Name: From Seed to System: Cultivating Educator Pipelines through Residency Partnerships
Start: 2025-06-26T13:45:00-0700
End: 2025-06-26T14:45:00-0700

Welcome to the Summer Institute 2025 Schedule!
We’re thrilled to have you join us for an empowering experience focused on Somos Semillas: Cultivating the Future Together. You’ll engage with inspiring speakers, dynamic panels, and interactive workshops designed to ignite leadership and foster meaningful connections.
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Thursday June 26, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT

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Loyola Marymount University School of Education (LMU SOE) is designing and implementing school counselor and teacher residency programs to address persistent staffing challenges in partnership with local districts and charter networks. This session will showcase how LMU SOE is co-creating a School Counselor Residency with Lawndale Elementary School District and expanding teacher residencies with other partners to build sustainable, community-rooted educator and school leadership pipelines.
Participants will learn how LMU and partners are leveraging:
• Strategic funding: CTC counselor and teacher residency grants, golden state teacher grants, substitute teacher and paraprofessional allocations, LCAP-embedded funds
• Systems alignment: MTSS & CWA authorization integration, mentorship, and long-term workforce and leadership (PASC) planning
• Equity frameworks: recruitment from underrepresented communities, bilingual support, and mental health integration
The session will feature case examples, funding strategies, and practical tools for district and charter leaders to cultivate lasting staffing solutions that start from within their communities.

Speakers

Estela Zarate, Ph.D.

Dean, Loyola Marymount University, School of Education

Estela Zarate, Ph.D., Dean of LMU School of Education, is a nationally recognized higher education leader whose work embodies LMU's mission through a commitment to student success, anti-racism, and equity in action. Her scholarship has examined the educational paths of immigrant... Read More →

Sarah Seinfeld, Ed.D.

Director of Teacher Residency Programs, Loyola Marymount University

Dr. Sarah Seinfeld has worked in education for nearly 20 years in different capacities, from teacher to administrator. In her current role as Director of Teacher Residency Programs, Dr. Seinfeld oversees the LMU residency pathway and maintains the partnerships with K-12 schools... Read More →

Kathleen Blanco, Ed.D.

School Counselor Partnership Lead, Loyola Marymount University

Dr. Blanco has provided clinical, community-based, and school-based services to youth and adults. She has served schools within the field of special education as well as counseling/mental health for nearly 20 years. Currently, she is a Clinical Assistant Professor, Academic Program... Read More →

Thursday June 26, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
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Professional Development Workshop

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CALSA Summer Institute 2025

Estela Zarate, Ph.D.

Sarah Seinfeld, Ed.D.

Kathleen Blanco, Ed.D.

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