Mann UCLA Community School is a university-assisted neighborhood public school within the Los Angeles Unified School District. To share our story and progress during the high school’s inaugural year, this annual report describes how the partnership is laying a foundation for change.
Publication
2017-18 RFK UCLA Community School Annual Report: Preparing Leaders of Change
This annual report focuses on our work to prepare students as leaders of change—self-directed, passionate learners who actively and critically participate in society. Alongside our annual demographics and dashboard indicators, we share a set of core practice narratives that bring to life how the school is enacting this commitment to social justice and democratic education within and beyond the classroom.
The Power of Urban Teacher Residencies: The Impact of IMPACT
Learning in residence is a powerful approach to teacher education that pairs apprentices with mentor teachers, supported by university coursework and urban communities. In this issue of the Center XChange, UCLA faculty, staff, students, and partners share their work over the past five years to create and study an urban teacher residency program called IMPACT: Inspiring Minds through a Professional Alliance of Community Teachers.
Multiple Measures of Good Teaching
In this report, we assemble a diverse set of perspectives to answer how to measure good teaching. We take the stand that there should be multiple measures of good teaching—including evidence about student learning—and that these measures should form the basis for both evaluating teachers and, most importantly, guiding teachers’ professional growth.
