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Final Meeting Minutes: April 29, 2013

Mathematics Subject Matter Committee Teleconference Meeting

(Approved on May 10, 2013)

Report of Action

April 29, 2013
8 to 8:20 a.m.

Mathematics Subject Matter Committee (MSMC) Chair Ed D’Souza called the meeting to order.

1. Welcome and Introductions (Information)

Commissioners and California Department of Education (CDE) staff present at the five sites participating in the conference call identified themselves.

The following Commissioners participated:

• Ed D’Souza at Cesar Chavez/Dolores Huerta Center for Education
• Jose Dorado at Osceola Street Elementary School
• Lori Freiermuth at Olympian High School
• Julie Spykerman at Anaheim Union High School District

The following Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division (CFIRD) staff members were present at the CDE, Sacramento:

• Tom Adams
• Cliff Rudnick
• Dmitriy Voloshin
• Terri Yan

2. 2014 Mathematics Instructional Materials Adoption (Information/Action)
   a. Recommendation of Reviewers and Facilitators

MSMC Chair D’Souza asked Dmitriy Voloshin, CFIRD staff, to address the committee. Mr. Voloshin noted that at the March 21–22, 2013, meeting the full Instructional Quality Commission (IQC) delegated authority to the MSMC to approve additional applicants for Instructional Materials Reviewers (IMR) and Content Review (CRE) experts for the 2014 Mathematics Instructional Materials Primary Adoption. Since the March meeting, the MSMC approved an additional 29 applications for IMRs and no additional applications for CREs. At the meeting today, 39 additional IMRs and 6 CREs are under consideration. None of the applicants stated any conflict of interest; therefore, the CFIRD staff recommended that all applicants be considered for approval.

Applications Received April 15, 2013 through April 25, 2013

Including applicants reviewed today, there are a total of 120 applicants consisting of 109 IMRs and 6 CREs. With the goal of at least 100 applicants met, new applications are no longer being accepted.

There was no other discussion. MSMC Chair D’Souza called for a motion.

ACTION: Commissioner Freiermuth moved to recommend approval of the additional Instructional Materials Reviewers to the State Board of Education. Commissioner Spykerman seconded the motion. There was no discussion or public comment.

There was a roll call vote. The motion was approved by a unanimous vote of the members present (4–0).

3. Public Comment: None

MSMC Chair D’Souza adjourned the meeting.