Agenda March 21, 2012
Advisory Commission on Special Education (ACSE) Standing Committees meeting agenda.Legislation Committee Members
Janice Brown
Maureen Burness
Morena de Grimaldi
Betty Karnette
James Woodhead
Maureen Burness
Morena de Grimaldi
Betty Karnette
James Woodhead
Policy Review and Development Committee Members
Janice Brown
Maureen Burness
Ken Denman
Maureen Burness
Ken Denman
Agenda Times Are Approximate and Are Provided for Convenience Only
All items may be re-ordered to be heard on any day of the noticed meeting. The order of business may be changed without notice.
Reasonable Accommodation for Any Individual With a Disability
Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in a meeting or function of the Advisory Commission on Special Education (ACSE), may request assistance by contacting the Special Education Division, 1430 N Street, Suite 2401, Sacramento, CA, 95814; by telephone at 916-327-3698; or by e-mail at kasmith@cde.ca.gov.
Advisory Commission on Special Education
Standing Committees
Agenda, Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1801
Sacramento, California
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Special education policy review and development.
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Strategies for organizational and departmental input on the ACSE’s legislative agenda.
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Development of plan to encourage full federal funding for special education.
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Visits with Senator Carol Liu and Assemblymember Joan Buchanan.
Agenda March 22 and 23, 2012
Advisory Commission on Special Education (ACSE) meeting agenda.Advisory Commission on Special Education Members
Kristin Wright, Chair
Feda Almaliti
Janice Brown
Maureen Burness
Kenneth Denman
Diane Fazzi
Ronald Gonzales-Lawrence
Morena de Grimaldi
Betty Karnette
Susan Martinez
Laurie Newton
Tomislav Peraic
Naomi Rainey
Laureen Sills
James Woodhead
Janice Brown
Maureen Burness
Kenneth Denman
Diane Fazzi
Ronald Gonzales-Lawrence
Morena de Grimaldi
Betty Karnette
Susan Martinez
Laurie Newton
Tomislav Peraic
Naomi Rainey
Laureen Sills
James Woodhead
Student Members
Alexa McBride
Matthew Stacy
Matthew Stacy
Legislative Members
Carol Liu, Senate
Joan Buchanan, Assembly
Joan Buchanan, Assembly
State Board of Education
Carl Cohn, Liaison
State Special Schools
Scott Kerby, Director, State Special Schools & Services Division
California Department of Education
California Department of Education
Executive Secretary
Fred Balcom, Director, Special Education Division
California Department of Education
California Department of Education
Agenda Times Are Approximate and Are Provided for Convenience Only
All items may be re-ordered to be heard on any day of the noticed meeting. The order of business may be changed without notice.
Advisory Commission on Special Education
| Schedule of Meeting | Location |
|---|---|
Thursday, March 22, 2012 10:00 a.m. ± Pacific Time | California Department of Education 1430 N Street, Room 1101 Sacramento, California 916-445-4602 |
Friday, March 23, 2012 9:00 a.m. ± Pacific Time | California Department of Education 1430 N Street, Room 1101 Sacramento, California 916-445-4602 |
Please see the detailed agenda for more information about the items to be considered and acted upon. The public is welcome.
Guidelines for Public Input Sessions
The Commission welcomes public involvement. Opportunities for public comment are provided at every Commission meeting.
Reasonable Accommodation for Any Individual With a Disability
Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in a meeting or function of the Advisory Commission on Special Education (ACSE), may request assistance by contacting the Special Education Division, 1430 N Street, Suite 2401, Sacramento, CA, 95814; telephone, 916-445-4602; fax, 916-327-3706.
Advisory Commission on Special Education
Agenda, Thursday, March 22, 2012, 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1101
Sacramento, California
10:00 – 10:10 a.m.
Call to Order – Roll Call
Salute to the Flag
Communications & Announcements
Review of Agenda
Salute to the Flag
Communications & Announcements
Review of Agenda
10:10 – 10:50 a.m.
Item 1: Update on the California special education local plan area (SELPA) regionalization models serving students with disabilities in charter schools including, but not limited to, presentation from the El Dorado Charter SELPA.
Type of Action: Information
10:50 – 11:15 a.m.
Item 2: Update on serving students with disabilities in California charter schools; collaboration partnerships and current state of affairs including, but not limited to comments from the California Charter Schools Association.Type of Action: Information
11:15 – 11:30 a.m.
