Assistant Superintendent of Instruction
Curriculum, Instruction and Academic Enrichment
714-966-4362
The Curriculum, Instruction and Academic Enrichment (Birth - Grade 12) Unit encompasses four departments including Early Learning Services, Humanities, Project GLAD®, Multilingual Academic Services, and STEM. Contact us for more information.
Academic Content & Instructional Support
The Academic Content & Instructional Supports team supports educators and districts through customized services that promote high-quality instruction across all academic content areas. We provide professional development, technical assistance, coaching, research-based pedagogical strategies and collaborative educator networks. Our team is committed to advancing teaching and learning by fostering instructional excellence and meaningful engagement and events for all students across Orange County.
Senior Administrator
714-966-4350
Early and Expanded Learning
Early and Expanded Learning Services provides a wealth of research-based professional learning, coaching, technical assistance, and educational incentives for Orange County early learning and care programs, including public and private preschool, child care, Transitional Kindergarten (TK), Kindergarten, and community partners serving young children.
Early and Expanded Learning
Senior Administrator
714-966-4350
Project GLAD® & Multilingual Academic Services
Orange County Department of Education is home to the National Training Center for Project GLAD® (Guided Language Acquisition Design). Project GLAD® is recognized as a model reform program and best practices program for Title III by the California Department of Education, a California School Boards Association (CSBA) Golden Bell Recipient and awarded as a model of “Academic Excellence” by the US Department of Education.
Project GLAD®
Administrator
714-966-4092
Inside the Outdoors (ITO), the Orange County Department of Education’s environmental education program, empowers students to explore the natural world through hands-on, standards-aligned learning experiences. Serving more than 100,000 students annually, ITO offers field trips, Traveling Scientist programs, curriculum resources, and community events that connect science learning to local places and environmental systems, empowering students to investigate real-world challenges and become informed stewards of their communities and the environment.
