Good Things

Superintendent's Thoughts

Welcome back - I hope each of you have had a restful and relaxing spring break! I want to thank you for your continued patience and understanding as we all maneuver in this new and challenging world. As you know, the Core Values of the GCC are summarized and stated simply as “SERVICE” and in this vein I am incredibly proud of the job our administrators, teachers and all our staff have been doing to implement distance learning and educational support for our students. Last week, the California Department of Education issued updated guidance for public school districts to support the implementation of distance learning options for students. I am proud to say that prior to this guidance our GCC school site staff teams had already met, created plans and were already working and implementing strategies to support our students in their learning. This is a testament to each of you and your heart of SERVICE. Thank you!

And so we come back together now to help each other through this unthinkable journey. Remember as we find our way forward and through this distance learning/shelter in place journey - we are a community and you are not alone. Keep doing the next and the next right thing and together with our families we will make each day meaningful for all of our students.

Again - Thank you!

[PS In this special edition of Good Things we highlight a few moments from each schools distance learning experience.]

-Dr. Cindy Petersen

Superintendent/CEO


Families continuing to implement CKH at home by creating social contracts for families.	Parents picking up homework, technology, and books to keep up the learning at home.	Mrs. Briones reading to her middle school students via Zoom.

Families continuing to implement CKH at home by creating social contracts for families.

Parents picking up homework, technology, and books to keep up the learning at home.

Mrs. Briones reading to her middle school students via Zoom.


Staff checking in with students ensuring learning at home.	Mr. Strauch ll reading "Me and my Dad" on COA Elementary's Facebook page and their Instagram TV Channel.	Students still celebrating Spirit Week from the comforts of their own home.

Staff checking in with students ensuring learning at home.

Mr. Strauch ll reading "Me and my Dad" on COA Elementary's Facebook page and their Instagram TV Channel.

Students still celebrating Spirit Week from the comforts of their own home.


COA Middle School staff meeting daily to ensure they are giving the best and meeting the needs of all their students.		An art piece created by one of Ms. Santer's 8th grade students.

COA Middle School staff meeting daily to ensure they are giving the best and meeting the needs of all their students.

An art piece created by one of Ms. Santer's 8th grade students.


Students receiving work from teachers to enhance learning at home.	Staying connected through Flipgrid.	Mrs. Bedir's students sharing Good Things through Flipgrid.

Students receiving work from teachers to enhance learning at home.

Staying connected through Flipgrid.

Mrs. Bedir's students sharing Good Things through Flipgrid.


Before school closures, Futures students organized a blood drive. Saving lives in their community.	Staff and students are completing a 30 day Perseverance Challenge. Together we can persevere!	Staff and students participate in a virtual workout with the PE teacher

Before school closures, Futures students organized a blood drive. Saving lives in their community.

Staff and students are completing a 30 day Perseverance Challenge. Together we can persevere!

Staff and students participate in a virtual workout with the PE teacher


Kindergarten students use their GLAD (Guided Language Acquisition Design) strategies in their work online.	Mrs. Sevier holds an online Zoom meeting and instructs students using the online portion of adopted ELA curriculum.	Mrs. Nethercut from GIS and Miss Nethercut from SAVA are making face masks for essential workers!

Kindergarten students use their GLAD (Guided Language Acquisition Design) strategies in their work online.

Mrs. Sevier holds an online Zoom meeting and instructs students using the online portion of adopted ELA curriculum.

Mrs. Nethercut from GIS and Miss Nethercut from SAVA are making face masks for essential workers!


Para-educators setting up small group reading Zoom meetings.	Staff getting ready for the 3rd Chromebook pickup.	Students having Zoom meetings with teachers.

Para-educators setting up small group reading Zoom meetings.

Staff getting ready for the 3rd Chromebook pickup.

Students having Zoom meetings with teachers.


Teachers and para-educators helping students with math work.	A SAVA staff meeting discussing the awesome progress of students toward graduation.	Staff members keeping in touch and discussing more ways to serve SAVA students.