Friday, January 4, 2013

HEY JOE

(Oo-backing vocals on each line)
Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun in your hand?
Hey Joe, I said where you goin' with that gun in your hand?
Alright. I'm goin down to shoot my old lady,
you know I caught her messin' 'round with another man.
Yeah,! I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady,
you know I caught her messin' 'round with another man.
Huh! And that ain't too cool.
(Ah. -backing vocal on each line)
Uh, hey Joe, I heard you shot your woman down,
you shot her down.
Uh, hey Joe, I heard you shot you old lady down,
you shot her down to the ground. Yeah!
Yes, I did, I shot her,
you know I caught her messin' 'round,
messin' 'round town.
Uh, yes I did, I shot her
you know I caught my old lady messin' 'round town.
And I gave her the gun and I shot her!
Alright
(Ah! Hey Joe)
Shoot her one more time again, baby!
(Oo)
Yeah.
(Hey Joe!)
Ah, dig it!
(Hey)
Ah! Ah!
(Joe where you gonna go?)
Oh, alright.
Hey Joe, said now,
(Hey)
uh, where you gonna run to now, where you gonna run to?
Yeah.
(where you gonna go?)
Hey Joe, I said,
(Hey)
where you goin' to run
to now, where you, where you gonna go?
(Joe!)
Well, dig it!
I'm goin' way down south, way down south,
(Hey)
way down south to Mexico way! Alright!
(Joe)
I'm goin' way down south,
(Hey, Joe)
way down where I can be free!
(where you gonna...)
Ain't no one gonna find me babe!
(...go?)
Ain't no hangman gonna,
(Hey, Joe)
he ain't gonna put a rope around me!
(Joe where you gonna..)
You better belive it right now!
(...go?)
I gotta go now!
Hey, hey, hey Joe,
(Hey Joe)
you better run on down!
(where you gonna...)
Goodbye everybody. Ow!
(...go?)
Hey, hey Joe, what'd I say,
(Hey.......................Joe)
run on down.
(where you gonna go?

I Love The Smell Of Test Prep In The Morning | Gary Rubinstein's Blog

I Love The Smell Of Test Prep In The Morning | Gary Rubinstein's Blog:

I Love The Smell Of Test Prep In The Morning

by Gary Rubinstein

"What kind of training?" "Diversity training, Sir!"

Teach For America recently launched a new initiative to recruit military veterans to become TFA teachers. With the catchy slogan “You Served For America Now Teach For America,” this campaign has gotten attention in various news sources like The Huffington Post.
Just the way college students do TFA as a way to do something ‘good’ before going on to their eventual profession — or even, for some, becoming career teachers, military veterans are in a similar position as new college graduates. Now I don’t want to seem like a Grinch or anything — and I’m willing to compliment TFA when they do something smart like, for instance, the ‘teach beyond two’ campaign — but this idea is very, very, unenlightened.
If military veterans want to become teachers, and I’m all for that, what is the benefit of doing it through TFA?

Mother Crusader: Who's First? Certainly Not Students...

Mother Crusader: Who's First? Certainly Not Students...:

Who's First? Certainly Not Students...

by darciecima

Rhee wraps her arms around a pretty big political
liability at his 2011 State of the State.

While I LOVED reading Joy Resmovitz's report about Democrats jumping the StudentsFirst ship, I had the hardest time following it. I think it was because there were so many unnamed sources and so many reformers unwilling to speak on the record. As I read I kept wondering what these people were so damn afraid of.

By my count, two would not speak on the record:

Sevugan declined to comment on the record...

and

But others were more blunt about the shift. "It gets tiresome to have to defend who we are," said a senior SF officer, who declined to speak on the record.

And there were four unnamed sources: (all emphases mine)

"There were known to be some significant differences on

Oakland Tribune editorial: Education reform attempt welcome, but won't be easy - Inside Bay Area

Oakland Tribune editorial: Education reform attempt welcome, but won't be easy - Inside Bay Area:

Oakland Tribune editorial: Education reform attempt welcome, but won't be easy

Posted: 01/04/2013 12:01:00 PM PST

Updated: 01/04/2013 03:11:00 PM PST

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In this Aug 15, 2012 file photo, Gov. Jerry Brown campaigns for Proposition 30, a November ballot...

