AGENDA
March 9-10, 2005
State Board Members
Ruth E. Green, President
Glee Johnson, Vice President
Ruth Bloom
Don Fisher
Ricky Gill
Joe Nuñez
Bonnie Reiss
Johnathan Williams
Vacancy
Vacancy
Vacancy
Secretary & Executive Officer
Hon. Jack O'Connell
Executive Director
Catherine Barkett
| SCHEDULE OF MEETING | LOCATION |
Wednesday, March 9, 2005 STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION |
California Department of Education 1430 N Street, Room 1101 Sacramento , California (916) 319 - 0827 |
The Closed Session (1) may commence earlier than 9:00 a.m.; (2) may begin at or before 9:00 a.m., be recessed, and then be reconvened later in the day; or (3) may commence later than 9:00 a.m.
CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
Under Government Code section 11126(e)(1), 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, as necessary and appropriate, in closed session:
- Acevedo, et al. v. State of California , et al ., Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. 03CS00827
- Adkins, et al . v. State of California , et al., Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. 03CS00938
- Aguayo, et al. v. State of California , et al ., Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. 03CS00825
- Amy v. California Dept. of Education, et al., Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. 99CV2644LSP
- Boyd, et al. v. State of California , et al., Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. 01CS00136
- Brian Ho, et al., v . San Francisco Unified School District , et al. , United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. C-94-2418 WHO
- Buckle, et al. v. State of California , et al ., Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. 03CS00826
- California Association of Private Special Education Schools, et al., v. California Department of Education, et al., Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BC272983
- California Department of Education, et al., v . San Francisco Unified School District, et al., San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 994049 and cross-complaint and cross-petition for writ of mandate and related actions
- California State Board of Education v. Delaine Eastin, the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the State of California, Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. 97CS02991 and related appeal
- Californians for Justice Education Fund, et al. v. State Board of Education, S an Francisco City/County Superior Court, Case No. CPF-03-50227
- Campbell Union High School District, et al. v. State Board of Education, et al., Sacramento Superior Court, Case No. 99CS00570
- Centinela Valley Union High School District v . State Board of Education, et.al. , Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. BS093054
- Chapman, et al. v. California Department of Education, et al., Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. 2002-049636
- Chapman, et al. v. California Department of Education, et al., United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. C-01-1780 BZ
- City Council of the City of Folsom v. State Board of Education , Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. 96-CS00954
- Coalition for Locally Accountable School Systems v. State Board of Education , Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. 96-CS00939
- Comité de Padres de Familia v. Honig , Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. 281124; 192 Cal.App.3d 528 (1987)
- Crawford v. Honig , United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. C-89-0014 DLJ
- CTA, et al. v. Wilson, United States District Court, Central District of California, Case No. 98-9694 ER (CWx) and related appeal
- Daniel, et al. v . State of California , et al., Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. BC214156
- Donald Urista, et al. v. Torrance Unified School District, et al. , United States District Court, Central District of California, Case No. 97-6300 ABC
- Dutton v. State of California , et al . Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. 03CS01723
- Educational Ideas, Inc. v. State of California, et al., Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. 00CS00798
- Emma C., et al. v. Delaine Eastin, et al. , United States District Court, Northern District of California, 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 / 03CS01079
- Ephorm, et al. v. California Board of Education, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. TC013485
- Grant Joint Union High School District v. California State Board of Education, et al . Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. 03 CS 01087
- Larry P. v. Riles , 495 F.Supp 926 (N.D. Ca. 1979) aff'd in part, rev'd in part, 793 F.2d 969 (9th Cir. 1986)
- Maureen Burch, et al. v. California State Board of Education , Los Angeles County Superior Court , Case No. BS034463 and related appeal
- McNeil v. State Board of Education , San Mateo County Superior Court , Case No. 395185
- Meinsen, et al. v. Grossmont Unified School District, et al. , U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, Case No. C 96 1804 S LSP (pending)
- Miller, et al. v. California Department of Education, et al. , San Diego Superior Court, North District , Case No. GIN036930
- Ocean View School District, et al. v SBE, et al ., Superior Court of San Francisco, Case No. CGC-02-406738
- Pazmiño, et al . v. California State Board of Education, et al. , San Francisco City/County Superior Court, Case No. CPF-03-502554
- Porter, et al., v. Manhattan Beach Unified School District , et al. , United States District Court, Central District, Case No. CV-00-08402
