| Date(s) | Event |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA) commit to developing a set of standards that would help prepare students for success in college and career. |
| May 2009 | The State Board of Education (SBE) President, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SSPI), and the Governor of California agree to participate in the CCSSO and the NGA initiative to develop Common Core State Standards (CCSS) as part of California’s application to the federal Race to the Top grant |
| July 28, 2009 | Assembly Bill X4 2 (Chapter 2, Statutes of 2009-10 Fourth Extraordinary Session) suspends the process and procedures for adopting instructional materials, including framework revisions, until the 2013-14 school year. Funding removed for Curriculum Commission. |
| September 2009 | Release of draft College and Career Readiness standards; foundation for the CCSS. |
| September 2009 – March 2010 | CCSSO and NGA begin CCSS initiative; development of draft CCSS includes stakeholders from nearly every state; feedback and review teams include K-12 teachers, postsecondary faculty, curriculum and assessment experts, researchers, and national organizations Common Core State Standards Initiative
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| January 2010 | Senate Bill X5 1 amends California Education Code Section 60605.8 to provide for adoption of the CCSS, including formation of an Academic Content Standards Commission (ACSC) responsible for making a recommendation to the SBE regarding adoption of CCSS. The CCSS can not be changed, but supplemental standards can be added (15 percent). |
| March 2010 | Release draft version of CCSS for public comment, approximately 10,000 comments submitted. |
| Spring 2010 | California signs a MOU with Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, a consortium of 26 states to develop summative assessments aligned with a common set of college- and career-ready standards in ELA and mathematics. |
| June 2, 2010 | Release final version of CCSS. Common Core State Standards Initiative
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| June-July 2010 | ACSC meetings held at Sacramento County Office of Education. ACSC reviews CCSS for alignment to California standards and develops recommendations for standards to supplement the CCSS in California. CA State Academic Content Standards Commission
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| August 2, 2010 | The SBE adopts the Common Core State Standards, including California specific standards, as recommended by the ACSC. SBE directs CDE staff to develop a plan and timeline for implementation of the standards. California State Board of Education |
| November 2010 | Update for implementation of the standards presented to the SBE. |
Date: 10/4/10
