📚 Education Sep 4, 2026 · Katie Martin

Districts Don’t Need Another New Model. They Need Systems That Build Them.

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Districts Don’t Need Another New Model. They Need Systems That Build Them.
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By: Katie Martin and Devin Vodicka



All photos are courtesy of Learner-Centered Collaborative



In December 2025, the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence kicked off its Secondary School Redesign Pilot Program. As part of this work, Hidden Valley Middle School in Escondido was named a lead demonstration site for other participating schools and districts to learn from.



What makes Hidden Valley unique is its “school within a school”—a public microschool structure that doesn’t

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