We must give Gov. Jerry Brown credit, he does not run from difficult subjects. Witness his decision to dive head first into reforming the bizarre and dysfunctional labyrinth that is California's system for parsing out dollars to its schools.

While it didn't take a genius to recognize the need, it did take a bit of political courage and a willingness to get his hands dirty to tackle such a lofty goal.

The governor certainly can't be accused of going after the low-hanging fruit here. If he is serious about this effort, he will be forced to take on the biggest stick in the state Capitol. The education establishment is to Sacramento what the Defense Department is to Washington; lots -- and lots -- of money goes in and little accountability comes out.

The state's rules for funding schools have evolved over the last 40 or so years and they are complex, counterproductive, counterintuitive and enormously confusing.

Just ask anyone who has had to deal with them, they will tell you. But, depending on their perspective, what they might not tell you is that many in the education establishment actually like it that way.

Therein lies the rub with Brown's admirable but, we fear, quixotic venture.

The more arcane and convoluted a system the easier it is to manipulate for the people who actually understand the

Oregon charter school founders accused in $20 million racketeering lawsuit | OregonLive.com

Oregon charter school founders accused in $20 million racketeering lawsuit | OregonLive.com:

Oregon charter school founders accused in $20 million racketeering lawsuit

by Betsy Hammond, The Oregonian

In this 2002 photo, Tim King is shown with students in a program he pioneered at North Clackamas's Putnam High to try to bring lagging students up to grade level. He charismatically claimed he wanted to help marginalized students through a network of 10 or more online charter schools he started in small-town Oregon.Bob Ellis

Tim King and Norm Donohoe, who ran a chain of taxpayer-funded charter schools across small-town Oregonfrom their headquarters in Clackamas, scammed the state out of $17 million and must repay that plus $2.7 million more, the state said in a court filing this week.

The legal claim, brought Thursday by the Oregon Department of Justice in Marion County Circuit Court, accuses the pair of racketeering, money laundering and other fraud from 2007 to 2010.

King and Donohoe, who were the director and president, respectively, of a nonprofit they named EdChoices, submitted false, incomplete and misleading records about how many students were enrolled in the schools and how they were spending the state's money, state prosecutors say in the complaint.

"It's not true," Donohoe said when reached after 5 p.m. Friday. He said EdChoices' attorney would need to speak for him but was not available after hours. King could not

CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS WEBSITE

CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS

A compilation of news articles about charter schools which have been charged with, or are highly suspected of, tampering with admissions, grades, attendance and testing; misuse of funds and embezzlement; engaging in nepotism and conflicts of interest; engaging in complicated and shady real estate deals; and/or have been engaging in other questionable, unethical, borderline-legal, or illegal activities. This is also a record of charter school instability and other unsavory tidbits.

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Ed Notes Online: Change the Stakes, My Favorite Meeting

Ed Notes Online: Change the Stakes, My Favorite Meeting:

Change the Stakes, My Favorite Meeting

by ed notes online

On a late Friday afternoon once a month, 15-20 parents, principals, teachers --- public and college level, gather to plan strategies and tactics in the war against high stakes testing. With the testing season about to begin and more and more parents talking about opting out, today's meeting was the kickoff of what should prove to be an active period right through June.

The idea of shlepping to the city on a day I took hot yoga in the morning and a long afternoon nap was not appetizing but if there is one meeting I try not to miss it is this one. Why? Because I don't know of many, or any, true parent teacher partnership groups and having regular contact with parents in a setting like this is important. We had 4 new people show up today, one a PTA president in Harlem who immediately felt comfortable enough

Save Our Schools Webinar; Journey For Justice 2

Webinar; Journey For Justice 2:

Webinar; Journey For Justice 2

by Server

Save Our Schools Webinar
Webinar; Journey For Justice 2
with Karran Harper Royal Lewis, Jitu Brown, and Zakiyah Ansari
January 15, 2013 – 8:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time [EDT}

Please Join Jitu Brown, of the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization, Chicago, Illinois, Zakiyah Ansari, Communities for Education Justice New York, New York, and Karran Harper-Royal, Parents Across America, New Orleans, Louisiana for a Save Our Schools hosted Webinar. The three integral Organizers worked to give birth to a growing alliance of Grassroots Community, Youth and Parent driven organizations that successfully petitioned the Department of Education in November 2012 to convene the upcoming Journey For Justice 2 hearing.

