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Principals praise instructional framework as board renews consultant contract amid union criticism
Summary
Hundreds of educators and administrators described early gains from Coachella Valley Unified's instructional framework; the board voted to renew a contract with GDS Consulting (Gary Soto) after principals and coaches urged continued coaching.
Coachella Valley Unified principals, instructional coaches and district staff told the school board on June 12 that a district instructional framework and the consultant work supporting it have coincided with preliminary gains in student assessments, and trustees approved a contract renewal for continued consulting services.
At the LCAP public hearing and during public comment, school leaders repeatedly credited the district’s instructional framework — centered on the gradual release model, learning intentions and success criteria — and the coaching and modeling provided by consultant Gary Soto and his team. Anna Santa Maria, principal at…
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