SMC Meeting Minutes: December 18, 2014

FINAL MEETING MINUTES: December 18, 2014

History–Social Science Subject Matter Committee Meeting

(Approved on February 6, 2015)

Report of Action
Thursday, December 18, 2014

History–Social Science Subject Matter Committee Members

• Jo Ann Isken, Commission Chair
• Louis “Bill” Honig, Co-Chair
• Nancy McTygue, Co-Chair
• Jose Dorado
• Marlene Galvan
• Carla Herrera
• Carlos Ulloa
• Lauryn Wild

Instructional Quality Commissioner Members not on the Subject Matter Committee

• Angel Barrett
• Kristyn Bennett
• Edward D’Souza

Executive Director

• Thomas Adams

State Board of Education Liaisons

• Patricia Rucker
• Niki Sandoval

1. History–Social Science Subject Matter Committee
   
   
   1. Welcome and Introductions
      SMC Co-Chair Honig called the History–Social Science Subject Matter Committee (SMC) meeting to order at 9:04 a.m.
      
      
   2. History–Social Science Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve (Information/Action)
      
      
      1. Discussion of Field Review Results
      2. Revise and Edit Draft History–Social Science Framework
         
         SMC Co-Chair McTygue provided an overview of the process of updating the History–Social Science Framework to date. Ken McDonald of the CFIR staff presented a summary of the agenda item packet and the various items sent to Commissioners.
         
         Co-Chairs Honig and McTygue then stated that due to the extremely large volume of comments received during the field review survey, both through the survey and through e-mail and physical mail, the SMC would not be taking action on any specific edits to the framework at that meeting. Rather, the SMC would accept public comment and then would consider edits to the framework draft at a later meeting. In the interim, the SMC would forward all comments received to the teams working on the revisions to the course descriptions.
         
         The Commissioners and State Board liaisons briefly discussed the document and the process and then accepted public comment.
         
         
   3. Public Comment
      
      The following individuals provided public comment:
   4. Tushar Pandya
   5. Kashvi Pandya
   6. Vyamika Pandya
   7. Deeksha Mamidi
   8. John Lee, UC Santa Barbara
   9. Bhavani Shetti
   10. Ricardo Gaudino, Golden State History
   11. Vrinda Suresh
   12. Sivakolundu Suresh
   13. Rupesh Barman
   14. Arti Kapoor
   15. Vishnukumar Thumpti
   16. Aarjav Joshi
   17. Acharya Arumuganathaswami, Uberoi Foundation
   18. Shiva Bajpai, Uberoi Foundation
   19. Sadhaka Jayanatha, Uberoi Foundation
   20. Brian Ehlers, CalRecycle
   21. Gerald Lieberman, State Environmental Education Roundtable
   22. Will Parrish, Ten Strands
   23. Freddy Quintana, Assemblymember Jimmy Gomez’s office
   24. Arvind Kumar, CAPEEM
   25. Bartosz Lyszkiewicz, Polish-American Congress
   26. Siamek Khojasteh, History Advocates Group
   27. Kaveh Niazi, History Advocates Group
   28. Nalini Rao, Soka University of America
   29. Don Romesburg, Committee on LGBT History
   30. Judy Appel, Our Family Coalition
   31. Jo Michael, Equality California
   32. Gordon Black, Polish-American Congress
   33. Samir Kalra, Hindu American Foundation
   34. Onkar Bindra
   35. Mohana Priya
   36. Rick Oculto, Our Family Coalition
   37. Manbeena Kaur, Sikh Coalition
   38. Harjit Kaur, Sikh Coalition
   39. Venu Acharya, Hindu Education Foundation
   40. Teri Burns, California School Boards Association
   41. Fred Jones, California Council for the Social Studies
       
       The Co-Chairs McTygue and Honig stated that they would be considering all the proposed changes. Co-Chair McTygue acknowledged that there were two types of comments: those from different interest groups calling for more topics and those from educators calling for fewer topics. Co-Chair McTygue stated that she will be consulting with scholars and teachers who are part of the California History-Social Science Project and who can review whether suggested comments would support an inquiry approach, reflect current and confirmed research, and are aligned to the standards. Tom Adams, Executive Director, stated that a new timeline for framework development would be brought to the Commission in February but substantive discussion of proposed revisions to the draft history-social science framework would not be discussed until the May 20-21 meeting.
       
       SMC Co-Chair McTygue adjourned the meeting at noon.