Sacramento learning center: California Learning Center
Who We Are — California Learning Center
Who We Are
About Us
California Learning Center, Sacramento, developed from the original network of private after-school educational clinics established in 1970. The philosophy and instructional model are based on an education study conducted for the United States government. We have been operating in the Sacramento area since the mid 1980s. California Learning Center is now completely independent, which gives us the flexibility to tailor programs to the individual needs of students, without any restraints imposed by corporate controls. Each student benefits from a completely personally developed education plan.
How It Works
Our research-based programs were developed at California State University, Los Angeles. Diagnostic testing pinpoints students’ strengths and weaknesses, and leads to a personalized program. An individually designed tutoring program, documented in writing, ensures attainment of your child’s goals. We seek input from students’ classroom teachers and integrate it into the education plans. Activity-based, hands-on experiences stimulate primary and elementary children, while knowledge of the California standards and curriculum content strengthens the academic performances of the middle school and high school students. We teach new topics using a variety of approaches so that students quickly grasp novel concepts. Motivational plans stimulate enthusiasm at all levels – young children love the reward shelf, while our older students appreciate their ‘CLC credit cards’ that reward the effort expended. Our history of success is documented and proven.
Where We Start
To begin, diagnostic testing is administered to all students. We discover how a student learns and what specific educational areas need to be addressed. A complete academic profile is developed for each student, precise strengths and weaknesses are identified, and an individualized teaching plan is developed to address the student’s specific needs.
Strong visual learners must be provided with clear materials to learn by seeing, while auditory learners succeed when they hear and talk about new material to be learned. Young students, and many older ones (including adults), learn by doing. When students understand how they learn, they are empowered to head for academic success!
Questions? Check out our FAQs
Education Directors
Our directors form a highly experienced team. Before becoming the owner/director of California Learning Center, Sandra Hampton was a public school educator for 17 years. She has taught students from Kindergarten through high school. Sandy’s years as a Resource teacher prepared her for many aspects of leading the California Learning Center. She assessed students with nationally normed standardized tests, met regularly with teachers and parents and studied current methodology for teaching students in the 21st century. In addition, her time as a tutor at California Learning Center introduced her to proven materials and strategies.
She implemented those at the school-site learning center where she was the leader for over 10 years.
Sandy earned several awards for teaching . After her first year of teaching, she was awarded the First Year Teacher of the Year Award from her district and was honored by the Roseville Area Schools Outstanding Teacher’s Foundation. Later she earned the Teacher of the Year award at her school site and was eventually honored by Placer County Office of Education for the award of Teacher Who Makes a Difference.
Sandy is dedicated to providing children the opportunity to succeed academically. Teaching students at the California Learning Center provides Sandy the opportunity to support many Sacramento area youth to thrive in school.
Kimberly McElhern is the Director of Middle/High School Programs. She gained her undergraduate education at the University of California, Berkeley. As a credentialed teacher, Kimberly has taught in both public and private settings. She is experienced at addressing student needs from 1st grade through college level, with a special emphasis on the middle school and high school student, and is qualified to teach language arts and math to an advanced level.
Tutors
We invite only credentialed teachers to work with our students. Tutors, possessing a comprehensive grasp of the curriculum, must have previous teaching experience. They are selected for their successful teaching skills, ability to motivate students, and genuine care and sensitivity in interacting with youth. Our tutors are experienced in recognizing why students encounter difficulties and know how to propose alternative strategies, so that problem areas are circumvented before they become obstacles.
STUDENT / TUTOR RATIO
Students thrive with close teacher contact. We average a 2:1 student / tutor ratio, with a credentialed teacher. Younger students, or ADD children, may benefit from an individual learning situation. Our programs offer each student an individualized program, moving step by step up the academic ladder. All students enjoy 1:1 teacher interaction and personalized learning time.
Then they practice applying information recently learned and receive immediate feedback. Studies have confirmed that this is a most effective teaching model and encourages our students to develop a level of independence that is imperative if they are to transfer their newly acquired skills into the classroom.