Please Join Us!

The Civil Rights Impact of School Closings, Turnarounds, Phase-outs and Co-locations inquiry will be held on January 29th. Through this Webinar, organizers, individuals who are Leaders in their Communities, Jitu, Zakiyah, and Karran, will discuss the upcoming Department of Education Civil Rights Division Hearing.
The topic: “The ways in which these programs devastate communities of color will be studied at length.”
Statements from parents, community leaders, students and educators will address the adverse and detrimental effects of School Closings, turnarounds, co-locations and phase-outs. Speakers will share their experiences of how the impact of these programs disproportionately affects our black and brown students.
The inquiry will take place at the Department of Education offices in Washington DC.
Immediately following the Civil Rights hearing at the Department of Education, a Candlelight vigil will be held at Martin Luther King Memorial.
Please Join Us!
Speak in Support of Our Children, Our Communities and how stable Classrooms and Schools Strengthen these.
Karran Harper Royal

Karran Harper Royal – Parents Across America – New Orleans, Louisiana
Karran Harper Royal works as an Education Advocate in New Orleans. She is the Assistant Director ofPyramid Community Parent Resource Center. Her work at Pyramid involves providing one to one support to parents of children with disabilities and conducting workshops to help parents understand their rights under federal special education law. In addition to working with Pyramid, Mrs. Harper Royal is a founding member ofParents Across America, a contributor to Research on Reforms and is a consultant to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Mrs. Harper Royal is a tireless advocate for students with disabilities and has appeared in a number of broadcasts and publications related to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and public education reform in New Orleans and is a member of several community groups. She is married with two sons Mrs. Harper Royal blogs at Education Talk New Orleans.

On Twitter…@KHRoyal
Jitu Brown

Jitu Brown. Organizer, Kenwood Oakland Community Organization (KOCO)
Jitu Brown, married and father of one child, is the education organizer for the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization (KOCO). Born and raised on the south side of Chicago, Jitu has organized in the Kenwood Oakland neighborhood for over 17 years bringing community voices to the table on school issues. He helped develop theMid-South Education Association, a grassroots advocacy group made up of administrators, parents, teachers, young people and local school council (LSC) members to meet the needs of schools in the area. They were the first group to certify parents as LSC facilitators, which has become a model being replicated across the city of Chicago. In addition, they successfully organized to stop several school closings in the area and secured resources for neglected neighborhood schools. The Kenwood Oakland Community Organization has served as a resource for organizations nationwide, dealing with school closings and the elimination of community voice from the decision-making process.
Jitu also teaches African-American history at St. Leonards Adult High School, the only accredited high school in that nation that exclusively serves people who have been formerly incarcerated. A believer in working locally and thinking globally, Jitu has taken youth leaders from KOCO to the United Nations, to the Passamaquoddy Native American reservation in Maine and to the UN Conference on Racism in South Africa. He has been published in the national education journal, Rethinking Schools, Ebony magazine and has appeared on several talk shows, including WBEZ’s Community Voices and CLTV’s Gerard McClendon Live, as well as Democracy Now.
Zakiyah Ansari

Zakiyah Ansari – Advocacy Director, NYC Coalition for Educational Justice (CEJ)
Zakiyah Ansar. is a parent leader with the NYC Coalition for Educational Justice (CEJ) one of NYC’s leading citywide parent organizations CEJ is organizing a movement to end the inequities in the city’s public school system. They are motivated by the urgent need to obtain a quality and well-rounded education for all students. They have been mobilizing the power of parents and the community to affect policy change and create a more equitable educational system.
Zakiyah resides in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. She is also the mother of eight children, all of whom have or are currently attending public school.
Zakiyah has been invited to speak before parents, educators, elected officials and administrators about the importance of organizing parents and communities in schools. She is one of the parent voices in the film Parent Power produced by the Annenberg Institute for School Reform. Parent Power chronicles fifteen years of effective parent organizing in New York City – organizing that has stopped budget cuts , increased school funding, and led to the adoption of a citywide lead teacher program . She has been traveling to different parts of the country to participate in parent and community discussions about the film.
Zakiyah was in the December 2011 issue of Essence magazine where she was 1 of 3 women of color interviewed at Occupy Wall Street. She was also in the December 2011 issue of Black Enterprise entitled“Education Means Business”? where she was interviewed about organizing to effect change.

