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 |
REPRESENTING |
|---|---|
| Rod Brawley, Publication
Consultant |
Groups that advocate for the visually impaired |
| Maureen O'Leary Burness,
Assistant Superintendent |
Special education local plan area administrators |
| Nancy Burns, President
|
Groups that advocate for teaching of and use of Braille |
| Sue Douglass, Visual Impairment
Teacher |
Teachers of visually impaired pupils |
| Joy Efron, Coordinating
Principal |
Braille experts |
| Caroline Rounds, Visual
Impairment Teacher |
Teachers of visually impaired pupils |
| Sharon Zell-Sacks, Professor
|
Researchers in the field of visual impairment |
| Donna Sexton, President
|
Parents of visually impaired pupils |
| Cathy Skivers, Past President
|
Groups that advocate for teaching Braille |
| Leslie Thom, Consumer
and Parent of a Blind Student |
Parents of visually impaired pupils |
| Stuart Wittenstein, Superintendent
|
Braille experts |
| Dennis Kelleher, Consultant
|
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
