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Letter Head: Jack O'Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Phone number 916-319-0800

Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission

An advisory body to the California State Board of Education

Agenda
May 17-18, 2007

Mary-Alicia McRae, Chair
Constance Tate, Vice Chair
John Brooks
Dr. Charles Munger
Katherine Crawford
Dr. Armida Ornelas
Patricia Dixon
Dr. RoseMary Parga-Duran
Glee Johnson
Becky Sullivan
Wendy Levine
José Velasquez
Michael Matsuda
Lucy Medina
Kevin Wooldridge
Richard Wagoner
Jack Scott, Senator
Gene Mullin, Assembly Member

The Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission is an 18-member panel that includes two Members of the Legislature appointed, respectively, by the Senate Committee on Rules and by the Speaker of the Assembly and serving at the pleasure of their appointing powers. The legislative members participate in the Commission's work to the extent that such participation is not incompatible with their positions as Members of the Legislature. The State Board of Education appointed 13 of the 16 public members, and the other three are appointed, respectively, by the Governor (Michael Matsuda), the Senate Committee on Rules (Armida Ornelas), and the Speaker of the Assembly (Patricia Dixon). The public members serve four-year, staggered terms and may serve only one full term.

All times are approximate and are provided for convenience only. The order of business may be changed without notice. The Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission will hold a two-day meeting on Thursday and Friday, May 17-18, 2007, at the locations indicated above. The meeting will include some activities involving the Curriculum Commission as a whole and others involving one or more of the Commission's various committees. The following outline of activities is provided for convenience only. The actual order of business may be changed without notice by the Commission Chair to accommodate the needs of members, invited presenters, and key staff. Anyone interested in a particular matter should plan on being in attendance for the whole of Thursday and Friday, May 17-18, 2007. Timing and order of activities may change. The Full Curriculum Commission and its various committees will commence, recess, and reconvene as necessary throughout the meeting.

The agenda listing is illustrative of the matters to be considered, but it is not necessarily exhaustive. The agenda for this Curriculum Commission meeting may involve the full scope of its statutory responsibilities which includes studying the problems of courses of study in the schools of the state; developing criteria for and conducting the evaluation of instructional materials; and recommending minimum standards for courses of study, curriculum frameworks, and the adoption or rejection of instructional materials. The Curriculum Commission reserves the right to consider specific matters and take action within the full scope of its responsibilities. The list that follows is illustrative of the matters to be considered, but it is not necessarily exhaustive.

Reasonable accommodation will be provided 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 Curriculum Commission, may request assistance by contacting the Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division, California Department of Education, 1430 N Street, Third Floor, Sacramento, CA, 95814; 916-319-0881 or 319-0454; fax, 916-319-0172.

Action may be taken on any matter as necessary. The Curriculum Commission and its various committees reserve the right to take action on any matter within the full scope of the Commission's statutory responsibilities.

Thursday, May 17, 2007 (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.±)

1430 N Street, Room 1101, Sacramento, California

(Timing and order of activities may change)

  1. Full Curriculum Commission (9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.)

    1. Call to Order
    2. Salute to the Flag
    3. Overview of Agenda
    4. Approval of the Minutes of the January 12, 2007 Teleconference Meeting Minutes (Action)
    5. Approval of Minutes for the January 25-26, 2007 Meeting (Action)
    6. Approval of the Minutes for the February 20, 2007 (Action)
    7. Approval of the Minutes for the March 20, 2007 Mathematics Subject Matter Committee Teleconference (Action)
    8. Report of the Chair
      Mary-Alicia McRae, Curriculum Commission
    9. Executive Director’s Report
      Thomas Adams, Executive Director
    10. Report from the State Board of Education
      Roger Magyar, Executive Director, State Board of Education (Invited)
    11. Correspondence/Requests from the State Board of Education
    12. Legislative Update
      Lupita Alcala, Assistant Director, Governmental Affairs (Invited)
    13. Special Education Update
      Georgianne Knight, Administrator, Policy and Program Services Unit, Special Education Division (Invited)
    14. Approved September 28-29, 2006 Curriculum Commission Meeting Minutes (Discussion/Action)
    15. 2008 Curriculum Commission Meeting Calendar (Action)
    16. Update on Proposed California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Sections 9510-9530 (Information)
    17. Other Matters/Public Comment
  2. Executive Committee (11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
    1. Committee Assignments (Action)
    2. Handbook on the Organization and Operation of the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission (Information)
    3. Other Matters/Public Comment

    Lunch Break 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

  3. Reading/Language Arts/English Language Development (RLA/ELD) Subject Matter Committee (1:00 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.)
    1. Report on the State Board of Education Action on the IMAP/CRP Application Template (Information)
    2. 2008 RLA/ELD Primary Adoption (Information)
      1. Recruitment of IMAP/CRP Members
      2. Update on Timeline
      3. Survey of Publisher Participation
    3. Reading/Language Arts Framework Update (Information)
    4. Other Matters/Public Comment
  4. Mathematics Subject Matter Committee (1:40 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.)
    1. Status of 2007 Mathematics Primary Adoption (Information)
    2. Schedule Planning Meeting for Deliberations Preparation (Action)
    3. Other Matters/Public Comment
  5. Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) Subject Matter Committee (2:10 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.)
    1. Report on the California Arts Education Strategic Task Force (Information)
    2. Update on Funding for VPA Instructional Materials (Information)
    3. Update on Instructional Materials Adoption (Information)
    4. Other Matters/Public Comment
  6. Physical Education Subject Matter Committee (2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.)
    1. Framework Development (Information/Action)
    2. Schedule Meeting of SMC to Prepare for the Framework Field Review (Action)
    3. Other Matters/Public Comment
  7. Foreign Language Subject Matter Committee (2:50 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.)
    1. Update on Standards Development (Information)
    2. Other Matters/Public Comment
  8. Electronic Learning Resources Committee (3:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.)
    1. Education Technology Update (Information)
    2. Other Matters/Public Comment

      Break 3:20 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

  9. History-Social Science Subject Matter Committee (3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
    1. Plan for Updating the History-Social Science Framework (Information/Action)
    2. Approval of the Curriculum Framework and Criteria Committee Application (Information/Action)
    3. Update on the California Native Americans Supplemental Instructional Materials Project (Information)
      Christopher Marxen, Assistant Director, California Research Bureau
    4. Other Matters/Public Comment

Friday, May 18, 2007 (9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ±)

1430 N Street, Room 1101, Sacramento, California

(Timing and order of activities may change)

  1. Health Subject Matter Committee (9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.)
    1. Update on the Health Standards (Information)
      Mary Marks, Consultant, School Health Connections and Healthy Start Office (Invited)
    2. Other Matters/Public Comment
  2. Science Subject Matter Committee (9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.)
    1. Update on Science Assessment
      Diane Hernandez, Standards and Assessment Division (Invited)
    2. Update on Instructional Materials Adoption (Information)
    3. Other Matters/Public Comment

    Break 10:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

  3. Full Curriculum Commission Reconvenes (10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ±)
    1. Reports/Action from Subcommittees Reconvenes
    2. Reports from Commission Liaisons
    3. Individual Commissioner Reports
    4. Other Matters/Public Comment

For further information about this agenda, please contact the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission at (916) 319-0454 or the Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Office, California Department of Education, 1430 N Street, Third Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814; 916-319-0881; 916-319-0172 FAX. This agenda is posted on the Curriculum Commission’s Web Site: Curriculum Development & Supplemental Materials http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/cc/cd/index.asp

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