On Twitter…@zansari8

Jersey Jazzman: Democrats Wake Up About Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee

Jersey Jazzman: Democrats Wake Up About Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee:

Democrats Wake Up About Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee

by Duke

Well, it's about time:

Michelle Rhee, the fiery former Washington, D.C.,school chancellor, has danced a tricky tango since starting her national advocacy and lobbying group, StudentsFirst, in December 2010.
Rhee purported to be the face of a bipartisan movement to "transform education," while simultaneously battling Democratic teachers unions and appearing chummy in photo ops with conservative Republican governors like Rick Scott (Fla.) or John Kasich (Ohio).
All the while, a small cadre of influential Democrats stood behind her, helping her

BUGS: Brooklyn Urban Garden School - my sidewalk chalk blog - nyc school help

BUGS: Brooklyn Urban Garden School - my sidewalk chalk blog - nyc school help:

bugs: brooklyn urban garden school

MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2012 AT 11:33AM

Big news for 5th graders! BUGS is opening in District 15 in fall of 2013.

Why are they opening this school?
"BUGS initially grew out of street corner and on-going kitchen table conversations between local parents and educators concerned about the number of middle school options in District 15. Once we began taking seriously the possibility of creating a new school, we assembled our academic team and realized the potential we have to not just add needed middle school seats, but to create a cutting edge, developmentally appropriate educational model for the middle years. The selection of an environmental sustainability focused curriculum allows us to offer educational programming that will not only engage the hearts and minds of students, but is a perfect vehicle for teaching Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). We feel strongly that our model will offer this community not just much needed additional middle school seats, but a rich, engaging, rigoruous and meaningful educational experience for our students that can launch them not just to excel in high school, but to seize opportunities for all of their lives.

Where:
They have just announced their location: 500 19th St. in the Bishop Ford HS building, at the end of Prospect Park SW and two blocks from Greenwood Cemetery. Many of you may know that Brooklyn Prospect Charter School had been in that building until they recently moved to the former Immaculate Heart of Mary Building in Windsor Terrace/Kensington. Brooklyn Prospect is a 6-12th grade program and ultimately needed much more space for their program. BUGS is a stand alone middle school so this space is more appropriate for them long term.

From BUGS:
"We are very excited about our co-location with Bishop Ford. We will occupy our own two

CORPORATE ED REFORM: The War continues....2013

CORPORATE ED REFORM

The War continues....2013

SBE Agenda for January 2013 - State Board of Education (CA Dept of Education)

SBE Agenda for January 2013 - State Board of Education (CA Dept of Education):

SBE Agenda for January 2013

Agenda for the California State Board of Education (SBE) meeting on January 16, 2013.

State Board Members

Michael W. Kirst, President
Trish Williams, Vice President

Carl Cohn
Bruce Holaday
Aida Molina
Patricia A. Rucker
Ilene W. Straus
Josephine Kao, Student Member
Vacancy Vacancy Vacancy

Secretary & Executive Officer

Hon. Tom Torlakson

Schedule of Meeting	Location
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time ± STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION Public Session, adjourn to Closed Session – IF NECESSARY. The Closed Session will take place at approximately 8:30 a.m. (The public may not attend.)	California Department of Education 1430 N Street, Room 1101 Sacramento, California 95814 916-319-0827

The Closed Session (1) may commence earlier than 8:30 a.m.; (2) may begin at or before 8:30 a.m., be recessed, and then be reconvened later in the day; or (3) may commence later than 8:30 a.m.

Please see the detailed agenda for more information about the items to be considered and acted upon. The public is welcome.

