:23.900 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% quarter lived in poverty. 21:24.000 --> 21:26.633 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Price Philanthropies brings third-through-seventh graders 21:26.733 --> 21:29.566 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% from two City Heights schools into Balboa Park for 21:29.666 --> 21:31.366 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% up to eight weeks over the school year. 21:31.466 --> 21:33.733 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% Debbie: "We like to think of it as adding depth 21:33.833 --> 21:36.900 align:left position:12.5%,start line:71% size:77.5% to their curriculum. We really work with the teachers to plan 21:37.000 --> 21:40.700 align:left position:12.5%,start line:71% size:77.5% and, they'll teach something at school in the books and then 21:40.800 --> 21:42.500 align:left position:12.5%,start line:71% size:77.5%   we'll bring it to life here in the museum. 21:42.600 --> 21:46.200 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% So it's not a field trip at all. This park becomes their own. 21:46.300 --> 21:50.366 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% "So you are trying to give me a switch that can either 21:50.466 --> 21:54.000 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% turn on one lightbulb or a switch that can turn off 21:54.100 --> 21:55.233 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% both lightbulbs" 21:55.333 --> 21:58.433 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Jim: Making "the park their own" means these students 21:58.533 --> 22:01.166 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% will study at as many as nine different museums, 22:01.266 --> 22:03.166 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% including this science center. 22:03.266 --> 22:05.966 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% "Those went off, so where would I draw that on your schematic?" 22:06.066 --> 22:08.266 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% The school district and their own teachers work 22:08.366 --> 22:11.300 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% closely with museum educators to ensure all 22:11.400 --> 22:14.266 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% instruction is closely coordinated, and fully 22:14.366 --> 22:16.966 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% meets all grade level and Common Core standards. 22:17.066 --> 22:21.333 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% "What sort of habitat..." 22:21.433 --> 22:22.933 align:left position:22.5%,start line:71% size:67.5% Jennifer: "This week's sixth graders, 22:23.033 --> 22:24.666 align:left position:12.5%,start line:71% size:77.5% they have to do a presentation at the end of the week 22:24.766 --> 22:26.833 align:left position:27.5%,start line:71% size:62.5% and each one is an expert group about 22:26.933 --> 22:28.700 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% one specific time period. 22:28.800 --> 22:30.833 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% We really get to know who the students are, 22:30.933 --> 22:32.933 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% their personality, what their interests are and 22:33.033 --> 22:36.400 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% how to even delve deeper into that so they have 22:36.500 --> 22:39.233 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% a deeper appreciation for dinosaurs or for science." 22:39.333 --> 22:41.233 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Jim: Besides science and technology, 22:41.333 --> 22:43.400 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% math, and natural and human history, 22:43.500 --> 22:46.533 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% these kids are also introduced to another, 22:46.633 --> 22:48.833 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% perhaps more surprising area of study. 22:48.933 --> 22:52.200 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% "Oberon wants the boy and Tatiana will not 22:52.300 --> 22:53.266 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% let him have it!" 22:53.366 --> 22:59.066 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Jim: Inside the Old Globe Theater, students are 22:59.166 --> 23:01.833 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% rehearsing for their performance of Shakespeare's 23:01.933 --> 23:03.033 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% A Midsummer Night's Dream. 23:03.133 --> 23:05.733 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% "Set your heart at rest, the fairyland buys 23:05.833 --> 23:07.066 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% not the child of me." 23:07.166 --> 23:09.400 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Colleen: "I know there's academic success because we 23:09.500 --> 23:11.533 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% do a pre- and post- test at every museum. 23:11.633 --> 23:15.066 align:left position:17.5%,start line:71% size:72.5% But more than that, I like to see that students get 23:15.166 --> 23:17.833 align:left position:27.5%,start line:71% size:62.5% confidence and they gain social skills. 23:17.933 --> 23:22.433 align:left position:27.5%,start line:71% size:62.5%   It's an amazing immersion in culture and in academic 23:22.533 --> 23:27.133 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% language that puts our students in line, 23:27.233 --> 23:29.900 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% in level with every other playing field of 23:30.000 --> 23:32.600 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% socio-economic strata." 23:32.700 --> 23:35.300 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Debbie: "Kids have gone on and said that we've helped 23:35.400 --> 23:36.833 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% them with their science skills, 23:36.933 --> 23:39.066 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% right now we can interview parents and they do say 23:39.166 --> 23:42.366 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% that kids never forget this experience and that a lot 23:42.466 --> 23:44.866 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% of them want to go on to become careers that 23:44.966 --> 23:46.133 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% they've never even thought of before." 