We venture into Kern County to find out why the county's Superintendent of Schools is putting its alternative education programs under the microscope. We also hear from Jenny Singh, the accountability administrator at the CA Department of Education, about the state’s new way of measuring alternative school performance.Then, we spend some time with Tom Armelino, the new executive director of the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence. He talks about growing up in poverty, his lessons learned as a school leader, and the CCEE's role in the System of Support.