CLOSED SESSION AGENDA

Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Under Government Code sections 11126(e)(1) and (e)(2)(A), the State Board of Education hereby provides public notice that some or all of the pending litigation which follows will be considered and acted upon in closed session:

Alejo, et al. v. Jack O’Connell, State Board of Education, et al., San Francisco County Superior Court, Case No. CPF-09-509568, CA Ct. of Appeal, 2^nd Dist., Case No. A130721
California School Boards Association, et al. v. California State Board of Education and Aspire Public Schools, Inc.,Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. 07353566, CA Ct. of Appeal, 1^st Dist., Case No. A122485, CA Supreme Court, Case No. S186129
California School Boards Association and its Education Legal Alliance, et al. v. The California State Board of Education, et al., Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. 34-2008-00021188-CU-MC-GDS, CA Ct. of Appeal, 3^rd Dist., Case No. No. C060957
Doe, Jane, and Jason Roe v. State of California, Tom Torlakson, the California Department of Education, the State Board of Education, Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. BC445151
Emma C., et al. v. Delaine Eastin, et al., USDC (No.Dist.CA), Case No. C-96-4179
EMS-BP, LLC, Options for Youth Burbank, Inc., et al. v. California Department of Education, et al., Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. 03CS01078 and 03CS01079 and related appeal
Graham et al. v the State Board of Education, the California Department of Education, Jack O’Connell, Fred Balcom, Tom Torlakson, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BC482694
K.C. et al. v. Jack O’Connell, et al., U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. C054077 MMC
Opportunity for Learning – PB, LLC; Opportunities Learning – C, LLC, and Opportunities for Learning WSH, LLC, Notice of Appeal Before the Audit Appeals Panel
Options for Youth, Burbank, Inc., San Gabriel, Inc. Upland, Inc. and Victor Valley, Notice of Appeal Before the Education Audit Appeals Panel, OAH Case No. 2006100966
Options for Youth-Victor Valley, et al. v. California Department of Education, et al., Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BC347454
Perris Union High School District v. California State Board of Education, California Department of Education, et al., Riverside County Superior Court, Case No. RIC520862, CA Ct. of Appeal, 4^th District, Case No. E055856
Porter, et al., v. Manhattan Beach Unified School District, et al., United States District Court, Central District, Case No. CV-00-08402
Reed v. State of California, Los Angeles Unified School District, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Jack O’Connell, California Department of Education, and State Board of Education, et al.,
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BC432420, CA Ct. of Appeal, 2^nd Dist., Case No. B230817,
CA Supreme Ct., Case No. 5191256
Shabazz, et al. v. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., California Attorney General Kamala Harris, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, President California State Board of Education Dr. Michael Kirst, Does 1-50, Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. RG12636192
Stoner Park Community Advocates v. City of Los Angeles, Department of Planning of the City of Los Angeles, Department of Transportation City of Los Angeles, New West Charter Middle School, and State Board of Education, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BS138051
Today’s Fresh Start, Inc. v. Los Angeles County Office of Education, et al., Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BS112656, CA Ct. of Appeal, 2^nd Dist., Case Nos. B212966
Vergara et al. v. State of California, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Tom Torlakson, the California Department of Education, the State Board of Education, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BC484642

Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation: Under Government Code sections 11126(e)(1) and (e)(2)(B), the State Board of Education hereby provides public notice that it may meet in Closed Session to decide whether there is a significant exposure to litigation, and to consider and act in connection with matters for which there is a significant exposure to litigation. Under Government Code sections 11126(e)(1) and (e)(2)(C), the State Board of Education hereby provides public notice that it may meet in Closed Session to decide to initiate litigation and to consider and act in connection with litigation it has decided to initiate.

Under Government Code Section 11126(c)(14), the State Board of Education hereby provides public notice that it may meet in Closed Session to review and discuss the actual content of pupil achievement tests (including, but not limited to, the High School Exit Exam) that have been submitted for State Board approval and/or approved by the State Board.

Under Government Code Section 11126(a), the State Board of Education hereby provides public notice that it may meet in Closed Session regarding the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, or dismissal, discipline, or release of public employees, or a complaint or charge against public employees. Public employees include persons exempt from civil service under Article VII, Section 4(e) of the California Constitution.

Schedule of Meeting	Location
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time ± Upon Adjournment of Closed Session, if held. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION Public Session	California Department of Education 1430 N Street, Room 1101 Sacramento, California 95814 916-319-0827

Please see the detailed agenda for more information about the items to be considered and acted upon. The public is welcome.

ALL 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

Time is set aside for individuals desiring to speak on any topic not otherwise on the agenda (please see the detailed agenda for the Public Session). In all cases, the presiding officer reserves the right to impose time limits on presentations as may be necessary to ensure that the agenda is completed.

