Common use of Mutual Understandings Clause in Contracts

Mutual Understandings. The parties agree that the SEAL Early Learning Sustainability package is a part of a comprehensive approach to ensuring increased longevity and consistency in the successful replication of the SEAL Early Learning Model, and supports on-going infusion of multiple aspects of instruction, curriculum, teaching and learning. Successful and sustainable replication rests upon basic understandings: ● Language and cognitive development for young English Learners is strengthened through an articulated Early Learning developmental model. This requires equal participation, collaboration, and alignment of the early childhood education and the K-6 systems. ● Meaningful, articulated and consistent implementation Early Learning of instructional improvement and curriculum realignment to the Common Core require an investment in professional development, coaching, and grade-level collaboration and planning. ● Biliteracy is an asset, with many benefits to children and society. Furthermore, the home language plays a powerful role in language and literacy development for young dual language children along with the development of English. Both bilingual programs and SEI classroom settings have a role to play in affirming bilingual development. ● The Model is simultaneously a powerful early foundation for English Learners and an implementation of the Common Core language arts standards for all students. Both call for a sustained multi-year investment in curriculum realignment, professional development and building institutional capacity. “Holding the course” during replication as well as a strategic and intentional sustainability effort will produce the deepest outcomes the model can deliver. ● The District is fully committed to this SEAL Early Learning Sustainability package and has secured affirmative support for replicating the Model across multiple levels of stakeholders in the district – teachers, coaches, principals, district staff, Superintendent and school board.

Mutual Understandings. The parties agree that the SEAL Early Learning Sustainability package is a part of a comprehensive approach to ensuring increased longevity and consistency in the successful replication of the SEAL Early Learning ModelFull Model at Coyote Hills for Grades K-5, and supports on-going infusion of multiple aspects of instruction, curriculum, teaching and learning. Successful and sustainable replication rests upon basic understandings: ● Language and cognitive development for young English Learners is strengthened through an articulated Early Learning PreK-3rd and 4th-6th Grade developmental modelmodels. This requires equal participation, collaboration, and alignment of the early childhood education and the K-6 systems. ● Meaningful, articulated and consistent implementation Early Learning PreK-6th Grades of instructional improvement and curriculum realignment to the Common Core require an investment in professional development, coaching, and grade-level collaboration and planning. ● Biliteracy is an asset, with many benefits to children and society. Furthermore, the home language plays a powerful role in language and literacy development for young dual language children along with the development of English. Both bilingual programs and SEI classroom settings have a role to play in affirming bilingual development. ● The Model is simultaneously a powerful early foundation for English Learners and an implementation of the Common Core language arts standards for all students. Both call for a sustained multi-year investment in curriculum realignment, professional development and building institutional capacity. “Holding the course” during replication as well as a strategic and intentional sustainability effort will produce the deepest outcomes the model can deliver. ● The District is fully committed to this SEAL Early Learning Sustainability package and has secured affirmative support for replicating the Model across multiple levels of stakeholders in the district – teachers, coaches, principals, district staff, Superintendent and school board.