Chula Vista Partnership


Chula Vista Elementary School District
84 East J St., Chula Vista, CA 91910
(619) 425-9600
www.cvesd.k12.ca.us		 Lowell Billings , Superintendent

The Ball Foundation entered a period of "engagement" with the Chula Vista Elementary School District (CVESD) in 2000, forming the Community of Schools (CoS) initiative. A 4-year partnership agreement was then signed in the fall of 2002. CVESD, which is located between San Diego and Mexico, is the largest K-6 elementary district in California with over 23,000 students. The district is one of the most decentralized in the country, and its leaders have created a way of operating that they refer to as "student-based decision making." CVESD has 39 schools, including charter schools, accelerated schools, Comer Schools, Professional Development Schools, and Model Technology Schools, as well as year-round, extended year, and modified year schools. Over 40 home languages are spoken in a district that is 63% Hispanic.

Partnership Schools

Cohort 1
(joined 2001)		 Cohort 2
(joined 2002)

Casillas
Chula Vista Hills
Chula Vista Learning Community Charter
Eastlake
Tiffany

Feaster-Edison Charter
Finney
Harborside
Hilltop Drive
Valle Lindo

Cohort 3
(joined 2003)		 Cohort 4
(joined 2003)

Arroyo Vista Charter
Heritage
Otay
Palomar
Rice
Rosebank

Halecrest
Juarez-Lincoln
Lauderbach
Loma Verde
Marshall
Valley Vista

About the Work: A Snapshot

Continuous School
Improvement		 The foundation contracts with Focus on Results to provide coaching and training for instructional leadership teams in partnership schools and the Instructional Services and Support Department. Each cohort of schools receives 3 years of intensive training from Focus on Results.
Quality Teaching and Learning The partnership contracts with Focus on Results to hold literacy academies for all district principals.
Communities of Practice

Partnership schools have participated in the foundation's Partnership Learning Network. They have attended national meetings and attended learning visits to other partnership sites. The foundation is developing a local community of practice with the first cohort of partnership schools.

Currently, six schools are working to build a community of practice around independent reading. Click here for more information.

 

 
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Chula Vista ESD At A Glance
all data for 2002-03 unless otherwise specified

Students 24,587
by ethnicity
White 18.2%
African-American 5.1%
Hispanic 63.6%
Asian-American or Pacific Islander 12.6%
Native American 0.5%
   
other categories  
Low income 42.8%
Limited English 36.2%
   
Schools 39
Elementary 39
Middle 0
High 0
   
Pupil-teacher ratio (elem) 19.6
Pupil-certificated staff ratio 17.2
Pupil-administrator ratio 346.3
   
Per-pupil expenditure
(2001-02) 		$6552