Item 3: Public Comment
Public comment is invited on any matter not included on the printed agenda. The Commission in precluded from discussing matters not included on the meeting agenda; however, questions may be asked for clarification. Issues raised by the public may be referred to a future meeting agenda for Commission discussion.
A five minute time limit is allocated for each individual.
Public comment is invited on any matter not included on the printed agenda. The Commission in precluded from discussing matters not included on the meeting agenda; however, questions may be asked for clarification. Issues raised by the public may be referred to a future meeting agenda for Commission discussion.
A five minute time limit is allocated for each individual.
Type of Action: Information
11:30 a.m. – Noon
Item 4: Standing Committee Reports
Report on Legislation (Jan Brown, Maureen Burness, Morena de Grimaldi, Betty Karnette, Jim Woodhead) and Policy Review and Development (Jan Brown, Maureen Burness, Ken Denman)Type of Action: Action, Information
Noon – 1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Item 5: Organizational Input
Representatives of the following organization are invited to address the commission on issues of concern: CARS+, CTA, CSEA, PTA, SEACO, SELPA, FECs, PTIs, CCSA, etc.Type of Action: Action, Information
1:30 – 1:45 p.m.
Item 6: State Special Schools Report by Scott Kerby, Director, State Special Schools and Services Division, California Department of Education.Type of Action: Action, Information
1:45 – 2:30 p.m.
Item 7: Consider and discuss alternative means to the California High School exit examination (CAHSEE) including but not limited to:
- Proposed streamlined waiver policy for waiving the CAHSEE requirement to provide interim relief to some students with disabilities; and
- Alternate scale scores on the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program’s California Standards Test (CST) or California Modified Assessment (CMA) in English-language arts (ELA) and/or Algebra I that could approximate a passing score on the CAHSEE for the portion or portions of the CAHSEE not previously passed.
Type of Action: Action, Information
2:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Item 8: Review/recap the February 2012 presentation to the ACSE by the California Community of Practice leadership team, and consider and discuss next steps.Type of Action: Action, Information
3:00 – 3:10 p.m. Break
3:10 – 4:00 p.m.
Item 9: Commissioner reports (limited to three minutes each) on matters of interest pertaining to the memberships’ appointing bodies and stakeholders.Type of Action: Action, Information
Adjournment of day's session.
Advisory Commission on Special Education
Agenda, Friday, March 23, 2012, 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1101
Sacramento, California
9:00 – 9:10 a.m.
Call to Order – Roll Call
Salute to the Flag
Communications & Announcements
Review of Agenda
Salute to the Flag
Communications & Announcements
Review of Agenda
9:10 – 10:00 a.m.
Item 10: Consider and discuss 2011 student proficiency, achievement, and graduation data relative to students with disabilities including but not limited to California’s performance data.
Type of Action: Action, Information
10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
Item 11: Report of the Director, Fred Balcom, Ph.D, Special Education Division, California Department of Education.
Type of Action: Action, Information
10:45 – 11:00 a.m.
Item 12: Consider and discuss proposal to “Seek relief from burdensome state special education mandates” that calls for Budget trailer bill language to remove the requirement that SELPAs submit separate Budget and Service
Delivery Plans to the California Department of Education and to hold public hearings.
Delivery Plans to the California Department of Education and to hold public hearings.
Type of Action: Action, Information
11:00 – 11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 – 11:30 a.m.
Item 13: Public Comment
Public comment is invited on any matter not included on the printed agenda. The Commission in precluded from discussing matters not included on the meeting agenda; however, questions may be asked for clarification. Issues raised by the public may be referred to a future meeting agenda for Commission discussion.
A five minute time limit is allocated for each individual.Type of Action: Information
11:30 – 11:55 a.m.
Item 14: Operations and Planning
- Next steps in selecting the recipient(s) of the Grazer Outstanding Achievement in Learning (GOAL) Award
- Review of 2012 −13 ACSE calendar and revise as appropriate
- Next steps in reviewing applications for student commissioner position and making appointments
- Nomination process for 2012−13 Chair and Vice-chair of the Advisory Commission on Special Education
Type of Action: Action, Information
11:55 − 12:20 p.m.
Item 15: Agenda building and goal setting for the May 2012 meeting, including honoring outgoing members of the Commission. Consider and discuss strategic priorities previously identified as it relates to the ACSE’s mission and vision.
Type of Action: Action, Information
Adjournment of day's session.
Adjournment of meeting.
Adjournment of meeting.
