English Language Development Standards for California Public Schools: Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve
Development process:
Assembly Bill 124 (Chapter 605, Statutes of 2011), signed into law on October 8, 2011, requires the State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SSPI), in consultation with the State Board of Education (SBE), to update, revise, and align the state’s current English Language Development (ELD) standards by grade level to the state’s English Language Arts (ELA) standards, by November 2012. ELD standards help guide curriculum, instruction, and assessment for English learners who are developing the English language skills needed to engage successfully with state subject matter standards for college- and career-readiness. This legislation directs the SSPI to complete draft revised ELD standards for SBE review no later than August 31, 2012.
In order to accomplish this important work in the required time frame, the California Department of Education (CDE) has requested the assistance of the California Comprehensive Assistance Center at WestEd. Specifically, WestEd's California Comprehensive Center, in partnership with the Assessment and Standards Development Services Program at WestEd, is working in concert with CDE to analyze current ELD standards relative to the new California ELA standards; review information on other states' and organization's (e.g., World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment ) ELD standards revision and alignment efforts; analyze statewide public and expert input on revision parameters; draft the proposed ELD standards; and revise them as needed based on stakeholder review and feedback.
Focus Groups
SSPI is recruiting educators to serve on four focus groups to provide input on the revision of the English Language Development Standards.
Local educational agency recruitment letter (DOC; 124KB; 2pp.)
Educators and education stakeholders recruitment letter (DOC; 123KB; 2pp.)
Application due Tuesday, January 31, 2012 (Revised January 24, 2012; DOC; 55KB; 3pp.)
Public Notice: California Department of Education, February 14, 2012 (DOC: 128KB; 2pp.)
Public Notice: Ventura County Office of Education, February 16, 2012 (DOC:88KB; 2pp.)
Public Notice: Alameda County Office of Education, February 21, 2012 (DOC: 92KB; 2pp.)
Public Notice: Los Angeles County Office of Education, February 22, 2012 (DOC:88KB; 2pp.)
Public Notice: San Diego County Office of Education, February 23, 2012 (Revised Feb. 14, 2012; DOC: 85KB; 2pp.)
Recruitment Flyer (DOC; 32KB; 1p.)
Panel of Experts
Assembly Bill 124 directs the SSPI to convene a group of experts for the purpose of updating, revising, and aligning the English language development standards. We are seeking application from those individuals with a minimum of three years English language instruction, curriculum, or assessment experience to serve on this panel to draft standards. To learn more about the panel, see the recruitment announcement letter and the application.
Call for Applications (DOC; 132KB; 1p.)
Panel of Experts Application (DOC; 155; 3pp.)
Timeline
| Activity | Schedule |
|---|---|
| Focus group recruitment | Mid December 2011 - January 2012 |
| Focus group meetings | Winter/Spring 2012 |
| SSPI convenes panel of experts | Spring 2012 |
| Public review and comment (Draft) | Summer 2012 |
| SSPI issues recommended English Language Development Standards | August 31, 2012 |
| State Board of Education (SBE) action on recommended standards (If no modifications.) | September 2012 |
| SBE action on recommended standards (If there are modifications.) | November 2012 |
