Improving Services to Kids
The Sacramento Independent Learning Center Corporation (SILCC) was established in late 2006. Its mission is to provide support and assistance to school districts and other non-profits seeking to improve the academic, social and personal lives students in the womb, attending childcare programs, preschool and/or TK-12.
Our Black Parallel School Board Partnership
In 2011 SILCC entered into a funding agreement with the Black Parallel School Board to provide those
“wrap-around” services” for students and their families to ensure the continued academic, personal, and social success of students.
Sacramento Independent Learning Center Services
Equity Training and Support
The following is a sampling of what our organization wants to improve at the school site.
1.Assessing their capacity to adapt to system-wide changes.
2.Developing the equity and culturally responsive toolkits of teachers to improve instruction for all learners.
3.Increasing employee cultural competence and sensitivity that build cross-culturalcommunication skills to make equity possible for historically low achievers….
Literacy to Equity Project
A community-wide literacy effort based on the Science of Reading (SOR) requires a coordinated, systemic approach that integrates evidence-based instruction, equitable access, and collaborative engagement from all sectors of the community.
- Comprehensive Literacy Plan
- Structured Literacy Curriculum
- Early Childhood Literacy
- Literacy Screening & Progress Monitoring
- Family & Caregiver Literacy Support
- Extended Learning Opportunities
Equity Audits and Reports
As part of the Sacramento Independent Learning Center Corporation’s equity audit process, stakeholder teams visit school sites to assess systems, programs, policies, and curricula to ensure equitable service delivery and activities for all students, regardless of race or ethnicity.
In addition, examine programs and policies, determine the equity index, and make recommendations for improvement. The audit process provides challenging and provocative culturally proficient experiences for all educational stakeholders to help identify barriers to equity to…
Student Leadership Training
SILCC formed a Zero Tolerance Student Committee to change the interpretation of the zero tolerance law. Our formation describes real-life student stories about the negative impact of what happens when schools suspend and expel students.
Student members of the Zero Tolerance Committee have established bilingual teams to visit schools to educate all stakeholders about the range of decisions that emanate from the zero tolerance law. Students have discovered that too often the punishment at one school does not match the punishment of another school for the same action…
Staff
Clients and Partners
