CCEE Secondary School Redesign Network

Redesigning the Future of Secondary Schools

Join a collaborative network of California districts and schools transforming secondary education through learner-centered approaches, deeper learning, and sustainable system change.

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Shared Mission

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Schools Redesigning

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Design Structures

School Design Structures

  • Clear IdentityThe shared vision, values, and portrait of a graduate that guide all other decisions.
  • Real-World LearningConnecting academics to meaningful, authentic contexts.
  • Performance AssessmentMeasuring what matters through demonstrations of learning.
  • Teacher CollaborationBuilding professional culture around shared practice.
  • Distributed LeadershipEmpowering voices across the community.
  • Small Learning CommunitiesEnsuring every student is known and supported.

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District Teams

Why It Matters

Secondary Redesign in Action

California's Secondary School Redesign Pilot Program accelerates learner-centered transformation across the state.

District teams collaborating at the Network Convening
Network Convening
For Schools
Protected space, support, and peer learning to redesign learning experiences around strong relationships, deeper learning, and equitable outcomes.
For Districts
Build internal capacity to support secondary redesign at scale by connecting school-level learning to district strategy, systems, and resources.
For California
A learning and policy-informing effort capturing baseline data, identifying barriers, and synthesizing themes to inform statewide practice.
Beyond California
Contributing to national conversations about learner-centered systems that prioritize belonging, agency, deeper learning, and real-world readiness.

Our Framework

Guided by the School Design Structures

Every team in our network is guided by the same learner-centered framework, ensuring coherence while allowing for local context and innovation.

School Design Structure wheel showing Clear Identity at the center surrounded by Real-World Learning, Performance Assessment, Teacher Collaboration, Distributed Leadership, and Small Learning Communities

Voices from the Network

What Leaders Are Saying

"Being part of this network has given us the courage and the tools to rethink what secondary education can look like for our students."

District Leader

Participating District

"The Community of Practice model allows us to learn from others who are tackling the same challenges. We're not alone in this work."

School Principal

Network School

"The School Design Structure gives us a shared language to talk about what matters most: our students' success and wellbeing."

Teacher Leader

Redesign Team Member

Ready to Explore School Redesign?

Whether you're just beginning to explore or ready to dive deep, we have resources to support your journey.

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Our Network

Participating Teams

Meet the districts and schools leading secondary redesign in our network.

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VUSD
Vista Unified School District
Identity and instructional focus redesign

3 schools participating

CVUSD
Cajon Valley Union School District
Transcript/high school to college pathway

1 school participating

EUSD
Escondido Union School District
Middle school microschool development

1 school participating