- Renaissance Academy Charter School , et al. v. Los Angeles Unified School District, et al., Los Angeles County Superior Court , Case No. BS090869
- Roxanne Serna, et al., v. Delaine Eastin, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, et al ., Los Angles County Superior Court, Case No. BC174282
- San Francisco NAACP v. San Francisco Unified School District , et al. , United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 78-1445 WHO
- San Mateo-Foster City School District, et al., v. State Board of Education , San Mateo County Superior Court , Case No. 387127
- San Rafael Elementary School District v. State Board of Education, et al., Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. 98-CS01503 and related appeal
- Shevtsov v. California Department of Education , United States District Court, Central District of California, Case No. CV 97-6483 IH (CT)
- Sonoma County Superintendents of Schools, et. al. v. Special Education Hearing Office, et.al. Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. 04AS0393
- Valeria G., et al. v . Wilson, et al., United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. C-98-2252-CAL; Angel V. v. Davis , Ninth Circuit No. 01-15219
- Tinsley v. State of California , San Mateo County Superior Court, Case No. 206010
- Wilkins, et al. , v. California Board of Education, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. TC014071
- Williams, et al. v . State of California , et al., San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 312236
- Wilson , et al. v. State Board of Education, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. BC254081
Under Government Code section 11126(e)(2), the State Board of Education hereby provides public notice that it may meet in closed session to determine whether, based on existing facts and circumstances, any matter presents a significant exposure to litigation [see Government Code section 11126(e)(2)(B)(ii)] and, if so, to proceed with closed session consideration and action on that matter, as necessary and appropriate [see Government Code section 11126(e)(2)(B)(i)]; or, based on existing facts and circumstances, if it has decided to initiate or is deciding whether to initiate litigation [see Government Code section 11126(e)(2)(C)].
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 of employees exempt from civil service under Article VII, Section 4(e) of the California Constitution.
| Wednesday, March 9, 2005 | California Department of Education |
9:00 a.m. ± (Upon Adjournment of Closed Session, if held) STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION |
1430 N Street, Room 1101 Sacramento , California (916) 319 - 0827 |
Please see the detailed agenda for more information about the items to be considered and acted upon. The public is welcome.
| Thursday, March 10, 2005 | California Department of Education |
8:00 a.m. ± STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION |
1430 N Street, Room 1101 Sacramento , CA 95814 (916) 319 - 0827 |
Please see Closed Session Agenda above. The Closed Session (1) may commence earlier than 8:00 a.m.; (2) may begin at or before 8:00 a.m., be recessed, and then be reconvened later in the day; or (3) may commence later than 8:00 a.m.
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1101
Sacramento , CA 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
Persons wishing to address the State Board of Education on a subject to be considered at this meeting, including any matter that may be designated for public hearing, are asked to notify the State Board of Education Office (see telephone/fax numbers below) by noon of the third working day before the scheduled meeting/hearing, stating the subject they wish to address, the organization they represent (if any), and the nature of their testimony. Time is set aside for individuals so 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; fax, (916) 319-0175.
California State Board of Education
FULL BOARD
Public Session
AGENDA
March 9-10, 2005
Wednesday, March 9, 2005 -- 9:00 a.m.± (Upon adjournment
of Closed Session if held)
California Department of Education, 1430 N Street, Room
1101, Sacramento, California
- Call to Order
- Salute to the Flag
- Approval of Minutes (January 2005 Meeting)
- Announcements
- Communications
- REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
- SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Public notice is hereby given that special presentations for informational purposes may take place during this session.
| ITEM 1 (DOC; 155KB; 8pp;) |
STATE BOARD PROJECTS AND PRIORITIES. Including, but not limited to, future meeting plans; agenda items; State Board office budget; staffing, appointments, and direction to staff; declaratory and commendatory resolutions; update on litigation; bylaw review and revision; review of the status of State Board-approved charter schools as necessary; Board Liaison Reports; and other matters of interest. |
INFORMATION ACTION |
| ITEM 2 (DOC; 56KB; 1p.) |
PUBLIC COMMENT. Public Comment is invited on any matter not included on the printed agenda. Depending on the number of individuals wishing to address the State Board, the presiding officer may establish specific time limits on presentations. |
INFORMATION |
| ITEM 3 (DOC; 57KB; 1p.) |
High Performing Schools Seminar. |
INFORMATION |
ITEM 4 (DOC; 79KB; 5pp.) |
Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program (II/USP) and High Priority Schools Grant Program (HPSGP): Adopt New Title 5 Regulations: Definition of Significant Growth and Criteria to Demonstrate Significant Growth for II/USP and HPSGP Schools Without Valid APIs.
