Dr. Jane Wagmeister, Executive Director, Curriculum and Instruction first started with the Ventura County Office of Education in 2003 as a Special Education principal, where she and her colleagues were awarded the California School Board Association’s Golden Bell Award for outstanding special education formative assessment. Dr. Wagmeister was recruited in 2006 by Curriculum and Instruction to become a director because of her expertise in issues related to special education.

Dr. Wagmeister’s educational experiences in both general and special education include elementary, middle, and high school levels. She was principal of a National Blue Ribbon elementary school and served as an administrator in both private and public schools at the elementary and secondary levels (principal/head of schools).

Dr. Wagmeister provides leadership coaching to district and school teams to improve staff learning and student achievement, She conducts common core state standards, data teams training, district and school pyramid of instruction and intervention reviews, and professional learning communities support.  She facilitates Local Educational Agency Plan revisions, follow-up support and monitoring for districts and schools, and support for state and federal compliance issues and professional development.  She is a DAIT lead and serves on all Curriculum and Instruction achievement analysis teams. 

Dr. Wagmeister represents Ventura County at state wide committees in the areas of RtI2, curriculum leadership, and tools for DAIT. In Ventura County she chairs the RtI2 Task Force, RtI2 Implementation Network, PBIS Network, and the RtI2 Symposia. Please visit the Ventura County RtI2 web site at http://www.vcoe.org/cici/RtI2.aspx

Dr. Wagmeister’s work is published in the Educational Leadership journal and in the book Quality School Leadership Begins With Quality Preparation Programs. She recently co-authored the California Department of Education's RtI2Technical Assistance Guide, which can be found at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/ri/.

     Contact Dr. Jane Wagmeister at (805) 437-1335 or jwagmeister@vcoe.org

 The Curriculum and Instruction Department oversees a variety of planning, assessment, accountability, reporting, and evaluation activities in the county. These assessments enable the county to evaluate student academic achievement within and across schools, grade levels, and student populations. Use of county assessment data at the district, school site and classroom levels helps staff to understand and use student achievement data to inform instructional planning and monitor student progress.