Tracy E. Thompson, Executive Director and provides leadership for San Diego County Office of Education Juvenile Court and Community Schools (JCCS). The JCCS program provides an education program for school-age youth who are either wards or dependents of the court or have been referred by social services, probation, or one of the 42 school districts in San Diego County. Services are provided to students who are incarcerated, pregnant or parenting, in foster care, expelled, chronically truant, in drug
treatment centers and group homes for neglected or abused children, and impacted by homelessness.
Through his leadership, JCCS staff value diversity and strive to eradicate institutionalized racism and discrimination in all forms. His priority is to raise achievement of all students while eliminating the achievement gap between students of color and white students. He accomplishes this through the delivery of culturally and linguistically responsive standards-driven instruction, courageous and advocacy oriented leadership, relevant professional development and trauma-informed and restorative practices. These priorities are identified through their Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP): Student Learning, Multi-tiered System of Supports, Positive School Culture, and Operational Excellence.