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INFORMATION |
ITEM 5 (DOC; 76KB; 5pp;) |
School Assistance and Intervention Team (SAIT) Providers: Approval of 2005-06 Selection Criteria. |
INFORMATION |
ITEM 6 (DOC; 79KB; 4pp.) |
Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program (II/USP): Proposed Intervention for Cohort I, II, and III Schools That Failed to Show Significant Growth.
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INFORMATION |
ITEM 7 (DOC; 68KB; 2pp.) |
Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program (II/USP): School Assistance and Intervention Team (SAIT): Approval of Expenditure Plan to Support SAIT Activities and Corrective Actions in State-Monitored Schools. |
INFORMATION |
ITEM 8 (DOC; 60KB; 2pp.) |
Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program: Including, but Not Limited To, Update on STAR Program.
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INFORMATION |
ITEM 9 (DOC; 60KB; 2pp.) |
Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program: Approval of 2005 District Apportionment Amounts. |
INFORMATION |
ITEM 10 (DOC; 68KB; 3pp.) |
Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program: Request for Submission (RFS) for Primary Language Achievement Tests.
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INFORMATION |
ITEM 11 (DOC; 79KB; 4pp.) |
California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE): Including, but Not Limited To, CAHSEE Program Update on Test Administrations, Independent Evaluation, and the Senate Bill (SB) 964 Study. |
INFORMATION |
ITEM 12 (DOC; 67KB; 2pp.) |
California English Language Development Test (CELDT): Including, but Not Limited To, Update on CELDT Program and Request for Proposal (RFP) Schedule. |
INFORMATION |
ITEM 13 (DOC; 132KB; 9pp.) |
California English Language Development Test (CELDT): 2004 Annual Assessment Results. |
INFORMATION |
ITEM 14 (DOC; 61KB; 2pp.) |
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 : Including, but Not Limited To, Update on California 's Response to the Title 1 Monitoring Report of Findings from the U.S. Department of Education and Action to Revise Criteria for Identifying Program Improvement Districts.
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INFORMATION ACTION |
ITEM 15 (DOC; 74KB; 5pp.) |
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 : Proposed Changes to Accountability Workbook.
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INFORMATION |
ITEM 16 (DOC; 91KB; 3pp.) |
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 : Approve Local Educational Agency Plans Title 1 Section 1112.
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INFORMATION |
ITEM 17 (DOC; 52KB; 1p.) |
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 : Approve Revised Local Educational Agency (LEA) Plans from LEAs Identified for Program Improvement (PI) Section 1116(c)(7)(A). |
INFORMATION |
ITEM 18 (DOC; 96KB; 5pp.) |
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 : Approve Additional Supplemental Educational Service Providers for the List of 2004-05 School Year Providers.
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INFORMATION ACTION |
ITEM 19 (DOC; 182KB; 10pp.) |
Alternative Schools Accountability Model (ASAM): Approval of Model for Determining a School's ASAM Accountability Status. |
INFORMATION |
ITEM 20 (DOC; 148KB; 6pp.) |
Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission: 2005 Calendar Year Goals. |
INFORMATION ACTION |
| ITEM 21 (DOC; 79KB; 3pp.) | State-Adopted Instructional Materials: Approval of Termination Dates for Current and Future Lists. |
INFORMATION |
ITEM 22 (DOC; 67KB; 3pp.) |
2005 History-Social Science Primary Adoption of Instructional Materials: Appointment of Instructional Materials Advisory Panel (IMAP) Members and Content Review Panel (CRP) Experts.
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INFORMATION ACTION |
ITEM 23 (DOC; 62KB; 2pp.) |
2005 Follow-Up Adoption of Instructional Materials for Mathematics, Reading Language Arts/English Language Development (RLA/ELD), and Foreign Language: Appointment of Instructional Materials Advisory Panel (IMAP) Members and Content Review Panel (CRP) Experts.
