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What is the AB 2326 Task Force?
This task force was created by Assembly Bill 2326
(Frommer) to provide advice to the State Board of Education and
Superintendent of Public Instruction on establishing reading standards
for students in grades K-12 who use Braille.
To whom does the AB 2326 Task Force report?
The task force reported to the Governor and to
the education committees of the Assembly and the Senate by June
30, 2004.
Who is on the AB 2326 Task Force?
The task force was composed of 12 individuals
who were nominated by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction
and appointed by the State Board of Education and represent the
following groups:
- parents of visually impaired pupils
- teachers of visually impaired pupils
- researchers in the field of visual impairment
- Braille experts
- groups that advocate for teaching of and use of Braille
- groups that advocate for the visually impaired
- special education administrators and educators knowledgeable
about the teaching of reading
| TASK FORCE MEMBER DIRECTORY
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REPRESENTING |
| Rod Brawley, Publication
Consultant
Clearinghouse
for Specialized Media & Technology,
California Department of Education
rbrawley@cde.ca.gov
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Groups that advocate
for the visually impaired |
| Maureen O'Leary Burness,
Assistant Superintendent
Placer Nevada SELPA
mburness@placercoe.k12.ca.us
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Special education
local plan area administrators |
| Nancy Burns, President
National Federation of the Blind of California
nfbcal@sbcglobal.net
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Groups that advocate
for teaching of and use of Braille |
| Sue Douglass, Visual Impairment
Teacher
Castro Valley Unified School District
2sonias@msn.com |
Teachers of visually
impaired pupils |
| Joy Efron, Coordinating
Principal
Programs for Students with Visual Impairment,
Los Angeles Unified School District
jefron@lausd.k12.ca.us
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Braille experts
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| Caroline Rounds, Visual
Impairment Teacher
crounds@earthlink.net
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Teachers of visually
impaired pupils |
| Sharon Zell-Sacks, Professor
Division of Special Education, Visual Impairment Program,
California State University, Los Angeles
szsacks@aol.com |
Researchers in
the field of visual impairment |
| Donna Sexton, President
California Chapter Parents of Blind Children NFB-C
djsexton@dor.ca.gov
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Parents of visually
impaired pupils |
| Cathy Skivers, Past President
California Council of the Blind
ccotb@earthlink.net
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Groups that advocate
for teaching Braille |
| Leslie Thom, Consumer
and Parent of a Blind Student
lathom@comcast.net |
Parents of visually
impaired pupils |
| Stuart Wittenstein, Superintendent
California School for the Blind
swittenstein@csb-cde.ca.gov
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Braille experts
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| Dennis Kelleher, Consultant
Special Education Division, California Department of Education
dkellehe@cde.ca.gov
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Task force support
staff |
When and where does the AB 2326 Task Force meet?
The task force met seven times during the 2003-2004
school year at the California Department of Education in Sacramento.
The meeting dates were August 13, September 19, November 7, and
December 5, 2003 and January 23, February 20, March 26 and April
23, 2004. All meetings were open to the public pursuant to the
Bagley-Keene
Act (PDF; Outside Source)
Braille Mathematics Standards (PDF; 2.1MB; 86pp.) - adopted by the State Board of Education in 2006
Braille Reading
Standards (PDF; 670KB; 109pp.) - adopted by the State Board of Education in 2006
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