Contra Costa County Office of Education

Curriculum Council

The purpose of the Contra Costa County Curriculum Council is to support district success and build leadership capacity by providing a forum for district curriculum and instruction leaders to receive timely information, share best practices, and engage in collaborative learning and problem-solving around critical instructional topics.

At Curriculum Council meetings, we provide district support in several areas, including:

Updates on federal and state accountability structures including Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) and the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
Updates on legislation, frameworks, instructional practices and textbooks in the primary subject areas, and the integration of English language development and educational technology
Showcase of best practices from schools throughout the county

2025-2026 Meeting Dates
9:00-11:30

Date	Location
September 12, 2025	In Person, CCCOE
October 24, 2025	In Person, CCCOE
December 12, 2025	In Person, CCCOE
January 30, 2026	In Person, CCCOE
March 6, 2026	In Person, CCCOE
May 8, 2027	In Person, CCCOE

Our Mission: Providing relevant and quality professional learning services that promote collaborative partnerships, supporting the achievement of all students.

Our COE team hosts the following content-specific subcommittees of our Curriculum Council:

Arts Convening, facilitated by Tracy McManus, STEAM Coordinator	Assessment/Data, facilitated by Mimi Quan, Assessment, Research and Data Coordinator	Computer Science, facilitated by Tracy McManus, STEAM Coordinator	Educational Technology, facilitated by Steve Bateman, Manager Technology/Curriculum Integration & Jamie Nuñez, Common Sense Education
English Language Arts/English Language Development, facilitated by Karen Eaton , CCLA Grant ELA/ Language Development Coordinator	History/Social Science, facilitated by Kristy Warren, Director C & I & Jason Muñoz, UC Berkeley History/Social Science Project	Mathematics, facilitated by Allison Krasnow, Mathematics Coordinator, CCLA	Multilingual Learner Leadership Network (MLLN), facilitated by Lilia Tsui, English Language Learner Support Coordinator
Science, facilitated by Tracy McManus, STEAM Coordinator	Schoool Climate/SEL, facilitated by David Fendel, SEL Coordinator	State and Federal Programs, facilitated by Debra Petric, Coordinator, Educational Services	Charter Network, facilitated by Neil McChesney, Coordinator, Charter School Oversight