Hurricane Katrina Update
September 23, 2005: Letter to county and district superintendents about how schools can continue to help with the Katrina relief efforts.
California's Response to New NCLB Flexibility
August 22, 2005: This paper advocates that the U. S. Department of Education (ED) grant genuine flexibility to the States in the implementation of the accountability provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 to accommodate comprehensive and well-established state accountability systems.
Linking Education, Activity and Food
May 13, 2005: Letter to legislative members about a pilot project to
implement nutrition standards for food and beverages sold and served at schools.
CalSTRS Letter to Committee Chairs (Modified 20-Jun-2008; PDF;
39KB; 4pp.)
Accessible Alternative Version of CalSTRS Letter
April 11, 2005:
Superintendent O'Connell joined officials from the California State Teachers Retirement System, school superintendents, and school board members to urge Republicans to back off from a proposal that is holding up passage of the budget and would cut nearly $500 million from California schools.