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INFORMATION ACTION |
***PUBLIC HEARING***
Public Hearing on the following agenda item will commence no earlier than 2:00 p.m. The Public Hearing will be held after 2:00 p.m. as the business of the State Board permits.
ITEM 24 (DOC; 74KB; 4pp.) |
Mathematics Framework for California Public Schools, Kindergarten through Grade Twelve : Public Hearing and Adoption of Updated Framework.
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INFORMATION ACTION PUBLIC |
***END OF PUBLIC HEARING***
ITEM 25 (DOC; 66KB; 3pp.) |
Adoption of the California Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standards, Pursuant to Education Code Section 51226.
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INFORMATION ACTION |
ITEM 26 (DOC; 60KB; 2pp.) |
The Principal Training Program (AB 75): Approval of Training Providers. |
INFORMATION |
ITEM 27 (DOC; 81KB; 4pp.) |
The Principal Training Program (AB 75): Approval of Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) and Consortia Applications for Funding. |
INFORMATION ACTION |
ITEM 28 (DOC; 59KB; 2pp.) |
Mathematics and Reading Professional Development Program (AB 466)(Chapter 737, Statutes of 2001): Including, but Not Limited To, Approval of Training Providers and Training Curricula. |
INFORMATION ACTION |
ITEM 29 (DOC; 161KB; 7pp.) |
Mathematics and Reading Professional Development Program (AB 466): Approve Local Education Agencies' (LEAs) Reimbursement Requests. |
INFORMATION ACTION |
ITEM 30 (DOC; 85KB; 9pp.) |
Revised Uniform Complaint Procedures Regulations (UCP): Approve Proposed Amendments and Circulate for a 15-Day Public Comment Period.
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INFORMATION ACTION |
| ITEM 31 (DOC; 210KB; 34pp.) | Program Advisory on Medication Administration Pursuant to California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 5 , Article 4.1: Administering Medication to Students or Otherwise Assisting Students in the Administration of Medication During the Regular School Day. |
INFORMATION
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ITEM 32 (DOC; 107KB; 8pp.) |
Program to Reduce Class Size in Two Courses in Grade 9: Approve Commencement of the Rulemaking Process.
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INFORMATION ACTION |
ITEM 33 (DOC; 66KB; 3pp.) |
California State Plan (1999-2004 extended through June 30, 2005 ), for the Workforce Investment Act, Title II: Adult Education and Family Literacy Act: Extension for One Additional Year and Approval of Performance Goals for 2005-2006 and Related Language Changes.
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INFORMATION ACTION |
ADJOURNMENT OF DAY'S SESSION
Thursday, March 10, 2005- 8:00 a.m +
(Upon adjournment of Closed Session if held)
California Department of Education, 1430 N Street, Room 1101,
Sacramento , California
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT (unless presented on the preceding day)
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Public notice is hereby given that special presentations for informational
purposes may take place during this session.
ITEMS DEFERRED FROM PRECEDING DAY
Any matters deferred from the previous day's session may be considered.
The State Board of Education will also consider and take action as appropriate on the following agenda items:
ITEM 34 (DOC; 115KB; 6pp.) |
Appoint Andrea Ball as Director of the Government Affairs Office in Accordance with Article IX, Section 2.1, of the Constitution of the State of California . |
INFORMATION ACTION |
ITEM 35 (DOC; 59KB; 1p.) |
Legislative Update, Including, but Not Limited To Information on Legislation Introduced in the New 2005-06 Session.
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INFORMATION ACTION |
ITEM 36 (DOC; 57KB; 1p.) |
Appointment of Members to the Child Nutrition Advisory Council (CNAC).
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INFORMATION |
ITEM 37 (DOC; 72KB; 3pp.) |
Assignment of Numbers for Charter School Petitions.
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INFORMATION |
ITEM 38 (DOC; 86KB; 4pp.) |
Charter Schools: Determination of Funding Requests for 2003-04 and 2004-05 (and beyond) for Nonclassroom-based Charter Schools. |
INFORMATION ACTION
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ITEM 39 (DOC; 59KB; 2pp.) |
Public Charter Schools Grant Program: Request to Fund the Recommended List of Charter Schools Grant Awardees.
