​​​The Learning Supports Unit includes three teams which provide professional development, services and support for district leaders and school staff.  The Learning Support Services team includes coordinators and program specialists who have expertise in the implementation and development of a Multi-tiered System of Support that supports the whole child and includes academic, behavioral, and social-emotional instruction and intervention along with services for CWA, SARB, Emergency Preparedness, and School Improvement.  The unit also includes teams that provide services for program evaluation, assessment and data collection, and the development of business partnerships that benefit schools and students.

The unit includes the following teams:

• Learning Support Services Team
• Evaluation, Assessment and Data Center
• Educator and Student Events and Partnerships

Office of Learning Supports
Edgar Montes, Director
emontes@ocde.us
714-966-4482

Contact us for more information:

Learning Support Services Team
Jami Parsons, Ed. D., Administrator
jparsons@ocde.us
714-966-4406

• Child Welfare and Attendance/SARB/Student Services
• OC Counseling Network
• MTSS/Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
• MTSS/Social-Emotional Learning/Student Mental Health and School Climate
• MTSS Academic Interventions
• Safe School Planning/Emergency Management and Preparedness
• ​Programs for Students with Special Needs
• Regional Systems of School and District Support/School Improvement/LCAP
• Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Evaluation, Assessment and Data Center
Diane Ehrle, Ed. D., Manager
dehrle@ocde.us
714-966-4391

• Evaluation, Assessment and Data Center

Educator/Student Events and Partnerships
Ranjit Mayadas, Manager
​rmayadas@ocde.us
714-966-4322

Calendar of Events