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FAQ — California Learning Center
Q. How do we get started?
A. Contact us to book an appointment for a diagnostic test.
Q. When will we get the results?
A. Usually within a week. You will have a meeting with the examiner who will interpret all the testing, discuss individual goals for your child, and recommend an attendance schedule.
Q. How often do most students attend?
A. That depends on the student’s goals and the speed at which they need to be met. An average attendance schedule is twice weekly.
Q. How long do most students stay with you?
A. Everything is individualized. Some students require two to three months of support. Others may stay for four to six months. We are delighted to support long-term students as they transition from elementary school to the greater challenges of middle and high school.
Q. Does my child have to miss school to come for classes?
A. No. Students attend our program in the after-school hours.
Q. How often will we meet with you to learn about our child’s progress?
A. We suggest a meeting or a call after every 12 hours of instruction.
Q. Can my child do homework with you?
A. We will review homework topics with your child. If help or reteaching is needed, we’ll offer support here, making sure to present new information through the teaching style that is best for your child. If the student is confident with the homework, then we’ll suggest that it is completed at home.
Q. Can my child receive 1:1 teaching?
A. Yes. We will recommend 1:1 sessions for some students. Young students who have few independent skills will benefit from a short period of 1:1 teaching. Soon they’ll be proud to demonstrate that they can achieve with greater independence. ADD children may need a period of 1:1 services. Once the student learns to increase his/her own attention span, it is beneficial gradually to introduce another child nearby, in preparation for the classroom setting. An essential goal for all students is to prepare them for school performance – that means the ability to work successfully alongside other students in the classroom.
Q. Will you talk to my child’s teachers at school?
A. We will ask for your permission to have contact with your child’s classroom teachers. Then we will share the information that we have about your child and discuss how we can work together to benefit your child’s performance.
We will report back to you on all our school contacts.
Q. Do you really offer an open-ended commitment? What does that mean?
A. We are committed to the goals that we develop for your student. After a course of instruction, all must agree that he/she has met those goals – teachers at school, parents, tutors and directors at the California Learning Center. Progress is also confirmed by standardized testing. If there are any goals that have not been met, the student will continue receiving instruction from us, at no charge, until the goal / goals are met (however long it may take!)
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Sacramento Schools Reveal Who Will Go Online in the New School Year – Diaspora News – Diaspora News
- !!! THE INFORMATION IS PREPARED AT NOON, JULY 15.
For the most up-to-date data, check the links in the article for links to YOUR school district websites.
For the most up-to-date data, check the links in the article for links to YOUR school district websites. Greater Sacramento schools have begun reporting plans for the coming year. Students, parents, and teachers are waiting for specific and accurate information, but not all school districts have finalized plans for the upcoming school year and are ready to say exactly what awaits us. But those who have already decided on the system of education, alas, will not be happy …
All over the country, schools are deciding whether to return completely to campus, go online or enter combinations of the two. Anything but “full online mode” is just a “possible scenario” at the moment. School officials say if a state, county or city lockdown bans visits to public places, schools will have to comply with the order.
What is known at the moment.
Elk Grove Unified School District
Schools at Elk Grove Unified School District’s begin on August 13th.
On its Facebook page, the district announced that it has decided on FULL online education – link.
San Juan Unified School District
The San Juan Unified School District plans to provide several options in preparation for campus reopening on August 13th. The district is “committed to offering families a choice of three learning models”:
- Back to 5 days training
- Return with 2 days hybrid on campus and 3 days remote
- Fully distance learning
In other words, studies will start on August 13, but in what format no one knows yet. It is expected that the final recommendations will be considered by the Board of Education during this week and the final drafts of the program will be published after Board approval.
Sacramento City Unified School District
The Sacramento City Unified School District starts September 3rd! Sacramento City Unified School District currently has two options to choose from:
- 100% distance learning
- Mixed model – students attend school in person and participate in distance learning on different days or hours.
More information on the final plan is not yet available and the district is not ready to respond as it does not know what the state and city will be like by the start of the school year.
San Joaquin County Office of Education
According to the San Joaquin County Office of Education, the Stockton Unified School District plans to begin operations in the 2020-2021 school year in a 100% distance learning format.