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INFORMATION |
***PUBLIC HEARINGS***
Public Hearings on the following agenda items will commence no earlier than 8:30 a.m. The Public Hearings will be held after 8:30 a.m. as the business of the State Board permits.
| ITEM 40 (DOC; 99KB; 11pp.) |
Request by the Jacoby Creek School Charter District to Renew Its Charter as an All-Charter District. |
INFORMATION PUBLIC HEARING |
ITEM 41 (DOC; 191KB; 16pp.) |
Request by Leadership Public Schools - Hayward to Approve a Petition to Become a Charter School Under the Oversight of the State Board of Education.
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INFORMATION PUBLIC HEARING |
| ITEM 42 (DOC; 60KB; 1p.) |
Required Public Hearing under Education Code (EC) Section 33054 regarding the Leadership Public Schools , Hayward Charter School Request to Waive California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 5 , Section 11969.9(a). |
INFORMATION PUBLIC HEARING |
***END OF PUBLIC HEARINGS***
ITEM 43 (DOC; 63KB; 2pp.) |
Appeal of the Fresno County Committee on School District Organization's Decision to Approve Transfers of Territory between Central Unified School District and Fresno Unified School District . |
INFORMATION
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ITEM 44 (DOC; 77KB; 6pp.) |
Williams vs. State of California : Adopt Proposed Amendments to Title 5, Section 9531, and Addition of Section 17101 to Implement the Williams Lawsuit Settlement.
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INFORMATION
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WAIVER REQUESTS
WAIVER REQUEST CONSENT MATTERS
The following agenda items include waivers and other administrative matters that California Department of Education (CDE) staff have identified as having no opposition and presenting no new or unusual issues requiring the State Board's attention.
ADULT EDUCATION INNOVATION AND ALTERNATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY PROGRAM
ITEM WC-1 (DOC; 72KB; 4pp.) |
Request by Hacienda La Puente Unified School District to waive Education Code (EC) Section 52522(b) to increase from 5 percent to 7 percent the proportion of their adult education state block entitlement that may be used to implement approved adult education innovation and alternative instructional delivery programs. Waiver Number: 4-12-2004 (Recommended for APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS) EC 33051(c) will apply |
ACTION |
CARL D. PERKINS VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACT OF 1998
ITEM WC-2 (DOC; 58KB; 2pp.) |
Request by San Luis Obispo County Office of Education for a waiver of Section 131(d)(1) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-332). Waiver Number: Fed-33-2004 (Recommended for APPROVAL) |
ACTION |
ITEM WC-3 (DOC; 59KB; 2pp.) |
Request by Mammoth Unified School District for a waiver of Section 131(d)(1) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-332). Waiver Number: Fed-34-2004 (Recommended for APPROVAL) |
ACTION |
ITEM WC-4 (DOC; 58KB; 2pp.) |
Request by River Delta Unified School District for a waiver of Section 131(d)(1) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-332). Waiver Number: Fed-35-2004 (Recommended for APPROVAL) |
ACTION |
CHARTER SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
ITEM WC-5 (DOC; 61KB; 2pp.) |
Request by Oakland Unified School District to waive California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 5 , Section 11960(a) related to charter school attendance for Monarch Academy . Waiver Number: 14-12-2004 (Recommended for APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS) |
ACTION |
RESOURCE SPECIALIST
ITEM WC-6 (DOC; 61KB; 2pp.) |
Request by Poway Unified School District to waive Education Code (EC) Section 56362(c); allowing the caseload of the resource specialist to exceed the maximum caseload of 28 students by no more than four students (32 maximum). Crystal Ochoa assigned at Garden Road Elementary School . Waiver Number: 4-1-2005 (Recommended for APPROVAL) |
ACTION |
NON-CONSENT (ACTION)
The following agenda items include waivers and other administrative matters that CDE staff have identified as having opposition, being recommended for denial, or presenting new or unusual issues that should be considered by the State Board. On a case by case basis public testimony may be considered regarding the item, subject to the limits set by the Board President or the President's designee; and action different from that recommended by CDE staff may be taken.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE INDEX (API)
ITEM W-1 (DOC; 66KB; 3pp.) |