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 California State Board of Education (SBE), may request assistance by contacting the SBE Office, 1430 N Street, Room 5111, Sacramento, CA, 95814; telephone, 916-319-0827; facsimile, 916‑319-0175.

CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

FULL BOARD AGENDA
Public Session

January 16, 2013

Wednesday, January 16, 2013 – 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time ±California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1101
Sacramento, California 95814

Call to Order

Salute to the Flag

Closed Session

Communications

Announcements

REPORT OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Public notice is hereby given that special presentations for informational purposes may take place during this session.

AGENDA ITEMS

Item 1 (DOC)

Subject: STATE BOARD PROJECTS AND PRIORITIES. Including, but not limited to, future meeting plans; agenda items; and officer nominations and/or elections; State Board office budget, staffing, appointments, and direction to staff; declaratory and commendatory resolutions; bylaw review and revision; Board policy; approval of minutes; Board liaison reports; training of Board members; and other matters of interest. Including, but not limited to, future meeting plans; agenda items; and officer nominations and/or elections; State Board office budget, staffing, appointments, and direction to staff; declaratory and commendatory resolutions; bylaw review and revision; Board policy; approval of minutes; Board liaison reports; training of Board members; and other matters of interest.

Type of Action: Action, Information

Item 2 (DOC)

Subject: Update on the Activities of the California Department of Education and State Board of Education Regarding Implementation of Common Core State Standards Systems.

Type of Action: Action, Information

Item 3 (DOC)

Subject: Adoption of Modifications to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics with California Additions.

Type of Action: Action, Information

Item 4 (DOC)

Subject: 2014 Mathematics Primary Adoption of Instructional Materials: Approval of Evaluation Criteria; Approval of Timeline; Approval of the Application for Instructional Materials Reviewers and Content Review Experts.

Type of Action: Action, Information

Item 4 Attachment 1 (DOC)

Item 5 (DOC)

Subject: Supplemental Instructional Materials Review, Mathematics Category 2: Approval of Reviewers and Continuation of Recruitment for March 2013 Approval.

Type of Action: Action, Information

Item 6 (DOC)

Subject: Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standards 2013.

Type of Action: Action, Information

Item 7 (DOC)

Subject: 2013 United States Senate Youth Program Presentation.

Type of Action: Information

Item 8 (DOC)

Subject: Transitioning to California’s Future Assessment System: Recommendations and Transition Plan.

Type of Action: Information

Item 9 (DOC)

Subject: Overview of Amendments to the Public Schools Accountability Act and the California Department of Education’s Implementation Timeline and Process Consistent with Education Code Sections 52052 through 52052.9.

Type of Action: Action, Information

Item 9 Attachment 1 (PDF)

Item 10 (DOC)

Subject: Student Achievement Plans for State Board of Education Authorized Charter Schools: Update on Student Achievement Plans Submitted by Lifeline Education Charter School and Long Valley Charter School.

Type of Action: Action, Information

Item 11 (DOC)

Subject: Update on Issues Related to California’s Implementation of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and Other Federal Programs.

Type of Action: Action, Information

Item 12 (DOC)

Subject: Presentation of the report Special Education Expenditures, Revenues, and Provision in California by American Institutes for Research as a Partner in the California Comprehensive Center at WestEd and in collaboration with the Advisory Commission on Special Education (ACSE).

Type of Action: Information

Item 13 (DOC)

Subject: State Performance Plan and Annual Performance Report for Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 Covering Program Year 2011–12.

Type of Action: Action, Information

Item 14 (DOC)

Subject: Standardized Testing and Reporting Program: Approval to Make the Standards-based Tests in Spanish Available for Testing Dual Language Immersion Program Students.

Type of Action: Action, Information

* WAIVERS *

WAIVERS / ACTION AND CONSENT ITEMS

SBE Agenda for January 2013 - State Board of Education (CA Dept of Education):

Friday, January 4, 2013

Oakland Tribune editorial: Education reform attempt welcome, but won't be easy

CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS WEBSITE

SBE Agenda for January 2013

State Board Members

Secretary & Executive Officer

CLOSED SESSION AGENDA

FULL BOARD AGENDA Public Session

AGENDA ITEMS

*** WAIVERS ***

FULL BOARD AGENDA
Public Session

* WAIVERS *