Twin Rivers Unified School District
For now, Twin Rivers Unified School District has decided to keep its plan flexible based on the public health situation. For now, students are expected to return to school on August 18 and study in a hybrid model – part of the time in school, part of the time online. But Twin Rivers Unified School District says the information is subject to change and updates depending on the situation in the county, city, state.
Lodi Unified School District
The Unified School District has decided to run 100% online classes with a distance learning model.
The decision came after the San Joaquin County Office of Education recommended a distance learning model for schools.
Modesto City Schools
Beginning August 10th, Modesto City Schools begin the school year with a completely virtual learning experience. At the same time, childcare and early childhood education will be open to the public – the kids will be supervised.
Folsom Cordova Unified School District
Folsom Cordova Unified School District will begin the school year on August 12 with fully-distanced learning. The district is currently planning to create a hybrid model for all schools and launch it when the board of directors deems it safe. In the Folsom Cordova Community Charter, students and parents can choose to study at home. Independent study is available for Walnutwood High School students.
Natomas Unified School District
Schools in the Natomas Unified School District will not open traditional dates for the area – school starts a little later on August 27th.
By this Friday (July 17), parents in Nathomas County must choose which option they want for their child. Parents can choose between the following learning paths:
- Five days a week at school
- Hybrid classes
- Distance learning
- Independent Study (IS)
If parents do not choose an educational path for their child, the district will place them in a program where the educational space is available.
Turlock Unified School District
Schools in the Turlock Unified School District will begin 100% online learning on August 12th. The district added that it may also support a hybrid learning model in the future.
Patterson Joint Unified School District
Patterson Joint Unified School District’s Superintendent Philip Alfano has said he is phasing out virtual classrooms and has instead decided to move the start of the school year by a month. At the end of August, the county dates more accurate information about the start of the school year.
Schools in Placer County are yet to announce what exactly awaits students, but are hoping for the best: districts of which there are about 20 in this district (link to full list here) will issue their instructions for opening schools for individual studies soon .
Reopening plans range from fully remote learning to hybrid models to a full, normal return to classrooms – no masks or social distancing. This data from the reports is tantamount to a simple phrase: Roseville, Rocklin, Granite Bay and other places in Placer County do not yet know and have not decided how exactly school will begin this year.
What’s more, the district has said it will not issue additional guidelines for schools, and the districts will decide on their own how to implement state guidelines for reopening schools in accordance with California Department of Health mandates.
Placer County’s specific class schedule will vary by school district.
For example, the Dry Creek Unified Elementary School district interviewed parents and said it intends to start school with “in-person learning,” that is, in the classroom, on August 5th.
Both students and staff will be required to wear masks and sit 6 feet apart. At the same time, a statement was issued:
“This may change based on future state and local government regulations,” the district said in a statement.
“We are in constant contact with the Placer and Sacramento County Department of Public Health, the Placer County Department of Education, and district school district leaders to ensure everyone has the most up-to-date information on which to base reopening decisions. We will notify families as soon as possible if changes are needed. If public health officials order a reduction in the number of people on campus, then a hybrid learning model will be implemented. If health officials order schools to close, Dry Creek will transition to remote learning.”
Since we don’t have specifics for Placer County residents yet, we ask everyone to keep a close eye on their school district websites for updates – website addresses can be found here.
Washington Unified School District – West Sacramento
West Sacramento’s large district The Washington Unified School District said workers had to make the difficult decision to go fully online.
Linda C. Luna, Superintendent writes: “While the decision to go full virtual learning has been difficult and challenging, the Board and I believe that starting the school year in full virtual learning is the safest and healthiest way to ensure our students continue learning even during this pandemic.
To support planning for the district, its staff and families, we will begin the school year with full virtual learning.
We will be monitoring the school in Quarter 1 to determine how we can transition to a model to get as many students back to school as possible based on the health of our community. The next two months will determine whether WUSD stays in full virtual learning mode for the rest of the semester or starts moving to a blended learning model – it all depends on the level of virus control in our community.