Request by Sunnyside Union Elementary School District a waiver of a portion of California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 5 , Section 1032(d)(1) & (6), related to the Academic Performance Index (API), to allow Sunnyside Union Elementary School to be given a valid API for the 2004 year despite "adult testing irregularities," (CST mathematics for 17 second-grade students) 5.09 percent. Waiver Number: 13-1-2004 (Recommended for DENIAL)
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ACTION |
CHARTER SCHOOL ATTENDANCE (over 22)
ITEM W-2 (DOC; 65KB; 3pp.) |
Request by Mattole Unified School District for Mattole Valley Charter School to waive California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 5 , Section 11960(c)(1)(A)(B), related to charter school attendance, to be able to serve 35 students that have reached 23 years and older, while continuing to receive K-12 apportionment for these students for seven months. Waiver Number: 10-11-2004 (Recommended for APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS) |
ACTION |
CHARTER SCHOOL (district geographic limits-classroom based charters)
ITEM W-3 (DOC; 70KB; 3pp.) |
Request by Eagles Peak Charter School under Education Code (EC) Section 33054 to waive portions of EC Section 47605(a)(1) and 47605.1(e)(3) pertaining to geographic limits on classroom-based charter schools so that they can continue to operate a site within the Vista Unified School District, outside of the geographic boundaries of the authorizing school district (Julian Union High School). Waiver Number: 1-1-2005 (Recommended for DENIAL) |
ACTION |
ITEM W-4 (DOC; 70KB; 3pp.) |
Request by Enterprise Elementary School District to waive Education Code (EC) 47605.1(e)(3) and portions of EC 47605(a)(1), for the Chrysalis Charter School to allow the use of two sites, one in the Enterprise School District and the other at Turtle Bay Exploration Park in the Redding School District . Waiver Number: 21-1-2005 (Recommended for APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS) |
ACTION |
CHARTER SCHOOLS (county geographic limits-nonclassroom based charter)
ITEM W-5 (DOC; 70KB; 3pp.) |
Request by Julian Union School District under Education Code (EC) Section 33054 for a renewal to waive EC 47605.1(c)(2) pertaining to geographic limits on resource centers for nonclassroom-based charter schools so that Julian Charter School can continue to operate resource centers in adjacent counties, Riverside and Orange . Waiver Number: 6-1-2005 (Recommended for DENIAL) |
ACTION |
CHARTER SCHOOLS (March 1 deadline)
ITEM W-6 (DOC; 66KB; 3pp.) |
Request by Leadership Public
Schools, Hayward Charter School under the authority of Education
Code (EC) Waiver Number: 3-2-2005 (Recommended for APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS)
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ACTION |
COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL
ITEM W-7 (DOC; 66KB; 2pp.) |
Request by Sacramento City Unified School District for a waiver of portion of Education Code (EC) Section 48661(a) to permit the establishment of a community day school (CDS) on a charter high school site. Waiver Number: 14-1-2005 (Recommended for APPROVAL) |
ACTION |
ITEM W-8 (DOC; 67KB; 3pp.) |
Request by Sacramento City Unified School District for a waiver of portions of Education Code (EC) Section 48660 and portions of Section 48916.1(d) to permit the establishment of a community day school CDS) for grades K-8 to be operated by a unified school district. Waiver Number: 16-1-2005 (Recommended for APPROVAL) EC 33051(c) will apply |
ACTION |
EQUITY LENGTH OF TIME
ITEM W-9 (DOC; 66KB; 3pp.) |
Request by Temecula Valley Unified School District to waive Education Code (EC) Section 37202, the equity length of time requirement, at one of the district's three high schools, Great Oak High School . Waiver Number: 5-1-2005 (Recommended for APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS) |
ACTION |
II/USP (state monitored) without valid 2003
ITEM W-10 (DOC; 74KB; 3pp.) |
Request by Porterville Unified School District for Strathmore High School in the Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program (II/USP) to waive sanctions in portions of Education Code (EC) Section 52055.5(h), in effect to keep the school on "watch" for the 2004-05 school year. Waiver Number: 1-2-2005 (Recommended for DENIAL) |
ACTION |
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS (AB 2519)
ITEM W-11 (DOC; 62KB; 2pp.) |
Request by Temecula Valley Unified School District under the authority of Education Code (EC) Section 60422(c), to waive California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 5, Section 9531(a)(3) and to allow the district to continue use of AB 2519 standards-aligned materials (Sadlier-Oxford Math, grades 4-5. © 2000). Waiver Number: 9-1-2005 (Recommended for APPROVAL) |
