Academic Content Standards
Academic content standards describe what students should know and be able to do in each subject and at each grade level. Since 2010, most states, including California, have passed the same set of standards for English language arts and math. These standards, called the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), reflect the knowledge and skills young people need for success in college and careers. They differ in significant ways from the standards previously used in individual states.
The California Department of Education (CDE) has designed a Web page to provide information for students, parents, and guardians on the CCSS. The information is found at Common Core Standards.
The California State Board of Education (SBE) adopts academic content standards for all subject areas. Current California standards for all subject areas may be viewed and downloaded at the CDE’s Web page for Content Standards.
Printed publications about state academic content standards may be purchased from the CDE Press Educational Resource Catalog.
Advisory Committees and Councils
Advisory committees and councils mandated by state and federal legislation.
California Family Engagement (CAFE)
If you would like to receive e-mails regarding family engagement resources, activities, legislation and more, subscribe to the CAFE listserv by sending a blank message to join-cafe@mlist.cde.ca.gov. A confirmation e-mail will be sent which you must confirm with a reply.
If you would like to unsubscribe from the CAFE listserv, send a blank message to leave-cafe@mlist.cde.ca.gov. You will receive a confirmation e-mail to which you must reply to unsubscribe.
Clearinghouse for Multilingual Documents
The Clearinghouse for Multilingual Documents (CMD) is a secure database to assist local educational agency (LEA) staff in locating parental notification documents translated into non-English languages. Provides information regarding state and federal laws requiring information to be provided to parents in language that is comprehensible to them.
Family-School Compacts
- Sample Preschool School Compact
(Posted 24-June-2011)
A sample of how to write a preschool pledge. - Sample Elementary School Compact (Posted 10-May-2012)
This compact is an example of what can be used between a family and a school. - Sample Secondary School Compact (Posted 29-August-2011)
Voluntary agreement sample that can be used between families and schools.
Parents' Rights
Policies
California School Boards Association sample district policies related to parental involvement BP 6020 and AR 6020
Federal legislation related to parental involvement
State Board of Education policy related to parental involvement
Sample Title I School-Level Parental Involvement Policy
Resources
- Family Engagement Framework (PDF; 3MB)
- Family Engagement Framework Tools-English (PDF; 1MB)
- Family Engagement Framework Tools-Spanish (PDF; 1MB)
- DataQuest
Information (Academic Performance Index, enrollment, average class size, and much more) about schools and districts in California. - Parent Family links
Web sites that provide information to assist in the building of partnerships among families, schools, and communities.
Schools That Have Been Recognized For High Achievement
Title I, Part A
- Supplemental Educational
Services Approved Providers
List of service providers approved by the California State Board of Education. - Title I, Part A, Parental
Involvement
Extensive information regarding Title I, Part A is provided.
