history
The School of Education at Saint Mary's College is celebrating over 40 years of service to the community. In keeping with the Lasallian teaching tradition established by Saint John Baptist De La Salle, founder of the Christian Brothers, graduates are expected to be as committed to issues of values and concern for others as they are to academic excellence and professional competence.
The following are some of the significant milestones in the history of the School of Education:
| 1967 | The Department of Education was founded at Saint Mary’s College |
| 1969 | Secondary Teacher Education Program began. |
| 1971 | Elementary Education Program was founded. |
| 1975 | First Master’s Degree Program began in Early Childhood Education. |
| 1976 | Master’s Degree in Special Education began. Educational Leadership Program for school administrators was introduced. Montessori Preprimary Certificate Program was initiated. |
| 1978 | Master’s Degree Programs in Reading and Counseling were begun. |
| 1986 | The Department of Education became the School of Education. |
| 1987-88 | 125th anniversary of the College’s founding. |
| 1991 | All programs in the School of Education were given full approval with commendation by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. |
| 1993 | Saint Mary’s was named the Northern California Regional Center for Reading Recovery |
| 1995 | Certificate programs in Crosscultural Language and Academic Development (CLAD) and Teaching English-as-a-Second-Language (TESL) was introduced. |
| 1999 | School of Education establishes Colleg’s first doctoral program, Ed.D. in Educational Leadership |
| 2006 | Groundbreaking for the Filippi Academic Hall to house the new Kalmanovitz School of Education |
| 2008 | Opening of the Kalmanovitz School of Education in Filippi Academic Hall |