23:46.233 --> 23:50.900 align:left position:22.5%,start line:71% size:67.5% Angee: "I think why the other students and I enjoy 23:51.000 --> 23:54.133 align:left position:25%,start line:71% size:65% school in the park is because we get to go 23:54.233 --> 23:58.800 align:left position:25%,start line:71% size:65%   outside, we get to learn different topics instead of 23:58.900 --> 24:01.600 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% Math and English and 24:01.700 --> 24:02.666 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% Social Studies." 24:02.766 --> 24:04.633 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Jennifer: "It provides a much richer experience 24:04.733 --> 24:06.333 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% for the students and it's a lot more fun. 24:06.433 --> 24:07.700 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% They don't realize they're learning, 24:07.800 --> 24:11.133 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% to them they're just checking out the dinosaurs." 24:11.233 --> 24:13.133 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Jim: These students come from households where at least 24:13.233 --> 24:16.366 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% seven non-English languages are spoken. 24:16.466 --> 24:18.733 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Educators say School in the Park is where 24:18.833 --> 24:21.900 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% this vast array of different backgrounds and cultures 24:22.000 --> 24:24.566 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% come together in an exciting and shared learning 24:24.666 --> 24:27.933 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% experience one that even extends to parents, 24:28.033 --> 24:30.133 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% who also can visit these museums for free. 24:30.233 --> 24:32.166 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Debbie: "I would say that every philanthropist should 24:32.266 --> 24:35.566 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% invest in education, especially this blend of 24:35.666 --> 24:37.300 align:left position:37.5%,start line:83% size:52.5% formal and informal education. 24:37.400 --> 24:40.433 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% It's a great experience for our kids and it's really 24:40.533 --> 24:42.666 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% sorely needed in education right now." 24:42.766 --> 24:45.500 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Colleen: "I think every student in an inner city 24:45.600 --> 24:47.466 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% environment needs this experience. 24:47.566 --> 24:50.266 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% And it needs to be more than just a day. 24:50.366 --> 24:52.000 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% This is 40 days a year. 24:52.100 --> 24:55.733 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% So it's an amazing opportunity for them 24:55.833 --> 24:57.866 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% and for the future." 24:57.966 --> 24:59.966 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% "Yes, we got it!" 25:00.066 --> 25:01.066 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 25:01.166 --> 25:03.600 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% Jim: That's going to do it for this edition of 25:03.700 --> 25:05.700 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% Inside California Education. 25:05.800 --> 25:07.833 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% If you'd like more information about the program, 25:07.933 --> 25:11.633 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% just log on to our website insidecaled.org. 25:11.733 --> 25:13.366 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% We have video from all of our shows, 25:13.466 --> 25:16.733 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and you can connect with us on social media as well. 25:16.833 --> 25:17.966 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% Thanks for joining us. 25:18.066 --> 25:22.900 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% We'll see you next time on Inside California Education. 25:23.000 --> 25:49.133 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 25:49.233 --> 25:51.100 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% Funding for Inside California Education 25:51.200 --> 25:52.666 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% is made possible by: 25:52.766 --> 25:55.666 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Since 1985, the California Lottery has raised more than 25:55.766 --> 25:58.166 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% $30 billion for our public schools. 25:58.266 --> 26:00.733 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% It's a modest amount after dividing it up to California's 26:00.833 --> 26:03.300 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% 11-hundred public school districts from kindergarten 26:03.400 --> 26:05.333 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% through high school, as well as community colleges, 26:05.433 --> 26:07.400 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% UC and CSU campuses. 26:07.500 --> 26:09.500 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Still, these funds help attract quality teachers, 26:09.600 --> 26:10.800 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% provide classroom equipment, 26:10.900 --> 26:13.033 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% and keep art and music programs alive. 26:13.133 --> 26:15.300 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% With 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