ACTION |
ITEM W-12 (DOC; 62KB; 3pp.) |
Request by Poway Unified School District under the authority of Education Code (EC) Section 60422(c) to waive California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 5 , Section 9531(a)(3) and EC 60422, to allow the district to continue use of AB 2519 standards-aligned materials (Prentice Hall Math, grades 6-8, © 2000). Waiver Number: 19-1-2005 (Recommended for APPROVAL) |
ACTION |
INSTRUCTIONAL TIME PENALTY
ITEM W-13 (DOC; 61KB; 2pp.) |
Request by King City Joint Union High School District to waive Education Code (EC) 46202(b), the longer day incentive program penalty for offering less time in the 2003-2004 fiscal year than the required state minimum set in 1986-87 at grades nine through twelve at Greenfield High School (shortfall 72 minutes). Waiver Number: 5-10-2004 (Recommended for APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS) |
ACTION |
ITEM W-14 (DOC; 63KB; 3pp.) |
Request by Lowell Joint School District to waive Education Code (EC) Section 46202(b), the longer day incentive program penalty for offering less time in the 2003-2004 fiscal year than what the district offered in 1982-1983 at Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate School (shortfall of 876 minutes). Waiver Number: 10-1-2005 (Recommended for APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS) |
ACTION |
OUT-OF-STATE EXCURSIONS AND FIELD TRIPS
ITEM W-15 (DOC; 64KB; 3pp.) |
Request by Shasta Trinity ROP for a waiver of a portion of Education Code (EC) Section 35330(c) and (d) to allow the expenditure of funds and transportation allowances out-of-state for students engaged in out-of-state excursions and field trips. Waiver Number: 3-12-2004 (Recommended for APPROVAL) |
ACTION |
PETITION
ITEM W-16 (DOC; 63KB; 2pp.) |
Petition request under Education Code (EC) sections 60421(d) and 60200(g) by Poway Unified School District to purchase Instructional Resources ( Everyday Mathematics , Grades K-3, c. 2001, and Grades 4 - 6, c. 2002) using Instructional Materials Funding Realignment Program (IMFRP) monies. Waiver Number: 18-1-2005 (Recommended for APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS) |
ACTION |
ITEM W-17 (DOC; 63KB; 2pp.) |
Petition request under Education Code (EC) sections 60421(d) and 60200(g) by Selma Unified School District to purchase non-adopted Instructional Resources ( Houghton Mifflin Mathematics , Grade 6) using Instructional Materials Funding Realignment Program (IMFRP) monies. Waiver Number: 5-12-2004 (Recommended for APPROVAL) |
ACTION |
ITEM W-18 (DOC; 63KB; 2pp.) |
Petition request under Education Code (EC) sections 60421(d) and 60200(g) by Two Rock Union School District to purchase non-adopted Instructional Resources ( Houghton Mifflin Mathematics , Grade 6) using Instructional Materials Funding Realignment Program (IMFRP) monies. Waiver Number: 9-12-2004 (Recommended for APPROVAL) |
ACTION |
SALE OF SURPLUS/OBSOLETE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
ITEM W-19 (DOC; 66KB; 3pp.) |
Request by Ontario-Montclair School District to waive portions of Education Code (EC) Section 60510(e) and all of 60511 that restricts the sale "solely for educational purposes" of surplus or undistributed obsolete instructional materials to agencies who do not intend to charge a fee to the recipient. The district would like to sell these materials (for a profit) to an organization that intends to re-sell them to educational agencies in other states. Waiver Number: 8-12-2004 (Recommended for DENIAL) |
ACTION |
SALE/LEASE SURPLUS PROPERTY
ITEM W-20 (DOC; 68KB; 3pp.) |
Request by the Santa Barbara High School District to waive portions of Education Code (EC) sections 17455, 17466, 17470, 17472, 17473, 17474, 17478, and 17489 regarding the lease of the "Tatum Site" a 23-acre undeveloped site, to develop a model workforce housing project. Waiver Number 7-11-2004 (Recommended for APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS) |
ACTION |
SPECIAL EDUCATION (extended school year)
ITEM W-21 (DOC; 60KB; 2pp.) |
Request by Fremont Unified School District to waive California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 5 , Section 3043(d), requiring 20 days (4 hours each) of attendance for extended school year for Special Education Students. Waiver Number: 7-12-2004 (Recommended for APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS) |
ACTION |
END OF WAIVER REQUESTS
ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
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